Paisley's Point of View
I lounged comfortably on Stephan's couch, griping my book in my hand as my eyes followed the words on the pages before me. I've spent most of my time at his house over the last few weeks and we've really grown attached to each other. I'm still waiting for him to ask me out on a date but...he's so freaken slow, still I couldn't blame him.
His mind was still distracted with a lot of things like Ian and Lana and his daughter. Ian had somehow vanished off the face of the earth and the hype about his return had died down even though Stephan still finds himself searching for camera's now and then. I was convinced that Stephan had scared him off and that was the last of Ian, still one could never be too sure.
"Babe, you still reading The Fault In Our Stars? Summer's almost over already." He smiled as he stood in the kitchen behind the table throwing a bunch of different cut up fruits into the blender and then he pressed the button causing all the fruits to slice up and blend together perfectly.
"Yeah, I haven't gotten a chance to finish it because...well Mr. Duke I've been spending all of my free time with you." I said staring at my book while a smile appeared on my face. "And it was the best decision you've ever made." He said pouring his smoothie into a tall glass.
I heard his footsteps approach me while his new Nike's squeaked on the floor of his lounge and then he came over to the couch where I had laid myself down upon, and scooped me up into his muscular arms without any warning. "Stephan." I laughed as I dropped my book flat on the floor and then attached my arms to his neck.
"Where you taking me?"
"I want you to try this smoothie, tell me what you think." He said and then placed me down on the ground and wiped a strand of my hair from my face, tucking it behind me ear.
"Go on babe, try it." He said eagerly and then handed me the glass. I was slightly cautious because this was the fourth smoothie he had made me try today and honesty all of them tasted terrible. I mean it tasted,
Shit.
"Fifth time's the charm." He smirked as I giggled and then took a small sip. I placed the glass down onto the table and allowed my taste buds to do it's job as the flavor exploded on my tongue.
"Soooo?" He said biting the corner of his bottom lip nervously, which actually looked kind of attractive.
"It's tastes sour." I smiled. "I love it!" I responded honestly.
"I knew you would like this one Blueberry. I added lemons and I know lemons are your favorite fruit." He said remembering the conversation we had had three days ago about certain fruits we like and dislike. He doesn't like apples or bananas can you believe it? He's crazy! apples are amazing. I thought as I heard his feet stepped behind me and felt his hands holding my waist.
"Can I have the rest." I asked as I took another sip.
"Of course babe, I made it for you." He replied and then kissed me sweetly on the surface of my neck, he trailed kissed from my neck to my lips as he turned my head backwards so he could press his lips against me.
And then I turned facing the front again as I took another sip. "Stephan, this is really good." I smiled as I indulged in the smoothy he had made for me.
"Yeah, it's really good." He mumbled still kissing my neck, obviously not talking about the smoothie. "Hey Pais, um I wanted to know if you wanted to head to the tattoo shop with me today?" He whispered as I felt his warm breath in my neck.
"Tattoo shop?" I turned my body quickly to face him. Stephan had no tattoos so him wanting to go to a tattoo shop was a shock.
"Yeah" He nodded.
"What you planning on getting?" I asked curiously.
"I was thinking of getting Bree's name tattooed on my chest. Think it's a good idea?" He asked as his eyes stared at my lips.
"I think it's a great idea." I smiled widely and then pecked him, hearing the sound of our kiss as I detached my lips from his.
He then gathered all of his things together and grabbed his car keys. His car had arrived yesterday so that meant no more traveling on his bike, which means no more horrible helmet hair.
Thank God.
We both climbed inside of his car, while I made sure that Orin was out of sight. Stephan then pressed the car key's into the ignition and started the engine. I had gotten use to his driving so when we took off in speed, it felt normal and not at all scary as it had felt before.
He then began to laugh loudly as he steered the car and then a smiled formed on my face even though I had no idea why he had suddenly burst out in laughter.
"What?" I said still smiling.
"I have a surprise for you." He admitted and then pushed on the radio and then selected a song from the CD that was inside.
"Oh. My. God." I giggled as I shoved his arm lightly while the song played in the background.
"And darling you are the only exception, yeah you are the only exception!" He sang at the top of his voice as he allowed his one hand to leave the steering wheel, clutching his fist in the air trying to reach the notes as he sang his little heart out, pretending he was as good as Celine Deion.
"Babe!" I laughed as my fingers grabbed his jaw and then I pulled him a little closer as I leaned forward and planted my lips on his cheek and then let go allowing him to focus on the road.
"Fuck, with a voice like mine I should fucking enter Idols!" He smirked and then I laughed because he sounded like a constipated bird when he sang so passionately. The ride then consisted of us singing along to all the girly artists like Avril Lavigne and Taylor swift and I was surprise to hear that he knew all the words to "Style", I bet he secretly loves Taylor and listens to her music when he's alone.
He then sped up the road we were currently in and then parked near the side walk, killing our sing-along session.
"Blueberry, the tattoo shop's further up but there's no fucking parking on that side so we going to have to walk." He said turning off his radio.
"Yeah, no prob." I said as I watched him climb out of his mustang, he then lifted his black shades to his eyes in order to match his black t-shirt and black Nikes. Stephan was such babe, lord I don't know what I ever did to deserve this boy,
but thank you.
I then opened the door and ascended from his car. He stood on the sidewalk and waited for me to join him.
I then walked beside him as he checked his watch to see the time and then dropped his arm to his side. I then slowly felt his hand reach for mine as he intertwined our fingers, causing me to turn baby pink at the gesture. We were now holding hands as we strolled on the sidewalk together while butterflies flapped inside of me.
"Stephan Duke, are you trying to send the world a message?" I asked as he griped my hand tighter than what I was holding his.
"I believe so." He smiled as random people strolled by. It felt good to be all out in public with Stephan, holding hands as we strolled on the side walk like couples did.
"What you trying to tell the world then?" I smirked.
"Come on baby, you know...I don't have to say it." He said and then ran his free hand through his hair.
"But I want you to say it." I pressed for him to admit it and then he stood still and pulled me back, he let go of my hand and then cupped my face.
"Paisley, I want the world to know that you are from this moment my only girl, in fact you're the only girl for me and I want you to be mine because I'm already and full heartedly yours." He said those short and sweet words that caused my heart to beat ten times faster. I couldn't control the urge. I just couldn't so I grabbed his face and kissed him passionately with ever fiber in my body and then I let go to take a breather.
"So Paisley, what you say? Wana be my mine?" He asked as he unclipped his Rolex from his wrist and slid it over my hand and then in one click it was stable and all mine. He then brought his hands around my waist pulling my body to his while his blue eyes stared at me with excitement while my hands held his neck. I opened my mouth to speak and yell "You don't have to ask me twice babe!" to the heavens and above, because I did, I wanted to scream it. I wanted to be his.
"Fuck no! Not Fucking happening! What the fuck is this! Paisley fucking Charles!!" I heard a voice growl coming from a few steps away, a familiar voice. A voice that I had feared for eighteen years, the same voice that had made me smile and cry was present and had stopped my heart from beating in my chest.
The voice of my brother.
Stephan and I both turned our heads to see Orin standing there with wide eyes and a shocked look plastered all over his face. He breathed heavy as I saw his chest moving up and down rapidly and then I jumped from Stephan's arms and walked over to Orin before his anger took ahold of him.
"Orin, please just calm down. He's not at all what you think he is." I said as I noticed his eyes inflamed with rage.
"I fucking knew It Paisley! You've been lying to me all this Fucking time!" He said and then pushed me aside with force as I tried to hold onto him and then my body fell into a car that parked next to the sidewalk, it didn't hurt but the look on Stephan's face was as if a car had just knocked me over.
"I'm going to fucking kill you!" Orin yelled as he walked towards Stephan and then Stephan, usually being his calm self turned into the hulk before my eyes.
"I'm tired of your bullshit man, come on! Let me fucking beat the shit out of you so you can finally know your place!" Stephan yelled and then Orin charged at him like a bull on an energy drink. Stephan then punched my brother in the face making direct contact with his jaw and then Orin jabbed him in the ribs. The two of them were going at it on the sidewalk near a cute Italian restaurant, people then rushed out to witness the fight that took place outside.
Stephan ringed Orin by the neck and punched him continuously in his abdominal area but that didn't keep Orin down. Orin then recovered quickly and put Stephan in a headlock punching his face, causing the anger to grow even more within Stephan, he then broke free and gripped his fingers around Orin's neck and shoved him against the glass window of the restaurant with force as I heard the sound of his back hitting the window. The people quickly scattered in order to not get hurt. Stephan's eyes had an unfamiliar look in them, one I hadn't seen before and it had scared me. Orin was now backed up against the glass of the cute Italian place as Stephan stood in front of him holding his grip with power.
"Stephan, stop!" I cried. "He can't breathe! Stop! Stephan Stop!" I banged on his back with my fists and then I turned his face to face me and then he spoke while he broke free from my hand as he and Orin now stared eye to eye. "If you ever, and I mean ever hurt Paisley again man. I will show no mercy." He said as blood from his nose ran over his lips and then he released his hand from my brothers neck and wiped away his river of blood.
Orin's body then dropped as he coughed loudly, trying to catch his breath again. He stood with his back hunched over and his hands on his thighs with his face facing the ground as his chest expanded and contracted on a loop.
"Orin!" I yelled and went over to him.
"Don't fucking touch me Paisley!" He snapped as he pushed my hand away, preventing it from reaching for him.
"Get in the fucking car!" He yelled at me and then I turned to see his car parked further down.
"Paisley." Stephan said gently as he walked closer to me. "Please come home with me." Apart of me just wanted to say "okay" and run into his arms but I knew better. If I did Orin wouldn't stop and it would make the situation worse than what it already was. I knew Stephan would forgive me eventually but Orin's my brother, he raised me and I couldn't go with Stephan. I just couldn't.
"Stephan. I-"
"Paisley! Now!" Orin yelled as he stomped his way to his car, his eyebrow bleeding with marks all over his body and face, as he climbed inside.
"Paisley, Please." Stephan paused pulling my attention."Blueberry come on. You belong with me, you're happy with me. You know that, you know how I feel about you. Don't walk away from me, please don't." Stephan eyes filled with a glossy sadness as he pleaded for me to leave with him.
"I-I C-can't do this s-Stephan." I said as Orin's eyes watched me from his car while I broke down in tears in front of Stephan, Stephan then stepped closer and shut his eyes as he couldn't stand to see me cry like that. I felt his arms hold me and comfort me as they wrapped around me, my tears soaked his t-shirt as I rested my head on him for less than a minute because I knew that if I allowed him to hold me for a moment longer I would crumble and give in to him....so I broke myself free from his hold and slowly walked away feeling myself ache with every step my feet had taken. I knew I would regret the decision I had made the minute I had made it but I know Orin and leaving with Stephan would unleash World War III. So I left, I left with Orin.