Restrain Me #WATTYS2019

~A.M~

December 19 2007

"Well hello hello." Stracci's deep voice caused me to jump from my spot on the couch, the TV fading into background noise as he stood in the dim light, his muscular chest held tightly by his plain gray sweater, his black jeans clinging to his legs, showing off how fit he really was. "Have you slept at all?" He asked as he came beside me, pulling the blanket up from my legs before joing me, pulling the blanket back slightly over his legs as well. "Did you get your  packet done?" He motioned towards the mess of papers and textbooks laying in front of us on the coffee table.

"Eh, I picked around. Thought it was your off night?" I joked as he tossed his arm over the back of the couch rolling his eyes at my comment.

"I can't come spend time with ya without being questioned, huh?" He nudged me slightly making me laugh, and stay pressed against him. Stracci was a very attractive man, he was tall, not as tall as Colson, but close. He was thick, covered in tight lean perfect muscles, his tanned skin holding small scattered tattoos that always caught my eyes at the most random of moments. His shoulder length curly brown hair framed his face perfectly, falling so messy yet so clean at any point in time. And his eyes, the brightest of green orbs starring back at me making me feel things I thought only my Wild Boy could make me feel. "Earth to Amelia." He smiled cheekily at me as I pulled myself back, avoiding the eye contact he was trying quite hard to make. "So what's the plan for tonight?" He changed the topic, I'm sure seeing how spaced and flustered I was.

"I - uh - was really just waiting to see if Colson was actually coming back. I have little to no groceries and am running low on toiletries." Stracci nodded as he pulled his phone from his back pocket, typing away, his eyes holding back emotions that I wanted so badly to understand. "What plans did you have?" I asked, adjusting as I gave my full attention to Stracci.

"Well I thought I could keep you company, and looks like take you to run some errands." My eyes it up at his words as my phone rang from the table beside me. I slid the green phone across the screen without looking at the caller ID

"Hello?" I couldn't hide the excitement in my voice, the idea of going out and being able to pick out my own food and things for the home just made me thrilled.

"Hey Girly, I'm guessing Stracci mentioned taking you to get your needs?" Mack's voice rang through the phone as Stracci stood, going down the hall to my room.

"You're really going to let him take me out? Like this isn't going to be a car ride and I can't get out of the car type situation?" The small chuckle from him made me start to think I had gotten excited for no reason.

"As long as you stay with Stracci and wear your brace then yes, however there will be other men with you as well as following the car just to make sure what happened last time doesn't happen again, okay?" I nodded, my smile so wide I thought my skin would tear from the movement.

"I will I promise!" I squealed, again hearing Mack chuckle, before he cleared his throat and I knew the conversation was taking a turn I wasn't ready to talk about.

"Have you heard from Colson?" He asked, his voice holding a hint of something I couldn't quite decifer. "He was supposed to bring you here today, but Stracci informed me of what had happened this morning." I rolled my eyes as Stracci came back into the room holding an oversized hoodie and my warm pink socks.

"No, he left and hasn't come home or called." I answered plainly as I pulled the socks on, tucking my leggings into them and tugging the hoodie over my head.

"Hm, okay Baby don't let him take up any space in your pretty little head. Have fun with Stracci, there is a credit card taped under the desk in the office room for you to get anything you may need. Please be safe and don't leave Stracci's side." The tone switched to what I called his 'dad but not' tone as I chuckled and agreed, telling him goodbye as Stracci grabbed my leg brace and helped me into it, before helping me up and slipping his arm around my waist to keep me steady.