When Love And Hate Collide

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"Steve" I got up from my bed, looking out of the window as I saw Steve walking away "Sav I'll be back in a minute, oh my god" I hesitated. He nodded.

I sprinted, trying to push past dad, but he held me in place.
"Steve" I screamed, trying to get him to turn around. He wasn't going to come back. I turned around in dads arms looking for Loralie.

"You freak! What have you done to him?" I yelled. Sav came running  downstairs, looking confused.
"Georgia" dad growled "don't you dare blame Loralie for this" he raised his voice. I flinched, looking over at Sav who was looking sorrowfully at me.

"She's a bitch" I snapped "just look at her" I glared at her. She looked at me hurt filling her face.
"I'm only doing what's best for Steve" she said tearfully "he needs to stop drinking, and this isn't helping him"

"Oh so you don't think I try and stop him? The amount of times I've stayed up so late, talking to him, telling him he's good enough. You weren't there. Tell me. Who's been there for him more?" I replied, knowing everything I was saying was right "dad let go, I'm going to find steve before he does something reckless" I pulled out of dads arms, running after steve.

I left the house, seeing he hadn't got far.
"Steve, please" I cried out. He turned around, looking at me tears in his eyes. I looked down at the bottle he had in his hand.
"Please" I walked over to him, holding our my hand. He took it, dropping the bottle down on the floor.

I walked into his arms, sighing in relief at the comfort now provided by him.
"Don't scare me like that again" I looked up into his luscious, blue eyes.
"I'm so sorry baby girl, i don't know what to do" he apologised, shedding a tear as he placed his thumb on my cheek.

"You don't need to apologise. Baby, I know it's not what you want to here but you need help, one day you might not wake up. Your heart, it's going to give up on you" I leant my forehead, staring into his eyes. He nodded.
"I need help" he barely whispered "Georgia I love you so much"

My heart was skipping beats. It was the first time Steve had said he had loved me. After all the time we spent together, he finally admitted it. I smiled, softly kissing his lips.

I pulled away smiling at him, gently combing his hair out of his face with my fingers.
"I love you baby. Please help yourself" I said gently. He nodded, kissing my cheek.
"What do you want to do?" He asked.
"I think I'm gonna head back" I looked over at the house where dad was standing by the door looking very pissed.

"Dad looks like he's going to rip off my head" I sighed, resting my head on his chest. He played with my hair.
"He'll come through baby. I love you so much" he said. I smiled, gently kissing his lips again. He was so addictive, like a drug.

"I don't think Loralie or joe is gonna want me anywhere round here for the next few days, I'm gonna go home Georgia. I'm going to settle down and get my head straight" he smiled. I looked at him proudly.
"That's my man, I'm going to go now. Bye beautiful" I kissed him.

"Bye, I love you so so much" he smiled. Little did I know this was the last time I'd ever get to speak to him.

Early hours of the next morning

"Georgia, get up" I was being shaken awake "Georgia please get up"
I groaned, opening my eyes.
"What?" I snapped, adjusting to the light of my room. Dad was hovering over my bed, tears pouring out of his eyes, so were the rest of the band.

"Dad, what's going on?" I asked rubbing my eyes, feeling immediately panicked.
"Steve" he cried. My breathing became short as I shot out of bed "what?" I cried "what's happened to him?" I pulled my hair.

"He's... he's dead" Phil said. Dad glared at him. Tears immediately fell from my eyes.
"Steve. No. No it's all a dream!" I protested "he's still at his house" I cried. Sav walked up to me, attempting to wrap his arms around me, but I just pushed him away.

"Rick tell me now. Tell me it's a lie!" I yelled. He shook his head.
"Georgia I'm so sorry" he cried. I had never seen sav so broken and upset, Phil looked like he couldn't handle the matter, dad was trying to keep calm and Rick was a shaking mess.

"I, he's really gone" it hit me. Dad nodded.
"Loralies downstairs" Phil said. I shook my head.
"I don't want to see her. I want Steve" I cried. Dad seemed shocked at my reaction. He never knew about mine and Steve's secret relationship, and sav was the only guy who knew "dad. I loved steve" I cried "I need him in my life. I love him. I love him" I whispered.

Dad looked as though he wanted to protest, but shut his mouth as soon as he looked over at me.
"Take me to his house" I wiped away my tears "let me say one last goodbye to him. I need him to know I love him"