Chapter Five

Dom

Ebony was true to her word. "I always keep my promise"

I smiled at her. "I knew you would"

She smiled at me and sat down next to me. "You alone?"

"Yeah I don't interact much with people"

"I feel special"

"Oh I have your jacket" I digged into my bag. "Thanks for letting me borrow it, why don't you get cold?"

"I do get cold, it just doesn't bother me"

"Really?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Is this the thing I tell you about myself?"

"It it's good enough"

"I kind of like it, it makes me numb. I kind of like that feeling"

"I get that"

"Not many people do" Ebony smiled wistfully at me.

"How was school?" Dad asked when I stepped through the door after school.

"You're here" I smiled.

"Of course" Dad drew me into his side and ruffled my hair. "I'm going to be here for my boy's first day of senior year"

"Yuck" Alex made sick gestures.

"Alex room go"

"No you can't keep me locked up here"

"Can't I?"

"I'm eighteen"

"Yeah and I'm thirty-two, point?"

Alex stormed off in a huff running up the stairs. I followed dad into the kitchen, sitting down at the kitchen counter as dad went to make me and him smoothies.

"So how's your day?" Dad asked handing me my smoothie and sitting next to me.

"It was great dad. I met a girl called Ebony, I really like her"

"Ebony" He startled.

"Yeah why?"

He started to say something until the doorbell went. "I got it" Alex called out.

"Dom go and make sure your brother doesn't run out the door"

"Okay" I went out into the hallway where Alex was letting in a guy I didn't know. He was taller than me and more attractive I had to admit.

"Oh relax" Alex said when he saw me. "I'm not going to leave, I mean I go out this door it be hell when I get home"

"And that is why I'm escorting you Benjamin" The man standing outside the door said. "I'm trusting you on this"

"I told you dad" Benjamin shoved his dad shoulder as tall as the man but looking nothing alike. "I have to tutor Dominick" Benjamin turned to me and the look on his face suggested I better do what he said or else.

"Thanks for coming Benjamin"

"Could I talk to your father please?" Benjamin's dad asked me.

"Sure. DAD"

"Yes?" My dad came into the corridor.

"I didn't have time to tell you, Benjamin is my tutor, his dad would like to talk to you"

Did my dad look nervous? "Mr. Fuentes right?"

"Yes nice to meet you" Dad shook his hand. "Why don't you boys go upstairs?"

"Okay" I led Benjamin up stairs, Alex following behind. "Who are you?" I asked him standing outside my room.

"Were friends" Alex hung his arms around Benjamin shoulders. "Great cover story"

"Actually I have been asked to tutor your brother"

"I have a new batch"

"On second thoughts I can tutor Dom any time"

"Great" Alex and Benjamin went into his room. Great, the guy was a druggie that knew my brother.

"My teacher said that you refused" I stood by the door before Alex could close it.

"Get in" Alex pulled me into his room. His was the opposite of mine, mine was all dark the one thing I didn't allow my dad to change. Alex's was full of light, pictures of hot women and celebrities covering the walls. I shut the door behind me and sat on the edge of his bed while the two of them collapsed in the bean bags.

"I changed my mind, problem?"

"No"

"Good"

"What is your problem with me?" I asked him.

"Whatever do you mean?"

"Forgot it"

"No please inform me" He stared daggers at me receiving the roll Alex handed him.

"I haven't done anything to you" I told him. "Yet you're looking at me like I have, happy?" I didn't wait for an reply I just left the room and went downstairs to my dad and my smoothie.

"What happened to the tutoring?" Dad asked as I sipped at my smoothie.

"Guy's a dick"

"Dominick" Great, my dad knew how much I hated my full name and only called me it when he meant business.

"Dad don't"

"No Dominick"

"Dad please don't"

"Dominick" Dad yelled pushing back the chair a furious expression on his face. I sprung up from my chair and ran for my room, slamming it behind me and sliding down by the door; dad didn't allow me a lock. "Dominick open this door right now" I reached for the cardboard box that held my most prized possessions, in case of a fire I could just grab that.

I placed the stuff on the floor until I got to the bottom with the slim box. I opened it and slid the razor out, pressing it against the underneath of my upper arm.

"Dominick!"

"Dad's what's going on?" I heard Alex ask dad. The door opened in so I shoved my weight against it. Two people I could just about hold it, but three?

The door swung open sending me to the floor and the razor across the room.

"No I'm sorry, daddy I'm sorry" I cried as my dad entered the room first.

"Dom" Dad reached down by me.

"No" I screamed trying to get away. "No"

"Dom, Dom please" Dad grabbed hold of me and held me into his chest, stroking my back slowly. "It's okay; I'm not going to hit you"

"But I cut" I sobbed.

"It's okay, I'm sorry for scaring you. I only meant that you-" Dad glanced behind him and stopped. "Alex take Benjamin into your room or downstairs"

When I stopped crying, dad shut my door behind him and sat with me on the bed cleaning my arm. "I just meant you need to accept Benjamin's help for the tutoring to put your feelings aside for him. He offered you need to accept, okay?"

I nodded brushing the tears from my eyes away. "Okay"

"And Dom?" I looked up at him. "I would never hit you. If I get cross with you don't think for a moment I'll hit you. I may yell at you but I'll only ground you or take away your stuff. Get me the blade"

"No" I twisted away from him running to the blade and clutching it tightly.

"Dom give"

"No" I hated that it came out in a screech. I knew that Alex and Benjamin would be just outside listening, Alex was a bastard like that, I hated that my new tutor who hated me for some reason I didn't know heard all of this but I couldn't help it.

"Dom just for now. You can have it back when you're better" My therapist said that it be best that I keep the razor with me.

"No"

"Alex" Dad called.

"No, no no" I screamed holding the razor against my arm before I was tackled to the ground and Alex's was tugging at it. I pulled back making it nick at my skin, out the corner of my eye I saw Benjamin staring wide-eyed at me.

"Let go Dom" Alex whispered harshly in my ear. The grip loosened and he snatched it up handing it to dad, threw me a look then spun Benjamin away.

"Dom I'm sorry, okay but I can't allow you to" Dad pulled me into his chest. I stayed there nestled in his comfort.

A/N: Thank you Fae Orabel for reviewing oh yes he is sure going to tutor Dom.

Sorry there wasn't much of Ebony and Dom but I wanted to go into the insight of Dom.

It's quite easy to guess what Dom's problem with Alex Fuentes is. And why would he take his son to go and tutor someone when his grounded, well Benji is kind of manipulative.

I'd love feedback of what you thought about the chapter, folks!

I made a mistake which I have now corrected. I said that she had two younger siblings then only mentioned Gabrielle, the other younger sibling is Ryder, age fifteen in freshman year at same school as Ebony.

The point of views from now on will go-Ebony, Dom, Benji. Benji is my favourite.