Just Hate Me and We'll End It Here
That's How I Know
Alex
“Bailey!” I call and barely catch her before her head hits the coffee table. She falls limp in my arms and as Missy runs over, I help Bailey who’s just fainted, onto the couch.
“Bailey! Bailey, hon, wake up,” Missy starts fluttering her hands around, checking her friend’s pulse and face and breathing and everything.
“What happened? I don’t understand,” I mutter.
“Who was on the phone?” Missy asks tightly, her eyes searching for the little electric device.
I look down and find it beside my knee. “Hello?” I pick it up, trying to find out who this is.
“Who is this?” Comes an authorative voice.
“Uh… Alex. And who is this?”
“Sergeant Matheson. What’s happened to Bailey? Is she okay?”
I nod and mouth the name to Missy. Her eyes widen and her mouth drops open. I start to ask something else to the man, whoever he is and why he called, when Missy leans forward, snatching the phone from me.
I’m left with the unconscious Bailey as Missy starts talking to the man. “Hello?” I hear her talking and pacing. “I know, I know. Yeah, she told me a while ago…wait, wait… No! No, you- I can’t believe you! What? And- how- I don’t… no, she… she fainted, that’s all. She’ll be fine. Well… okay. Yeah, I was thinking that. Traveling around, she should be safe. Everything’s gonna be fine, I hope. Um… no? Oh. Okay, yeah, I guess… right, then. Uh… well, you never know with her. But she wouldn’t like that, you know? Oh, right, she did. Okay… right. Mhm… yeah, I’ll talk to her about that. Hm? Oh, oh yeah, yeah. Um…right. Yes. Thank you, sir, bye.”
I turn to Bailey as Missy starts walking back over with the closed cell. That’s when Bailey’s eyes flutter open and she groans, squinting. “What…” is all she manages at first.
“Are you okay?” Missy beats me to saying anything. “I just talked to Matheson. Oh, Bailey, I can’t believe this,” Missy cuts off her next words, covering her mouth. “I’ll be right back,” and she runs off.
Carefully I help her sit up. “Careful, you’re going to be dizzy,” I mutter. She nods blankly and concentrates on breathing evenly. “Are you okay?” I ask slowly.
“Of- of course,” she says, but I wouldn’t believe her in a second. “Yeah, whatever. So, um… where were we?” She asks, swallowing and looking at me. Her eyes are wide and it feels to me that she’s screaming in fear on the inside, but I don’t have any idea why.
“What- who was that man?” I ask her. “What did he call to say?”
“N-nothing,” she shakes her head slowly. “I uh… just didn’t get a job. Yeah, one of those calls. It’s nothing Alex.” Then carefully she pulls her arm from my hold.
My jaw tightens and I stand with a heavy sigh. “I don’t know what to say,” I tell her. She glances up, rubbing her arm with a guilty look on her face. It worries me, her not telling whatever’s just happened, but I’m not going to let it stop me, not right now.
“All I can do is repeat everything from that night, Bailey. Okay? Don’t you remember? So what if this is scaring you- but it takes two to have a relationship, and I’m here for you. I want you to come with me. Everyone wants you to come with me. And I know, deep inside, though you’re trying to deny it- you want to come, too. So please, Bailey… I love you. I know you need me, okay? Just give in to your heart this once,” I whisper the last part. “I know you’ll come.”
“You know I’ll come?” She furrows her brow and looks up at me. “What- what do you mean? How would you know that?”
“By this,” I tell her.
And so I pull her up, using her elbows, and she looks at me, apprehensive and confused. But I don’t wait another second as I place my lips on hers. It takes a moment for it to register in her mind, the kiss. Yet within moments, I feel her hands on me, eagerly returning the kiss just as I knew she would, just as I’d hoped for.
It becomes more passionate, and more eager, like she’s completely desperate and I return the fire eagerly, pulling her closer, her body against mine and I can feel my soul coming alive in excitement.
And then Bailey stops and pulls back, her eyes wide, unable to believe herself.
I can’t help but smirk down at her.
“That’s how I know,” I whisper, bending over to her ear. Then I carefully place a small kiss below her ear, just on the tip of her jaw and I feel her body shiver from anticipation.
“We have to be on the road in fifteen,” I murmur. Then I place one more kiss next to the other, and walk out the door, smirking to myself.
She’ll be there.
“Bailey!” I call and barely catch her before her head hits the coffee table. She falls limp in my arms and as Missy runs over, I help Bailey who’s just fainted, onto the couch.
“Bailey! Bailey, hon, wake up,” Missy starts fluttering her hands around, checking her friend’s pulse and face and breathing and everything.
“What happened? I don’t understand,” I mutter.
“Who was on the phone?” Missy asks tightly, her eyes searching for the little electric device.
I look down and find it beside my knee. “Hello?” I pick it up, trying to find out who this is.
“Who is this?” Comes an authorative voice.
“Uh… Alex. And who is this?”
“Sergeant Matheson. What’s happened to Bailey? Is she okay?”
I nod and mouth the name to Missy. Her eyes widen and her mouth drops open. I start to ask something else to the man, whoever he is and why he called, when Missy leans forward, snatching the phone from me.
I’m left with the unconscious Bailey as Missy starts talking to the man. “Hello?” I hear her talking and pacing. “I know, I know. Yeah, she told me a while ago…wait, wait… No! No, you- I can’t believe you! What? And- how- I don’t… no, she… she fainted, that’s all. She’ll be fine. Well… okay. Yeah, I was thinking that. Traveling around, she should be safe. Everything’s gonna be fine, I hope. Um… no? Oh. Okay, yeah, I guess… right, then. Uh… well, you never know with her. But she wouldn’t like that, you know? Oh, right, she did. Okay… right. Mhm… yeah, I’ll talk to her about that. Hm? Oh, oh yeah, yeah. Um…right. Yes. Thank you, sir, bye.”
I turn to Bailey as Missy starts walking back over with the closed cell. That’s when Bailey’s eyes flutter open and she groans, squinting. “What…” is all she manages at first.
“Are you okay?” Missy beats me to saying anything. “I just talked to Matheson. Oh, Bailey, I can’t believe this,” Missy cuts off her next words, covering her mouth. “I’ll be right back,” and she runs off.
Carefully I help her sit up. “Careful, you’re going to be dizzy,” I mutter. She nods blankly and concentrates on breathing evenly. “Are you okay?” I ask slowly.
“Of- of course,” she says, but I wouldn’t believe her in a second. “Yeah, whatever. So, um… where were we?” She asks, swallowing and looking at me. Her eyes are wide and it feels to me that she’s screaming in fear on the inside, but I don’t have any idea why.
“What- who was that man?” I ask her. “What did he call to say?”
“N-nothing,” she shakes her head slowly. “I uh… just didn’t get a job. Yeah, one of those calls. It’s nothing Alex.” Then carefully she pulls her arm from my hold.
My jaw tightens and I stand with a heavy sigh. “I don’t know what to say,” I tell her. She glances up, rubbing her arm with a guilty look on her face. It worries me, her not telling whatever’s just happened, but I’m not going to let it stop me, not right now.
“All I can do is repeat everything from that night, Bailey. Okay? Don’t you remember? So what if this is scaring you- but it takes two to have a relationship, and I’m here for you. I want you to come with me. Everyone wants you to come with me. And I know, deep inside, though you’re trying to deny it- you want to come, too. So please, Bailey… I love you. I know you need me, okay? Just give in to your heart this once,” I whisper the last part. “I know you’ll come.”
“You know I’ll come?” She furrows her brow and looks up at me. “What- what do you mean? How would you know that?”
“By this,” I tell her.
And so I pull her up, using her elbows, and she looks at me, apprehensive and confused. But I don’t wait another second as I place my lips on hers. It takes a moment for it to register in her mind, the kiss. Yet within moments, I feel her hands on me, eagerly returning the kiss just as I knew she would, just as I’d hoped for.
It becomes more passionate, and more eager, like she’s completely desperate and I return the fire eagerly, pulling her closer, her body against mine and I can feel my soul coming alive in excitement.
And then Bailey stops and pulls back, her eyes wide, unable to believe herself.
I can’t help but smirk down at her.
“That’s how I know,” I whisper, bending over to her ear. Then I carefully place a small kiss below her ear, just on the tip of her jaw and I feel her body shiver from anticipation.
“We have to be on the road in fifteen,” I murmur. Then I place one more kiss next to the other, and walk out the door, smirking to myself.
She’ll be there.
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firstly, I'd like to apologize. I HAD planned on updating, I swear. I mean, half the day was just cleaning the house and lazing about...and then I went shopping and finally got the skinny jeans I've been looking everywhere for. But then when we got back, we had relatives in town and they came over and the adults went out and i was in charge, and i had to boss my bros around to be good, and so ooooon.....boring, yeah. but as it is, I couldn't update this in time. So sorry!Secondly, AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh 495 comments. you guys ROCK!!! five more comments and i swear....i'll be happy. hehehe lol. And it's so cool, cause this story has like.... 258 subscribers. Some of my otehr stories have more, but this has by far the most comments. So awesome. I love this story. :D so glad you guys don't hate me too much to stop reading this.
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Fourthly...uh.....yeah. It's all so awesome. Currently working on the sequel! Start chapter....four. no five. wait...no, it's four. But its good. I think. I hope...we'll see! lol :D AND AND AND AND I'm going to see All Time Low on Saturday! SEVEN DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my first concert, Warped Tour. Here I come!
[if anyone happens to be there....look for a short red-headed girl hanging out with another really short girl with very short [boy cut] blonde hair and come say HI, ask if I'm riddle or something. We could talk, hang out....and mebbe if u ask nicely....i'll fill u in on some secrets. *wiggles eyebrows* And most definitely, I'll be checking out ATL there. lol :D GAH i cant wait....
oh. and kinda sorry. this chapter was kinda choppy, you know? I mean, last chapter was all OMG, WTH??? and then this is...OOOOOOooooo! lol. But yeah....Just trying to hurry up! and WHy?....TWO MORE CHAPTERS! EEP!