Unbearable (Unexpected Sequel)|✔️

68- My Little Injured Baby

Taking care of an injured Dean was a lot like taking care of a drunk Dean. Injured Dean needed to take pain medicines, which he happened to have in his pocket. I wasn't entirely sure whether they were prescribed or not, but I was going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

"You're very pretty when you're playing nurse," he hummed as he reached up to boop my nose. Unfortunately, his aim was getting worse and he nearly popped my eye out. Thankfully I dodged him at the last minute. "You'd be a great mom, you know?"

I smiled. Normally the topic of the future would freak me out. I mean, we've barely talked about college. How were we going to think past that? But now, the conversation was light. He was just saying whatever popped into his mind. I enjoyed it, actually. You know, considering he was usually a closed book.

"Did I ever tell you how pretty you are? No. You're hot. You're hot and sweet and beautiful all at the same time. I don't know how it's possible."

I raised an amused brow. "You're being awfully nice."

"I'm always nice!"

"Sure," I drawled. His head was on my lap as I sat on the couch. My fingers were running through his hair but I'd occasionally touch his face to make sure he wasn't an iceberg. So far we were doing okay.

"Sometimes it scares me how much I like you," he whispered softly. I looked down to see green irises swirling with intensity. "Like, when I woke up, the first person I needed to see was you. And when I broke up with you, all I could think about was you. And even now, all I want is you you you."

My amusement was replaced with shock. Dean was being so open right now. So vulnerable, I almost felt guilty... like I was taking advantage of him or something.

He closed his eyes and continued. "I do regret all the shit I've done though. I miss when times were easy."

"Oh, so like when you stole all my Kung Pao and we fake dated?"

His eyes popped open. "Exactly! No gang shit. The worst I had to worry about was losing you to that prick, Andrew, but I knew I could take him if I needed to."

"Drew is a prick," I agreed. "But you also kept a lot of things from me back then. I don't know if I'd want to go back to that."

"Isn't ignorance is bliss your life motto?"

Yeah, he had a point. "It's different when I'm not the one being ignorant. I don't like secrets. It makes me feel like I'm excluded from some type of cool club."

He lazily grinned, reminding me he was doped up on drugs. "I have a secret."

"Oh, yeah? What is it?"

"I don't think Skylar really likes Reece. I think she's back on her bullshit."

Oh. I definitely didn't expect him to say that.

"Reece is the one guy she knows would really get to me. I'd be happy for him if I wasn't sure she was just using him." He paused and frowned. "But maybe I should let him."

"Why do you say that?"

"He kissed you." He sounded like a bitter child when he said that.

I couldn't help but laugh. "That was like a year ago."

"Still." He shifted so his face was nuzzled into my stomach. "I sent him to watch over you and he fucking kissed you. If I didn't show up, who knows what would've happened."

I winced. I couldn't remember the details of that night, as I was blacked out, but from what I heard, it was bad. I was a mess, kissing anyone and everyone (or at least trying to). If Dean wasn't there, would I have gone further with Reece?