Chapter 25

Roman and I sat on the couch watching TV, he's painting my toenails black while I was sharpening my already black nails. "Hey you don't rush art, use light strokes," I took the polish from him showing him how to lightly put it on. He stares as if he's interested. "You didn't do so bad though," I compliment him by putting my toes in his face.

"Mara gross," he laughed, pushing my toes away from him.

"What did you wanna talk about anyway?" I ask curiously, setting my feet on the coffee table.

Roman lets out a nervous laugh tapping his fingers on his leg. It was annoying me but I knew it was his way of coping with his issues. "I used to envy Sidney. I wanted everything she had, her family, her friends.. you. Then she became an orphan like me and I'm trying to build a relationship with her but she doesn't trust me or tries and I don't know why."

"Well she was attacked a few times, she just has trust issues, and finding out about you came as a big shock to her. Plus she was in complete denial about her mom being a whore," I cringe right after I say those words.

"I'm sorry I meant adulterer," I try to throw in quickly, he shakes his head laughing at me.

"It's fine.."

"Sidney will come around you big baby in the meantime you have me, Derek and Randy have been pretty nice and"

"Don't you say, Stu.." he says, cutting me off. "The guy hates me I always catch him glaring at me,"

"Stu does not hate you,"

A knock on the door makes me groan, I gesture for Roman to open the door while I blow on my toenails. "Mara," he calls out, opening the door wider. My smile falls when Stu walks in looking angry. Roman looks between the both of us before scratching the back of his neck.

"Why the hell is he here?" he angrily asks, looking at me as he shoulders him hard as he walks in, Roman groans rubbing his shoulder.

"We were talking which you interrupted," I pointed out, annoyed as I got up from the couch. We just stare at each other neither moving or saying anything. I don't have to explain myself to him. It wasn't until Roman cleared his throat that I was able to take a breath and blink.

"I'm gonna go and let you guys work out whatever this is," Roman announces, grabbing his jacket. He comes over placing a light kiss on my cheek, Stu clenches his fists looking away from us, it wasn't until the front door closed that he finally turned his attention back to me.

"I didn't attack you,"

"Okay, that's good to know. You can go now," I nod pointing at the door. He shakes his head taking a seat on the couch and stretching himself out as if to get comfortable.

"I'm not going anywhere, I want to talk about this. No more running from me"

"Can you blame me?!" I snapped.

"I was attacked by the people I loved most. You've murdered people like it's normal and above all you put my father in prison for a crime you knew he didn't commit a crime you set him up for," I yell.

He shoots up getting in my face. "To be fair I didn't know he was your father neither of us did...he was collateral damage,"

"You're serious?"

"Want me to lie? Yes Amara I put your father in prison, yes I've killed a lot of people and no I don't regret it,"

"Your unbelievable, I can't do this with you"

He grabs my arm before I can walk away from him, "If you're never gonna talk to me again, you should know how I feel about you," my heart starts to race as his hand crawls against the back of my neck holding me still to look up at him. His eyes held me in a captivating stare.

"I love you so damn much it hurts," he whispers, leaning down against my lips, so close his heavy breathing matches my own. "For a long time, I thought I'd never have the chance but lately every time I look at you I feel like you want me to take you as much as I want to,"

Before I can answer, His lips find mine suddenly it only takes me two seconds to return the kiss he groans when I kiss him back gripping the back of my head tighter against him, Feeling lightheaded I back away only for his legs and lips to follow me.

My back crashes against the wall as our kissing gets heavier and rougher when I try to take a breath. He steals the opportunity by slipping his long tongue into my mouth practically devouring me.

I roughly pull away desperate for breath but he just moves down to my neck sucking and licking at my skin. Moans leave my lips as I can no longer think straight, he rips my shirt down the middle before picking me up by my thighs to wrap my legs around him.

He leads us to the couch as he kisses down my body he lays me down continuing down as I squirm under him. When suddenly stops looking up at me or what I thought was me I look behind me letting out a scream crashing into Stu's arms when I see him

The lights in the apartment flicker like crazy as Billy Loomis stares at us. I couldn't recognize the look on his face. I look at Stu to see he's not surprised to see him. The lights finally stop but Billy disappears. It's quiet for a few seconds until I break the silence. "You saw him too?"

He nods letting out a shaky breath.

"What the hell is going on?"

He doesn't answer me, just heads out the door not saying a word. I'm not sure why that disappointed me. I obviously must have feelings for him since I kissed him back.

God why is my life so damn complicated.

STU POV

Only one thing stuck on my mind like glue as I headed to the hospital, what happened moments before we were interrupted. I just wanted to talk to her and possibly tell her how I felt and I'm glad I did.

But that kiss...god

I have to have her, I Understand Billy loves her as much as I do. I just wish he was willing to share as much as I am. She loves us both and I could never make her choose.

This Deal we made with the devil was a lot steeper than I thought, Billy was losing more and more of himself before that fire. We were supposed to have endless power and be untouchable yet somehow Billy is in a coma or was.

As I pulled into the hospital I heard distant screams and shouts. As I headed to Billy's room people ran in the opposite direction.

"What are you running from?" I ask a nurse covered in blood who's crying hysterically.

"Please let me go, you need to run!" she yells at me before running and not looking back.

As I walked on his floor the bloodier everything was... bodies every few steps laid lifeless on the ground along with their insides on the outside. I only seemed to gag when guts got on my boots.

When I turn down his hall a figure in the pathway stops me. Billy stands breathing heavily covered in blood holding a sharp knife in both hands both dripping with blood. His eyes almost looked lifeless.

"Buddy?" I ask quietly his head shoots up looking at me, my steps falter when his eyes turn red. He flips the knife in his hand before he wipes blood off his lips before smirking at me. It sent a cold chill down my spine.

As if he doesn't recognize me he starts to run toward me. I duck when he tries to slice at me.

"Billy what the fuck! I know you're mad about Amara but this is a little extreme," I try to reason but he doesn't react when I say her name. Before I can run he stabs me hard through the shoulder keeping me against the wall.

I scream out trying to pull it out but before I can he stabs me twice in the stomach. I look at him in shock as he looks at me with cold eyes before everything goes dark I hear him whisper.

"He wants to meet you,"

I for sure thought I was dead but all I felt was pain all over. When I finally come to, my arms are chained away from my body making me hunch over. When I lifted I saw the eyes of the one who stabbed me who I'm pissed at a man I didn't recognize but his presence screamed dark his entire suit was dark black but not as dark as his eyes almost pitch black.

"Hello, it was about time we met. I'm Daniel, the devil you made a deal with,"

My eyes go wide as I look from him to Billy who gives me no emotion. What the hell did this guy do to him?