Thank you all for the reviews :)! You's are amazing!
I know I'm kinda murdering the Tom from the show, but I always though he was too sweet and kind… even though we haven't seen much from him… so I wanted him to have a darkside in this story :)
So have fun and review please! x
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She slowly opened her eyes and saw it was bright outside, scrunching her eyes closed she rolled over and saw a sleeping Sawyer, he had the tail end of the bed covers draped across his ass and his face was sucked into the pillow. She smiled but it slowly faded as scenes of last night played in her mind like a movie, how could I have been so stupid?Why didn't I believe him? Even though he had told her it was all in the past, she still felt guilty for pushing him away, he was only looking out for her and making sure she didn't get hurt. She sighed and closed her eyes and pretended to sleep till Sawyer woke up, she hated waking up first in someone else's house it made her feel uneasy. She moved into a comfortable position and kept an ear out for any signs of him waking up.
Sawyer slowly peeled his eyes open, he was struggling as his eyes wanted to open but he wanted to sleep, he let out a groan and stretched. As he turned to face Kate, he saw that her eyes were closed… a bit too tightly for sleep, he rolled onto his side and placed his hand on her face, his thumb stroking her hair backwards, he leaned in closer and as Kate was preparing for a morning kiss he whispered "I know yer awake freckles" then kissed her nose and laughed. She smiled and opened her eyes, stretching her arms above her head. When he sat up, he remembered the pile of soaking clothes bundled on the floor "I'm gonna get my aunt ta wash yer clothes kay? cause its better than just drying them" he said smiling at her, she laughed and nodded "Thanks"
He flung the covers over onto Kate and got up from the bed and went to pick up the soaking wet clothes, she laughed and pulled the covers away from her face, as she was going to say something to him she stopped, his boxers had slipped down slightly during the night and lay a bit under his hip bones revealing more of his stomach and the happy little trail of hair that led down underneath the material. He caught her staring and smirked "I can take them off if ya like princess… I don't mind" Kate blushed and stammered "Yeah… No, keep them on, I don't think your aunt would appreciate you walking around in the nude… me too of course" He grinned widely and started his walk out of the room "Yeah, keep telling yourself that freckles"
Kate fell back on the bed and put her hands over her face, what is wrong with me? She thought I was almost raped yesterday, now I'm wanting James naked she sighed and rubbed the remaining sleep out of her eyes. She felt weird, she didn't know whether it was the fact that she and Tom weren't together anymore… or that she felt really close to Sawyer, she had to admit that she was a bit upset because she did like Tom but she never knew exactly how much, she knew she'd never be with him alone or even talk to him again, she lost all trust in him and as sad as she felt, she lost part of her trust in boys as well. She was confused because even when she was in a relationship with Tom there was still a part of her brain that lingered on Sawyer, even though he's being amazing and protecting her I can't afford to make the same mistake again, he'll have to gain my trust she said mentally.
Ten minutes later Sawyer strode in with a large plate of French toast "Hope ya like French toast freckles, she looked up and smiled "Yeah, it's amazing" she could see his grin get wider by her comment. He placed the plate on the middle of the bed and they both munched away at the food. Breakfast went past quickly, both enjoying the small talk they were making and how random it was, once they had cleaned off the plate Sawyer took it back downstairs and Kate went to the toilet. She splashed water on her face, wiping away the grime and left over make up from her face, she stared into the mirror and sighed at how weak she looked, she always prided herself on her strong and independent exterior, but last night she could barely fend for herself and almost got hurt badly, she hoped it was just a phase and that she wouldn't need to rely on a boy to make her feel safe.
She walked back into his room and jumped onto his bed and wrapped herself in his covers, taking the time to smell them as they smelled of him. She heard footsteps coming closer and closer till they stopped, she rolled over and looked up at a smirking Sawyer. "Yes?!" she said with fake annoyance, his smile shifted more to one side and he tilted his head "Take it you like my bed freckles?" she tightened the covers around her and smiled "Yep, it's comfy" he laughed and ripped the covers off of her and got in beside her, pulling her closer "thought so myself… now its even comfier" she laughed as he pulled her tight against his chest. Once her laughter died down she looked down with sadness in her face, Sawyer tilted her chin up so he could look in her eyes.
"What's up?" he asked kindly, she looked down again and sighed "I'm just so scared" she said, her eyes filling up with water, "Don't be scared, I'm here for ya… I won't let anything happen to ya… you know that right?" she nodded sadly and a stray tear fell from her eye, he kissed it away "I'm sorry I didn't believe you… I feel guilty, I pushed you away and you were only trying to protect me, but he told me he loved me… and I was starting to believe him" he leaned down and kissed her affectionately but she turned away quickly "Please… I can't" she murmured, he turned her face back to face his "Sorry… I… urgh…" he stammered, a smile twitched at her lips "its okay, I know you never meant anything by it" relief washed over his face and he hugged her closer.
"Have you got anywhere to be today?" she asked staring at the ceiling, playing with a piece of her hair he replied "No… why?" she smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder "because I could stay here all day… it's just so comfy" he laughed and tickled her side "Kay then, we'll stay here till later" she licked her bottom lip and nuzzled her head against his chest. After spending ten minutes in peaceful silence Kate shifted her head to look up at his face and said "Can I ask you something? You don't have to answer if you don't want too…" she could feel him nod "Shoot", she sighed and moved back slightly "Do you remember when you said you cared about me… and I asked about that girl… sorry for asking this but its eating away at me… did you have sex with her?" she felt him go rigid for a second then relax again
"Her name's Cassidy… like I said, we go way back, she's always been there for me when I was growing up…" "That doesn't answer my question" Kate said politely, a smile tugged at his lips "s'pose it don't… yeah I did… but I didn't do it to hurt you" she pulled away slightly and stared at him, her eyebrows scrunched together "Then why?" he sighed and pulled his hair away from his eyes "I was pissed off at everything and I recall you saying you hated me…" she cut in "I didn't mean it" he nodded "… and I hadn't seen her in a while, missed her… and old habits came into play" Kate nodded slowly and whispered "You were looking for comfort?" he silently laughed "You could say that… but why did you want to know?" She looked into his eyes "Just wanted to know if you're being sincere with me" he stared back into hers "yeah, I s'pose you've got a right to question anyone getting close with you" she weakly smiled and placed her head on his chest.
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"I have to go to Tom's… I left a few of my things there" Kate said quietly as she sat beside Sawyer in her living room. He nodded and said with fake nonchalance "Kay… but I'm coming with ya… I aint gonna trust that jackass alone with you" She smiled at his protective side, it always made her smile because he didn't give off the protective aura that some boys did… it surprised her and was very sweet. She was grateful that he said he would be with her, she herself wasn't going to be trusting Tom with being alone with her, she was terrified incase he tried again… and this time, succeed. She sat rigid on the sofa, her shoulders were tense, and Sawyer smiled and stretched his arm across to the middle of her shoulder blades and applied pressure with his thumb in slow moments. He kept his massage going till he felt her relax, she smiled at him and he said lets go.
As they reached Tom's front door Kate tensed up again, she knocked on the door and waited, the door opened and Tom's mom Alice was standing smiling at them "Hi Alice, is Tom home?" Kate said quietly, Alice shook her head and replied "No sorry Kate, he left earlier to play football" Kate felt relived "Well, is it okay if I come in and collect a few things I left here the other day… I really need them" His mom step aside and ushered them into the house. Kate led Sawyer up to Tom's room to collect her things, as she entered the room she tensed as she looked at the bed; she closed her eyes and looked for her Jacket and shoes. She found them quickly and gave a look to Sawyer as if to say lets get out of here, they left the house and Kate felt she could relax now as she was secure in Sawyers car.
Kate was staring out the window and noticed they weren't headed back to her house… it looked as if they were headed for school; she looked to him with worry etched across her face. "James… where are we going?" she said cautiously, he glanced at her quickly and continued to look out the windscreen "I owe Tom boy a visit… May as well do it the now, seen as though I know where he is" Kate froze "What are you going to do?" he stared at her sadly and replied "I'm not letting him away with hurting you, he's gonna pay Kate" she sighed and looked away, the idea of Sawyer hurting someone for her made her feel strange, she didn't want him getting in trouble because of her but she knew she wouldn't be able to change his mind.
They pulled into the schools parking lot and sat silently for a few minutes. "You can stay here if ya want" Sawyer said with a quick smile, she looked away and sighed "No, I'll come with you… I'd rather not be alone here" he nodded and got out of the car. She walked close beside him taking in all the surroundings, she'd never been to the school before when it was dark, and it looked dark and ominous. They passed the building and walked around the corner till they reached the outskirts of the football field; there were a few people from the football team and a few girls lazing about the side patch of grass. Sawyer scanned there faces to see if Tom was there but he wasn't, Desmond strolled over to them and said hi. "Is Tom here?" Sawyer asked impatiently, Desmond knitted his eyebrows together at Sawyer's lack of patience but replied kindly "Aye brutha, he went a walk wi' Claire, they're prolly at the bleachers" They both nodded and ventured over towards the dimly lit bleachers.
As they approached the bleachers, two bodies were visible, one lying on top of the other, when they were in hearings range they heard what sounded like muffled cries, they looked at each other with concern so they picked up the pace. They stopped as soon as they got up closer to the two bodies, disgust over there faces. Tom had Claire pinned down on the bleachers, hands above her head, his mouth hungrily attacking hers as he proceeded to push his jeans and boxers down to his hips, a terrified Claire with fresh running tears leaving lines down her face. Rage built up in Sawyer, the piece of shit who had tried to rape Kate, was trying to rape another sweet and innocent girl. "HEY" Sawyer barked out causing everyone excluding himself to jump.
Tom got off from Claire and pulled his boxers and jeans back up casually, he gave them a sickening smile as he zipped his jeans back up. "Sawyer. Kate. What can I do for you?" he said sweetly, Sawyer walked towards Tom with his fists clenched and Kate ran to Claire and pulled her into a hug. As Sawyer reached Tom he lunged his head forward and it connected with Toms face, knocking him backwards, Sawyer grabbed him by the collar and pinned him up against the chain link fence that was beside the bleachers "Your gonna pay Jock Boy, you aint getting away with tryin ta rape Kate, or Claire" Tom cupped his head in one hand and replied "It aint rape, they both wanted it, they just didn't know it" he smiled and laughed maliciously. Sawyer looked away for a second, his eyes back on Tom's face as he hooked him square in the jaw
Tom tried to retaliate with a punch to Sawyers stomach, it winded Sawyer for a brief moment then he grabbed Tom's arms forcefully and slammed him onto the ground with a painful crack. Tom leaned onto one side and grabbed hold of his right arm with a short cry escaping his lips; Sawyer kicked his left arm out of the way and pressed his boot onto the broken one harshly. "You dare attempt to force ANYONE again; I'll snap your fucking neck. GOT IT" Sawyer said just above a whisper which made his threat ten times as terrifying. He looked up and saw that Claire and Kate had scrunched there eyes closed, still hugging each other, all the other people who was sitting over to the corner came rushing over and talked simultaneously. Desmond was face to face with sawyer and said harshly "What the hell happened?" Sawyer glared at Tom and looked him in the eye "Seems like Tom here attempted to rape Missy Claire, he tried the same with Kate last night"
Desmond's face was frozen with worry and anger, he had always had a thing for Claire, she was sweet and always kind to him but he didn't want to say anything, he looked over to her and saw her upset and a mess, he gritted his teeth and kicked Tom in the ribs "Ya piece a shite" he said and walked over to Claire, pulling her into his arms. Her small hands gripped onto his tee shirt as she sobbed repeatedly "Do you want us to take her home, or you?" Kate said quietly, Desmond shook his head and replied "Its okay, I'll take her home" Kate smiled weakly and walked quickly over to Sawyer and stood slightly behind him. Tom's friends who were there, were looking anywhere except at him or the four people on the other side of him as they knew what he was like… as they were the same and made a game out of it. Desmond wrapped his arm around Claire's abdomen tightly and took her back to his car to take her home.
Kate gripped Sawyers hand and nudged his shoulder slightly to let him know she wanted to leave quickly, He squeezed her hand as he led her back towards his car. As soon as they had walked a safe distance away, Tom's friends circled around him and tried to help him up and as they got him up they walked the other route to the parking lot to make sure another fight wouldn't start. When Kate and Sawyer got in his car, he pulled away fast and drove back to her house. Claire's parents weren't in when they reached her house, Desmond was thankful because he didn't want branded a rapist for the state their daughter was in, he took her up to her room and waited outside till she had changed, once she was ready he walked back into her room and tucked her into her bed and planted a kiss on her forehead "I'll see ya tomorrow then yeah?" he said quietly, she nodded and replied as quiet as he did "Yeah, sure".
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