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“I know I’m an asshole. I’m not pretending to be someone I’m not. But all the shit I run away from—the emotions, the attachments, the bullshit that comes along with girls and their feelings, I wanted no part of it. Though with you, it’s been staring me right in the face since the first moment I saw you.” He paused, gazing deep into my eyes. “I wanted it. I. Wanted. You.”
Before I could answer, thunder lit the entire sky with rain quickly beginning to pour on top of our heads.
“Fuck!” he exclaimed, handing me the other helmet while throwing his on. “We have to go!”
Putting on the helmet, I hopped on the back of his bike. He didn’t waver, hitting the accelerator at full throttle, tearing through the street. It was hard to see a foot in front of us. Light post after light post flashed by us at the speed of light. I barely had time to contemplate how dangerous it was that he was driving through a thunderstorm when my gaze landed on the speedometer which read eighty-five miles per hour.
“Tristian…” I coaxed, knowing he was speeding too fast.
Call it intuition.
A sixth sense.
Whatever you wanted to define it as.
I knew the moment he turned the sharp corner, he was going to lose control of his street bike. I did the only thing I could do, I closed my eyes and held onto him as tight as possible. At the last second, I silently prayed we’d be okay, but it was too late.
We were already skidding across the road.
Chapter Fifteen
—Tristian—
While Belle held onto me, my whole life played out in front of my eyes. I saw it clear as day. As if it were happening all over again. Except, I was able to react and grab ahold of her before we crashed into a light post. The quick momentum of my bike spinning out of control helped in tugging her into my chest.
BANG!
The side of my bike slammed into one of the poles, throwing us onto the grass where we rolled. My body was able to break her fall, and she landed right on my chest.
“Oomph!” I wailed as the wind was knocked out of me immediately.
“Tristian!” she shouted, slowly sitting up off my torso. “Oh my God! Tristian!”
I couldn’t find the words to speak, sucking in air that wasn’t available for the taking. She threw off her helmet with shaky hands and then rummaged through my pockets to find my cell phone.
“No,” I wheezed, trying to catch my bearings.
“No? Are you insane? You’re hurt.”
I gasped, holding onto my chest. “I’m fine.”
“Fine? Oh my God!” She laid her hand on top of mine. “In and out, okay? Slowly, just try to breathe.”
After what felt like an eternity, I began breathing normally.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine,” I rasped, trying to sit up.
“You’re not fine. You took a hard fall. Tristian, you saved me. I landed right on you.”
“Good thing you don’t weigh anything.”
She chuckled, despite the petrified expression on her beautiful face. “Let me call—”
“No. It’ll only make things worse.”
“What if you broke something?”
