Rocked by M.L. Young

Author:M.L. Young [Young, M.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01N4R4QB2
Published: 2017-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Bianca

“Where have you been? Everyone has been looking for you,” I said as Kai walked in the doors to our room.

It had been hours since he’d left. Percy even checked up on him, but I had to say he hadn’t been up here since Percy had come to get him earlier. He told me what happened, and I was gutted, absolutely floored, but he said it was best not to tell Kai I knew. He wasn’t taking it well, not at all, and Percy said to just let him tell me naturally.

“Just had to deal with some things,” he said, the bags under his eyes looking much more pronounced since this morning.

“Want to come cuddle?” I asked.

“I have to tell you something first,” he said.

“Oh?” I asked.

“My father died last night. That’s why I was gone,” he said.

His tone and face looked devoid of any emotion. He was a monotone brick of clay, his face expressionless. “Oh, I’m really sorry to hear that. I know that you said you were mending things with him. Are you okay?” I asked.

“Yeah, it is what it is,” he said, coming over to lie down.

I cuddled up to him and immediately smelled booze. There wasn’t much of it, though there was a tinge of mint as if he’d tried chewing some mints, but they hadn’t really worked all that well.

“Have you been drinking?” I asked calmly.

“Yeah, I had a drink,” he said, sounding a little annoyed.

“Are you sure that’s the best idea? I know you were trying—”

“Are you going to get on my ass, too? Jesus,” he said, getting up quickly.

“Baby, don’t be mad, please. I’m not nagging you, I just want to make sure you’re okay. I leave today and I don’t want to go with you angry at me,” I said, starting to cry.

He looked at me, his face softening a little as I wiped away the tears. I looked down. My emotions hadn’t gotten to me like this yet with him around. He came over and sat next to me on the bed. “I’m sorry, I lost my temper. Please don’t cry.”

“It’s okay. I just want to have a good time with you before I go. I don’t want to fight,” I said.

“Me neither, babe. We’ll have a good time,” he said.

I leaned forward, the last few tears dripping down my cheeks, before I kissed him and put my forehead against his. “Anything you want to do, we can,” I said.

I wanted to be mad at his drinking, that he thought it was something he should be doing, but I couldn’t get myself to yell at him. He was already fragile, and I wasn’t his mother. He already got set off, and it’s something that could wait.

•••

I was appreciative of the time Kai spent with me given the severity of his situation. I was sure he had funeral arrangements to make, though he didn’t talk about them and I didn’t bring them up. I figured it was best to let him come to me when he felt he was ready, if he ever did.

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