Charlie's

Chapter 24

EPOV

As I was sat in Bella's office earlier I tried to imagine how bad her story was gonna be and how hard I was gonna have to fight with her to tell me. I was bored out my mind, it was the longest fucking hour of my life that's for sure.

It was worth it at the end of the night. I managed to get her to let me come back to her place and stay the night. I didn't want her to stay on her own after what she told me. I had to literally beg her to let me stay. I had to swear I just wanted to hold her no funny business. To be honest I think I was rather scared shitless to touch her in any way other than for comfort after what I found out tonight. Let's just say I was fucking seething. The fucker was gonna die a slow and painful death when the time was right...as in when the fucker was off the case he was working on. When he thinks I'm not coming for him that's when I'll fucking pounce. I may even let Bella have a pop at him for everything he's put her through. She was finally my girl and I would treat her right. The way she deserves. I would never make her question or doubt me in any way and I'll fix her because she's still broken not matter what she likes to think.

I pulled Bella closer to me and held her tight as I thought about what went down earlier. I knew as soon as I mentioned Black's name she would go on the defensive and she did. I had to give her another part of me because she needed to know she could trust me...and she can. I was trying to get my point across. I did consider her my girl from the first moment I saw her at the Chinese place. I wasn't gonna lie to her. But everything I said to her about her tonight was the truth. She was everything I wanted in a woman, she was real, beautiful, she didn't take my shit and she gave as good as she got. Not to mention she had my back a few times now without a second thought. That's more than some of my boys have done recently. I've noticed she doesn't think she's anything special. To her she's just a normal girl and I love that about her. I have no need to impress her she's happy with what she's got. I know when I mentioned a lot of this tonight she didn't really believe me. I could tell she wanted too but it just wasn't sinking in...I'd work on that later.

When she started telling me the story of how she and Black had first met...Not gonna lie, the fucking green-eyed monster was lurking in the fucking halls. I was jealous as hell. I wanted that. They sounded like they were best friends and I suppose to her they were, but by the way she told it friendship was really all she wanted from him. But he had to go and be a dick about it. He was a sneaky mother fucker playing on her insecurities. I didn't like that shit one bit. I know I'm a fuck up. I'm not a nice man but I won't lie and make someone believe that I am. You get what you see with me and that's it. I won't pretend to be someone I'm not. That's what he did he played her for a fucking fool and I'm gonna make sure he gets what's coming to him. I'll have to get the go ahead from pops but I think when he finds out the reason I'll be just fine. Not that it matters I'll do it anyway. I told her I would and I won't break my word. I mean she could be my Esmé but it's too early to tell yet and if it was my Pop's in my shoes he'd do it without a second thought.

When she said they started dating and nothing really changed between them only a few kisses. I wanted to punch something because that was enough of a change. I know it's stupid, because I've had a past too and the sick side me hopes she'll be jealous when we bump into them, because we will at some point. But the thought of her with someone else literally gets my fucking bloody boiling. Not just with Black but anyone. I'd want to hunt the fuckers down and whack them...seriously I don't think I've ever had such a bad case of jealously before. It doesn't sit right with me especially after only knowing her a few weeks.

That was bad enough for me but I knew where story was going, well I thought I did. Only to hear how he guilted her into sleeping with him. Making her feel bad about herself is not a fucking turn on. I wanted to tear the bar to fucking shreds and tell her he was a lying mother fucker. That he deserved to be shot in the fucking balls for the lies he spilled. I couldn't do that though. I didn't want to scare her with my temper while she was trying to get out what I basically demanded of her. I wasn't sure if I wanted to hear anymore.