It's Not Living If It's Not With You || Yungblud || D.H

-Three-

I woke up to the sound of a rock hitting my window. I looked over to see my mom sleeping soundly. Slowly I got up, rubbing my eyes, walking to the window. I looked out and saw a silloute of a guy, with a handful of rocks. I looked down at him and held up a finger. Grabbing the key to my door, I unlocked the door and went out into the hallway, making sure I locked the door back up before I left. I slowly made my way downstairs to the front door. Grabbing my jacket on the couch I walked outside.

"What are you doing?? It's like," I paused and pulled out my phone.

"Like three in the morning? Yeah I know." Dom said, smiling. "I couldn't sleep."

I laughed. "So since you couldn't sleep, you decided to come wake me up?"

"Yeah, pretty much." He laughed. "So where do you want to go? Any good places around here?" He asked.

"Well since it's three in the morning, I'm gonna guess that everything is closed. Except for the 24/7 gas station down the street." I said.

"Well then that is where we shall go!" He said and proceeded go walk to his car, grabbing my hand. I laughed and stumbled along. When we got into his car, he started it and turned on the heat full blast, noticing that I was shivering.

"So how was dinner with your Mom?" He asked as we drove to the gas station.

"It was actually really great." I smiled thinking about dinner. "How was unpacking with Zoey?" I asked

I could almost see him roll his eyes in the pitch black night. "You know, I actually really don't like her, if you couldn't tell."

"Well I mean you did buy a house with her, so.." I said, turning to look at him.

"Good point. Well I kinda had to. I love her, I really do. We've known each other our whole lives. The only reason my parents let me come to California was because she was going to be with me. And yeah, like I said I love her, but sometimes she can be such a stuck up bitch." He paused, "I saw you in your room, watching us earlier."

I mentally face palmed. "Look I'm really sorry about that. It's just that, that house has been for sale for around two years. I just wanted to see who was brave enough to buy it."

"Brave enough?" He asked.

"They didn't tell you?"

"Tell me what..?"

"The previous owners of the house, the husband killed his wife and then killed himself. We all heard the gunshots that night. Two loud booms and then silence." I said, shivering at the past. I could remember it just like it was yesterday.

"You've got to be fucking with me right now." He paused for me to say something but I just shook my head. "Fuck, Maybe that's why it was so cheap." He laughed.

Finally we arrived at the gas station. We walked in and I followed Dom back to the slurpee machine. I watched him get a blue slurpee and then he turned and looked at me. "Are you gonna get one?" I shook my head.

"I don't have any money." He laughed.

"No silly. It's on me. Birthday present?" I smiled and nodded.

I chose a red slurpee and we went to the cash register. Dom pulled out five dollars and gave it to the man. After Dom paid for the drinks we walked back to his car.

"You know, I've never had a slurpee before." I said. He looked at me as if I was an alien from some other planet.

"Really!! Well then you've got to try mine. Blue is the best!" He handed me his drink and I took a sip of it.

"Yep, you're right. Blue is better that red." He laughed and started the car.

"Do you want mine?" He offered. I shook my head.

"No the red one is fine. Thanks though." I said.

The rest of the car drive home was quiet, but it wasn't an awkward silence, more of a comfortable silence.

Once we got back, he dropped me off at my house. "Thanks for waking me up and getting me a slurpee." I smiled.

"Yeah anytime." I started to walk off but the he yelled at me, "Hey Ashley!" I turned back around and looked at him, "happy birthday." I smiled and waved at him. I made my way up to the door and opened it. Maybe I could live a normal life, but in secret.

I made my way up to my room and hung my jacket up on my closet. My mom was still asleep in my bed and I smiled. Atleast she was safe now.

I walked over to my bed and climbed into it, making sure I didn't wake her up. As i was about to fall asleep, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.

I pulled it out and saw a rest from an unknown number.

Hey I had a lot of fun tonight. We should do it again sometime.

I smiled and sent back,

Me too, and we totally should. Thanks again for tonight.

I fell back to sleep with a smile plastered upon my face. Maybe age didn't, matter and maybe neither did Zoey. But there was always the asshole. And if he found out, there would be hell to pay.