The Incident by Cami York

Author:Cami York [York, Cami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-15T18:30:00+00:00

10

He came back with four movies, popcorn from the local movie theatre, which is my favorite, and a sack of burgers and fries.

Mom and daddy had been in and out while he was gone and I had to accept that it was going to be a while before they trusted me to be alone again.

I kept looking toward the closet door but each time I thought of walking in there my tummy hurt and I felt sick.

I wrapped my arms around Bear and thought of a little girl who looked like her daddy, this phantom child that he’d put in my head, and somehow that helped to ease the fear.

He put on the movie and climbed into bed with me. It felt like heaven to be held in his arms inhaling his familiar scent.

But now when he held me I was super aware of everything about him. Like the way the muscles in his arms and chest moved under my head and hands.

When he wrapped his arms around me I felt tears blur my vision. This is all I’d wanted those two weeks when he was freezing me out.

“You were a jerk.” I punched his chest as hard as my girly fist could. “I know, trust me, and when you’re feeling better I’ll let you kick my ass. Just know that I’ll never betray you like that again, ever.”

“Brandon did something happen?”

“What do you mean?” I sat up and looked down at him. He looked kinda the same, but he wasn’t.

“I mean, before, you know…” I pointed to my throat. “You were this nice reserved boy who I’ve always known. Now you seem, I don’t know, like a whole new person.”

He pulled me back down on his chest and paused the movie. “Baby, a lot changed when I moved away. Things were much different in New York and I had to adjust.”

“When I came back here and found you again, I just thought, you know, that you might not be ready for the person I’d become. I thought a small town girl like you my sweet little angel wasn’t ready for that. Now I know I was wrong to hide my true self from you.”

“You mean you’re not the nice boy who used to share his ice cream with me?”

“Oh no I’m still that guy, but there’s another side to me that you’ve never seen because I didn’t think you could handle him. But, since you’re dealing with big city shit, there’s no point in me hiding anymore.”

“I can’t imagine hiding who you are for a whole year. That must’ve been awful.”

“It wasn’t because I did it for you; besides, there was no need to show my ass here. Now someone has crossed the line I have no more need to keep him hidden.”

“So wait, you thought I was too innocent to handle the new you?”

“Something like that!”

“Hmm, it’s weird. I don’t feel like that girl anymore.”

“I know!”

He turned the movie on again and we settled down to watch. I

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