Shame

•Part 16•

Suzie's POV

I remembered that conversation but I didn't really think on it until the reality hit me; this has to end somewhere and I didn't know where that was.

I snapped back into the room with James and stared him straight into the eye.

"I'll explain everything but can we please just leave? We need to go right now! Please James!"

He looked at me with discontent and finally I got an answer.

"Okay, but I am not happy about this, and I want a fucking explanation!"

We packed our stuff up and left as soon as possible hitting the main road and walking until our feet hurt. The first place we stumbled upon was a run down looking motel.

"There" I gasped "we'll stop there for the night and carry on moving in the morning"

James followed me inside the motel as I booked a room for the night.

I opened the door to the room and walked in eerily; I was on high alert and my instincts had kicked in. I checked every nook and cranny of the room looking for hidden mics, cameras, weapons... Anything that may be used against us. I did another quick sweep of the room while James started unpacking some of his stuff.

"There's no point unpacking, we're leaving early tomorrow" I sighed.

"Oh okay" James was visibly pissed off with me and he had every right to be.

"I guess I'll explain myself now" I said with a faint smile across my face

"Yeah you will... And you'll explain everything and not leave a detail out"

I told James everything about my past life and he just stared at me for a while. His facial expressions not budging as I told him my story. I told him about what he said to me and how that affected me. I told him about the club and how they took me in. I told him about Steve and how Steve helped me. I told him about the fights and robberies. Why I had to kill him and how I decided to save his life and endanger my own.

"Well say something, anything please" I pleaded

"... Thanks? I guess" he said

His reaction threw me back and I looked at him startled.

"Thanks? That's all you have to say?"

"Yeah, you needed to kill me and you didn't; knowing the consequences And you even killed someone to protect me so yeah, thank you"

He stood up and came over to me and embraced me in his arms for a while. The smell of his cologne completely relaxing me. We stood like that for a while. I enjoyed the warm embrace while I could as I didn't know when we could next share a moment like this.

"What are you doing James?" I sighed into his embrace and pulled away.

"What do you mean?" he looked at me confusion etched on his face.

"All that I am going to bring you will be harm and trouble. I don't want you to die because of my mistakes." I spoke cupping his face in my dainty fingers as a tear slid down my cheek.

"Suzie you need to realize I don't care. I love you too much to lose you again. Yes you may have tried to kill me but you didn't and you couldn't. Endangering your own life for someone who nearly killed you with words says a lot more about the amazing type of person you are to not be phased about losing something so precious. Your life" he smiled.

"Its just not safe for you James. They could come back. They could kill u-" he cut me off with a sweet tender kiss to my lips.

"Whatever happens we're in this together" he spoke his calm voice relaxing my nerves.

"Anyways i have an idea" he smirked.

"Whats that?" I sat on the edge of the bed looking up at him, his face lit up by the blinding sun exploding through the window in a mass of rays.

"Wheres the one place they wouldn't expect to find us?" he spoke stepping closer.

"A cemetery?" my voice answered with more of a question than an answer.

"No. Right under their noses. Sweetheart were going to England. The cemetery can be plan B though" he pushed me back on the bed and led next to me.

"Are you sure that is a good idea?" I spoke my head filling with doubt.

"What could go wrong?" He spoke caressing my cheek.

"Everything" I sighed pushing his hand away.

"Well we will find out soon our plane leaves in 2 hours" he threw me and awarding winning smile.

This won't end well...