Lily welcomed the silence. It enveloped her and Travis, and for a minute, she forgot about what had just happened.
"Travis…" she said
"Yes Lily," he answered her.
"I'm… I'm so sorry," she said as tears ran down her cheek. Travis lifted her chin and got her to look at him. "Why?" he asked.
"I should have listened to you. You tried to warn me and I was just a bitch about it and yelled at you. You knew what he was like. I think I just wanted that someone so bad, I chose to remain oblivious and…"
"Lily, you don't have to apologize. I shouldn't have been so… overprotective.
"Overprotective? You just saved me Travis. I owe you big time," Lily said between sobs.
" I hoped that you were wrong. But there was still part of me that said he didn't change. I just wanted to make sure he didn't hurt you. And there's something else."
"What?" Lily questioned looking at Travis.
"I didn't want to see you with someone else. Because… you're all I can think about now Lily. And I know that's wrong because we're suppose to friends. But I can't get you off my mind." Lily smiled through her tears.
"Travis, I feel the same way," she said. "I kept telling myself it was wrong and I'm not suppose to feel that way but, I do."
"Well, a wise man once said you can tell the mind to do one thing, but it doesn't mean the heart will do it too," he quoted.
"That's beautiful who said… let me guess Travis Strong?" Lily said. He smiled and nodded. She wiped her tears and started laughing. He smiled and kissed her softly on the lips. She ran her fingers through his hair and stroked his cheek.
"Lily Randell, you are beautiful, generous, and a true gem that I will cherish. I want to be the one who will hold you, and be there for you. Will you let me?" Travis asked. Lily kissed his lips and smiled.
"Does that answer your question?" she asked him. He nodded his head and stroked her hair. She stopped running her fingers through his hair when she noticed blood running down his face.
"Travis, Oh my God, you're bleeding," she cried placing her hand on his gash. He placed his hand where her was and found blood staining his hand.
"I figured it was too good to be true," Travis joked. Lily looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"This is all my fault," she cried as she ran over to the cooler. She searched around in it until she found a half opened bottle of pop that Ray was drinking. She went back to Travis and placed the bottle on his forehead. He grimaced.
"I hope you don't mind using Ray's half opened bottle of pop. It's all that was in there," she told him with a smile.
"Well, it's not just the pain that's making me grimace," he said with a smile.
"Travis, I'm so sorry I did this to you," she said as tears ran down her cheek again. He gently pushed her chin up and gazed into her eyes.
"Lily, this isn't your fault. We're gonna get through this. You're stuck with me now," he told her as he kissed her lips. She smiled and held him. "It's OK, were gonna get through this," she thought. Nothing worse can possible happen."
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"They're playing my song," Ray screamed as 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' came on.
"I thought 'Naughty Girl' was your song," Robbie stated.
"Naughty Girl is my… being a naughty girl song. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is my… being girl having fun song. Duh!" Ray exclaimed.
"Sorry, my mistake," Robbie said. Ray got up and started break dancing. He fell and everyone laughed at him.
"Thanks ladies, I'm here for 3 more hours and 27 minutes," Ray said. The door opened and Lucas came stalking in.
"Hey Lucas, what's up?" Robbie asked him. He glared at both Ray and Robbie.
"Tell your friends they better watch out. Nobody messes with me. Tell Lily that she's mine and Travis better value the next few days of his life," Lucas whispered to Robbie. Then he grabbed his coat and ran out. Just then Robbie realized that both Lily and Travis were missing. He grabbed Ray and said, "Come on, we gotta go."
"But I told the ladies I'd be here for 3 more hours and 25 minutes," Ray whined.
"What if I told you I think something happened to Lily?" Robbie asked. Ray's smile quickly disappeared and he grabbed his coat. " Hurry up, let's go," he said. And they both ran out, as a million bad thoughts filled their heads. They ran ahead, afraid of what they were about to find about.