𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 ✄𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐤𝐢 𝐬𝐢𝐱𝐱

✄ 14 ✄

Hollywood Sign, 1981.
(Gwen's point of view)

I was cautious. I made sure to seize myself from doing harm to my heart. I was nearly fooled by him. He uses his past to manipulate gorgeous girls into sleeping with him out of pity.

I will admit, I do pity him very much but I wasn't going to let him in my pants so easily. I vowed to myself that I would be smart about my decisions. I just never thought it would be this hard to come by.

"Beer?" Nikki asked.

I looked at the beer he offered in his hand to me. Without any hesitation I grabbed it from his huge hand and brought it in front of me to snap it open and enjoy.

"Thanks." I muttered.

The first few sips tingled my tastebuds on my tongue, but after so many the sensation disappeared. I looked to Nikki after setting my drink beside my unopened box of pop tarts. He stared at the city with his keen eyes full of interest. The sight of the city was truly breathtaking. What made it even better was that the sound of the traffic, the horns, and the obnoxious screams were drowned out by the sounds of crickets and other harmless things that had lived in the wilderness.

As I was entranced with the scenery, I heard Nikki taking a deep breath. "Do you like it?" He asked.

I carefully turned my head to give him a glance.
"It's beautiful up here." I quietly said, careful not to disrupt the crickets from their chirping.

I smiled at him timidly. He only gave me a soft facial expression. "If you'd like you can always come here. I won't mind."

Immediately, I shook my head. "No." I chuckled for a split second. "No. This is your spot. I wouldn't want to take something from you that has been yours for almost your entire life."

He lets out a sharp breath, almost like a groan. "I really don't care. I'm just saying that you can come up here whenever times get tough."

I playfully rolled my blue eyes at him. I caught a glimpse of his grin muttering a few words.
"Whatever's mine is yours."

I felt privileged when he said those words. Whatever that was his was also mine. I couldn't help but feel as if there was a catch to what he was saying. What did I do to deserve the things that he has whenever I've only known him for a few days?

I decided to keep quiet. I noticed that he was scooting himself closer to me. I didn't bother to move because I wanted to feel him against me, but another part of me was screaming 'please take me home so I can get away from you'.