stinging sensation - 21

after dancing for a few songs peyton went into the bathroom leaving jason on the dance floor, peyton came out of the bathroom into the dark hallways that led back to the bar when a strong hand gripped her shoulder slamming her into the wall.

"miss me?" nick chuckled mockingly his breath reeked of alcohol.

peyton squirmed in his grasp and tried to scream but the sound was muffled by the hand pressed firmly to her face keeping her up against the wall.

"im sorry what was that i can't understand you." nick mocked pressing right against peytons body sniffing her hair. "you know we could have been great together but you just had to go and fuck it up." nick snapped slamming his fist into the wall beside peytons head laughing as she flinched.

"i see your back with jason." nick look down the hall in the direction of the dance floor. "its not fucking nice to cheat peyton." nick said before slamming his fist into peyton's stomach.

peyton gasped into nick's hand tears swelling on her eye lids slowly started to fall.

"im sorry baby did that hurt?" nick smiled doing it again.

"you shouldn't walk around by yourself there's alot of crazies around here." nick said letting his hand fall from peyton's mouth watching as she dropped to the floor clutching her stomach in her hands.

"you better fucking keep this to yourself or i'll be back." nick threatened before walking out the back doors.

peyton let the tears fall down her face as her stomach continued to throb, realizing that she'd probable been gone for a while peyton sucked in a deep breath standing up off the floor using the wall for support. making her way back onto the dance floor peyton looked around for jason just wanting to go home.

(i got this question a few times she does have a house with her parents but they like are always working and they do care about her but they just are basically never round so she lives at Jason's most of the time and call's it her home.)

peyton spotted jason sitting on one of the couches ad quickly made her way over whipping her face of any tears.

"babe where'd you go?" jason asked holding his arm out for her pulling her onto his lap.

"jay can we leave.. please?" peyton asked.

"sure i'm bored anyways." Jason said kissing peyton's cheek before standing up.

they took the truck back to the house the rest of the boys stayed at the club, peyton sat quiet looking out the window trying not to cry every time jason hit a pot hole.

"you ok?" jason asked when they puled onto their street.

"fine." peyton gave jason a little smile hopping it was convincing enough, apparently it was because he was quiet until they go inside of the house.

"you go upstairs ill be up in a minute." jason mutter letting go of peytons hand.

peyton closed the bedroom door quickly stripping off her clothes and putting on pj shorts and one of jason's big hoodie but not before she got a look at her stomach where deep purple bruises were already forming.

"fuck." peyton whispered running her fingers a long her belly.

jason came into the room while peyton climbed under the covers handing her a bottle of water from the fridge.

"thanks." peyton mutter taking a sip before setting it down on the bedside table.

"pey can i ask you a question?" jason said his voice quiet in the silence of the bedroom.

peyton muttered back a "sure." letting her head lean against jason's shoulder.

"why'd you cut yourself?" jason's voice sounded broken to peyton, the question totally catching her off guard.

"i don't know i guess it was just a way for me to express my feelings without having to tell anyone how i felt. it was easy and privet i never needed to think about it." peyton muttered she didn't completely understand it herself but she figured jason just wanted a simple explanation for now he didn't need to know all the things her and sophia use to do, she didn't want to give him another reason to hate her best friend.

."can i see?" jason's voice was barley a whisper.

peyton slowly lifting her right arm that now was only covered my Jason's sweater her peace wrist band was forgotten.

peyton heard Jason's intake of breath at the sight of the faded but still harsh red lines that covered her wrist. jason's fingers lightly brushed peyton's wrist leaning down to kiss her forehead.

"i love you." Jason muttered into peyton's hair pulling her into him rapping his arm around her waist.

peyton winched moving slightly so Jason's hands weren't directly on the sore spots.

"i love you too."

...

peyton and jason woke up the next morning and while peyton was in the shower jason decided to go out and pick up some more coffee beans because he knew peyton would want some when she finished her shower.

"how was your shower babe?" jason asked walking into the kitchen finding peyton sitting on one of the stools wearing his blue and gray sweater that was baggy on her and some spandex shorts.

"it would have been better with you though." peyton bit her lip teasingly watching Jason pour water into the coffee maker.

jason past peyton the mug fulled with steaming coffee giving her a quick peck on the lips before moving over to the counter making an bagel.

"what are you going to do today?" jason asked taking the seat across from peyton biting into his bagel.

"i figured i'd just hand around with you, that is unless you have plans?" peyton asked looking at jason over her cup of coffee.

"sounds good." jason said ignoring the second part.

while moving to get up peyton hit her side against the counter right in the spot that nick had punched her.

"ow." peyton muttered her handing going to her stomach.

"hey, you ok?" Jason asked with a frowned brow.

"yeah." peyton said quickly moving over to the dish washer grabbing Jason's plate on the way.

scooting his chair away Jason waked over to the dishwasher taking hold of payton's waist. kissing the back of her neck smiling when he heard a sigh escape from her lips.

"you seem tired baby why don't you go take a little nap while i jump in the shower." Jason suggested muttering into peyton's ear.

peyton nodded even though she wasn't really tired she figured it wouldn't hurt to get a little more rest. the sound of the shower was as soothing as the sound of rain on the window peyton closed her eyes letting her mind drift, peyton hadn't even realized jason had gotten out of the shower until she felt a drop of water hit her arm.

peyton moaned stretching her arms blinking her eyes open to see Jason standing beside the bed in his boxers leaning over her.

"you look sexy in my sweater." Jason licked his lips looking over peyton.

Jason brought his lips down to peyton's linking their fingers together. "but you know what?" jason mutter resting his forehead on peyton's.

"hum?" peyton sighed.

"you'd look more sexy if it were on the floor." jason smirked grabbing the end of the sweater starting to pull it up but peyton stopped him.

jason gave peyton a questioning look. "im on my period." peyton lied.

"no you're not." jason said after a few seconds of silence.

"are you the one with the tampon shoved up in your vagina, i don't think so." peyton grumbled getting out of bed and walking across the hall to the bathroom leaving Jason on the bed completely confused.

after peyton came out of the bathroom the rest of the day went on as if that weird scene hadn't happened only a few hours earlier, Jason didn't know what to think he was confused by peyton's actions this morning but also he was more confused when she didn't bring it put again later.

peyton and jason where down stair in the living room watching Globe when the boys got home.

"celeb do you know where your red hat is?" peyton called out to celeb who was now in the other room.

jason and the other boys rolled their eyes knowing where this was leading, you see celeb has this weird thing where his hats are like his baby you touch you die.

peyton heard a set of feet run up the stairs and down the hall and it took a few seconds before they came running back.

"what the hell did you do with my hat peyton!" celeb yelled running down the stairs.

peyton smiled pulling the red hat from behind the couch and placing it on the top of her head turning around and shaking her ass for the boys.

"that's it." celeb yelled running across the room causing peyton to Shrek and yelled to Jason for help.

"sorry babe but you've brought this on yourself." jason chuckled watching peyton try to escape by running around and falling over couches.

"no where to run. be a good little girl and give me what i want." celeb smirked.

peyton laughed taking the hat of her head and trying to hold it out of reach but celeb grabbed it from her, things settled down after that the guys opened a couple cause of beer but Jason hesitated not wanting to upset peyton after she walked in on the whole im drunk in a hot box situation.

"baby its ok." peyton whispered into Jason's eat not wanting to get him in trouble with his boys thinking he had to ask before having a couple beers.

Jason looked up into peyton's eyes giving her a silent "you sure?"

peyton nodded leaning down to whisper in Jason ear. "you didn't have to asked my permission." Jason took that as peyton saying she was sorry that she freaked out about the whole drug thing he knew she didn't like it but she never said anything unless she was mad about something or just pissed off.

the night went smoothly peyton had totally forgotten about the pain on her stomach and jason was having a good time hanging with his friends with his girl on his side.

peyton went to go grab a couple more beers from the kitchen for the boys when her phone vibrated in her waist band of her shorts.

*phone convo*

"hello?"

"hey i was calling to see how you made out? i figured since i didn't see you last night things are good." Tyler voice come threw the home

"yeah things are better." peyton smiled keeping her voice down.

"does he know bout?" Tyler asked hinting on the subject.

"yeah he's not really to thrilled your back, i tried to explain our... relationship to him but he just didn't want to hear it." peyton sighed.

"well its understandable babe, he wasn't around for this part of your life." Tyler said standing up for Jason.

"yeah i know." peyton sighed grabbing the bottles from the fridge placing them on the counter.

"whats taking so long?" jimmy yelled from the other room, peyton heard the sound of skin hitting skin before jimmy mutter a few swear words peyton guess at Jason.

"so does this mean i wont see you again?" it was a serious question but Tylerr said it overly dramatic.

"he may wish it but Jason doesn't own me i can hang with anyone i want."

"great then how about you come over and we can hang out we didn't really do much talking last time." Tyler chuckled.

"sounds great, see ya tomorrow." peyton hung up the phone sliding it onto the counter and picking up the beer bottles.

jason met her at the kitchen doorway.

"there you are." Jason smiled at peyton.

"yah sorry i couldn't find the bottle opener." peyton lied not because she wanted to but she knew jason would through a fit and she didn't want to start another fight so soon.

"oh." jason grabbed a few bottles from peyton helping her carry them in to the boys.

after another hour of watching the boys ass around peyton went upstairs to shower and then changed into some different clothes.

peyton slid on her dark black shorts and bra before bringing out the full body mirror so she could check out her bruising.

"hey babe Sophia keeps text-"

Jason walking into the room holding peyton whole in the air to give it to her when he spotted her stomach or rather what was on it.

"thanks." peyton said breaking the tense silence stepping forwards to take her phone from jason but he just moved his hand out of her reach his eyes glued to her bruises.

"Jason it's not a big deal." peyton muttered moving to grab her shirt thinking that she sould probably cover up.

Jason yanked the shirt out of peyton's fingers throwing it to the floor.

"did Taylor do this." jason asked his voice low and deadly.

"WHAT? NO!" peyton yelled realizing by the look on Jason's face that she shouldn't be trying to defend Taylor right now. "babe it really doesn't hurt that bad." peyton lied but hoped it would help, but it didn't.

"who?" Jason asked his chest raising fast.

"at the club yesterday when i went to the bathroom nick was waiting for me he kicked me and told me he'd be back for more if i didn't keep my mouth shut." peyton explained taking the steps to close the space between them taking jason's hand in hers.

"i have to go." jason said in a cool voice before turning fast on his heels it wasn't until peyton heard his shoes clumping against the stairs that she realized what he was going to do.

"JASON STOP!" peyton yelled running after him.

the boys hearing all the noise came out of the living room to stand at the bottom of the stairs.

"what's going on?" celeb asked, but peyton ignored him focusing her attention on jason.

"Jason what are you going to do kill him? how are you even going to find him?" peyton yelled grabbing onto Jason's arm.

"BACK OFF!" Jason yelled at peyton looking her right in the eyes. "i should have killed his bastard long ago i let him hurt you once im not going to let him get away with it this time." Jason snared his eyes looked like they were watering.

"jay. baby please don't." peyton teared up scared. "just- just stay here with me?" peyton pleaded.

"i cant." Jason said opening the door walking out gun in hand.