Team Single (Mavi)

Part 51

"Can I hold your hand?"

Avi's hand draped over my shoulder. I held it in my own, lightly kissing the back of it and delicately intertwining our fingers. I'd missed the feeling of his hands so much. He pulled at me, almost forcing me to turn around.

"Stand up."

I was confused, but I followed his command. Before I was even halfway to my feet, Avi's arms wrapped around my shoulders. He tucked his face into my neck and fell back, pulling me into the bed with him. I stopped holding back and enveloped his waist. He was sobbing into my shoulder. He changed his grip so he could grab some of the fabric on my shirt and I made sure I was out of his way when he did. At some point, his crying let up. It changed from heavy sobbing to sniffles and tears and before I knew it, he was asleep. He looked so relaxed. I pulled my fingers through his hair, pushing it out of his face. He was so beautiful. I lightly kissed him, being careful to not wake him up, and held him there, keeping his head stable and making sure we were both comfortable. Scott knocked on my room door then.

"Yes?"

"Hey, Piss-ant. Are you okay in here? You two haven't said a word since you got here."

I pulled my hand through Avi's hair again. "It's just been a rough day... Could you bring my salad out the kitchen?"

"Sure." He walked off, leaving my door open and returned with the salad and one of our forks. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Can we?"

"You know I'm always up to listen."

I took a deep breath and looked down at Avi. "Do you remember Rachael?"

"Full of ass and class Rachael? Yeah!"

"She was abusive."

Scott's jaw dropped. "She was what?" He looked as appalled as I felt at the words leaving my face.

"Do you remember that crash a few months ago?"

"Yeah? Didn't Avi walk away from that?"

"It wasn't the first one they had gotten in. She would almost use accidents like punishments for Avi not doing whatever she wanted him to do."

"That fucking bitch! Can I kill her?"

"Please?"