บททั้งหมดของ The Deal With Him: บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 90

I made my way back to the couch, but as I reached him I found myself sliding into his lap instead, straddling him and leaning into his chest, shaking like a leaf and startling him. "Hey, what's up?""I'm cold." and it wasn't all a lie.His palms gently went under the thick blanket and brushed against the cold skin of my arms, frowning. "You're freezing. Here." He took off the jumper he just put on and slid it over my head, letting the huge cloth engulfed me. Him taking care of me after everything tugged some strings in my chest and somehow my eyes watered against my will, making his widened. "Hailey, I... I really didn't mean to cause trouble-""No, no. It's not that." I shook my head, wiping the stupid unleashed tears and cupped his face, my pulse ragging at the tender, concerned way he was eying me. My heart panged at the faint bruise under his eye. How could I'd been so blind? "You know I care about you, right?"He held my hand in his, leaning into the touch, but holding that worri

I'd been a constant in her life the same way she had in mine, but this was an unspoken deal. I would have never expected for her to voice these things. I would have never expected for her to throw them at my face or using them as weapons or leverage. This was a low blow even for her that relish in swallow manipulations here and there.This was crossing a limit. Somehow, in her malicious remark there was more poison than I could or wanted to deal with right now.I pushed away from her, too shocked and hurt to fully manage a proper comeback. "Leave me alone.""Gladly." she scoffed, pushing her hair off her shoulder and tilting her chin upwards. "Let me know when you're done with your farmer girl's fantasy of fixing the broken boy."And with that final blow she spun around and left me there, watching her leave as my chest clenched achingly, her words echoing in my mind like an endless chant.This was me. I was messed up, fucked up and break everything I touch. This much I knew. But it wa

Our conversations drifted to more trivial topics, keeping on the easy-going mood some more until it was suddenly crushed by a shrill baby cry and her eyes widened. "Oh shit." she stood abruptly from the couch she was laying on and rushed where the weeps were coming from. "Tania is awake. Sorry, Hails but I need to attend this.""Sure." I reassured her, very aware she was currently babysitting. "Call you later." and we close the call.Okay, so no more distractions now. I would finally get to focus on Biology, right? Oh, cheers.A movement from the corner of my eye attracted my attention and I turned to see Nate standing on my doorstep, brushing his hair dry with the towel.Guess it'll have to wait."Hey." I smiled, gesturing him to come in, I'd let the door ajar when he came from the practices and I'd lend him the bathroom so he would let himself in when he was done; but looked like he needed a bit more of an invitation. "Did you get enough hot water?""Sure." he stepped inside, closin

"What do you mean?""Well, I'd had liked to make you 'feel good' too." I stuttered, shy yet thrilled if that combination was even possible. Every heartbeat hammered soundly in my eardrums as Nate's eyes widened knowingly, understanding. As if it wasn't proof enough the budge against my thigh as I sat on him. "I'd want you to get something out of this too.""I have gotten something out of it." he argued baffled and his lips quirked up in a tender half grin as he rested our foreheads together. My lids fell at their own accord. "You just don't understand what you do to me." I shivered at his husky voice right before he kissed me lovingly, his hand that wasn't around my waist coming to cup my head for a better angle. "You're driving me crazy."I smiled into the kiss, wondering how could he say that when he just blow my mind some minutes ago. I love how selfless he was with these things. He was really patient with me, and the fact that he didn't mind giving something in return of nothing..

"Nate-""Why not?" cut me Ryan, something darker under that mocking condescending tone of his. "She's a selfish, worthless, man-stealing whore. She broke my family and now's breaking yours. Like, does she even love you?"He was provoking him. It was painfully obvious, but to my dismay he was succeeding. I grabbed harder on Nate just as he was to move forward. I narrowed my gaze, at the blond. "Ryan, shut up.""Or what?" he spat at me, but was quick to dismiss me and looked back at Nate with hatred. "Does the truth hurt that bad? You know, my father's been dropping by lately. He talks shit about you two, I wonder how long until he comes back to his real family.""So he wants you when he drinks?" taunted Nate back in the same cruel tone making my heart squeeze and Ryan fists clenched. This keeps escalating and soon will be more than a few wicked taunts and insults. "That's just sad. You want to take him back? Be my guest. It'll be a pleasure to vanish all of you from our life, but I har