Too late, I was caught in the middle as a crowd gathered around. Kevin tried escaping, but Tyler grabbed him and all but forced him to drink the concoction before Kevin knocked the cup from his hand, spilling it all over himself. By now, everyone pretty much got the gist of what was going on, and no one stopped Tyler from pounding his fist into his face.
I stood there in shock for the first few seconds, wondering how things could’ve gone so wrong before Ty turned his attention to me. Run! I heard the word like a warning in my head, as my brain sent the message to my feet, and I turned to obey.
Shit, I’ve never seen him look so murderous. Gone was my sweet, easy-going Tyler, and in his place was six feet one of towering inferno. Everyone was yelling at Kevin as I made good my escape, but I didn’t get far before a hand clamped down around mine pulling me back.
Tyler
Most everyone was still inside when I dragged her out of the house and around to the side out of sight of any prying eyes. Just in case I had to hide the body. I was so pissed I couldn’t even form words, and it took me a minute to become anything near resembling coherence.
“You happy now, you little fool? Do you know what he could’ve done to you if I wasn’t here?” I fought hard not to hug her, to offer comfort, thinking she must be scared out of her mind. I needn’t have bothered. She didn’t seem scared one fuck. In fact, she was still trying to give me shit while I was the one whose guts were tied in knots.
That stubborn fuck look on her face wasn’t helping matters any, and it was all I could do not to slap her across the ass hard enough to leave a mark. Calm down, Tyler, you know damn good, and well, you’d never touch her in anger.
You can go fuck yourself; she deserves it. Shit, now I’m cussing out myself. I don’t remember anyone warning me that shit like this is possible. I never in a million years would’ve thought she could get me this angry, but she’d been working up to this all damn week, so I guess shit had to come to a head.
Maybe it’s my fault for not putting a stop to her shit when she first started, but how was I to know that she’d take things this far, or that that asshole would pull a stunt like this? I’m going to bury his ass, there’s no question about that, but first I have to take care of her.
It must be the worst feeling in the world, wanting to be in two places at once. I wanted to go back inside and break every bone in his body but knew as hardheaded as she was that she needed me more. You’d think she’d be a little more grateful to me for saving her ass, but nope, she was still putting up a fight.
“The next time you pull some shit like this, I swear…” I bit off my words of anger and got my face as close to hers as I could without actually touching her. Big mistake! She’s been fucking with my senses all evening, and now that I was this close lust warred with anger as I recalled how it felt to kiss her, a memory that has barely left my thoughts in the last few days. Not the time, Tyler, you jackass. You’re just as bad as that hump.
That thought was enough to make me throttle that shit back a bit as I stared down at her looking for any sign in what little light was back here that she was more traumatized than she was pretending not to be.
“I don’t need you to save me Tyler I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.” Yeah, that’s why there’s fear in your damn eyes. “I don’t care. You wanted to make me jealous right, that’s what this whole thing was about? Fine, you win, but you might not wanna try that shit again. No more fucking parties, and no more flirting with assholes.”
We were both breathing hard; me with renewed anger and her with lingering fear and adrenaline, I’m sure; that was a close damn call. No one deserves what almost happened to her, and I can’t even use the shit against her to show her how stupid she’d been because it wasn’t her fault. She hadn’t done anything more than act like she was interested in that fuck.
I started to walk her back to my car since she’d gotten a ride here. She’s not getting in anyone else’s car, not tonight, not any other time. I don’t know how I’m going to bring her little ass to heel, but I’ll figure that shit out. Our parents were already whispering about what had gone wrong between the two of us why not give them something else to whisper about.