She Brought Light || Guy's POV

Chapter 39: It's Over

Shit.

I shove Tessa's legs off of me with a little too much force before jumping off the bed and following her out.

"Firefly! Wait!" I yell, but she just keeps walking, her pace faster.

Cole and Emily both come running out of the kitchen, panic and fear written all over their faces.

Veronica grabs Cole's bag and his hand before pulling him towards the door.

"We're going." She demands.

When I hear that, I push myself forward with a little more speed and grab her free hand just as she reaches the door, turning her towards me.

She stares at my chest before taking a small step back and looking up at me, then she looks over my shoulder and her eyes harden, tears still streaming down her cheeks.

"Baby-" I start but she cuts me off, yanking her hand free from my grip and shoving my chest.

"Don't you dare 'baby' me! I needed you! And while I was trying to get out of my own house safely, you were getting all cozy with her!" She screams, hitting my chest with the little strength she has left.

"HE WAS IN MY FUCKING HOUSE AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN ANSWER YOUR GOD DAMN PHONE!" She yells.

Veronica spins around and scoops Cole into her shaky arms before walking out.

"Firefly, I'm so sorry!" I turn her to face me and she flinchs from my touch, stepping back from me. My heart fucking sank. "Did he hurt you?" I ask.

I swear to God if he hurt her, I don't know what I would do to myself!

"No, but you just did." She smiles weakly up at me, tears streaming down her face.

She has the most heartbroken expression I had ever seen. That five words she just utter feels like a knife lodged in my chest.

"Bye Blake." Were her final words as she spins around and walks off, shutting the door behind her.

For the first few minutes I stay rooted to my spot, unable to move, but then Tessa places a hand on my shoulder, causing me to flinch away from her.

'And you couldn't even answer your God damn phone.'

Her words echo in my head and I sprint up to my room, taking the steps two at a time. Grabbing my phone from my nightstand, I unlock it and find three missed calls from Veronica and an unread message.

My Beautiful Irritation❤️: He's here and I'm scared.

My jaw clenches and I slam a fist against the wall beside me. She needed me! She fucking needed me and I couldn't even answer the fucking phone!

Me: Baby, please let me explain.

I wait about ten minutes, waiting for her to read the message but nothing.

Me: Please.

Me: You have no idea how horrible I feel. I fucking hate myself and if he actually hurt you, I don't know what I would do.

Me: Firefly, please come back.

Me: I'm so fucking sorry, please let me explain.

After sending Tessa home, I head downstairs to the gym and try releasing all my anger.

All I want to do is go after her and if mom was home, I would have done just that. I could take Emily with me but I don't want her witnessing her brother getting his ass handed to him.