Present
"7…"
His hand came down on the handle, fully intending on opening the door, sweeping Jade up in his arms and telling her everything was fine – fine with them; no more shouting, no more text fighting and no more break ups. But then it hit him – hit him harder than Trina when she flew off the couch, doing that would mean he'd have to tell her everything, the secrets he'd kept buried, the lies he'd told. Most importantly he'd have to face the fact he'd broken his promise to her – about lying and keeping secrets. Except he was also on the verge of breaking another promise, the one where he was never going to leave her and stick by her side through thick and thin.
"10…"
The hurt he heard– felt in her voice brought him back to reality. Gripping the door handle harder than he'd ever held something in his life, watching the blood leave his knuckles, he made his choice.
Nothing in the world would change the fact he'd lied to her – one promise broken. So in his head it was safer – safer for her – that he broke another.
He felt her leave the door long before the chilling sound of her car engine rattled down his spine.
She was gone.
He hoped– prayed he'd made the right choice, anything was better than exposing Jade to the dark side of his twisted family.
At least, that's what he told himself.
After watching Beck be so out of character in The Worst Couple I started coming up with a back story for why he was so angry, I hope you liked it and I'll try and update soon.
