Their Little Princess

Chapter 6

I looked down and sighed. I felt so bad for putting Ethan through everything. A knife was cutting through my heart and I couldn't stop it. I felt every tear, every tissue rip, and the pain. The pain was inevitable in life. It either broke people or made them stronger. I have felt pain in my life for a long time and it broke me. It broke me down to nothing and made a fool out of the person I once was. I broke out of my thoughts when Ethan put his hand on my shoulder.

"Come on Bri. You can't continue living like this." I can and I will. Life is a shit show and nobody can stop it.

"I know Ethan. I am so messed up. I can't do this anymore." Tears seemed common at this point. My nose burned and my throat ached, begging for me to let out the sobs that were trapped in my throat. "I can't do this anymore." My breathing picked up and my body started to shake. I gripped my hair in my hands as hard as I could and pulled. I deserve this. I deserved everything that has happened to me in my life. I faintly heard Ethan panicking. I felt his hands on mine but I didn't let go of my hair. My heart took over my hearing. I felt another set of hands trying to get me to let go but I didn't budge. I felt an arm encase around my waist and pull me into their chest. I felt it rumble and all of the hands left me. I faintly heard a door close. The warmth was cascading off of his chest. The person's arms felt strong. They started to rock back and forth, trying to calm me down. My breathing seemed to calm down over time and my hearing came back to me. My hands slowly realized my hair but new ones started to rub my scalp. The pain from my iron grasps slowly dissipated as the rubbing continued. The air filled my lungs once again, making me dizzy. My head started to pound and ache. I laid my head on the person's chest and tried to gain composure. My breathing came down from its panic and my heart seemed to disappear into my chest again, not to be heard. My shaking stopped and my body sat numbly in this person's arms.

"Are you okay now princess?" The voice sounded familiar but I couldn't think of who it was. I looked up through my hooded eyes. Trevor, the oldest of the black brothers, was staring back at me with his deep brown eyes.

"I'm sorry." I looked back down at my lap. I couldn't cry anymore but it seemed like I wanted to.

"Why are you apologizing? You had a break. We all have them. Some are worse than others. You have had so much happen to you at such a young age. I don't know how you do it." Before he can continue his rant I cut him off.

"Thank you. I-I-I don't know what I would have done without you calming me down. No one except Ethan has ever cared about me."

"That's where you are wrong Bri. You have a household of people who love and adore you. We all have and we all will." He ended his speech with a kiss on my head. I just looked up at him and smiled. I just laid my head back on his chest and listened to his heartbeat. This surprised both me and him but he just went with it. We sat there, me in his arms, him rubbing my head and my back, just enjoying the silence. After about 5 minutes I started to pull away. He didn't seem to like this because he let out a growl. I giggled a little. He looked down at me and smiled.

"What do you think is funny?" He smirked and brought his hands down to my sides. Oh no. He is going to-

"S-S-Stop." I choked out over my laughs. His fingers were viciously attacking my poor sides. Happy tears made their way out of my eyes. "P-P-Please stop-p-p." I couldn't stop laughing and squirming in his grasp. After what felt like forever, he finally stopped. Oxygen never felt better. The smile stayed on my face as well as his. I pulled away again but this time he let me go. We stood up and stretched our aching muscles. Before Trevor left, I went up to him and hugged him. "Thank you again," I mumbled in his chest. I felt his arms encase me again.

"We are always here for you Bri. No matter what it is you can come to us." I smiled and hugged him a little tighter. He chuckled and rubbed my back. We both pulled away and he started to leave again. Once he was out of the room I flopped down on my bed and buried my head in my pillows. I heard my door swing open and felt someone jump right on me. Their weight made it feel like an elephant was sitting on my chest. I slowly came back and tried to get them off of me but they wouldn't bulge. The familiar scent of wood and pine invaded my nose and a smirk came to my face. I slowly and dramatically drop dead on the bed and let out a puff of air. Ethan chuckled and acted along.