Chapter 17
So I know this chappie wasn't up as fast as my others, but I had to write the Sex chappie, that I didn't post, so I hope you like this one.
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Ryan's p.o.v
"Don't pick up" Troy commands me as we drive
"Troy, I can't just keep letting the phone ring" I say as I flip my phone open
"Ryan, damnit!" he says
I place my hand on his thigh, telling him not to freak out.
"What is it this time Jason?" I ask
"Where are you?" he ask
"Where are you? Not at my house again, I hope" I say
"Yeah, about that, look I said I was sorry, okay!" he says
"What do you want?" I snap
"I wanted to see how you were doing. I saw how Daniel acted when you broke it off with him" he says
It's nice to here some one cares, neither Troy nor Sharpay, asked about me after Daniel yelled in my face and stormed off like an over grown child.
"Oh, um, I'm fine" I say "I did the right thing. It wouldn't be fair to troy if I didn't end it sooner or later. Yep, yep, yep, I'm always thinking about Troy, my boyfriend, TROY" I say trying to prove my point.
"Yeah, that's sweet. What are you doing tonight?" he ask
"Jason! I'm gonna be with TROY! He lives with us! I say getting annoyed.
"Ryan, I need to see you! And I will" he says
"Jason, I'm busy" I say
"Well, get UN busy, and do it by tonight" he says, and with that he hangs up the phone.
I hold the phone to my ear for a little while longer. Troy looks over at me. I thought this was a phase, but it's been four days. I think its official, he's insane
"What did he say?" he ask
"He…nothing" I say after rethinking telling Troy.
Troy waits until we get to a red light, before leaning over and kissing me on the check.
"What is it about you that drives boys crazy?" he ask, as if it's a real question
"It's the sex" I say
Troy whips his head towards me, his face is serious.
"Joking" I say
He turns back to the road and continues driving, but doesn't smile. We get to my house when troy hits my arm. I look up from the script I'm reading.
"What?" I ask
"Who is that?" he says, pointing towards my house.
I follow his point, and my heart stops. My throat closes up, and I feel like screaming. I freeze. Troy takes the keys out of the car and begins to unbuckle his seat belt. He notices my frozen body.
"Ry, you okay?" he ask
I shake my head.
"Let's leave" I say
He looks lost.
"Why?" he ask
"Please, just let's go" I beg
He nods his head.
"Alright, let me just change shoes, my feet are killing me" he says as he swings the door open.
He steps out.
"NO!" I yell
"I'll only be a sec babe." He says as he races towards the house.
Fuck. My head throbs as I see Troy run to the porch and wave at the guy on the porch. The guy that ruined my life, the guy whose face still hunts my dreams, the guy that I once called Dad.
Troy's p.o.v
He's got a firm handshake. I guess I should ask who he is before I open the door. I open my mouth to talk, but he stops me.
"I'm Arnold" he says
"Troy" I say
Why does he look so familiar? I know I've never seen him anywhere, have I? I let my arms fall to the side as I think. He's taller than me, which is weird. His light blonde hair blows in the breeze. He stares at me, questioning my motive. Those eyes, those clear blue eyes that drive me insane. Where do I know him from?
"Do I know you" I ask
His pink lips curl into a smile, revealing his white teeth, there perfect. He runs his hand though his hair. His skin is porcelain white, almost unreal. Almost like…RYAN! That's who he looks like…Ryan! And now that I think about it, he resembles Sharpay as well. A little too well. The lips, the eyes, the hair, the skin, it's all Ryan's. My face must express my inner feelings.
"I'm uh, Nicolette's ex husband" he explains
"Ryan's dad" I say, almost to myself.
Now I get why Ryan didn't want to get out. Arnold looks shocked.
"You know my son?" he ask
"Better then you think" I say
So this is Ryan's dad? He doesn't look like I pictured. He's not fat and bald; he's not drunk and ugly. I mean, sure his clothes could use some help, but other than that he looks like a larger version of Ryan. RYAN! I turn to go to the car, but Ryan's gone. Fuck. I turn back to Arnold.
"What in the hell do you want?" I snap
He looks taken back.
"Excuse me?" he ask
"I know what you did to Ryan" I say
He smiles
"Ryan's a liar, my son has an overactive imagination." He says
"Bullshit" I say
"Either way, that doesn't concern you" he says "I've got business with my ex wife"
"Your not allowed to come anywhere near Ryan" I say
He looks around
"I don't see Ryan anywhere" he laughs
My blood begins to boil, this guy has no heart. How could you do something like that to a kid and then laugh about it? thinking about Ryan as a child, been tossed around like a rag doll, being hurt, raped. Ryan's face invades my thoughts and I can see the way he looked when I pinned him against the wall last summer, the way he almost cried as he kicked me. His many faces of pain, pain that to this very day is still caused by this man. I raise my hands and ball them into fist. Arnold looks confused, but then laughs.
"You want to fight me?" he laughs
I nod my head, unable to produce words at the moment.
"What, are you like his best friend, or something?" he ask
"His boy friend" I say
Why lie? If I have my way, this ass won't live to tell anyone else. His smile drops and anger explodes across his face. He clenches his jaw shut, and I can see the resemblance of Sharpay. He advances towards me and I back up. My body tenses as I get ready for his swing. He doesn't swing he just walks closer and closer until, my back is against the wall and he's only about two feet away from me.
"You're Ryan's boyfriend?" he ask
"Yes" I say, trying to sound as strong as his voice does.
"You're lying. Ryan would never let any other man touch him, besides me" he sick
"You're fucking sick" I hiss
He doesn't respond to me insult.
"Stay away from my son" he says "Don't even think about kissing him"
Oh, I see. This pisses him off.
"Kiss? We're far beyond kissing" I taunt
He shakes his head and turns to the porch stairs.
"Tell Nicolette, I'll come by another time" he says as he rushes across the lawn.
Hell no, it's not gonna be that easy.
"We have sex, like every night" I call after him.
He stops walking, I've got him.
"Oh yeah, we go at it for hours, that son of yours is an animal" I taunt
He turns to me; his face is twisted in anger.
"You're lying" he says
"Oh yeah?" I pull the hem of my shirt up, revealing the marks Ryan left across my chest, when we were together.
He stares at the marks for awhile. I let my shirt drop back over my chest.
"He gets crazy in bed" I say
He looks as though he wants to run over to me, but instead he turns back around and continues walking. Fuck! He's not gonna break. I let him leave, feeling defeated. Feeling as though I should have done more, I kept telling myself if I ever saw Ryan's dad, I'd kill him, but I didn't. I couldn't. He doesn't have an explosive temper; he's a calm, almost sweet, guy. A total fake. I hear foot steps behind me. I whirl around to see Chad, Ryan, and Taylor, coming towards me, from Taylor's house. Ryan looks sad. He looks into my eyes, he doesn't know if he should be ashamed or thankful. I open my arms and Ryan runs into them. I embrace him tightly.
"Its okay" I whisper in his ear
He shakes his head
"What was he doing here?" he ask
"Business with your mom" I say
He shakes his head.
"My mom's gonna be gone for a week, she left this morning, you know that" he says
Right! Then why was he here?
"He's not even supposed to know where we live" he says "who told him."
I grab the back of his head and press his head to my chest.
"Don't worry about it" I repeat
So, I know this wasn't my best chapter, but I really need to get to the next one. I'm sorry if this one sucks to you guys.
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