Save me

Chapter three

Hailey's POV:

It is drizzling outside and I curse. You know that feeling you have when you wear glasses and small droplets land on top of the lends. Well, I hate....Wait. Why are my glasses not getting droplets on them? Oh no!
After vigorously rubbing my face trying to find my glasses I realise they are not on my face. Shit.
I run back to the cafe although it is too far away now.

Dylan's POV:

Work seems like the last place I want to be today. I know cause a job like mine will not provide the money I need in a fucking month. Let alone a year. What the hell am I going to do with that asshole. I sigh.
Linda, the lady that makes the coffee, hands me a cup and the number of the table. That should be the one at the very back. There is a girl sitting with her back facing me so I can't really see her face but something about her is familiar.
I gently place the cup next to her not wanting to disturb her from her studying. She slowly turns to look at me and I instantly recognise her. It is the girl that bumped into me the other day. She is so hot with glasses and I can't help but check her out although she doesn't seem to notice.
I can't risk being anywhere near her. She is too innocent to deserve anyone like me. I can't do this to her. I need to stay away. I turn around for the next order.
After an hour or so, I see her coming up to the counter and chatter with Linda. Damn, she is so hot. If I could, I would have her against a wall now.
She walks away and Linda instructs me to go clean her table. I grab a cloth and hang it on my shoulder as I walk up to where she was sitting. Before I start cleaning, I realise that she has left her glasses behind. So much about staying away.

Hailey's POV:

I run back to the shop when I find myself hitting something and falling down on top of it. Did I mention that I couldn't see well? Well that's the reason the mysterious guy is laying on the ground with me on top of him, straddling him.
We don't talk for a couple of minutes, just stare at each other's eyes. He smirks mischievously and I instantly jump back up when I realise what had just happened.
"I'm so sorry... It's just, I forgot my glasses and..."
"That's okay. I was looking for you actually." He says and hands me my glasses back. Right. I am so cool.
"Uh, thanks." I say and he smiles down at me.
"It's my pleasure." He turns around to walk away and I know there is no use in asking his name. He will just be his usual distant self and walk away. He surely doesn't see anything in me anyway.

I find my way away from the handsome stranger but before I can cross the road, I feel my fingers being entwined with his and suddenly I am pulled towards his chest so fast I gasp. His grip on me is so tight that I can't escape from him.
A car passes in a flash the road that I was just about to cross and I realise what had just happened. All of these events took place in a matter of seconds and if it weren't for him, I would be as good as dead now.
I tense in his embrace and he gently caresses my arm to calm me down. I feel so safe in his embrace that I don't want to move. He doesn't move either.

"You could have died" he whispered to my ear and I shiver. I choose not to answer but turn my head back to look at him. He has a serious expression on his face and his eyes are hooked on mine. He slowly let's me go and I take a few steps back.
"I'm sorry" I mutter and he chuckles softly.
"Don't apologise to me. Just try being careful. I won't always be around to save your life." He winked and I couldn't help but smile at him.

"Thank you then. For saving my life and for my glasses" I cringe from how akward I am. He smiles as he turns around but stops in his tracks.
"Oh and by the way, my name is Dylan" He says and I find myself blushing. Dylan eh?
"I'm Hailey" I say and smile. Finally I know his name.

The same day I lay down on my bed but can't really sleep. All I can think about is him. The way he touched my body. The warmth and safety radiating from him. I know people are mostly avoiding him (excluding the crazy chicks who are all over him) because he is really distant and nobody really knows anything about him. But still I trust him, I don't know why but something tells me that I can just trust him. After all, he saved me today.