I sat on the couch in the living room of Brady and I's living room working on an essay on my laptop when the door burst open making me jump. I turned toward the door and saw Brady stumbling as he walked toward me. He was drunk. He walked up to me and looked at the coffee table that had my notes scattered on it.
"What the fuck is this mess?!" His voice boomed.
"M-My homework." I said shrinking into the couch.
"It's a fucking mess! That's what it is!" He spat and went to hit me but I quickly got off the couch before he could which only pissed him off more.
He came at me and grabbed a fistful of my hair and slammed me into the wall before his fist connected with my jaw making me whimper. He went to hit me again but because of his drunken state he hit the wall before passing out on the ground. I quickly gathered my school things and packed as much of my clothes and things as I could in the biggest duffle bag we had before slipping on my tan Uggs and grabbing my phone and keys before rushing out of the house and running to my car.
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I knocked softly on my best friends door and minutes later the door opened revealing my best friend.
"You know it's 2am correct?" He yawned.
I slid my hood off of my head revealing my face to him, making him freeze. He lightly grabbed my arm and my bag from the ground and brought me inside, along with my bag.
He set me on the couch and kneeled in front of me and cupped my face in his hands gently.
"What happened?" He whispered.
"Brady... He came home and he just- he came at me... He yelled at me for having all of my notes on the coffee table and then he hit me." I whispered.
His jaw clenched and instead of storming out of his house to beat the shit out of Brady like he normally would have, he took a few deep breathes then sat next to me on the couch and pulled me into his lap.
"You're staying with me and that's final." He mumbled into the crook of my neck.
I simply nodded and snuggled further into his lap.
"I love you." He mumbled.
"Love you too Li." I whispered.
"No." He said pulling his face out of my neck and looking at me. "I don't love you like a friend (Y/N), I'm truly and deeply in love with you.. I want you to be mine so I can protect you and give you the love and affection that Brady clearly never gave you. I need you to be mine." He whispered the last part.
I stared at him for a few seconds before a soft smile formed on my lips and I cupped his face in my hands and placed my lips on his, smiling against his lips, as he did against mine.
"I love you." He whispered against my lips.
"I love you too." I smiled and pecked his lips.
