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Safe Learning
POV FinnEve's mom answered the door when we rang the bell. Eve had sent her car to pick us all up so we wouldn't have to worry about driving later. "Hello all. Come on in." Eve's mom said and ushered us in as we heard familiar laughter from deeper in the house. "Eve! You're friends are here and I'm leaving. I left our hotel number on the fridge just in case. Have fun but please don't wreak the house too much" She called. Eve appeared a minute later and hugged her mom. "Ok Mom! Bye!" Eve said as her mom walked out. "Hey, guys!" Eve said as she kissed Leo hello. "You look beautiful" Leo said and she smiled and thanked him. She led us to her TV room and we sat down. "We're almost ready. Help yourselves to the bar." Eve said as she walked away. Leo and Jake practically ran over to the bar and began making drinks. They paused when we heard another peal of laughter from the girls and Hart. We smiled at the sound. "It sounds like they're having fun." Tom commented and Leo nodded. "H
Safe Sunday and Monday
POV LaylaAfter we greeted the boys, we went over to sit and order breakfast."That was embarrassing." Eve said and Keri nodded. I shrugged and Sally rolled her eyes while Hart smiled.As we ate, we talked and joked. I stopped eating remembering all the junk food I had last night but then Leo glared at me and I realized that he was right and I needed to eat. After they left, we relaxed and talked for a while longer."We better get going." Hart said and we went to pay but the cashier waved us away."Luke already paid for you too." he said."That was sweet of him." Eve said"We'll have to thank him later." I said and everyone nodded as we got into the car."Since Hart and Keri live near me, we're going to drop off Layla and then Sally first, ok?" Eve asked and we agreed. We pulled up in front of my house just a few minutes later."Thanks Eve! I had so much fun!" I said as I hugged everyone goodbye. I grabbed my stuff out of the trunk and waved as I went inside my house just as it began
Safe The Rest of the Week
POV FinnI got up and ready for the day. I was early so I decided to take a cup of coffee out on the porch. As I sat, I noticed Layla sitting out in one of their lounge chairs. I smiled and started to call out to her when I saw that she was on the phone. Not wanting to interrupt her, I quietly walked over to her. I could hear her side of the conversation.Layla: Shit. Are you ok?{Pause}Layla: I'm so sorry.{Pause}Layla: What an ass. You deserve better.{Pause}Layla: Wait, what?{Pause}Layla: You can't stay there if he's going to be there. Promise me.{Pause}Layla: Can you come here?{Pause}Layla: Try. I miss you and I'm worried about you. I better go. Love ya!She hung up and I cleared my throat and she jumped. She turned quickly."Oh! Finnie! You scared me" she said"Sorry. I didn't want to interrupt your conversation. It sounded serious." I said, hoping she would tell me what was going on.She smiled and replied, "Just Marissa. She and her boyfriend broke up""Already?" I ask
Safe Meeting Marissa
POV FinnI looked at Peter hugging my girlfriend and sighed. I knew that they had just been through a fight and that there was nothing but friendship going on between the two of them but still...he had his hands on her and I was struggling to maintain composure."Hey, Peter? Can you get your hands off my girlfriend? I need to talk to her." I said trying to make me voice seem light but I was failing.Suddenly Layla looked at me and pulled away. She stood up and rushed into my arms. I held her tight and kissed her head. Peter looked at me, guiltily and I glared at him."Are you sure that you're alright, baby?" I asked and she nodded."I'm good Finnie. Like I said, Peter took all the hits" She replied and kissed me. She started to pull away and I pulled her closer and kissed her deeply. I let go after a minute and saw that Peter had gotten up and was reading a paper to give us a moment of privacy."So we need to discuss what we are going to do about Ken and Chuck. The group isn't going t
Safe Friendship
POV FinnI let out a sigh of relief at the end of the meeting. It had gone well and I felt like Layla would be safer now. I frowned when I saw her dancing with Sally again. I wasn't ok with the whole gang watching my girlfriend grind on my best friend. If I had a problem with this, there was no way that either of them could do the Watchmen intiation dance. I would lose it. I looked around and noticed that Gunner and Spike were practically drooling. Nope, I needed to stop this now. I walked over to Keri who was sitting at the bar."Do you think that you could help me break this up?" I asked and she nodded. She looked pissed as well. She called for Sally and she came over."What's up, Ker?" Sally asked."Can I get another, please?" Keri asked coolly"Sure, babe" Sally started making the drink as Layla worked the other end of the bar. I relaxed and grinned at Keri."Thanks, Keri." I said and she nodded. I went to the other side of the bar and slid up behind Layla."Need some help?" I whi
Safe Saturday
POV FinnI woke up and stretched. I sat up and looked over at Leo who was taking up over half of my bed. I crawled out of bed and went to the bathroom. After that I went into the kitchen to make some coffee and looked into the T.V. room. Jake was snoring on one couch while Vander was waking up on the other one. He grinned at me and walked into the kitchen. I poured two cups of coffee and handed him one. We sat at the table."Thanks for letting us crash here last night." Vander said quietly."It was no problem." I said. It really wasn't. Dad was up when we got in and seemed happy to have everyone over. We made a couple of frozen pizzas and watched a movie. Jake fell asleep halfway through and Van fell asleep towards the end. Leo and I went to bed soon after.Dad stumbled out of his room."Hey Dad. I made coffee." I said."Thank God. I have to get going so I can clean up the Den." Dad said as he poured coffee in a travel mug."It not in too bad of shape and the cleaners will get most of
Safe Party
POV FinnI froze when I saw Layla because she looked so good. I swear that she gets hotter every time I see her and the dress she was wearing was just the right amount of cute and sexy. I caught my breath and walked to her."You look wonderful. That dress is amazing on you" I said and kissed her."It's cool, Leo and I aren't standing RIGHT HERE." Marissa said sarcastically.I smiled and said, "You look lovely too, Marissa.""Thank you" She said with a grin."What about me?" Leo asked."What about you?" I shot back and we chuckled. The car pulled up then and I carried my bag and Layla's bag while Leo carried his and Marissa's down and put them in the trunk. We hopped in the car which was already full of our friends and left."Wow, you ladies look great!" Hart said and they smiled at him. He wasn't kidding Keri and Sally looked good too.We pulled up at Eve's house quickly and we grabbed our stuff and rang the doorbell. Eve opened the door a minute later."Wow, baby. You are beautiful."
Safe Goodbye
POV LaylaThe next morning I woke up tangled with Marissa and Eve yet again. This was beginning to become a habit and honestly, I didn't mind. I quietly and carefully got up and ran out into the hall and to the bathroom. I decided to take a quick shower before anyone else got up. I had put my bathroom bag in here the night before so I had all my stuff. It wasn't until I got out of the shower that I realized that I didn't bring clean clothes or a bathrobe to the bathroom with me. I decided to wrap a big towel around me and hope that no one was up. Big mistake. As soon as I stepped into the hall, I saw Finn and Vander talking in front of the door. Shit! Finn looked up at me and his eyes widened. I cringed at him and he shook his head. Vander looked up then and Finn grabbed his chin and turned his head away from me."What the hell, Finn?" Vander exclaimed."Nope, don't turn around. What the hell, Lay?" Finn said."I forgot to grab my clothes and took a shower!" I said as I hurried to the
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Safe All Good Things (Epilogue)
POV LaylaThe next couple of years had some ups and downs but our friends stuck together through everything. At first, I had to fight with Leo, Van, Jake and even occasionally Finn for my independence and against their natural tendencies for being overprotective asses. Eventually, they got better or at least livable although I still had to punch Leo from time to time.Marissa and her Mom both moved to Porter for a 'fresh start'. It may seem strange to move to the place where your son/brother committed horrible crimes for a new beginning but somehow, it worked. Marissa had a long road to recovery but since she had so much support here, she has remained sober for the last years of high school and graduated with a full ride to a good school back in Chicago. She and Vander dated for a while again but just couldn't make it work. She ended up casually dating Jake for the last year of school and for some reason, they seemed to fit. Vander was happy for them both.Jake and Pam broke up right
Safe The Morning After
POV FinnPeter and I walked back to our house a bit after Layla and Marissa went to bed. To say that I was frustrated was an understatement. I slammed the door closed and threw my hat on the table."It'll be ok, Finn. She's not going to leave. She's just pissed and needs some space." Peter tried to calm me."Space? How am I supposed to give her space when all I want to do is have her with me all the time? My head understands what she needs and wants but the rest of me is violently disagreeing" I storm. Peter nodded."I get that but you are going to have to find a way or you really will lose her" he replied. I sighed."I know. I know." I closed my eyes and took a deep breath."You know her. What should I do?" I asked him."Back off. Let her call you, let her make the first move. Give her some freedom. She's safe. Give her what she's asking for." he suggested."Freedom?" I asked weakly, knowing how dangerous that sounded."You have to risk losing her. She needs to find herself again. If
Safe Pissed
POV LaylaFinn finally parked his bike between Leo and Tom. I quickly took off the helmet and went to hop off when Finn grabbed my hand."Where are you going?" he growled. I glared at him."Inside." I replied, furrowing my eyebrows."Not without me. I meant what I said before. You need to stay with me." he ordered. I scoffed at him."Don't be ridiculous. I'm fine. This is the Den. It's safe!" I argued."No, he's right. The same goes for you, Eve." Leo piped in from behind me."What the hell?" Eve stormed and I looked at her. She looked as pissed as I felt. I was trying to be understanding and all but this was too much."Listen, we aren't some helpless girls that can't take care of ourselves." Eve began but Leo cut her off."That's sure what it seemed like today, am I right, Finn?" he snapped. Finn nodded as he looked at me."Are you fucking kidding right now?" I raged. I slapped Finn and Eve did the same to Leo. Neither of them reacted except to try to grab us. Eve grabbed my hand fir
Safe New Problems
POV Layla"What was that?" Dan shouted."I don't know. Come with me to check it out. Steven come with us. Pam, Suzy, watch them!" Tyler ordered. He pulled out two guns and handed one to Pam and one to Suzy."If they move, shoot them" he finished. He held his gun while both Dan and Steven pulled out theirs as well. The three of them ran up the stairs. I glanced at Jake's hands and saw that he was free as well. He raised his eyebrows at me and I nodded slightly. I started to double over and cried out."What's wrong with her?" Suzy demanded."It's my stomach. I think that I'm going to be sick" I called as Suzy walked over to me. Just as I was about to punch her, she fell at my feet. We all looked up in shock as Pam put her gun away. She had just hit her own cousin on the back of the head and knocked her out cold."I'm so sorry, Layla, Jake. I never wanted to do any of this. My dad and uncle forced me. They said that they would beat me if I didn't help." Pam cried as she went to untie me.
Safe Lucky?
POV Marissa (Remember her? Billy's sister and Layla's best friend from Chicago?)I was so glad to be out of that rehab! Mom was overjoyed that I was out too. She was so happy that I convinced her to let me go visit Layla. I needed to make some things right with her and I knew that I needed to do it in person. I decided to surprise her on the day she and her friends were getting back home. With any luck, I might even run into her at the airport. I hurried off the plane when we landed and went through baggage check. I checked the screens to see when the flight from Florida would be in. Shit, it had already landed a while ago."Guess I'll just have to take a cab to her house." I mumbled to myself as I walked out of the airport. A cab pulled up to be just as a van passed. I looked up to catch a glimpse of Layla and Eve with some other friends in it. They didn't notice me. I smiled."Please follow that van. Some friends are in it and I need to catch up with them." I asked my driver. He loo
Safe Home
POV LaylaAfter we landed, Finn and I got our carry on bags as the rest of our friends did the same. We waited until everyone else had gotten off the plane to leave together. Finn and I followed our friends off the plane and into the airport. Keri led us all to the baggage claim where we wrestled with all the suitcases."I think that's all of them." Hart announced and I sighed at the huge pile of suitcases."Our drivers are over there." Eve gestured to three men all holding signs with her name on it."Why are there three? I thought you ordered two?" Finn asked. Eve shrugged."It's ok. We'll need them." she replied as she nodded toward the luggage."Why don't you girls and Hart all go in the first van while the rest of us help load the luggage?" Tom offered. Finn looked annoyed but he nodded."Ok but Peter and Jake should go with them. Just to be safe." Finn added and I agreed. I wanted to argue that we could take care of ourselves but we shouldn't take chances with Hart's well being.
Safe Traveling Home
POV Layla"Since it's our last full day here, I think that we should enjoy the beach and house today and then go out for a nice dinner tonight." Eve announced at breakfast the next morning. The rest of us agreed."Great! There's a really nice steak and seafood restaurant not too far from here that I already have reservations for at seven." She added and I chuckled. We all went and changed into our swimsuits."Finnie, we should pack up some tonight too." I suggested and he nodded."Let's go to the beach and then come back this afternoon and start packing." he recommended and I smiled."I'm going to miss sharing a room with you" I said and he smirked."I'm going to miss sharing a bed with you." he added suggestively. I rolled my eyes but giggled. We grabbed some towels and headed down to the beach. We laid down between Peter and Eve."It's so cool that your housekeeper washed all our laundry. Now I don't have to take dirty clothes home." Peter was saying to Eve as we settled in."Eve, I
Safe Vacation Fun
POV LaylaThe next day we decided to go sightseeing. Peter seemed in a better mood and loved every second of visiting the sights of the area which were not that exciting to the rest of us but we humored him. To be honest, it was boring but it got us out of the house and walking around. By the end of the day, we were exhausted. We got drive thru for dinner and everyone went straight to bed when we got back to the house.Everyone slept late and we all met up in the kitchen the next day."I don't want to cook. Let's just do fruit and cereal for breakfast" I suggested. The rest agreed and as we munched, we discussed what our plans were for the day."The weather is perfect. Let's have another beach day. We can make a bonfire tonight." Eve suggested."That sounds great." Keri gushed and everyone else nodded.Finn and I changed into our swimsuits and grabbed some towels. We spent the morning splashing in the water and building sandcastles. When we got hungry, we went back to the house and ma
Safe Rainy Day and Shopping
POV FinnLayla and I woke up to the sound of thunder the next day."That was loud" she commented as I got up to shut the window before it rained too much in."Let's get up, I want biscuits and gravy." Layla suggested."You can make that?" I asked, excited when she nodded back.We both took turns in the bathroom and then hurried down to the kitchen. She directed me as what to do and soon, the kitchen smelled wonderful. Van and Jake were surprisingly the first to stumble down the stairs."What are you two making?" Jake demanded as Van got them both some coffee."Lay's making biscuits and gravy and I'm making eggs and sausages to go with it." I answered.They both looked shocked for a moment and then Jake smiled a sly grin."If things don't work out with Finn, I'm here. Just so you know..." Jake faked whispered to Layla."Hey! I'm already signed up to be her rebound!" Van argued.I glared at both of them as Layla shook her head."Nope. She's mine, boys." Peter added as he walked in.He w
