safe

chapter 11

The group is sitting at the outside tables eating breakfast when I walk over with Max.

"Ruby! Ruby! Come sit here!" Someone familiar called. She felt Max tug on her arm and as she looked down she noticed he was pointing in the direction of Zach (remember? His sister died in the beggining of the story), pointing and waving.

"Hey there Zach!" I say jumping in beside him on the table.

"How you doing Rubes, I noticed that you are in the executive suite!" He said in a posh accent, raising his eyebrows and jabbing me softly with his elbow. I picked Max up and slipped him over the other side of me next to Mika.

"Haha yeah I guess I am!"

"So how are you going, it's pretty cool here!"

"Yeah Max and I are great, how are you coping?" I spoke softly, in reference to Kim's death.

"Yeah, being here has really helped. It's still really tough though." He said, sadness clouding his voice.

"Oh come here." I said as I turned sideways and wrapped my arms around his neck. I could tell he needed a hug so I got settled in and buried my chin in his neck.

I began to glance around at the other tables and my eyes locked on Glenn, who was staring at me. He looked angry, his knuckles were wrapped around a butterknife and had gone white with strain. He looked at me furiously for a moment and then smirked. With his eyes still locked on me and his face contorted in a nasty smirk he leant towards the person facing him.

What is he doing? I thought as he started moving his head slowly side to side.

Then it hit me.

He was kissing someone, and judging by the back of it's head and it's short, brown hair the person was Maggie.

Why is he looking at me? I proceeded to muse as Alex broke the embrace.

"Thanks Rubes... I really needed that." He said gratefully.

"Ruby can I go plaaay!!!" Max said simultaneously.

"Um okay Max one second," I said looking at him quickly and then turning back to Alex.

"Look I have to look after this little ratbag but any time you need to talk I am here for you." I tell Alex whilst squeezing his hand.

"Thank you, I really appreciate that." Alex replied. I get up and follow Max over to an area of fence that nearly meets up with the building. Behing me there is a little corner that is tucked out of site and the garden stretches out behind a fence to her right and the courtyard is in front of me.

All of a sudden someone grabs my elbow and tugs me into the corner and around a little wall in the shade.

"What the fu-" I am being cut off by a hand being put over my mouth. I turn around to get it off of me and come face-to-face with Glenn.

"What is going on between you and that guy?" He questions angrily.

"What?" I ask, seriously fucking confused.

"Who was that guy and what is going on between you two?" He presses.

"Excuse me Glenn! Why did you maintain eye contact with me while kissing your girlfriend!" I below back.

"Shh!" Glenn says putting two fingers to my mouth.

I tear his hand away from my mouth.

"Shh your sel-" I am once again interrupted by Glenn, but this time he smashes his lips against me. I squirm against his grasp and successfully push away.

"What?!" Is all I manage to stammer.

"I don't want other guys hugging you."

"I can hug whomever I feel like hugging!"

"I dont want you to."

"I dont want you kissing Maggie but oh well."

"I take back what I said, Ruby."

"What did you say?" I ask him before he turns me around and pushes me against the building, kissing me.

I gasp on impact and Glenns tongue slips into my mouth. He starts grinding his hips against mine and I stand there not moving.

After a few seconds Glenn pulls away from the kiss.

"We can't be friends." He states plainly.

"I don't think so either." I whisper asnI put my arms around his neck and pull him towards me.

"I have one condition Glenn," I continue.

"You have to break up with Maggie."

"Okay." He replies eagerly.

"You dont have to do it straight away, and for at least six months we are not going to reveal that we are a couple."

"Can we still be a couple?" He questions.

"In all the other ways of the word, but no more until youve broken up."

"Aww," Glenn says leaning close. "Not even now?"

"I am going to leave and then five minutes laer you walk out okay."

"Okay..." Glenn repies.

I kiss Glenn on the cheek and walk out to see the kids playing swordfights.

I like this place more every day...