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Chapter 21

Stephen's P.O.V

After the Luca thing I was still very angry, it took a while for Illiana to get out of that state and even then she was close to over it. I was sober thanks to the adrenaline and she was trying to find herself at the bottom of the bottle. She was mortal.

I carried her up stairs to Kyle's spare bed room, I gave her clothes to change intk and took her to bed.

"Stephen, Stephie, Steph." She slurred giggling.

"Yes, Illiana?" I asked entertaining her rambling

"Why did you do that?" She asked.

"Why did I do what?" I asked.

"Why d-did you beat him up?" She said popping her p.

"Because he hurt you" I said ticking her in.

"You hurt me too" she said pushing the blanket off.

"I know..." I said.

"Why? Why would you leave me after I fell for you?" She asked.

"Because I didn't know and I fell for you" I answered.

"I was scared too, but then you took care of me well I w-was sick and ugly so I thought maybe. . . Maybe you loved me to but then Stephie left me." She said eyes filling up.

"Well I won't leave you again." I promised.

"Yes, you will. People always say they won't leave but then they leave and I'm not going to let you break my heart again" she said.

"Will you let me fix it?" I asked tucking her back in.

"I don't know." She said sounding a bit more sober.

I was about leave but she grabbed my hand.

"Please. . .just don't go now. . . Come lay with me please." She said sounding like a child.

I went into the bathroom and put on my sweatpants, I couldn't find my shirt so I just went to lay next to her shirtless. She then placed her head on my chest and pressed her whole body against mine. She was so warm.

Then the thought of Luca hitting her crossed my mind and instead of feeling angry I felt guilty for not protecting. That second I found my arms wrapping around her. All I wanted to do was protect her. After a few minutes I fell asleep.

~Sunday~

She woke me up first and woke me up by moving off my body. I could tell she was hung over.

"Morning" I moaned.

"Morning...wait why what the hell" she moaned grabbing her head.

"Nothing happened." I said.

"My head. Where is Shay?" I asked.

"Probably knocked out in the lounge" I said.

We both went down stairs. We found Shay on the sofa trying to shake off her hang over. My hangover was mild but I could tell that they were fighting the King Kong of hangovers. I took it upon myself to make breakfast.

After breakfast I drove Shay and Illiana home. Shay's fathers were less then impressed but happy their daughter made it home safe. Then I dropped off Illiana. Her brother answered and before anything she hugged him.

"ILLIANA? WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY SISTER!!" Illan scream forcing me to the wall grabbing me by the neck.

"NOTHING! He did nothing. Where's mom and dad?" She asked.

"In the lounge." He said.

"Stephen please come in, let me go take a shower and tell mom and dad to sit in the dining room." She instructed.

Everyone went straight to the dining room. No one said anything but I could tell they were sitting on pins and needles.

"What happened to you're hands" Illan asked looking at my damaged knuckles.

"I think we should wait for Illiana" I responded.

A few more minutes of awkward silence and finally Illiana came down, her bandage strips were peeling off. Her mom attended to her wounds.

"So last night. . . Well actually this story starts way before, Illan do you remember when I screamed your name the last time Luca was here. . ." She asked

"Yeah, before you're break up right?" He asked.

"That was our break up. See the reason I screamed your name was because he gripped my jaw really hard, he. Then Yesterday (deeply inhales) yesterday he hit me really hard and my forehead banged against a pole." She said head down.

"HE'S DONE. Where's my gun?" Illan yelled.

"Illan! this is why I didn't want to tell you in the first place. You know you can't afford to get into any unnecessary fights. I'm only telling you what happened cause I'm scared of him!" She spat out.

"SIT DOWN!" Her father demanded.

"Anyway Stephen already beat him to a pulp yesterday. I just want him to stay away from me." She said.

"Then get a restraining order." I blurted out.

"We'll go today, you should come with Stephen" her father stated.

"Okay. But I want to go home to take a shower then I'll come back." I said

I left and returned about 1 hour later. We went straight to the police station.

Her dad spoke to the police officer who then took Illiana's picture mainly the forehead. Illiana came out.

"This is what happened, you found out what happened so you went to confront Luca he got physically violent, you got into a full blown fight and you won nothing more, okay?" She said.

"Okay" I responded.

A police man called me in I repeat what Illiana said. I wasn't sure why though. They took pictures of my hands and face then dismissed me.

I went to Illiana's house.

"Stephen would you please follow me" Illiana said, we went to the back yard.

"Sup?" I asked.

"Listen I appreciate what you did for me. . . But you really don't have to stick around as I said before there's..." she said before I interrupted

I knew where this was going.

"I'm not gonna apologize for ghosting you because I needed to. My feelings for you suffocated me, to the point that I didn't know what I was feeling and the distance made me realize that I'm falling in love with you Illiana Diana Grey. At first I really didn't want to. . ." I said before she interrupted me.

"I'M NOT A DAMSEL IN DESTRESS THAT YOU SAVED. . .THERE'S NO HAPPILY EVER AFTER FOR US!" She screamed.

"GOOD! THAT SHITS OVER RATED! I want something real. I want to fight with you, fight for you and fight for us. Shit! I want to hurt you and heal you and I want you to do the same. I want us to have a million choices and still choose each other. I want to make you so happy even when you're angry . . . I WANT YOU!" I blurted out.

"Why!?" She asked.

"'BECAUSE I AM NOT FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU. . .I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU!" I said.

"Stephen let it go..." she said.

"If I could I would. You can't say you didn't feel anything when we kissed. Tell me you didn't feel anything and I'll let this go." I said

''I can't, but I know this isn't right." She said.

"IF THIS IS WRONG THAN FUCK BEING RIGHT! I DON'T EVER WANT TO BE RIGHT AGAIN!" I said frustrated.

"No Stephen just no." She said.

She ran back into the house and ran up stairs. I wanted to follow but I knew it wasn't going to make a difference in any way.