17. Over protective
Over protective
PARKER
She just vanished. Again.
This is getting annoying. How the hell am I supposed to keep her safe if she can disappear in the blink of an eye. No wonder someone is trying to kill her. I’m positive she was the target, after all, why leave a threat if the person you kill is the target?
I’ve searched the entire school. I can’t find her anywhere. The final bell of the day echoes around the halls before they begin filling up with students. I have no clue where else she could possibly be hiding. It’s not like she could leave the school grounds, even with her strange powers, there’s no way to get out of the grounds without someone letting the barrier down.
With my heart in my throat, I stomp my way to the dorms. The second the door to my shared rooms opens in front of me, I’m rushing into the room, pushing a startled Jamie out of the way and wrapping my arms around Gabriella. Relief washing over me at finding her safe and sound. “Don’t ever disappear on me like that again.” My entire body is shaking as I squeeze her to me.
“Dude, she needs to breathe you know.” Jamie growls trying to pull her out of my arms.
“Don’t care, not letting her go.” I grumble, sitting down on the closest couch while still holding her in my arms. She ends up twisted up, her feet still on the floor and her head pressed to my chest, right by my heart. With a sigh I release her long enough for her to stand back up, then grab her wrist and yank her onto my lap. “Nah ah, you’re not leaving my side.”
“Want to make a bet!”
My hands close around air before falling to my lap. I let out a growl before swivelling my head, searching for my lost girl.
“Quit doing that!” I snap as I locate her standing behind Drew near the door.
“I’ll stop doing it when you stop being such an overbearing asshole!” I swear I hear her whisper under breath, “And when I figure out how it keeps happening.”
My anger drowns out all my other senses as I shout back at her, “I’m not being a fucking asshole, I just want to keep you safe.”
“You can’t force someone to stay in a bubble of safety!”
The twins nod their heads in agreement with her and I turn my glare on them before snapping back to her, “You can’t ignore the fact that you’re in danger!”
“Fuck you. I’ve been in danger my entire life. How is now any different?”
“Aww, I hate it when mummy and daddy fight.” Drew stage whispers to Jamie.
“Shut up!” Both Gabriella and I snap at the same time.
She gives me a death stare then marches right into my bedroom, slamming the door behind her so hard the entire wall shakes. I slump to my ass on the couch, my head in my hands. “Why won’t she just listen?”
“Maybe because you’re trying to force her to do what you want.” Drew throws the stupid cushion from the couch at me, smacking me in the side of the face. I glare at him but tuck the cushion between my hands to stop myself from killing the fucker. Gabriella clearly likes him right now and I swore I wouldn’t do anything to hurt her.