Unbearable (Unexpected Sequel)|✔️

3- Great Company

Make sure you've read the last two chapters! I uploaded them right before this. This picks up directly from the last one.

Also, I'm too tired to fix typos so please point out any you see :)

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Six months. It had been a whole six months since I last saw Dean. And now, here we were, sitting on the floor of our school hallway.

If you told me this around Valentine's day, I would have called you crazy. Back then, I was so sure he was here to stay.

But he wasn't.

You may be wondering: Bella? What happened? I thought that was it? You finally got your happy ending, no longer have trust issues, and everything is great in the world?

Ah, if only.

If life really was that perfect, this whole day wouldn't have happened.

So what did happen? Parents. Yes, out of all the times they chose to be present in our lives, it was then.

Apparently, Dean's parents had no idea about him going to jail. His brother, and my old English teacher, covered for him. Everybody thought Dean was staying at his place for over two months.

Yikes.

So when they found out his disappearance was because he was in jail, going back to his gang activities, they were furious. No amount of pleading could sway them. They decided to send Dean to Florida to live with his aunt and uncle. It was far enough from Chicago that he couldn't just take a quick overnight trip.

It really sucked.

They did let him come back for his senior year though. They weren't that cruel.

But now, as we sat on the dirty floor of the hallway, I couldn't help but wonder. What if things were different between us? What if he found some beach babe and didn't want to be with me? What if he had a summer fling and couldn't forget about her?

But all my insecurities dissolved as he pulled me closer and rested his head on top of mine. As if he knew what I was thinking about, he gave my hand a reassuring squeeze. Neither of us made a move to get up.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't the happy couple. Finally reunited?"

Dean tensed from under me. I felt his shoulder slowly rise and I took the hint to pry apart. Then, with a groan, he hit his head against the locker.

"Aw Bella, your man isn't happy to see me," Reece pouted. Amusement twinkled in his eyes and I could tell he was secretly enjoying this.

"Why can't you leave me alone," Dean groaned before eying Reece. He made no move to remove his hand from mine, which left a small smile on my lips. "Didn't you graduate? Or did you get held back?"

Reece scoffed like it was the most ridiculous thing in the world. "I work here now."

"Shocker," he muttered under his breath.

Reece gave him a nasty look before curling like lip into a smirk. "Yup. Couldn't just leave poor Bella alone, again." That's it, he struck a nerve.

Dean tensed even more. I gave his hand a reassuring squeeze, but that only reminded him that I was in a grip. Within seconds, his hand dropped from mine, leaving me empty. I couldn't help but glare at Reece, who was totally doing this on purpose.

Either he was totally oblivious - which he wasn't because he was watching us like a hawk - or he was planning something. I wasn't sure exactly what he was planning, but I could guarantee it wasn't going well for me.