Star Light

Chapter 11

I sit up straight trying to catch my breath from a horrible nightmare. I look around and see fizzy objects around me. Next to the bed I'm on is a dresser with a alarm clock that reads 3:00A.M. Something moves next to me making me jump but then they look up at me.

"Bad dream?" Jacob asks and I feel my heart race more then when I was in the dream. I nod and he slowly puts a arm around me, bringing me to lay back down next to him. "Its okay, I'm here." I just look at him as he closes his eyes and tries to sleep. I turn around so I at least don't have to  look at him but in seconds he pulls his body up to mine then puts an arm around me.

"I love you.." He mutters in my ear and I don't say anything. He must have thought I fell asleep because he lightly shakes me. "Babe."

"Hmm?" I ask pretending I didn't hear him.

"I love you baby." He says and I don't know what to say.

"I love you too." I say then he falls asleep again with me in his arms. I don't know why but for some reason I am starting to feel comfortable in his hold. I start realizing what happened last night and tense up.

About two hours later he sits up, taking his arms off me and rubbing his face. I turn over and look at him, wide awake.

"I'm sorry baby but we have to get up. I have to take you home." He says and I nod getting up. He goes into the bathroom and showers while I turn the lights on in his room. I put on my clothes from last night before and slowly brush my hair with my hands as I look around his room. I walk over to his dresser mirror and almost cry when I see my face. Bruises are on both sides of my face, a small one on my chin, and a curved bruise on my neck from his hand strangling me. Just to think, I felt comfortable around this monster for even a couple minutes.

"Hey beautiful." Jacob says putting his arms around me as I look in the mirror at us. I look at him and his smile fades away. "You know I love you."

"Do you?" I ask and we just look at each other in the mirror.

"I did that cause I was drunk and scared I was going to loose you. I didn't know what else to do because I was so scared I would loose you. I promise you, I will never EVER hit you again. And if I do, I give you permission to dump me." I turn to him.

"Seriously?" I ask astonished. He has never given me a valid chance to breakup with him. Maybe he is changing for the better.

"Yes. I would hate to loose you but I would rather loose you then have to deal with the fact that I hurt you. I can't force you into a relationship and I would rather see you happy. I promise I will try and make you happy." He says not looking away from my eyes. I can tell by his look that he really is meaning it. His eyes start to play with my heart strings as they did when I first met him. Maybe I will give him a chance.

"Thank you." I say. He walks me to his car and drops me off at my house. He tells me he will be back in fifteen to give me a ride to school so I quick get ready. While getting ready I decide that I am not going to let him mess with me again. He messed with me enough. One more thing and I am leaving. What am I going to tell Steven? I hear his car pull up and grab my stuff then run down and leave before my mom can see me. When I sit down and put my seat belt on, I turn toward Jacob and he hands me a flowers from the store.

"Aww, thank you." I say and he leans over and kisses me.

"I'm so sorry and I want you to know that." He says.

"Its fine." I say. "We all make mistakes. I can see you are changing and it makes me happy. If you stay like this, I can see us staying together." He smiles. He really is changing. As we walk into school, I keep my head down. I don't want anyone to see me. Everyone already knows what happened last time we dated so if they see us walking together again, especially with my face, people will start stuff. We make it to my class without a problem. I don't see Steven or Brody so I guess they are walking around trying to find me or something. On the bright side they are actually doing stuff together and getting along. I remember how Steven kept saying he felt like he was competing with him and start to feel bad. Do I still love Steven? Do I have feelings for my own boyfriend or am I just in love with the thought he is changing for me? I think about if for a while then realize, I am falling for Jacob again.

Shit.