Secrets

12

•F E L I C I T Y•

Dom has been acting a little weird lately. I'm not sure why but I want to ask him about. I'm just scared he'll get mad and kick me out. I keep reminding myself that Dom isn't that type of person but I can't help it. We're laying in bed right now, Dom is passed out, I'm just staring at the ceiling.

I can't help but keep thinking about his texts earlier. He was clearly stressed but I really don't want to upset him when he's doing so much for me. I keep seeing his phone out of the corner of my eye on the bedside table. I am so tempted to read the texts but I don't want break Dom's trust. He has done nothing but support me. But he also knows a lot, and he found out fast. Almost like he knew before he even got here.

"What's the matter, Love?" Dom says, rolling over to face me. His voice is raspy from just waking up. Not going to lie, kind of sexy.

"Oh shoot, did I wake you? I didn't think I was moving around too much." I say, laying my hands over my face.

"No don't worry. I haven't had a good night's sleep since my parents... umm never mind." He trailed off. So there is a story behind him.

"You can tell me if you're ready." I smile at him. He takes a deep breath and nods.

"I don't really like talking about this but after a while you're probably going to wonder why I live on my own." Oh? I thought his parents were away. "Truth be told, my parents died a few months back. I'm still in so much denial about it that I even lie to myself, just telling myself that they're never around."

"Oh my god...." I trail off not knowing what to say. No matter how shitty my father is, I do still have a loving mother. Even though she leaves me with that asshole, it's not like she knows what he does.

"Don't feel bad for me, please, I hate pity." He smiles softly at me, trying to lighten the mood. "You know? You're the first person I've ever admitted that too."

I smile at that, he hasn't even told his friends he saw earlier. "Well, I'm here for you, just like you've been here for me." When I said something flashed in Dominic's eyes. It looked like he had a plan. He shot up and ran to his closet.

"Oh my god. You're a genius! I'll be back in a few." He rushed to front door still pulling up his pants, his shirt half way on and not even grabbing shoes. I stand there dumbfounded after what happened. I walked outside to see he is zooming down the street. What the hell just happened?

I walk back inside and into Dom's room, our room? I don't know. I sit back in bed and just lay down for a while. I start to doze and when I wake it's morning, and Dom is laying down next to me. Did last night even happen?

Based on the mess in here I think it did. I chuckle to myself as I lean over Dom. I poke his cheek and he starts to stir. I start to poke it again and again until he finally gets up. I want to ask Dom about what happened last night but he's talking casually, not even acknowledging it.