Did You Get What You Deserve?

Chapter 23

I winced and opened my eyes. My head hurt like a bitch and the light was too bright for my eyes.

“Alec?”

I groaned and squinted, trying to open my eyes. The next second I felt a slap across my face.

“Ow!”

I opened my eyes. James was kneeling over me, his eyes flashing angrily and his hand poised to slap me again.

“Stupid! Stupid, stupid idiot! Do you have any idea- you could have killed yourself, you idiot! You could have killed us both, do you have any idea? We looked around and you were just gone! You idiot, you idiot!”

Instead of slapping me, he pulled me into a hug.

“Stupid girl. Stupid, idiotic girl.”

I felt another hand on my shoulder. James released me, and I turned to see my dad.

“Sweetie...”

I looked away. James’ yelling I could take, but not that look in Dad’s eyes. That look of complete and utter disappointment that only comes from love.

“I’m sorry, Dad...”

“Oh, no, I’m just glad you’re okay. Thank God James was here...”

James blushed and looked away.

“I wouldn’t have needed to be if you had used your brain...”

I grabbed him and hugged him tightly.

“You saved me, James.”

“Yeah, well...”

“I love you. I love you so much.”

He took my face in his hands and looked straight into my eyes.

“If you ever do that again, I swear...”

He took a deep breath and smiled sadly.

“I’ll follow you.”

“Huh?”

“I’d follow you, I swear I would. I’d die for you, Alecsandra, really.”

I closed my eyes and pressed my face into his shoulder. Funny, I thought, I didn’t mind him calling me Alecsandra...

**Author's Note: There you go. Fluff. Now, I promise no-one will come close to dying for a long long time.

Thanks to Critical_Lemon for commenting.

Critical_Lemon also gets a prize for guessing things about the next one... Yes, there's a three-quel!**