🌹Rose+Thorn🌹

Protector

The smell of bacon and mushrooms filled the air as the sizzling pan once again burnt my skin for a second. I placed the bacon, mushrooms and one egg, for Montgomery, on the plates. Speaking of Monty, he was still asleep. I walked with the plates in my hands up the stairs to my room where Monty was sleeping with a thumb in his mouth.

I put the plates down on my table and sat on my bed, tapping his shoulder. "Baby, I have a present for you." I whispered, kissing his shoulder. He groaned and I sighed.

I rolled him over and kissed him slowly on his perfect lips, hoping to wake him up. I felt him kiss back, holding my chin as he did so. I pulled away and smiled, putting my hair behind my ears.

He smiled too, looking up at me with his brown eyes. "Hey." He greeted in his sleepy morning voice. "Good morning baby, I made us food." I said, reaching over to my table to grab the plates. Monty sat up and smiled wider as soon as he saw the bacon.

He took the plate and kissed my cheek "Thank you, I love you." He chuckled, digging into the food. I did the same, stuffing my mouth with fried mushrooms and tomatoes. As I ate I rested my head on Monty's shoulder, taking in the moment. This is what I wanted my married life to be like.

"Monty, do you think we'll ever get married?" I subtly asked, looking over at him. He shrugged "Maybe one day, but I'm not too worried about it. As long as you're with me, I'm okay with us just being us." He replied, finishing his food. I liked that answer. I wasn't really too fussed on the idea of marriage, either I was going to or not, I didn't mind.
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"This one!" Monty cheerfully called, pulling me over to a small deep red dress. It was nice but I wasn't confident enough to show off that much of myself. "It's nice but not very...me." I sighed, looking up at him. He frowned and nodded.

"What about that one?" I asked, walking over to a peach dress that came to around my knees. The skirt part was nice and flowing, giving me more than enough room. The top part had a long V neck shape, down to my cleavage. Monty jogged over to me and smiled, nodding happily.

"That one would look so good on you, it's hot." He complimented, the only way he knew how. He picked my size from the rack and put it in the basket "I'll get it for you." He told me before kissing me forehead. I blushed and took ahold of one of his hands. We walked around the store, I picked up new underwear and almost lost Monty in the thong section.

I was busy wondering around that I didn't notice that he wasn't behind me. I felt someone touch my back and then my butt. "Monty I-" I turned around to see an older man- who looked in his late 20s- looming over me.

"Um, excuse ne." I said, trying to push past him but he didn't budge. "What's your name? Let me get your number, baby girl." He stated, licking his lips. I shook my head "No thank you, my boyfriend is here with me. I have to go find him." I tried to tell him but he just got closer, setting off my claustrophobia. His hands found their way to my chest and I couldn't move or breathe.

I soon locked eyes with Monty, calling his name and giving him a pleading look. The guy infront of me put his hand on my mouth, beginning to feel me up. I tried to push him away but he was a lot stronger than me.

"What the fuck are you doing to my girl?!" Monty shouted, pushing the guy off the punching him to the floor. Monty continued to hit the guy, I think knocking him out cold. I pulled Monty's arm, trying to get him to stop because so many people were watching."Nobody touches my girlfriend. Except for me." Monty added, kicking the guy in the stomach once he was off the floor.

He pulled me to his side, luckily I'd payed for my things already. He walked us both out of there quickly, he made sure he was holding onto me tight the whole time. As soon as we got out I let out a massive breath, buring my face in his chest and letting a few tears free.

We continued to walk away until we got into his car, away from the mall. He scooped me up into his arms and kissed my forehead. "You okay? What did he do? I'm sorry I left you on your own baby." He cooed, holding me close.

"It's not your fault, he kept touching my chest and he was so close to me. I couldn't breathe. You helped me." I said, shaking my head and looking up at him. "I'll always be here to help you, no matter what Princess."
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"I'm really happy we've had this time to ourselves, we needed it." Monty stated through the door as I got changed for the evening. I quickly slipped into a pair of shorts and a small spaghetti strap top. I left my underwear on the floor but decided to wear one of the thongs I secretly bought.

Once I was out of the bathroom I brushed through my wet hair as I'd just had a shower. "I could have showered with you." Monty sighed, hugging me from behind. I rested my head on his chest and stared at us both in the mirror, Monty staring too.

I didn't want to let go of this moment, it was perfect in every way. I took a deep breath in and looked around my room, noticing my old Polaroid camera on a shelf. I broke free of Monty's grip and grabbed it, opening the back to see that it had a few more photos left.

I smiled and kissed Monty, taking a photo without him realising. The photo slowly came out the top and we waited for it to develop. "You're so cute." He chuckled, kissing my cheek again.

I carried the photo into the living room with the two of us where there was popcorn and snacks laid out. We were going to have a movie night tonight, Monty had suggested it.

The photo was soon fully developed and I could see how adorable it was. Monty looked over and smiled, he was definitely into the whole cheesy romance idea but he'd never tell anyone.

"What are we watching?" I asked, taking the TV remote from the table. Monty shrugged "Just have a look, what's on Netflix?" He questioned. We soon found a film to watch and were sat, cuddled up on the sofa, watching it.
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A loud knock at the door sent me and Monty up from my bed and down the stairs. He was wearing sweatpants while I was just in his flannel shirt and a pair of his boxers as they were comfortable.

Monty opened the door, his eyes barely open. "Hi Rose, it's good to see you. Did I wake you up?" The guy greeted at the door.

"Who the fuck are you?" Monty aggressively asked, me holding his arm while hiding behind him. I stepped forward, getting a better look at who it was at the door and froze when I locked eyes with him.

"Dad?"