Triangle (part 11)
Ofcourse he cared, it was obvious he did. He sat outside and played with one of the dogs. His thoughts kept wandering to Dawn, to Marc, to whatever the hell they were doing. Why was she going out with him? It was almost like the love she had felt for him turned into friendship. She was on a date with his brother now, they were probably dancing somewhere, and Marc would compliment her on the way she looked. He tried to remember what she was wearing. Her red dress. It made him a little sad. She had worn the dress on the very first date they had ever had. Where was he? Ow yeah...Marc would compliment her on the way she looked...she did look gorgeous, he knew it. He would buy her drinks, and dance with her all night. Later on in the evening the dj would play slow songs, and they would slowdance for a long time...then he would kiss her...and she...
He stood up and hit the wall with his fist. He didn't even feel the pain, eventhough he could see his hand was bleeding. He was so angry he felt like he would break his brothers neck if he touched Dawn with one finger. He made his decision. Quickly he went inside and got the carkeys. If he was going to lose her to his brother, it wasn't going to be without a fight.
They were indeed dancing, but it wasn't slowdancing. The dj had played one slowdance song, and Marc had tried to pull her into his arms, but she had pushed him away and had gone to the bathroom. After that, there were only up-tempo songs, so they danced apart from eachother. He did compliment her about the way she looked, and she just smiled. She knew he was coming on to her and it made her feel uncomfortable. Yes, she was angry with Riley, but it didn't mean she was going to throw herself into his brothers arms.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw someone coming into the club, pushing people to the side to reach the person he wanted to reach. It happened so fast she couldn't stop him. One moment he was standing between them and the next moment he hit Marc to the ground. After that he turned around to face her. She had never seen him so angry.
'You're coming home with me'
His jaw was tight and his voice sounded coolly.
'Are you insane?! What did you do that for?'
He grabbed her arm tightly and started to walk to the exit.
'Let go of me!'
She tried to pull her arm back. He was hurting her.
'You're hurting me!'
He didn't let go, he didn't even loosen his grip. She had had it with him. With all her strength she pulled her arm back and hit him.
'You have gone too far Riley Finn!'
She saw his cheek turn red and with all her dignity she walked out of the club.
Marc got up, a little dizzy from the punch his brother gave him. His nose was bleeding and his head hurt. He looked up and saw Riley standing there, a little dazed, with a clear handprint on his cheek. He suddenly felt sorry for his brother, and realized he had taken it too far.
'I deserved that punch'
He held his hand under his nose so the blood wouldn't spill all over his clothes.
'I'm sorry...'
Riley looked at his little brother, and realized he spoke the truth. They had both taken it too seriously. It didn't matter what they wanted, it only mattered what Dawn wanted. The mere thought of her got him scared again. What if she wanted Marc? Suddenly he thought about the rape, about how sad she had been, and how Marc had made her smile.
If she wants him he thought, then I'm letting him have her.
With that thought he put his arm around his brothers shoulder and walked home.
He was still scared, scared to lose her, but determined to let her speak her mind, and willing to give her up for her happiness. He knocked on her door and waited for her to answer.
When she opened the door, he could see she had cried all the way home. He felt guilty for playing it so dirty.
'Can I come in?'
His voice sounded soft.
She didn't answer, but just opened the door a little further and returned to her bed. She looked so small and fragile, and he could see the fingerprints of where he had grabbed her arm. He was feeling so guilty for one moment he didn't know what to say.
'Dawn...'
He hesitated for a moment
'I am so sorry...I've been an asshole'
'A big one'
He could see the hurt in her eyes. No anger, just really big hurt. He had to swallow a few times before he could continue.
'I was scared to lose you to Marc. He made you smile, and I realized I hadn't seen you smile ever since you got raped...and when you spent so much time with him I thought you liked him better and I got all jealous and that's why I acted so stupid but if you like him better than you like me I'm willing to give you up for your happiness'
There...he had said it. He took a deep breath and waited for her answer.
