To Infinity and Beyond (An O2L fanfiction)

Chapter Twelve: The Past

(Peyton's P.o.v)

We were sitting in the living room at noon playing Wii when all of a sudden Connor speaks up.

"Before you passed out Peyton, you were mumbling something about your past. What was that about?" He asks
"Connor" Jc warns
"No it's fine. I was going to tell you guys sooner or later, so why not now?" I reply. I take a deep breath before continuing

"When I was 12, my mother passed away in a car accident. My father blamed it on me. He would come home drunk everyday and abuse me. I didn't know why he did it, but he did. He told me if I ever told anyone, he would hunt me down and kill me and the person I told. When I was fourteen I had enough. I packed my bags and ran away to my grandmothers. I told her what had happened and she hid me. He eventually found me and the beatings got worse. So, I started to do chores, so I could have enough money to move here so he would never find me. When I was sixteen, he attempted to rape me. Luckily Ali came over to and called the police. He was sent to jail and ever since I had been living in an apartment with Ali. If it wasn't for her I would have been raped, and who knows? Dead even. "

By the time I'm finished, I'm in tears. Jc puts his arm around me and I snuggle against him and it helped a lot. I don't know what it is about him, but he makes me feel safe. I haven't been able to be close to a guy ever since that incident. The boys all looked at me with an apologetic look on their faces.

"Peyton, I'm so so sorry" Connor says with teary eyes. I walk over to him and hug him. I sit next to him and Jc glares at Connor. Weird.
"Don't worry Con, it's fine...you didn't know." I reassure him. I hate to see people cry
"I shouldn't have mentioned it. God I'm so stupid" he says
"Con, look at me" I pull his face gently so he is looking at me "you didn't know. Don't beat yourself up over it. I would have told you guys sooner or later anyways" I say. He just smiles and nods. I envelope him into a quick yet comforting hug. I don't want him or anyone to get the wrong idea.

_____________________________________TWO HOUR TIME SKIP_____________________________________

I was sitting in my room when I heard a knock at the door. I open it and I see Jc standing there with a rose. I tell him to come in and he sits on my bed. He looks directly at me for a short period of time before he speaks.

"Look Peyton, I really really like you. And I don't want you to be rushed into anything with me. But would it be okay with you if I took you on a date tomorrow? Peyton, would you accept this rose?" He asks mimicking The Bachelor. One of my favorite shows.
"I would be honored to go on a date with you Jc" I say as he hands me the rose. I set it on my desk before I give him a hug.
"Thank you for saying yes" he says sweetly
"Thank you for the rose, it's beautiful" I tell him
"You're beautiful" he smiles. I blush a deep red.
"Alright, stop being cute Caylen. How about I take you to Taco Bell? My treat." I ask him. He nods. I grab my purse and we head out the door.

When we arrive at Taco Bell, it's not packed so there is no line. We order our food and sit down at the table. I begin to eat when I feel a splash of cold water hit my face.
"Did you just splash me?" I ask Jc. He nods and laughs. Game on Caylen.

He went to use the restroom, so I poured three packets of hot sauce into his drink. When he came back I acted completely normal. He went to take a sip and when he did, he spit the drink all over me. Well that backfired. I couldn't help but laugh. Shortly after, we got into a food fight and we were eventually kicked out of Taco Bell. We drove back home and we went upstairs to get washed

"What happened to you two?" Sam asks
"We got into a food fight at Taco Bell." I answer
"Yeah we got kicked out! It was so much fun" Jc says excitedly like a kid on Christmas.
"I'm glad you had fun" I smile
"I'm glad you were there with me" Jc winks. God is he adorable
"Alright you two stop being cute" Sam jokes. We all laugh and join to others in the game room for a game of ping pong.

It was me and Jc versus Kian and Ali. The winner had to kiss their opponent. Oh god thanks Sam for that brilliant idea. We ended up winning because Kian sucked. Ali was good, but Kian kept hitting the ball for her. It was fun to watch them. They're so adorable together. I let Jc kiss me on the cheek. After a couple more games, Connor kissed my check once and Jc once also. Kisses in the cheek didn't bother me, because they were friendly kisses. But on the lips was a different story. We headed up to film a video for Jc's channel. It was a lot of fun. We did the what's in my mouth challenge. It was scary, but fun. After we cleaned up I heard a knock at the door. I opened the door, and it was the last person I wanted to see...Lia Marie Johnson

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Uh oh Lia made an appearance. What do you think is going to happen. Btw I don't have anything against her. It's just for the story line. I love you all and until next time...☁️STAY CLOUDY☁️