The Forbidden Desire

Chapter 10

Beez pulled his shirt up and inspected the gash on his torso. He was standing in his bathroom of the room with Bahja in it. She was sound asleep on his bed and he didn't want to wake her up to have another bad encounter with her. He grabbed the cotton ball before placing it on top of the rubbing alcohol bottle and lifting the bottle to get some on the cotton ball. He took a deep breath and began to wipe the blood away when it stung him badly. "Ah FUCK!" Beez yelled. He closed his eyes and his body immediately began to shake. He took another deep breath before pressing the cotton filled with liquid on the gash again. He groaned in agony, and his hands went flinging, making bottles crash to the floor. He dropped the cotton ball and grabbed the counter, gripping it tightly.

Bahja squirmed in the bed before sitting upright. She heard noises in the bathroom and immediately she pushed the blankets off her body before walking towards the door. Her hand grazed the knob and she opened it to find Avery hunched over the sink with his hands gripping each end. Her eyes fell to the blood seeping out of his shirt. She gasped out loud making Avery look up at her reflection in the mirror.

"What are you doing?" Avery asked quickly.

Bahja's eyes widened in fear, never has she seen so much blood. Her thought was to just turn and run but she couldn't find herself doing that. Instead her feet moved closer to Beez until she stood behind him. She grabbed his shoulder and turned him around so he was facing her. "What happened?" She asked in a low whisper.

Beez moved his eyes off her. He fixed it on the painting that was behind her instead. "I just got cut," he said. Avery found Bahja starting to pull his shirt up, her face twisted with fear. He quickly pulled his shirt off his body and threw it to the side so his gash was out and opened. Bahja swallowed the lump forming in her throat. She grabbed a new cotton ball and pressed it to the rubbing alcohol before cleaning the blood.

Avery watched her small hands get to work. She looked so concentrated as she cleaned it off. It took him by surprise. Her lower lip was sucked in between her teeth, making her look cute as ever. He winced every now and then when she accidentally touched the cut. Slowly Avery's eyes began to close. "Avery?" Bahja asked.

"Hmm?"

"I need you to be awake. You lost a lot of blood. Where are the bandages?" She asked him.

He drew in a deep breath before grabbing the counter for balance. He nodded to the cabinet beside him and quickly Bahja opened it. She brought the bandage over to him before wrapping it around his torso. Avery winced, and gripped Bahja's shoulder with his right hand. After she finished, she held his hand and stared at him. "Are you okay?"

Avery shook his head no, before tumbling over her. Bahja was pushed back against the wall, with Avery trying to support his weight on the wall. She stared up at him before slipping his arm over her shoulder and leading him back to the room. With all her strength she helped him onto the bed before pulling the blanket over his body. He quickly fell unconscious and she only worried for him. Unaware of her next action, she found herself pressing her lips to his forehead.

Bahja quickly pulled back and walked out of his room before closing the door behind her. She sat on the couch and brought her knees to her chest as she thought about Avery. She felt so bad for him when he said he wasn't okay. It was like he went into a peaceful trance. There was no hint of the angry, aggressive Avery she got used to. It almost reminded her of the gentleness he had when they first met at the nightclub. Bahja smiled to herself just thinking about it.

"Hey."

Bahja looked up to find Khalil standing there. He took a seat beside her on the couch before facing her. "Is Beez okay? He looked pretty bad when he came back," he told her.

Bahja glared at Khalil. "Why didn't anyone help him?" She asked, anger evident in her voice.

Khalil shook his head, "He pushed us away from helping him. He said he could take care of it himself. Beez's never the one to show people his weakness. He's dealt with things much worse," he said.

"He's sleeping right now. He needs a lot of-

Bahja stopped talking when she found Delano approaching Beez's room. She quickly jumped off the couch and ran up before blocking him to the door. "What are you doing?" She questioned him.

"We have some business to take care of," he told her.

Bahja shook her head. "He can't come. He's hurt really badly. You guys go without him," she ordered.

Delano scoffed in disbelief. "Girl you dumb. That cut is nothing to him. If he finds out we left him because of that, he gone beat your ass," he warned her.

Bahja rolled her eyes. "I'll deal with it," she said.

Delano turned away and stared at Khalil. "Time to shine bright like a diamond," he told him. Khalil got off the couch as he followed Delano, Keke, Zoey, and Zonnique out.

Just before Reginae left she looked over to Bahja. "Don't try to win his heart. Bugatti is cold hearted and he practically already hates you."

Bahja knew what Reginae said was all lies. Avery definitely didn't hate her. In fact, she was going to make sure of that soon. She walked back into the room before going through the drawers. This time she grabbed a white V-neck and headed into the bathroom.