Leather Jacket

Chapter 13 Idiot

Pinching my eyes shut from the sudden bright light , I was put down on my feet as I opened my eyes to see Marco's whole gang surrounding me in the middle of the woods. Confused , I looked around -seeing them all part- making Marco step through.

"10 minutes. That's longer than I thought you'd take. " he said calm as the guy - who I thought was my captor - stood to the side.

"What ? What is the meaning of this ?" I said stepping closer to him.

"It was a test." He said putting his hands in his pockets.

"A test!? For what !?" I yelled growing annoyed as Marco stepped closer , wiping the dried tears from my cheek.

"I had to see if your feelings for me were true. If we could trust you ."

"But I thought I told you, you could!" I said even more annoyed that he couldn't just take my word for it.

"My dad always said , talk is cheap. So forgive me that I had to put you to the test my love. " he said while my anger subsided and turned into sadness.

"I was so scared ! You idiot. " I said wiping the tears from my eyes.

"I know , but we had to be certain. And now we know that your intentions are pure. " he said trying to comfort me while everyone else turned a blind eye.

" But I told you that... "

"I know sweetheart."

"What more did you want from me ?" I said looking up into his eyes.

"I wanted to know if anything ever happend to you, if I would ever cross your mind. Good or bad. And I knew that when you stayed up that night waiting -even though I didn't plan you to- but that proved your loyalty to me. So I had to know if you needed me . And you do. You have no idea how happy you've made me Alice." He explained looking deep into my eyes.

"Of course I need you dammit. I love you." I said making everyone's heads shoot up as Marco looked  like a dear caught in head lights. I was taken off guard myself, I never knew I would be capable of loving someone again after Lucas died. But I do. And I'm glad that I had met Marco.

Clearing his throat , he came back from his distant state taking my hand in his as we faced everyone.

"Alice Dunhill , the new co-leader of the Scorpions!" He yelled making everyone cheer and whistle while I got a little overwhelmed myself. "Shall we go home now ?" He asked looking down at me.

"Please. " I said while we walked hand in hand back home. "What does all of this mean ? I don't think I quite understand. " I said while we passed a little river.

"Not much changes for you. You just do what you do. For them , it means you're my right hand and they have a responsibility to not only protect my life at all costs but yours as well. You're like the glue that holds us all together , a gem that needs to be protected. " he said with a smile looking at me.

"Oh , okay." I said , not really knowing if that was a good thing or a bad thing but decided being positive over the situation sounded like a much better alternative.

"Marco? Can I ask you something? But you don't have to answer if you're not comfortable. "

"Sure." He said without even having to think about it.

"What am I to you ? I mean , what are we now ?"

"You mean , you want a title to our relationship?" He asked , not even slowing his pace or quivering his voice.

"Yes."

"That depends, do you want us to move fast or slow ?"

"I don't know. I know I love you and that I want to be with you. I just don't know what that means relationship wise. " I said looking up at him but he kept his gaze on the house coming into view.

"Do you wanna be my girlfriend and start there?" He suggested looking at me while we came to a stop , everyone else passing us.

"Sure. I'd love that. " I said with a smile while we continued walking towards the house. "I've never had a boyfriend before. I had friends who were guys but nothing serious like this. What do I do ?" I said sounding silly and naive for even asking that question.

"Just love me like you've been doing" was all he said before he opened the door for me.

To say it's been a breeze since everything changed in my eyes,  wouldn't be selling it the right way. True to his word , not much changed for me other than the title of being his girlfriend. I still did what I did every other day , but other than that I DID have a lot more eyes on my every move . In a way it was comforting to know I was being protected, but the other side of me kept reminding me why I needed all of this protection in the first place. My life was pretty much in danger right now. I guess that's what you get for being in a relationship with someone as bad and powerful as Marco.

"Something smells nice." Marco said , walking over to me and placing a kiss to my cheek.

"Thanks. It's Scones. You like scones , right?"

"Love 'em." He said taking a bite from one of the more cooled ones.

It's strange to think we've only been officially dating for a week now -  having known him for a few months already - but it's even weirder that a bigger part of me wanted more than this...

My friends would say I was crazy and my mom would say I'm moving too fast. But are you if you've already met the person you want to spend the rest of your life with ? Why would you waste time 'dating' when you already know you're a perfect match ? It just makes sense !

"Hey Marco, I wanna ask you something and I want you to think really hard on it before you answer me." I said sliding a fresh plate of scones over to him.

"Sure."

"Do you wanna marry me ?"

I'd call this a twist but let's be honest , I could've waited a few more chapters cause she's way in over her head. But I've got bigger plans for them and in order for that to happen , she needs to push him a little. You catch my drift ? Yeah ? Cool. Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed it. Remember to leave your thoughts in the comment section below. Until next time keep howling my wolves 🐺❤