Not a Crime (Duke Depp)

Any Normal Day.

Today you wake up. You get in the bath. James is still sleeping, probably excpecting you to make breakfast, get his clothes ready, start the car, and make the bed. So you do. You pick his uniform and his long jeans. He doesn't say goodmorning. You check your phone, and as your about to turn it on, you get a text from Duke. "Hi, y/n.! Hope you have a great day. Why don't we do our tiktoks in the cafe again?" Duke makes you smile. You might love him. James likes you. I guess. He brags about your pretty face at parties and pretends to love you. You threatened to leave him, but he locked the house doors. Its your house. He made it a total shit whole. It was a small, modern house. Great  landscaping. That was- until James came along. He gets home drunk and kicks the dirt. "Sure Duke!" You text back. You take a bath and dry your hair. You put it in the messy bun, and put on your apron. You hop in the car, and leave. You thought of James. The James you fell in love with. The James that brought you flowers on Valentine's Day, kissed you, brought you to places, and just really loved you. Duke was waiting outside. He holds you hand and you make up and excuse, saying you have to tie your hair. "How was your morning?" He asks. "Tiring I guess." You respond. "Y/n, James doesn't make you happy. Come with me. I can love you. I'll make you happy." You shake your head. "Duke, your a perfect guy.. but I'm not willing to get you in trouble by James and his troop. Plus, I'm not good enough to be your girlfriend. Go ask Cassidy or Zoi to go out with you maybe." Duke shakes his head to. "No, i only love you." You smile and check your watch. "I gotta go." You say. He kisses you on the cheek and he walks out. Your a barista at Starbucks. The customers are always nice. The only problem is that when James is mad for no reason he comes to your work place. "I want to leave him." You think. Brittany, your co-worker, really wants you and duke to be a thing. "Hook up" she whispers. You roll your eyes and you both laugh. You hear the door ring, and say your normal, "hello, welcome to Starbucks, what can we get for you today?" But.. it was James. "Y/n" he says. You ask Brittany to take over. You grab his hand outside. "What??" You ask. Duke pulls up, since it was nearly your lunch. You didn't notice that. "You didn't make me breakfast." James says. "Goddamn James. I fix the house - my house that you made into a fricking dumpster. I pay the bills, I pay for 2 cars! I work at a cafe. Your 22! You should be able to make an egg!!" You exclaim. He slaps you. Duke cant take it anymore. He gets out of his car and steps infront of you. "Can you stop treating her like total shit. Please? You can afford slapping her face, and buy eight packs of beers, yet you can't learn how to respect a woman? That's really really messed up. Leave her alone. Give her to someone who can actually love and nurture her. That person, will never be you. Change." Duke exclaims. Your schocked. Duke said each phrase as if he means it. Maybe he does mean it? "What are you going to do?" Duke punches him. "Hey hey hey hey." You say. "Y/n, you cant let him do that." I know Duke. I can deal with it. Its okay." James goes away. Probably to find a bar and come home drunk, like every day. Duke hugs you as your stressed out. Just thinking. "I'm always here for you." He says. You cry. "Thank you duke." You smile. He rubs you back, making you feel better. You fall asleep on his shoulder. You wake up in his apartment. You try to open your eyes, and see Duke. "Hi." He says. "Where am I?" You ask. "In my apartment." Duke says. You laugh and you and Duke decide to watch a movie together. On the love scenes, duke covers your eyes; and you cover his. You both laugh again. Your so much happier with Duke. You glare to his eyes, and he looks at you, too. He holds your face and he kisses you. You dont refuse. It feels so good. It's wrong. But its amazing. His soft lips against yours. "Move in with me y/n." He says. You nod your head. He grabs your waist, and you refuse. He smiles and you smile too. Now we just have to make sure James won't find out.