“What did you hear?”
“Oh… it’s like that. Did you say that you were—”
“No, fuck…” He laughs, rubbing his other hand along the back of his neck. “I called you my girl.”
“Oh.” I gasp as a look of unease spreads across his face.
“Because… you are. And I know that doesn’t make any sense. We barely know each other, but…”
“I feel like you know me more than most people do.” I look away, almost ashamed of what I’m going to say next. I feel him stand and move closer to me, sitting down next to me on the bed and his hand moves my head to look up at him.
“What? Say it.”
“I know it sounds insane.”
“Believe me, I’m sure it doesn’t.” His eyes seer into me.
“I know we’ve only spent a few weeks together total in like 5 years, but I feel like I was able to be myself more in that time than with anyone else… maybe in my entire life.” His face reflects the fear that is pounding through me at the moment. I hate that I admitted that out loud. “Haha. I’m a little high right now.”
“Well, I’m going to say this, hoping you don’t remember it. When he came up, he asked why I was there and I told him it involved my sister and my girl.”
“Your girl, huh?”
He laughs, his face turning red again. “Look, in our real fucked up way, you are. It’s why whenever we see one another it’s not just a night… we’re there for days, weeks maybe.”
“And then we both get scared.”
“Exactly.” His other hand comes up covering where ours connect. “I’m scared, I’m going to get you hurt.”
“Uh, Zane, I think I get myself hurt all on my own… look around.”
“But you did this for my family.”
“No, I did this for Drew.”
“I think you may be just high because Drew is my family.”
“I mean, I know that.” I trip over my words. “I called you because I knew you could come down there and deal with it. When they left. I couldn’t let him take off with her.”
He laughs as he looks away and then back at me. “Did you swerve your car in front of his to stop him?”
I can’t help but laugh as I just look at him and grimace.
“You’re psychotic.”
“I mean, I think most people can figure that out solely based on our relationship.” I watch a smile spread across his lips and he nods his head, leaning into me and kissing me.
?
Zane waits with me at the hospital until I’m discharged. He helps me up into a truck before he drives me back to my house.
I can’t help but chuckle to myself as we pull into the drive. Just thinking about how last time he had admitted to me he watched me and this time I never even had to give him my new address… I should probably be concerned about it, but for some reason, I’m not.
“Seeing you in a truck is weird.” I tell him. He laughs out as he looks at me.
“It’s weird for me too.”
“How long has it been?”
