Cold Hearted

•The Fuck You Are•

{•Unedited•}
~Santi's POV~

Zeke closes the door behind us as I walk to my window to open it. He sits down on the edge of my bed, flopping down. It feels good to have him back, even if he is only visiting. It's been the longest day ever and it's almost two in the morning, so I'm exhausted, but don't want to sleep yet.
I lay down next to him, burying my face in my pillow. "You got more beautiful," he says, eyeing me up and down. I shift uncomfortably, but my smile doesn't leave. It's not him that makes me uncomfortable, just compliments in general.
     "And you got more tattoos," I joke, poking his large bicep. He chuckles, laying down next to me. He turns onto his side to face me.
     "So how are things? We haven't talked in a long time," he says. I shrug, looking at the very few tattoos on his face. Usually I would find that unattractive, but they somehow fit him perfectly.
    "I don't know actually, it's been crazy," I tell him. He cocks a brow, placing his chin in his hand like a child listening to a story. "My dad and I aren't on the best of terms. I started dating someone he really doesn't like and he said some stuff, then I said some stuff, then he hit me, then he shot my boyfriend. He doesn't know that I know it was him, but it's very obvious. I just came back from the hospital."
     "Boyfriend?" He asks. I nod. "Since when?"
    "Just a few months now; it was complicated at first," I answer. He nods, chewing in the inside of his cheek. "He's wonderful and treats me good. No one has ever made me feel the way he does. My dad just doesn't see that sadly. You would like him if you met him."
     "I highly doubt that." I slap his arm playfully, closing my eyes. "Why doesn't he like Mr.Perfect?" The nickname makes me laugh.
"He's far from perfect," I tell him. It's weird cause I know he's not, but to me he is. No matter his body count or how many families he's torn apart, he's somehow still perfect to me. Does that make me somehow mental? "And it's a long story for another time."
He nods, getting back up. I prop myself up on my elbow. "We should hang out tomorrow night if you're up for it. I wouldn't be surprised though if you had something else to do."
"No, I can," I tell him. I don't see a reason why not. "What time?"
"I'll pick you up at eight. Helpfully you're dad likes me more than he does your boyfriend." I chuckle, shaking my head. My dad has always loved Zeke, which was surprising since we were close friends of the opposite sex. I don't even remember how him and I got so close being that he is two years older. We met in elementary school and that's all I can remember.
"Sounds good."
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~Santi's POV~

"You're a real fucking dumbass to think you can go to the police station and have nothing happen to you," Castel says, sitting down backwards in the chair. I don't say anything. I'm expecting him to start yelling at me like a child, but it doesn't come, which worries me even more.
Out of the years I've known him, he's never been this quiet unless we've lost someone. Even then it's only for a few minutes, not allowing himself to feel sorrow. If we do, we'll just drown in it.
"It's not your typical situation," I tell him. "He also didn't seem to have the balls to actually pull a trigger, but I was wrong."
"Obviously," he scoffs. He gets back up, not able to stay still for too long. He's always had a horrible case of ADHD; try to watch a movie with the man and he'll be standing up every five minutes. Remember when those Fidget Spinner things were a thing? Yeah, well, Junior and I got him one and he keeps it in his pocket. We're not sure if it actually helps him or if he just does that to make us feel better.
"Didn't you have a thing going with Veronica Burr about two years back?" I ask. It's a risk to ask such a question, but in trying to understand Ida's dad. Castel leans against the wall, arms crossed over his chest.
"What about it?" Is all he says.
"She was married to Officer Henry Burr," I state. "Why did you take that chance? You had to have known he would find out and try something. Did he?"
His eyes bounce around the room, taking a deep breath. "Because I loved her, it's that simple. I was married before my ex wife ratted me out to authorities. They couldn't pin me to the shit she said and her and Officer Burr got close, very close. I knew I couldn't touch him because then, boom, they got me, but I could do what he did to me. Veronica wasn't happy with him, he was abusive on and off, she knew he wasn't loyal; I made her happy. It was meant to just be revenge, but I got attached. We came close one night to getting caught so I ended it."
I wasn't expecting the whole story. He's such a closed off guy I didn't expect him to even answer the question. "Was she worth those chances?"
"For me, no. But I can tell this is about your own situation with his daughter. Kid, I would pick you up from school when you were younger with Junior and could see how you looked at her even then. I think she's worth anything to you."
"I'm gonna have to kill him, huh?" I ask. His brows pull together. I used to make fun of him always doing that when I was younger, telling him they'd make him wrinkle early...I was right. "That's the only way he'll get off my back."
"I know you, Santiago. You came into this unwillingly and innocent. I'm guilty for taking part in your corruption. You're like a son to me, a son I don't want to end up like me. You have a good heart, which is something that can become cold in this life. And I mean this in the most adoring way, you don't have it in you to kill him."
Soft knocking on the door makes us stop talking. Ida peels in before opening the door all the way. Castel straightens up, his arms hanging at his sides. She closes it softly, keeping her head down, glancing over at me with nervous eyes. She doesn't know who he is, but I think just by looking at him she can tell he does the same thing as me.
"You must be Ida," he says, offering his hand. "I'm Castel Garcia." She shakes his hand, forcing a smile. I can she doesn't want to me near him, but she's too polite to act on her fear.
"You're the l-leader," she stutters. He looks over at me.
"She's smart. Usually they think it's him," he says. I roll my eyes. "Take care of him for me."
"I-I will," she whispers. He nods at me before leaving. She makes her way over, leaning over and kissing my forehead. My eyes close automatically at the contact. "Why's no one else here?" She asks, sitting down on the edge. It makes me happy she's not sitting in that comfortable looking chair. I run my hand up and down her back, or at least the part of her back I can reach. She sighs, giving me a small smile. She looks well rested, which is a relief since she hadn't gotten much sleep night before last and went home last last night.
"They're at the house. My dads now explaining himself to my sister and Adriel," I answer. She nods, swinging her legs over so she's straddling me. My eyes dart to the door.
"I hated last night," she says, pressing her lips against mine. My hands fly to her waist, holding her gently. "It's hard sleeping without you." I smile against her lips, fixing the position of my legs so they don't cramp.
"Maybe you should take what the nurse gave me. Knocked me out," I joke. She giggles, running her fingers through my hair. I'm shocked by the demand of her kiss and the way she's tugging at my hair.
"Or maybe I just didn't have you to ware me out last night." I pull back, my brows raised in surprise. Her cheeks are bright red, probably just realizing what she said. Instead of stopping, she moves her lips to my neck, her warm tongue brushing against my sensitive skin. She grinds against me, my dick starting to get hard in my boxers.
"S-stop," I force myself to say. I wish I could let her go on. "I can't have sex." She shoots up, brows furrowed. "In the middle of the night I woke up with really bad chest pain and my dad had to get a doctor. Long story short, I almost had a heart attack because of high blood pressure from when we had sex."
She stays quiet, clearing her throat. Thankfully, she doesn't move from off me. If she did, my bulge would be very noticeable; not that she can't already feel it, but still. "So sex almost killed you?"
"Yes, but that's the way I want to go," I say with a wink. She shakes her head, pecking me lips. "Maybe in a few weeks you can get all confident like that again and we can. But anyways, how was going home last night?"
"Great, actually," she says. Say what now? "I didn't have to talk to my dad. My old friend, Zeke, came to visit, so we all just ate dinner and then he came up and just talked for a little bit. I'm supposed to meet with him tonight."
"The fuck you are," I say with a laugh. Her eyes widen. "You're not spending time with another guy alone; did you really think I'd be okay with that?"
"Well, I didn't see the big deal," she says, her body relaxing in top of me. Her mentioning this old friend of hers really turned me off fast. "We're just friends."
"When's the last time you seen him?" I ask.
"About two years; we've talked on and off though," she tells me. I sigh, looking towards the window. Her hands test on my chest, but away from the wounds.
"You haven't seen him in two years, Ida. Therefore, you don't know how he feels about you now. He could like you for all you know," I say. I can tell everything I'm saying is going in one ear and out the other. "I'm not comfortable with that."
"Don't you trust me? You know I would never cheat on you." Do I know that? Of course I do, deep down, but I also know she could find someone better than shit like me. He's probably some silver spoon fed, polo shirt wearing douchebag. Im scared that she'll realize that.
"It sounds cliche, but it's him I don't trust. I've never met him," I say. "Promise you won't go out with him alone. I don't care as long as it's not alone." She nods, kissing my cheek.
"I won't go out with him alone."

AN: We'll see about that 😂 I really hope you guys enjoyed!
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