safe

chapter 9

"Why not?" I replied casually to Glenn.

"Come on then!" Glenn grabbed my hand and dragged me through a door to my left and out into an empty cell block. Without speaking he led me through to a staircase and up into the second level of the cells. He turned to the right, opened a door and in front of me was a beautiful walkway, overgrown with vines. Vines had been cleared from only the top of the walkway so the sky could be seen in full effect. It was amazing. I finally tore my eyes away from the clear night sky and was met by Glenn's gaze.

"So... do you like it?" Glenn asked nervously, his hand sliding down my forearm and into my hand.

"Glenn, it's absolutely stunning!" I say intertwining our fingers and stepping towards him so our hips touched. I saw him bite his lip and I tilted my chin up slightly. Glenn started to lean forward slowly, maintaining complete eye contact. His lips gently grazed my own, as I leant in for more he jumped away.

"R-ruby, I-I gotta tell you something." He stammered.

"What is it?" I enquired bluntly.

"Ugh... I am k-kinda involved with someone," he muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck with his free palm.

"What?"

"Maggie and I... we are sort of an item."

"How can you be sort of an item!? What does that even mean!?" I asked angrily.

"Well... I just wanted you to know, in case we were going to do something." He muttered quietly.

"Ha! After telling me this you think I would still want to do something with you? Are you fucking kidding with me Glenn?" I yelled furiously.

"Look I didn't mean anything by it... I just mean. Oh god. I don't know what I mean. It's just, you walked in here and it just... I just... You just... I don't know how to explain it. I don't know how to explain how I feel!" He rambled passionately, grabbing my other hand as he speaks.

"Glenn you aren't single! And if you didn't think about it EVERYONE HATES THE HOME WRECKER!!" I yelled at him. Glenn stared at me, hurt resonating from his eyes. I calmed myself down and began to speak again.

"What I mean, Glenn, is that I don't want to be the woman who ruins a relationship in the first five hours of moving in."

"I don't care!" Glenn yelled, before I could stop him he threw my hands back and pulled me towards him by grabbing my lower back and neck. Then he smashed his lips on mine. My hands dangled by my sides aimlessly and my eyes were fused open in shock. His tongue slipped into my mouth and I gasped in shock.

Glenn pulled his head away, and looked at me questioningly. I placed my hands gently on his chest and pushed our torsos apart, his arm was still on my lower back and keeping our hips pressed together.

"What is it?" Glenn asked quietly, concern peppering his voice.

"Glenn we seriously can't do this. You have someone and I am not going to ruin a relationship!" I replied honestly.

"What if you don't ruin the relationship?" Glenn gibed quietly.

"Oh, so you break up with Maggie and get together with me, not suss at all Glenn..."

"Well," He said rocking his hips against mine.

"Glenn we shouldn't..."

"Ruby for all you know we could die tommorow!"

" So I should probably head inside to look after my cousin." I retorted, releasing myself from his grasp completely and turning away.