NEVER TAP OUT

~31~

Emerson's POV
Saturday
I was sitting on Archers couch at four in the morning, worrying about what had happened. "Hey, there you are" Arch said sitting down next to me. "What's wrong?" Apparently he could see a worried look on my face.

"I couldn't sleep" I said keeping my stare on the wall across the room. "You should go back to bed" I said clearing my throat.

"Come with me then" he stood up with his hand held out. Looking down at my hands; I ignored his held out one for me. "We should talk" his hands were now placed on his hips. He sat back down beside me, placing his elbows to his knees.

"I want to know everything" I said in a monotone voice. I watched his body relax as he sighed. "Tell me why they're after us" I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Are you sure?" The corners of my eyes started to tear up as I nodded my head. "The guy that attacked you the day we met, is Michaels grandfather" my head fell to my hands as tears slipped down my cheeks. "After you fought him off, Michael wanted to get revenge" his hand rubbed my back. "The guy from last night was Michael's dad" his voice got quieter.

"How do you know this?" I looked up at him. He shook his head with a look of guilt.

"I pieced the puzzle together after Michael attacked you" he combed over his face with his right hand. "I should've told you sooner, I'm sorry" I shook my head pulling him in for a hug.

"What else should I know?" I sighed wiping a few tears away. He looked around thinking if there was anything else.

"There's a girl named Olivia who I've been keeping an eye on" my thoughts went back to last night.

"Do you mean Nate's sister?" His face filled with confusion. "I met her at the party last night, she was really helpful" Archers face went from confused to concerned. "She knew exactly where you were" I finally realized what I was saying. "She wasn't trying to be my friend, was she?" Archer shook his head.

"Unless She is trying to get to know you before she attacks" we both sat in silence for a minute.

"That's what I'll do, I'll pretend to be her friend and attack her before she gets me" he hesitated. "It's the best thing to do right now" He nodded his head with a sigh.

"You're right" I smiled at a few ideas I had in mind. "You'll have to find out what makes her skin crawl before attacking her" I nodded with an evil grin.

"I think I can sleep now" I stood up holding out a hand for Archer. He pulled me back down on top of him. "Arch" I said with a groan.

"Em" he mocked my tone of voice. We both started laughing. It fell silent as our eyes met, soon after our lips met. I sat with my legs straddled around Archer and his hands on my waist.

I felt so calm lost in his kiss. His hands roamed under my shirt, every once in a while squeezing my waist. I pulled away to look him in the eyes. His left eye was a light purple color, my eyes lingered to his bottom lip, it had a tiny cut on it. I brought my hands up to touch his face gently.

"I'm fine" he said grabbing my wrist lightly. I nodded my head placing a kiss to his lips. His hands snuck back under my shirt to pull me closer. My hands tugged on his hair; earning a groan from Archer.

He pushed me back lightly to lay back on the couch. We pulled apart so I could pull my shirt off. His lips placed light kisses to my neck; making me moan quietly. He trailed kisses down my stomach; smiling up at me when he reached the elastic of my leggings. My hands found his soft dark hair as our lips reconnected.

"We should take this to the bedroom" I laughed when I pulled out of the kiss. His hands snuck under my back; jolting me up. I wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist. He wondered into the bedroom, kicking the door shut behind us. He pressed my back against the door. I laughed into our kiss making him pull apart.

"What?" I shook my head with a smile. He stared at me before placing his lips to the right side of my neck. His hands rubbed up and down on both sides of my thighs. I moaned at his touch; making him laugh into my neck. I pulled his face back to mine, so I could kiss him again.

He backed all the way up to the bed; sitting down after he gripped my thighs. I pulled away from his lips, pushing him to lay back on the bed. I started kissing his neck making sure to leave marks. I trailed down his stomach real slow like, his fingers tangled into my hair making me moan. He pulled my face back to his lips, both of us being out of breath.

Archer flipped us over to where he was on top again. I grabbed the waist of my leggings and pulled them down, I was left only in my bra and underwear. He stared down at my body with a smile, his eyes met mine with a look of lust.

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