Charlie's Story. (Book Two Of 1D Fanfic) COMPLETED

Chapter Seventeen

Ryan remained standing between them as Drake’s eyes got big.  “Dude, I didn’t mean to hit you.”  Ryan nodded.  “I know, it’s fine.”  I quickly ran over to him, and helped him up to his room.  Well, I helped as much as I could, being about a foot smaller.  He sat down on his bed, and put his head in his hands.  “Are you ok?”  He nodded.  “Yeah, I’ll be fine.  Your boyfriend can sure throw a punch.”  I frowned, sitting down next to him.  “Ryan, he really didn’t m-”  “It’s ok, Charlie.  He was just angry, and I would’ve done the same thing if I were him.  Pierce can be a real jerk sometimes.”  A knock on the door sounded, and Drake walked in.  “Ryan, I’m really sorry man.”  Ryan waved it off.  “It’s fine, just a little bruise.”  I smiled at the two, realizing that they had never gotten in a fight before.  Even when Drake decked him, he just shrugged it off.  “Hey, you guys want to order a pizza?”  They both nodded, but then Drake’s phone rang.  He paled completely, then looked up at Ryan frantically.  “It’s Jay.”  Ryan jumped up and awaited the results from the call.  “Who’s Jay?”  They both seemed to ignore me.  “Hello?  Yes, sir.  Thank you for informing us, sir.”  And with that, he hung up.  “We’ve got half an hour.”  Both of the boys started running around the room, but they wouldn’t answer me.  “Guys!”  I finally managed to get Drake’s attention.  “What’s going on?”  He led me up to my room, and pulled out a suitcase.  “Russell is on the move, and he’s getting close.  Pack up everything you want to take, I’ve got to go tell Pierce.”  He ran out of the room, leaving me to throw my clothes into my suitcase.  Once I had gotten pretty much everything, I drug the suitcase down to Ryan, who loaded it up in the back of the truck.  Drake and Pierce were next, so we all piled up in the car.  Ryan was in the Driver’s seat, Pierce was shotgun, which left me and Drake in the back.  I’m pretty sure that we were all nervous, because no one said anything until I broke the uncomfortable silence.  “Where exactly are we going?”  They all shrugged, and Ryan informed me that it would be a while.  I took this as an opportunity to lay my head on Drake’s shoulder.  He tilted my head up, and planted a kiss firmly on my lips.  “No making out in my truck.”  I rolled my eyes, and laced my fingers with Drake’s.  I noticed that Pierce hadn’t said a word the whole time, but I wasn’t going to say anything since it would just stir up more trouble.  I found myself drifting off to sleep a little while later, only to be awoken when I heard a car door slam.  I looked around, and saw that Ryan and Pierce were gone, leaving me alone with Drake.  He heard me stirring around, and placed a small kiss on my forehead.  “Have a good nap?”  I nodded, stretching.  “Where did the guys go?”  “Bathroom break.”  Was all he replied.  “We decided on going to Texas, but we’re going to stop in Arizona for the night.  We only have about half an hour left.”   That’s going to take forever...I’m not really sure how much longer I can stand to be in a car with three loud boys.  “Ok, that’s fine.”  The other two boys got back, and we were on our way again.  When we got to the hotel we would be staying at, a man came out and helped us with our luggage.  We tipped him, and payed for our two rooms that were connected by a bathroom.  Drake and I shared one, while Pierce and Ryan got the other.  We had just gotten all of our luggage settled, when Drake’s phone started to ring.  “It’s your dad.  Hello?”  He paused for a minute, then slightly smiled.  “Thank you, sir.  Yes, I will be sure to.”  He hung up, but before I could ask what he said, he caught me by surprise, and captured my lips in a quick kiss.  I was thinking about all of the possibilities for the reason of that phone call, but my mind wandered to something else.  “Drake, are you sure you want to be with the girl who won’t let anyone else touch her, has trust issues, and has a crazy grandfather out to kill her?”  He looked at me like I was insane.  “Charlie, even your dad wouldn’t be able to keep me from you.  I love you more than I’ve ever loved anyone my whole life.  I’ll always keep you safe, bodyguard, or boyfriend.”  I raised an eyebrow.  “You mean far guard or boyfriend...”  He got a brilliant look on his face, and wrapped his arms tighter around me.  “No, I get to be your bodyguard again.  That’s why your dad called.”  I smiled widely, and kissed him again.  He immediately pulled his head back, wanting more.  He flicked his tongue across my bottom lip, and I quickly opened my mouth.  His tongue met mine, and it started massaging mine slowly.  I let out a slight moan, and that was all it took.   I was flipped under him in no time, making the kiss even more passionate than before.  I wrapped a leg around his torso to bring him impossibly closer to me.  The kiss was getting so heated, I could barely stand it.  I ran a hand down his bare chest, and he shuttered in pleasure.  He flipped me over, not once breaking the kiss, so I could straddle him.  I felt his hands at the bottom of my shirt, slowly trailing up my sides. I then grabbed his hands, and helped him lift my shirt off.  I think he was shocked at first, but soon got over it.  He trailed his hands down my back, and back up.  When he reached my bra clasp, he stopped, and pulled his head away.  I nodded once before crashing my lips back into his, not having to say a word.  He had no trouble unclasping it, and throwing it over to the side.  His hand went up to my breast and cupped it softly.  He flicked his thumb over my nipple making it go hard.  I moaned into the kiss, right as he reached down for the button on my jeans.  I placed my hands on top of his, and pulled away from the kiss.  “Sorry, babe.  I got carried away.”  I shook my head.  “No, it’s fine...I just don’t think I’m ready for that yet.”  He nodded, and kissed me once more.  “You set the boundaries, alright?”  It was then my turn to nod.  We got changed into our pajamas, and I turned on the t.v. to watch the news even though I could tell Drake didn’t want me to.  A few random commercials came up, then it returned to the news anchor who looked like she hadn’t slept for hours.  They were talking about some student/teacher relationship, but I knew Russell had to be coming up next.  “Breaking news!  A suspect from the Charlie Horan case has just been arrested.  Worried neighbors called the authorities when they saw what seemed to be a suspicious vehicle driving slowly down their street.  The boy has been convicted of abuse, and has been said to be working with Russell Molton.  Russell was in the vehicle at one point, but bailed before the police arrived.”  A picture flashed across the screen of the boy being led to a cop car, and after taking a closer look, I realized it was Matt.  “Court trials are scheduled for Tuesday morning.”  I turned to Drake, who was still staring at the screen in disbelief.  “Drake, do you know what this means?!  Russell just lost half of his operation!”  He turned to me after realization hit him, and smiled the biggest smile I’d seen in a long time.  Ryan came barreling through the door, and started jumping around.  “Did you hear the news?!”  We both nodded, and soon enough we were all doing little happy dances.  After we had all settled down, they both went to talk about their next move.  II decided on going to talk to Pierce, and be the bigger person.  I went across through the bathroom, and slowly opened the door.  He looked up at me, then back down the his phone.  “Pierce, tell me why you and Drake are having so many problems?”  He laughed humorlessly, and slid his phone down into his pocket.  “Because your boyfriend is an overprotective prick who wont let anyone talk to his girlfriend.”  Is he really talking about Drake like that?  I had a strong urge to slap him across the face, but held back.  “You have absolutely no right to talk about him like that, Pierce.  What has he ever done to you?”  He paused, and eyed me warily.  “Just forget it.”  I grabbed his arm when he tried to turn away.  “Answer me.”  He narrowed his eyes, and jerked his arm away from my hold.  “He took away the one girl I’ve ever fallen for.”  I frowned at this.  Drake did something like that?  It really doesn’t sound like him.  “Did he know you liked her?”  He nodded.  “Yeah, but it just seemed like they had a connection.  Still do.”  Drake and this girl still keep in touch?!  I felt my jealousy rising inside me, but pushed it back down.  “You know what I think?  I think you should go after her.  Show her how much you really like her.”  He perked up a little bit, before replacing his perkiness with a frown.  “She won’t like me though.”  I shook my head.  “Pierce, you never know until you try.”  He smiled again.  “Charlie?”  I nodded in response.  “Do you like me?”  His question caught me off guard, and I looked at him like he had grown another head.  “Uh, as a friend, yeah...”  He slightly shook his head and began walking over to me.  “Charlie, you’re the one I fell for.  I still like you, but Drake took you away before you had the chance to get to know me.”  I was completely shocked by the information that I had just received.  You’re the one I fell for.  I took a step back when I realized how close he was, and he stopped.  “Pierce, I-I have a boyfriend.”  I darted out of the room, and back to ours.  Drake looked up when I walked in, and frowned.  “What’s wrong?  You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.”  I swallowed, and shook my head.  “Oh, it’s nothing.  I’m going to bed now, see you guys later, night.”  I rushed to our bedroom and slid my clothes off to be replaced with a t-shirt before I got under the covers of the uncomfortable bed.  You’re the one I fell for.  I still like you, but Drake took you away before you had the chance to get to know me.  Those words haunted me as I tried to clear my mind.  What’s bad is that...I actually felt bad for him.  My thoughts were interrupted when Drake walked in the room.  I smiled at him through the darkness, and he came to lay beside me.  “Are you ok, babe?”  I nodded, trying to do my best to have a convincing smile.  He kissed the tip of my nose, and pulled me close to him.  “I love you.”  I smiled for real this time.  “I love you too.”  There is no place I’d rather be than in his arms right now.

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