Saw You Across The Way.

Confess

I hadn't slept at all and it was three in the morning.

I laid there with Acacia sleeping in my arms. I would kiss her forhead softly and whisper sweet things into her ear even though I knew she couldn't hear them. She was breathing softly and I looked down at her angelic face to see the tears gone, and her mouth slightly parted. She wasn't wearing anything except her panties a bra and my Ramones tee shirt but she was beautiful and perfect to me.

A few minutes later I heard her say "It wasn't me." and it made me jump a little because I thought she had been sleeping. Her face was blank and she wasn't making eye contact with me but I knew she was talking to me because she went on.

"It stands for Derek Jones." she said bringing her wrist into my hand. I lifted it up and ghost a few fingers over the marks. "He was my boyfriend and he was awful." She sighed.

"He had this friend, his name was Landon. He was a druggy and of course he would always hang out with Derek but Derek was nothing like him, he wouldn't have been in my life if he was but...but when Landon moved back to town he always got Derek into trouble. He would get him detention and even one time I had to bail him out of jail. I was about to break up with him but he apologized and he was like he used to be. But not for long though. I saw him with another girl and I caught him. He...he uh," She stopped choking on her words.

I stopped studying her scars and kissed her head. "It's okay you told me enough." I said.

"He beat me up Harry. I had a broken arm. A black eye. A busted lip. Everything hurt." She whispered and I swear a little piece of my heart broke again. I didn't know what to say. Half of me wanted to find whoever the hell this Derek guy was and kill him and the other half of me wanted to lay with Acacia and make her feel like the only girl in the world.

She burried her head in the crook of my neck and I wrapped my long muscular arms around her little waist.

"Acacia. He will never touch you again. I won't let him. He's gone and I am here and there is no need to cry. I love-" I stoped because I actually shocked myself at what I was about to say.

She sniffled and looked up at me. "What were you going to say?" She asked and I could feel my face burning. She smiled a little bit but I shook my head.

"I didn't say anything. But Acacia you should probably go to your room so the boys don't get suspicious." I said sitting up.

"Are you serious? I just told you something I have never told anyone before and your kicking me out?" She said quietly.

My jaw dropepd at what I realized I had done, all because I tripped up on what I was saying.

"No-"

"Harry, you don't even have to care." She said breaking from my tight grasp. She yanked the tee shirt over her head leaving her in her bra and panties. She threw it at my face and stormed out of the room.

All because I got nervous.