Heart Like Yours \\ M. Lucic

Chapter 13

I

really

wanna

hug

that

gigantic

idiot

Enjoy my teddy bears ! 🐻🐻🐻

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"Get out of my house," I said immediately.

"Babe, who's at the door?" Milan asked. He came up behind me, and I immediately felt him tense up.

"What do you want, Erick?" I demanded. "Get out."

"I'm not in," he smirked.

"How'd you get our address?" I asked, setting my jaw.

"Mom leaves her phone around," he shrugged.

"What do you want?" Milan demanded. "I thought I told you to stay away."

"And I'm pretty sure I made it clear as well," I said icily.

"You threatened me," Erick said flatly.

"We did not!" we simultaneously protested. "We simply gave you some advice."

"That was freaky," Erick commented.

"Where's Fenton?" I snapped. "I'm surprised he's not with you."

"I told him not to come. I want to apologize," he said. I couldn't tell if he was sincere.

"Milan...go back inside," I told him.

"But Dakota!" he protested.

"Milan, I'm serious. He's my brother. I can whoop him. If I need you, I'll call," I told him. He sighed and went inside begrudgingly. I shut the door and stood on the steps with Erick.

"What do you want, Erick?" I demanded again.

"I already told you. I want to apologize. I feel like a dickhead," he said.

"As well you should," I crossed my arms.

"Fenton was just so handsome, and he was the only one who didn't give me odd looks because I was gay," he told.

"Erick, I don't give a damn. Fenton is the reason I didn't get into Stanford, Harvard, all my top choices," I said in a hard voice. "Nothing good has come out of Fenton's betrayal."

"Well you wouldn't've met Milan," he reminded me.

"That's about it. I met Bergy, Milan, and the team. But that's it. Other than that, all Fenton did was bang me so he could get the scholarship to Stanford. They were giving out one, and that's what he wanted," I snapped.

"I know! Alright? I know that he made your life hell! I'm sorry! I'm sorry I'm a dickhead! I am! I love you, Dakota! You're my sister," he said in a genuinely broken voice. "I am. I'm sorry."

"You knew what Fenton did to me. I'd never told anyone about what he did except Milan. You were the only one I trusted with that secret, and you betrayed me. I don't know if I can forgive you," I said in a hard voice. "Actually, I know I can't forgive you. Not right now, anyway."

"Dakota...."

No. I was too pissed. I hauled off and decked Erick. Right in the nose. Damn that felt good. He started bleeding immediately. Ooh. Yeah, I broke his nose alright. He wiped a bit of blood off before saying,