The Boy in the Woods (Colby Brock Fanfic)

Chapter 32

I sat down on his couch and waited for him to join me. He sat down gently and turned to face me with a shocked look on his face. I laughed slightly at the fact that he was shocked that I love him. I went to grab one of his hands and stopped myself.

"Okay so I have an ex that I met when I was 18 and I dated him for two years. He was a therapist in training and me being young and naive, I thought that was cool and hot. Anyway, he was really good to me and I loved him, but he changed."

"He proposed to me after a year and a half of being together. After the fifth day of being engaged... he became very controlling and abusive towards me. He started cutting my friends off and making me stay home. I had to drop out of college for a few months because of the head space I was in."

"After a few close encounters to death, and even being in a coma, I left him. I put myself into a mental institution though because I knew that at some point I would try to go back to him. I was right. I had a form of Stockholm Syndrome and it stayed with me for a month."

"I didn't get out of that head space for a month and even then I couldn't do it alone. I was in a padded room losing my shit when Jay came in and saved me from myself. Ever since that day about a year and a half ago, I haven't dated anyone."

"I was really cautious about dating you but after that day in the woods, I haven't been able to get you out of my head. Colby, you make me so happy and you don't even know it. Which leads to my next thing."

"I may have to go away for a while. My ex is out of jail after after being charged with assault, 2nd degree murder, and rape. He has contacted me and is currently on his way here to LA to hurt me and I need to leave. I want you to stay here and be with your friends."

"I want you to know that I will be okay and that I will continue to fight even though he wants to kill me. I have Jay with me now and he's forcing himself into this situation again because of what happened last time. I... I came to say goodbye just in case I don't come back..."

I looked up into his eyes and saw tears mixed from confusion, anger, and sadness. I grabbed his hand and pulled him into a hug. He knew that he wouldn't be able to fight me on this because of my stubbornness. I would miss him so much and I felt bad for basically breaking up with him.

I pulled away from the hug and kissed him for a moment. I rested my forehead against his and sighed, tears beginning to brim my eyes. "I'm going to miss you so fucking much, Cole Robert Brock."

"I'm going to miss you too, Aiden Bradshaw. I want you to promise me something." I nodded for him to continue.

"I want you to promise me that you will come back to me. I am going to Kansas for a new series with Sam, Jake, and Corey here in a few days and I want to know that you will be safe."

I smiled and nodded my head at him. I was going to come back so that I could be with the person that I love. Leaning back, I stood up from the couch and walked to the door. I heard Colby follow me and I frowned. Wiping the frown off my face, I turned around to face him.

I pulled Colby into a hug and I felt the tears that I had been holding back begin to fall. My body shook as I had finally broke. Colby tried to calm me down but nothing was working. I cried for a few minutes before calming down and relaxing into his arms.

"I love you Colby."

"I love you too Aiden."

I pulled away from our hug and left his apartment. I had so many more to say goodbye to but they would have to accept the fact that I couldn't stay in this state anymore. I walked to my car and drove to the airport where I was meeting Jay and my team.

Once I saw them standing at the entrance, we walked to the private jet section of the airport. I was going into witness protection and I was scared that I would never see any of my friends or Colby again. At least I had my one true friend with me to keep me sane.

I wonder how long it will take to find Liam. Will I be stuck in protection for days? Weeks? Months? Years? I hoped it wouldn't be years. If I was stuck in protection for more than a month I was going to use myself as bait. I hated the thought of never seeing Colby again.

He had become everything to me and I needed him in my life. I leaned against the window of the row I was sitting in, this was going to be a long ass process and I felt broken. I was so happy in Paris and then I had to come back to the real world and at this point all I wanted to do was leave it.

I felt like death. I wanted to move on to another life and never have to worry about any of this again. I wish I could forget everything, but at the same time if I did that I wouldn't have the memories that I have made from being friends with my LA friends.

I wish I could tell my family goodbye. I wanted them to realize that I wouldn't be here forever and that I was going to be dead if I continued to be myself. My parents disowned me. They probably wouldn't care if I died and that thought bothered me. 

I wanted to be coddled by my mom right now but she wanted nothing to do with me. I had lost everything that was important to me and I feel like that was Liam's plan all along. He wanted to be my downfall. He wanted me to be broken.

He got his wish.....