A Rebel Love Story

A/N: HIIIIIIII 3 I wanted to have this posted by Valentine's Day as a gift to all my lovely readers, but sadly since I'm stupid and dumb that was not able to happen. So this is a belated Valentine's Day/ St. Patricks Day/ Whatever other holiday I missed while writing this ^.^" gift. Had I been able to send you all a box of chocolates, I would have, but I can't sadly :,(. But I can bring you this instead! I hope you all are pumped for this because I just might make this so much more interesting than it already is! ;). Read and Enjoy my beauties! I have updated all of my stories as a small thank you for putting up with my lack of updating ability and all my other shit. So.. I apologise and I hope you all arent terribly mad at me. Enjoy reading!

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Chapter 8

Recap: Will pulled him off me and threw him against the wall, hard enough to knock him unconcious.

Will picked me up and carried me out of the room and back to the dressing room.

"Will-"

"Shhhh...Don't talk. Charlotte is calling the police. Just rest." And that's exactly what I did. I fell back into the bottomless darkness, wrapped in Will's arms.

Will carried me out to the back room and laid me down on the couch and stroked my hair as I let everything that had happened to me sink in. I sat up and tried to regain composure.

"Tessa, did he...?" he couldn't even finish the sentence, but I knew what he was asking.

"No! He didn't. He just-" A huge wave of nausea came over me and I ran to the closest trash can and hurled my guts up. Will was behind me rubbing soothing circles on my back and holding my hair out of my face.

By the time I finished being sick, the police and ambulance had alreadt arrived. It turns out that the man was a wanted sex offender and he was currently wanted for rape and murder. I sat outside with Will's jacket draped over my shoulders as the police took my statement and the ambulance checked me for a concussion. The doctor gave me something for the pain in my head and an ice pack for my head as well. Will put his arm around me protectively and walked me back inside.

He sat me in the back adn we talked.

"What happened, Tessa?" he asked with concern in his voice.

"I was going in to do my job and then, he hit me over the head and tried to rape me because I denied him sex the first time I had him as a client."

Tears threated to escape my eyes and I promised myself that I would never cry in front of anybody. Ever again.

"You don't ever have to worry about him again. He's getting put away for a long time. You're safe now, Tessa."

He came and sat beside me and pulled me into his arms and began to comfort me. That's when I found that I was no longer able to keep my promise. The small crystals rolled as my heart's gate exploded with all the emotions.

Will continued to whisper words of comfort and I began to calm down. How is it that he's able to control me? I fell in love with him, he comforts my pain and sorrow, and he's able to make me happy? No one I've ever met had been able to do that for me.

"Tessie? Do you want me to take you home?" Tessie? No one has called me that since I was a kid.

"Please. Just take me home. I don't wanna be here anymore."

"Alright, come one." He lifted me up bridal style and went to Jessamine.

"I'm going to take Tessa home. Can you bring her bag and clothes home when your shift is done?"

"Sure. This is her phone in case I need to get a hold of her. I'll be home in a couple of hours."

Will carried me out to the car and placed me gently in the passengers seat and strapped my in with the seat belt.

He pulled out of the parking lot and began driving. It never occured to me that Will doesn't know where I live, but I'm still too shocked to even give a shit.

He pulled into the parking lot of a different complex, but I didn't care. I just wanted to sleep and be done with this awful nightmare.

Will carried me inside and took the elevator up to his apartment. Fishing out his keys somehow, he opened the door to his apartment and carried me to his room. He laid me down on the bed. I welcomed the warmth and safety I felt now. I nestled into the bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up with a splitting headache and my entire body aching. Will..

Speaking of which where is he? I turned around to me side and met his sleeping face right next to mine, no more than an inch apart. What happened last night? I felt around my head and found a really sensitive spot and then it all came rushing back to me.

I checked to see that I still had all my clothes on and which by clothes, I really had none, but my bra and panties were still in place and Will's pants were still on minus his shirt. His face was peaceful and relaxing. He looked relaxed and somewhat happy. I slowly crawled out of bed and began stretching out my muscles, hoping to release some tension.

I cracked my neck and heard and "ouch!" come from behind me.

I spun around to see Will sitting on the bed with his hands behind his head staring at me. "You're
gonna get severe artheritis in your neck if you keep doing things like that, but I have to say you do look really good in your bra and underwear Tessa."

I flushed a bright red at his comment. "D-don't say such things! You're not in any position to do so." I stuttered as I reached for the top blanket I was just wrapped up in to cover myself with.

"Oh, but I am. I took care of you last night remember?" Oh that's right.. He saved me and brought me home last nig-... Wait..This is not my room nor my apartment..

"Will, where am I?"

"Well, since I didn't know where you lived I had to bring you back to my apartment. You cried a little and crawled into my bed, where you fell asleep in an instant. You rolled over and grabbed my hand when I came to check on you and you wouldn't let go of me, so I got changed and laid down beside you. Nothing else happened."

"Really?" I questioned," Nothing at all?"

He smugly smiled and got out of bed and started walking towards me. "Why? Did you want something to happen?" he had backed me up against the wall. I could smell the fading scent of his cologne from last night. His breath was warm against my face and the sound of his voice made my heart beat faster.

"N-no! I-I.." I could find words. None of them would come out and it wasn't making any sense. My arms felt heavy and I couldn't move. I could only feel my heartbeating against my chest.

"Tessa. You're not very good at lying to me. You act like you have this tough exterior, but ubitch that I've built up for the past years of my life. I thought those things were impenetrable, and all he's doing is talking to me and the walls are starting to crack.

"You act like I mean nothing to you, but we both know better than that Tessa. You mean so much more to me than a simple girl," he quietly admitted, "I may seem calm and composed, but.. here let me show you." He takes my hand and places it over his heart. I gasp at the feeling of it underneath his skin. His heart is thudding like a group of wild stallions running on an open plain. His skin was warm under my touch and ever so smooth. "Now you know."

My eyes searched his for any sign of him just simply playing with my emotions. Some...hint or part of him that screams DANGER or PERVERT or even LIAR. But there's nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Will's chest was warm and smooth. Soft underneath my finger began to advance towards me with lust-filled eyes, backing me into a corner like a scared kitten. In actuality, I am the scared kitten.

"I love you, Tessa." The words blew past his lips and I felt time and space come to a halt. The Earth had stopped spinning on its axis and everyone else had disappeared. There was only Will and I. And this moment would forever be frozen like a rose in eternal ice.

"You're lying to me.. You don't love me. You're just saying that so that yo-"

"So that I can what? Have sex with you? Rape you? Tessa, you are the only girl that has ever bested me in sparring and quite frankly it was a bit of a turn on. You are the best thing that has ever walked into my life and I want you to never leave me. I don't care what you do after this, but I am going to kiss you Tessa."

"Don-"

Before I could even get the words out, soft lips were pressed up against mine in a soft kiss. One that held honest intentions and feelings of love and care. Will's had caressed my face and all I could do was fall into him like a rag doll. I had no control over my body. My muscles had turned into mush and everything was weak in my body. Will's arm came around my wait and held me up as my knees buckled. If he had not been holding me up, I would have fell to the ground and never gotten back up.

I found what strength I could and threw my arms over Will's shoulders. I felt like a vessel that was sinking and Will was the only thing holding me up from sinking into the abyss.

I pulled away, flushed and completely out of breath.

"Say it for me Tessa."

"Say what?" I gasped out.

"You know what I want to hear." his voice was dark, sultry, captivating.

"I-I can't say it." I escaped his arms and fled for the balcony.

"Tessa!" Will called for me as I ran out the doors.

"Please..just leave me alone."

"Tessa, please open the door." his words were soft and coaxing. The door softly clicked shut and Will was now standing behind me with his hands on my shoulders, rubbing softly.

"I'm sorry Tessa. I shouldn't have been so straightforward with you, but-"

"No that's not it- it just-"

"You still hate me don't you?" HOW DARE HE THINK THAT!

My gaze shot straight up into his. "NO- I don't hate you at all."

"Then wha-"

"I LOVE YOU. Okay. I love you, Will like I have no other. You bring out more in me than any other person in this world has and I just didn't want to be forced to say it like this. I'm so flustered right now because of you that it's not even funny. I feel like I'm constantly running in circles when I'm around you because I can't tell whether or not you're being serious with me! Some days I feel like my head is going to explode in trying to understand you and your antics and my heart might burst into oblivion because of you!"

"You're so sly, Tessa. I mess with you because I love watching your reactions. I contsantly tease you because I want to know that I'm the only one that can make you flush like you do. I absolutely adore seeing you laugh and smile because that's when you look the most beautiful. I couldn't care careless about what you did in the past. The past is in the past. We are living in the here and now and nothing is going to change that. You're everything I could ever want."

I could feel my heart starting to race again. How is it that he was able to say all this and actually make it sound like he meant it? Will'shand came up and gently touched my face, stroking my cheek with calloused finger tips, but I have never felt anything for tender.

"Tessa, look at me," I raised my eyes and thought I was looking into the ocean when I saw Will's eyes. The way the sun was behind his head made it seem like he was an angel. A beautiful blue eyed angel. He pressed closer into my body, trapping me between the wall and himself.

I found myself blushing more than I ever have. A gentle kiss was placed on my temple. His lips never left my skin, only grazing it softly. Another kiss to my cheek. I felt my body shutter under the tenderness of his kiss. I found myself looking at his lips, almost wishing I had telepathy to tell him I wanted him to kiss me.

Almost as if he read my mind, he kissed me. Softly, tenderly. I almost felt like crying. I could feel the tears forming in my eyes. His lips slid tenderly against mine, but I wanted more than this. I wanted... what do I want?

"Will," I started softly, "You've given me so much in the past time that I've known you. I really didn't know. I didn't know if I would ever be loved or love. You bring the best out in me and I thank you for that. I love you, Will. So much."

With those last words, I had told William Herondale, a guy that I thought I hated numerous times, that I loved him. One night of pure passion will be spent and I can't wait for that night to come.

A/N: YOOOOOOO!... First off my deepest apologises for the fact that I'm a terrible person for waiting literally like 6 months to update.. I will try to do better, but school really took a toll out on my body and I about slept an entire week from pure exhaustion. So I know thats no excuse, but I will try and do my best to update faster. I promise. But this was so deliciously exciting for me to write. The moment seemed right and I couldn't wait anymore. I hope you all enjoyed it. I love you to the stars and back.

~snowflakedreams96