Deputy Hutton 41

Liam Rawley

Brady and I sat together on the couch and we couldn’t get our hands off each other He had his hand on the side of my neck as we kiss and I rested my left hand on his lap while the other was on his shoulder.

We were moving way too fast but I didn’t mind it, not even a little bit. I was just happy to have Brady back in my life.

We continued to make out on his couch and the kiss wasn’t like anything else. It was full of lust and I could feel his passion of how much he wanted me.

We got interrupted when there was a knock on the door.

“Are you expecting anyone?”I asked calmly, “It’s kinda late, don’t you think?”

I was planning on staying the night with Brady and told my dad that I was staying at Dan’s, which was not cool because my dad still didn’t like Brady after what he did but he didn’t know that we were back together.

“I’ll go check who it is.”He said and kissed me on the forehead before going to the door.

I took out my phone and looked through the pictures that Dan and Roy sent me at their guy’s night as I tried not to look whoever was at the door because it was none of my business.

I was weirded out by the fact that Brady was quiet for a while but I finally heard him say, “Hey,”

“Hey, I hate to do this but do you mind if I stay the night.”I heard Ryan’s voice said, “The dump, where I was living got raided by the cops again and I don’t know where to go.”

“Yeah, sure.”Brady said almost instantly, “Come on in.”

Ryan stopped walking when he saw me and he looked like he had seen a ghost.

“I’m just gonna wait inside your room.”I lowered my voice to Brady.

“Hey, wait.”Ryan stopped me and I struggled to make eye contact with him, “You look dashing tonight.”He smirked

“Right,” I muttered.

There was still tension going on between Ryan and me as I still couldn’t find it in my heart to forgive him after everything he did to me and I felt crappy about it even though I shouldn’t. The man harassed me and bullied me ever since I first got into town and what happened to him was terrible but that does not change anything.

“Don’t be a dick.”Brady said sternly, “Let’s talk in my room.”Brady whispered to me and placed his hand on my lower back as we made our way up the stairs and to his room.

“Are you okay with him staying?”Brady asked softly after closing the door behind him.

I sat on the bed and looked down at the floor, “Is it bad that I’m not.”I frowned.

“Do you want me to send him away?”He asked even though I knew that he didn’t want that, “I would if you want me to,”

“No.”I shook my head, “You shouldn’t have to do that for me.”

“Do you want me to send you home?”He asked, “I wish that you don’t.”

“I don’t know.”I shrugged, “I guess not. I mean he wouldn’t try anything with you around.”

“I promise that I will make sure he doesn’t,” He wrapped his arms around my shoulders and rested his forehead on mine, “I’m so in love with you.”He whispered.

“You should get back downstairs and check on him, “I suggested. 

“I should.”He agreed and pressed his lips on mine. It was a long kiss but there was nothing sexual about it because it was slow and sweet.He backed away slowly and stood up, “I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

Brady Hutton

“What are you doing?”I asked Ryan, who was making himself comfortable on the couch.

“Trying to sleep before you came.”He rolled his eyes.

“Sleep in the extra room,” I suggested.

“Cool.”He said casually and grabbed his stuff.

“And Ryan, “I stopped him, “If you try anything on Liam, you’re going back to the streets.”

“Got it.”He said with a smug smile.

“I’m serious,” I said.

“Yeah, okay.”He sighed, “I actually want to apologize to him.”He confessed, “My counselor in rehab said that I should make things right with everyone that I have wronged to get a clean slate or whatever and he looks like a good way to start.”

“You’re still going to rehab.”I couldn’t help but smile.

“Umm, yeah.”He rolled his eyes.

“I just thought that you’d ditch it by now, “I said sarcastically.

“You think so little of me.”He chuckled.

“And as for Liam, just give him time.”I said seriously, “After everything you did to him, he’s still not over it.”

“I don’t blame him.”He said regretfully, “I was terrible to him.”

Just then, we heard someone coming down the stairs and Liam passed through us, trying not to make eye contact with Ryan.

“I’m just getting some water.”He announced to me.

“I can do that for you, “I said casually and gave Ryan a look, to which he replied with a frown.

I winked at Ryan and went to the kitchen where I took my time because I knew that the two of them needed some time to actually talk about it.

“Don’t touch me.”I heard Liam yelled and I took that as a sign to rush there.

“Hey, what’s going on?”I asked angrily.

“Look, Ryan,” Liam said, not even glancing at me, “I don’t know what it’s like for you and I know that you’re in a vulnerable state right now but you don’t know what it’s like living in fear of you. You fucking scare me, Ryan. So much so that I needed Brady to follow me everywhere I go. Don’t you get how much that affects my mental state? Every time I see you, I feel sick in the stomach and scared that you might do something terrible to me.”

Ryan was silent.

For the first time in his life, he had no sarcastic remark or a that smug smile on his face to piss other people off.

“Don’t you have anything to say about that?”Liam asked angrily.

“No…umm,” He rubbed the back of his neck, “I should leave.”

“No, Ryan, I’m leaving.”Liam passed through him and I followed him until he was outside the house, where I stopped him from leaving.

“I’m not comfortable with you leaving so late, “I mentioned.

“Ryan needs a place to stay and I tried but having him around is not easy for me.” He explained.

“I understand that but you shouldn’t walk alone in the middle of the night.”I said softly and when he calmed down, I pushed the side of his hair back, “Let me drive you.”

“You shouldn’t leave Ryan alone.”He sighed, “I can have one of the guys pick me up.”

“You sure that they’re up?”I raised my eyebrows.

“Of course they are. They have a guy’s night or something and wanted me to go”He let out a weak smile, “I’ll text them to come and pick me up.”

“I’ll wait with you, “I mentioned.

“Sure,” He nodded.

I noticed that he was shivering since it was a cold night, “You’re freezing, “I pointed out, “Wait a sec.”

He was already calling his friends while I went inside, passing Ryan by, and grabbed one of my jackets that I left on the couch. It was a leather jacket that I wore earlier that day and I went outside to see Liam was still standing there with his arms crossed above his chest.

“Wear this,” I suggested and wrapped it around him.

“Thank you, “He said genuinely and I held him in my arms so that he would not be cold. He got comfortable real fast and rested his head on my chest as we stood there.

It was nice standing like that with Liam for a while but his dumb friends finally came not long later with Roy’s car.

“Get in, loser, we’re gonna get high and-” Roy said but cut himself off when he saw me, “I mean, we’re gonna go look around for a higher definition television because getting high is illegal.”

“Out of the car, Roy, “I said seriously and turned to Dan, “Are you high?”I asked him.

“I didn’t do anything!”Roy said loudly, “I’m innocent. This is total corruption.”

“None of us are, I just gave him a normal cigarette and put a little bit of flavor on it so that he thinks it’s a weed,” Dan whispered to us after getting out of tue car.

“Even so, I’m not letting that idiot drive Liam.”I said sternly and snatched the keys from Roy to shove it on Dan’s chest, “You’re driving.”

“Got it, boss,” Dan said casually.

“Don’t call me that, “I said seriously.

The both of them got in the car and I opened the back door of the car for Liam, “Goodnight, Liam, “I said to him.

“Night, “He pressed his lips on mine, “Love you.”

“Love you too,” I said and shut the door behind him. I glared at the two boys, who were making sarcastic remarks about what I just said but I decided to ignore them.