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i just finished my last exam yesterday and got you this new chapter.
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Chapter 7 : Jealousy And Exposure :
Adrian's POV :
"Adrian, stop. You're really overreacting." Rose said with a sigh tired of my argument that extended for the whole week.
"I'm not. That guy was hitting on you, my girlfriend. I can't allow that." I said trying not to raise my voice. She hated it when I did that.
"And I didn't give him any chance, did I? Don't you trust me?" She asked finally.
"I do. You know I do. I just don't trust him." I explained as I took the right turn to Rose's college.
"But you do trust me. I can handle myself." She told me and I wasn't convinced.
Rose didn't want to tell me about what happened but she did anyway. She said she didn't want to keep any secrets from me. The problem was different.
It was her reaction. How she stayed absentminded for hours. Her mind away from her body. She wasn't eating like she used to be.
And to be honest, I heard her talking to Dimitri, who was out of town by then, in the phone. She told him..
Flashbacks..
"He keeps coming, Dimitri, and I don't want to worry Adrian more than he's already. He became incredibly jealous." She said with a tired tone.
Silence then she spoke..
"I don't know. I don't want to cause any problem. But I'm really worried about the whole thing. I mean if Adrian's reaction was less intense, maybe I'd consider telling him."
End of flashbacks..
I felt for her but you couldn't blame me too. I'd allow anything except someone harassing my Rose and I know what you thinking? Why not confronting the guy?
I'd do that once I knew how he looked like. And I'd do that today.
"At three?" I asked as I parked the car near her building.
She nodded with a smile. "Yeah. I'll miss you till then." She said as I leant to kiss her lips softly and she kissed me back.
"I'm missing you already." I murmured near her ear. "I love you."
"Me too." She said before getting out of the car and walking away.
Me? I didn't move. I just rested my back on my seat and waited.
I knew it was somehow creepy but I was trying to protect the love of my life without really upsetting her seeing as I was parking the car out of her college for the whole day.
But I did it anyway.
The time passed while I was still in the car waiting for something weird. I knew it'd happen eventually since Rose told me she always had her lunch under a tree near her building where the guy hit on her the first time.
My thoughts were cut by my phone that was ringing. I looked at the screen and sighed. It was my Aunt Tatiana and I really didn't want to talk to her but I knew I had to.
"Ivashkov." I said once I pressed the answer button and held the phone to my ear.
"Hello, Adrian." She said all sweetly.
"Hello, Aunt Tatiana. Long time no see." I said with my usual tone.
"I've been busy." She said before asking. "And how is my favorite nephew?"
I shrugged. "I'm fine."
"So I've heard, you've been very busy lately." She commented and I didn't like the tone. "New house, my dear."
"Yeah, a great one actually." That woman, was she spying on me?
"Of course, of course. Isn't that what you're used to. The best of the best."
"I guess."
"But I'm upset with something, dear." Oh, no. Have she heard about Rose?
"Which is?" I asked.
"Amanda Conta came to visit and I told you to go and spend sometimes with her. She said you never showed up nor that you responded to her calls."
'Oh, that. Well, to be honest, I was busy making out with my girlfriend after a long day of arranging our stuff in our new home, and yeah, she was so delicious and amazing that I forgot all about my cellphone. And most important, I'm in love with her and I'm not going to date someone else.' That what was being played in my mind as I remembered Rose's moaning when I sucked into her lip.
"I've been so busy lately with moving to the new place and all." I answered.
"You shouldn't be that busy next time when I set you up with a decent girl." She said all kindly. Ugh, in your dream. I only have time for Rose, woman.
"We'll see about that, Aunt Tatiana." I said finally before saying goodbye and disconnecting the line.
I looked up to see Rose walking out of her building with a red-haired guy next to her. I almost left the car when I noticed that they were laughing and talking. Rose seemed to have a good time there.
Wasn't the guy supposed to be hitting on her? Annoying her? I asked myself as they both sat under a tree to have their lunch.
I felt the pain in my heart stronger than I'd ever felt. Was Rose seeing someone else? Did she change her mind about him eventually? These questions were filling my head and I just wanted to approach them, punch the guy on his face and take the love of my life in my arms begging her not to leave me.
I couldn't. My body was paralyzed. My eyes almost leaving their sockets and I thought I'd be crying as my mind played pictures of Rose breaking up with me.
My phone rang showing Rose's name on the screen. I took it and answered right away.
"Hello, Sexy." I said playfully happy that she was calling. Not a very normal reaction when you're head over heels in love with that girl.
"Hey back to you, Hot Stuff." She replied playfully. God, that voice was doing a lot to me.
"I missed you, Rose. When are you going to finish?" I complained.
"The same time as always." She replied being tired of my usual question.
"I wish I were with you. I'd be kissing a lot of you." I told her and she giggled.
"Adrian, stop." She complained.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Having lunch." She said simply.
"With meeeee." Shouted someone next to her and she laughed.
"Who was that, Rose?" I asked.
"That was Mason. One of my classmates. I got stuck with him for today 'cause his friends ditched him." She joked.
"They so did not." He complained loudly for me to hear.
"Whatever. I'm trying to talk to my boyfriend here." She warned him.
"Gotta tell him, he's soooooooooo lucky."
"Is he flirting with you?" I asked annoyed.
She chuckled. "No, it's just his annoying self. Don't worry, Love."
"Just tell him, you're already taken." I told her seriously.
"My boyfriend said I'm already taken." She repeated.
"It's cool. I like competition." He answered then laughed.
"Don't listen to him, Adrian, he's just teasing. I-" She was about to say something but then stopped suddenly. "Adrian, babe, I get to go. See you when you come to take me, okay."
"Wait, R-"
"Love you." And she disconnected the line.
I didn't like that. At all. So I came out of the car locking it behind me before walking my way to where the tree Rose was having lunch under.
There, I saw her sitting her back to the tree with the red-haired guy, Mason, and some blonde man standing near them talking.
Rose's expression was showing annoyance and discomfort and Mason wasn't happy.
"So, Hottie, ready for our date?" I heard the guy saying as I got closer.
"Leave me alone, James. I'm not in the mood." She replied grumpily.
"Why? Is it your time of the month? It's okay, I can wait a week." He offered with a smirk.
"James, stop, that's too much. Leave the girl alone." Mason defended Rose while glaring at the guy.
Rose's face was directed to her lap as she didn't turn to talk to the guy standing near her. The same way she was when that guy hit on her in the night club during the summer we first met in. No direct cumin cation with strangers. "Stay out of this, Queer. This is between me and hottie sitting here. She can answer for herself."
"And I already told you, I'm not going out with you. I already have a boyfriend and I'm not gonna leave him." She said with finality.
"You can cheat on him." He said shrugging and that did it. I walked closer as some wind passed. I saw Rose's back stiffening as she brush her nose with her fingers. A move she used to do when she tried to concentrate or be sure if she smelled something.
I knew she recognized my cologne as her sightless eyes directed to where I was standing behind the blonde fool.
"Hey, you." I called and he turned to me.
"Yeah?" He said raising a brow.
"That's my girlfriend you're talking to. So stop annoying her and go away." I said waving him off.
He looked between me and Rose before replying. "So you're the boyfriend."
"I say you leave now." I repeated trying to suppress my anger.
"And if I didn't?" He asked crossing his arms.
"You will." I said insisting.
"Fine, enjoy life with your bitch." He said finally as he tried to turn away.
My blood boiled as I heard his words followed by Rose's gasp. The next thing I knew my fist connected to his cheek. "Don't call her that."
The guy's face turned by the force of my punch before he turned to glare at me. "You bastard."
And we started fighting. And fighting. Kicks, punches and all of you can imagine. I barely heard Rose's shouts and Mason's trying to separate us.
Then I wasn't sure what happened but Rose's body was suddenly between the guy's fist and me. He hit her and she was thrown to the tree as she didn't expect that.
She cried in pain as her head hit the tree hard.
"ROSE." I shouted running to her as the guy stopped frozen in his place. The whole college was there watching as Mason came to help.
"Rose, talk to me." I begged as I watched her tears falling down her silky cheeks.
"Stop, stop. That's all enough. It's enough. And you, you don't want me. YOU'D NEVER WANT ME ONCE YOU KNOW WHAT I AM. WHO I AM."
"Rose, you're bleeding." Mason gasped pointing at where her head hit the tree.
"YOU, JAMES NIXON, SAW A LOOK. SAW A PICTURE BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT." She said ignoring both of me and Mason.
"MY NAME IS ROSE HATHAWAY AND I'M BLIND SO STOP FOLLOWING A FAIRYTALE THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN."
Gasps where heard. Mason's expression told me he didn't know about that. James' face was one of a pure shock.
"Adrian, take me home." She whispered to me taking my hand in hers.
I lifted her up between my arms as she cuddled her body as closer to me as possible. Once in the car I drove to the hospital right away.
Rose's tears were the only thing she did as a response for the whole trip.
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that was it. Hope you enjoyed it.
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Really needs some ideas.
for who read RUNNING TO YOUR SAFE HEART : I'm still working on the new chapter guys so bear with me.
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