Burning Ruins

Chapter Twenty Eight

Chapter Twenty Eight

Axel

I looked at her lost.

"No fucking idea." she made my anger dissipate a little because she's been saying pretty weird shit.

"It's you and me."

"Fuck no, if one of us is struggling then the other will be there for them. I'm here for you and ready to beat his ass."

"Axel I never asked you too."

"I never said you asked me too, but as your boy-" I paused biting my tongue. "As a friend that's a boy. I think it's my responsibility to take care of a you, as a friend."

"You almost said boyfriend." she smiled. 

"I did not." I shook my head.

"Ok, so Axel please explain how kissing your friend is normal."

"Stormi, it's 2019, anything is normal."

"So I'm guessing as a friend it was totally normal for me to think that you wanted to have sex?" she raised her eyebrow at me.

"A lot of morals dropped as the years passed." I responded.

"Hmmm." she hummed taking it in. "Axel what if I don't want friendship? Is that normal?" she raised her eyebrow.

"What are you saying Stormi?"

"Just answer the question." she looked back at me waiting for a response.

"Well if it involves a relationship then that's not normal."

"Hmm." she hummed.

"Stormi what are you thinking?"

She shook her head like she totally forgot what she told me but I know she remembers.

"Stormi I know your ly-"

"Can you please stay here Axel?" she interrupted me instantly.

"Can you answer my question?" I then asked.

"Axel." she sighed.

"You asked me if a relationship was normal and I asked why you wanted to know."

"Why does it matter, I'm not ready for a relationship Axel. I just got out of one."

"Three months ago."

"Two." she corrected.

"No you guys broke up at the end of August and it's the end of November." I stated.

She paused. "Your right." she muttered.

"And I know you're over him Stormi, if you weren't you wouldn't have moved in for starters."

"I had nowhere else to go, you know that!" she was getting defensive.

"Did you not? Veronica would've easily taken you in and you know that. So why'd you come here?"

She looked at me like I knew the exact reason and I had ideas but none that would possibly compare to her mind set.

"I think you know." she whispered.

"I think I don't. It can't be because you liked me, because I tried to make a move and you threatened me."

She smiled and shook her head as she remembered the memory that felt like years ago.

"I liked you, but I didn't want to say it outloud. I hated you before. But it was something you did when you took me home and not even then, what you did at the bar. I just never admitted it to myself until now. But here's the thing, I didn't want to like you, I didn't want to look at you and smile or get butterflies. I wanted to keep my distance and just cook for you. Part of me knew you'd never change, you'd still be a player and I don't know if you still are or not. But it was just hard for me to admit feelings because I didn't want to be like all the other girls to fall for your pretty smile, and your eyes and your charms, and shit did I fall for that and more." she looked down and bit her lip like her confessions in her mind scared her onto what I thought.