You finished up your makeup, covering the last little bruise on your cheek. You did a quick once over in the mirror to check if everything was hidden.
You sighed, wishing that you didn't have to cover up bruises every day. It never got any easier and it made you feel so bad about yourself every time you had to do it.
You picked up your phone as it started ringing. It was Kat.
"Hey Kat, what's up?"
"If you wanna stop by in a bit we're having a cookout in the backyard since it's nice outside. You can stay the night if you want and sleep on the downstairs couch because me and Devyn were gonna film a mukbang with all the roommates tonight."
You contemplated for a minute. You really didn't want to go over there and deal with Aaron. You'd been over there a couple days ago and you'd left with new bruises and a split lip.
"Sure, I'll be over in fifteen."
You hang up and go down to the kitchen to grab your keys.
You feel a slight sense of fear creeping up in your chest as you get in the car and start the drive to the traphouse. You were nervous about how Aaron would act, especially since he would probably be drinking. Hopefully nothing would happen and you wouldn't have to leave crying.
Once you pull up to the traphouse, the front garage is already open and you see Corey and Elton.
You get out and they wave and smile.
"Hey Y/N, here for the party?" You nod and laugh before giving Elton a hug. It had been a while since you'd last seen him.
"We're gonna get a bunch of blankets and shit and put all of it in the living room for a movie night. We got hella snacks and we're gonna order a pizza later if everyone wants it."
"I'm was gonna stay the night so we can film the mukbang, but now I'm more excited for the movies bro." Corey laughs at this and you say goodbye to both of them before walking inside.
You enter the kitchen and see Jake. You say hello and he takes you to see the living room. When you get there, your excitement swells. The whole thing looks so comfy, with both of the couches covered in stacks of fluffy blankets and thick pillows. They had dragged down the lovesacs and positioned them in front of the couch near the wall.
"This is gonna be fun as hell dude." Jake nods and laughs.
"You can put your stuff in Devyn's room if you want, everyone's outside when your done."
You go upstairs and to her bedroom. You set your bag on the bed and go to walk back downstairs when you accidentally bump into somebody. You look up, only to meet Colby's ice-blue eyes. You feel your breath catch in your throat as you see his face.
Although you were dating Aaron, Colby had caught your eye from the very beginning. You met him after you started dating Aaron. You had gotten to know him well a couple days after meeting him for the first time. That was before everything got bad and long before the dark bruises started showing up on the daily.
"Sorry."
"It's fine. Are you staying for the party?"
You nod.
"Like overnight?"
"Yeah."
"Alright cool. I'll be down in a few minutes."
"Ok."
You go downstairs and outside, where Kat runs up and gives you a big hug. You laugh and hug her back.
Sam was cooking on the little grill and it smelled delicious. There was a small fire pit set up and chairs set up around it. You said hi to Sam and then, all of a sudden, you saw Aaron walk out. You felt your hands get a little shaky at the sight of him.
He came over and kissed you and you felt panic rise up inside you. You tried to calm yourself down and not think about what could happen but your mind wouldn't let you.
For the next hour or so, neither of you said anything to each other. It got dark out pretty fast and they lit up the fire pit. Everyone sat around the fire, eating burgers and watermelon and drinking lemonade. It was a very starry night out, which made it even better. Devyn had her camera set up and was filming for her channel. This served as a mukbang because there was a whole lot of food to eat.
Devyn asked her fans to tweet questions and everyone had to give their answer. Some of the questions were actually pretty funny and you had a lot of fun with it.
Throughout the whole thing, you couldn't help but notice that Aaron was drinking a lot of beer. You didn't say anything but it was getting very noticeable.
You got up to go to the kitchen and get some bottled water and once you're in there, you realized you aren't alone.
Aaron stumbles in, using the counter to keep him standing.
"Why would you ever lie to me like this?"
Confusion and fear take over your mind. What was he talking about?
"I know you've been talking to Jake. You shouldn't."
"I haven't? Aaron, you're drunk."
In a few seconds, he pushes you up against a wall roughly.
"I'm not drunk." His words are slurred and becoming more hard to understand. He shoves your face back against the wall, hard.
You go to say something and are met with a nasty punch. It lands on your ribcage, causing you to double over in both shock and pain.
As he goes to hit you again, you faintly see a shadow move in front of you. You straighten up, blood trickling from your nose and your ribs stinging.
"Hey hey hey woahhh. Hold on a second there bud."
It's Colby.
He's now standing between you and Aaron. You look over Colby's shoulder at him and he tries to reach around to grab you. Colby backs you up and lightly pushes you behind him to protect you. He looks at Aaron.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
He swings at Colby, who dodges it and shoves Aaron back against the counter.
Aaron mumbles something before saying fuck you slut and flipping you off. He stumbles away to his room.
Your heart is beating rapidly and your breathing has sped up since it happened. Colby turns around.
You look at him, tears falling down your face and mixing with the blood.
"Ohh man, okay...it's gonna be fine. Let's go upstairs and clean you up."
Colby takes you up to the bathroom and gets you a washcloth. You sit on the counter, your hand on your ribs where he hit you. It hurt so bad. He runs cool water over the washcloth and turns to you.
He gently puts his hand under your chin and carefully wipes the blood off.
You forget that you had your makeup covering the bruises but it was too late. You see Colby draw back for a second, his eyes getting wide. He gently rubs his thumb over the bruises on your jaw and you look away from him, still crying.
"Did he do this to you?" His voice is barely a whisper.
You slowly nod.
"Is there any more?"
Reluctantly, you take the washcloth and wipe off the concealer and foundation on your arms and wrists, revealing several black and blue patches. You take it off your neck and the rest of your face, leaving your mascara on.
Colby looks at you and shakes his head but you don't make eye contact with him.
"Does anyone else know?" You shake your head. There's a long pause as you start to wish that this didn't have to happen. You didn't want to be with Aaron but you were too scared of him hurting you to do anything about it.
He looked at the bruises on your arms one more time. You're still crying and suddenly feeling very anxious about finally showing someone.
Colby suddenly wraps you up in a hug, careful not to touch the bruises or hurt you.
Normally, you hated people touching you. Even just someone accidentally bumping into you would cause you to flinch.
This, however, was different. It instantly calms you down. Your heartbeat slows a bit and you feel your crying begin to be less intense. He rubs your back as you lay your head on his shoulder.
"Just give me the signal and I'll tell him it's over. You won't have to say another word to him."
"He's-he's gonna hurt me if I do that."
"I won't let him near you. I'm getting him kicked out of this house as soon as possible."
Slowly, you nod.
"You want me to do it?"
"Please."
Colby squeezes you slightly before helping you off the counter. He wipes your tears and smiles before he takes your hand. He leads you downstairs and back out to the bonfire. Everyone asks about the bruises, and you have no trouble explaining what happened then and in the kitchen a while ago. Colby backed you up on it as well. They all agree to kick Aaron out within a few days and are impressed with how well you hid it before.
As the subject slowly switches back to whatever they were talking about, you move your chair closer to Colby's and lay your head on him. He rests the side of his chin on your head and holds your hand again.
"Thank you."
He kisses the top of your head in a loving sort of way.
It's silent for a bit as you and him look up at the stars. It's beautiful and you feel so much better now with Aaron taken care of.
TIME SKIP TO LATER THAT NIGHT
You put on your shorts and hoodie in the bathroom and tossed your bag back at Devyn's door. Suddenly, you realized that you were too scared of Aaron to sleep. You stood in the hallway for a second, contemplating what to do. You didn't feel safe. You were already shaking due to anxiety building up rapidly.
Quietly, you went downstairs to where everyone else was in the living room. Everybody was getting their stack of blankets and pillows set up for the movie. You picked a love sac and claimed it since it was by an outlet. You put your phone on the charger and got comfy and within a few minutes, everyone had decided to watch The Lion King since you all felt like little kids at a sleepover anyway.
You see Colby, sprawled out on the smaller couch across the room. Aaron was passed out in his room still so you didn't expect to see him.
About 20 minutes into the movie, you felt incredibly paranoid as you kept checking to see if Aaron was going to come walking in.
Colby notices this and sends you a text soon after.
Colby: you wanna come sleep over here with me? you look nervous
You: i don't wanna bother you though
Colby: trust me, I don't mind at all. as long as you feel safe it doesn't matter
You smile and grab a blanket as you sneak your way around everyone who's sleeping (this includes Sam, Kat, Devyn, Corey, Jake, Elton, Kevin, Mike, and Zephyr; it's a huge sleepover) and go over to Colby.
"I'm sorry that I'm so scared," you whisper to him.
"It's fine, I promise nothing will happen while you sleep. I'll look out for you."
You cuddle up next to him on the couch and he protectively puts his right arm over you and slips his hand between your arms. You hug his hand and wrist close to your chest and he puts his other arm under your neck and across to your shoulder, pulling you close to him (pretty much spooning but you feel a lot safer).
You lean back and unexpectedly kiss Colby before putting your head back on his arm.
Before you know it, you're drifting off to sleep. The last thing you hear is Colby whispering to you.
"Goodnight beautiful."
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