It Ended With A Lie

Chapter 18

"Here let me get you a towel and let me put your jacket down for it to dry", I said.

She took her jacket off and something caught my eye.

"Braelyn what the hell is this?!", I said angrily.

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Ridges POV

I touched her arm, what the hell happened to her?

She brought her arm back and put her jacket back on.

What is she hiding from me?

"What the hell is this... Braeyln?", I asked once more.

Her eyes were wide, her hands were shaking.

I know what they are but I need to know if she did it herself or someone does it to her.

"N-n-nothing, It-It's noth-thing", she stuttered out.

I took a step closer to her and caressed her cheek but she took a step back.

She breathed in and out trying to calm herself down.

"I-I'm fine, I should go now I have to to go", she said as she walked away.

I grabbed her wrist and spun her around and grabbed her waist and brought her close to me.

Our bodies were touching.

"Why are you cutting yourself?", I asked.

"I'm n-not", she stuttered out.

"Is your soon to be husband hurting you", I asked.

"N-no, it's ju-just that- nothi-nothing", she said.

"Braelyn, tell me", I said angrily.

"I have to go", she said a bit more confidently.

"Why are you hurting yourself?", I asked once more.

"It was on accident", she said.

"Yea, on accident", she said once more.

"I'll kiss you if you don't tell me the truth", I found myself saying.

Her eyes went wide and she looked up at me.

"You wouldn't", she said.

"Oh I would", I said pulling her close to me.

"I am giving you 10 seconds", I said.

"10", I said as I wrapped my arm around her waist tightly but not to tight.

"9"

I will do it.

This is serious.

Forget the past days, weeks.

I can't let her go.

I will make her mine.

"8", I said as I slowly kissed her cheek.

She loves me I know it, Lee has told me repeatedly telling me that she loves and I wouldn't believe it but I know she does now.

"7"

I kiss her other cheek.

"6"

The past few encounters that we had and everything.

She does love me.

"5"

I kiss her forehead.

"4"

"3"

I kiss her right by her mouth.

"2"

I brush my lips against her's she didn't object.

"1"

She could have pushed me away but she didn't.

"Ridge", she whispered out.

I didn't kiss her, I waited.

"Do you really want to", I asked being the gentleman I am.

After practically threatening her that she has to kiss me.

I moved back and looked away.

"I'm sorry I was forcing you and-"

She walked towards me and smashed her lips onto mine.

I brought her closer to me as she did the same to me.