Addicted

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Colby fell back on the recently vacated bean bag, pulling me onto his lap.

"Nobody says a fucking word, understood?" He glared around at everyone in the room, while my face decided that it wanted to look like a tomato.

 He slipped his arm around my waist, still glaring at the other guys. Elton looked like he wanted to laugh, his face actually a little soft for once.

Everyone was trying to hide their smiles except Sam. He was openly grinning at us both. Katrina was looking worriedly at me, chewing her bottom lip. Tara couldnt care less, her eyes wide and taunting, while Devyn and Corey just had small little grin's on their faces.

Everyone was staring at me and it made me hella uncomfortable.

 "You know that staring won't give you the ability to see through my clothes, right?"

I couldn't help it. I just blurted it out, looking around at everyone. My smart mouth was going to be the death of me one day.

 I felt Colby's low chuckle as his chest moved below me.

The gang was quiet for just a moment, then Elton started laughing so hard, he fell off the couch.

 "Oh, Colby, I knew you like her, but that was so perfect. She's definitely the one for you!"

 I felt Colby stiffen under me at Elton's words. Guess commitment terrified him too. It didn't used to scare me, but after the last relationship, I wasn't exactly running towards getting hurt again.

 I had actually even thought about marriage with Josh, my ex. He had other thoughts I guess, especially when I walked in on him screwing someone else in our bed. I was scared starting a relationship with Colby, but it felt like I was fighting the inevitable.

 Plus, I kind of already expected him to hurt me, if I were being honest. I feel like that's just who he is. No, that's wrong. I feel like that's who he's used to being and I wasn't sure if he could keep his actual self around for long. I wanted to find out though. Just had to keep the shield up so that I didn't fall too hard.

"Ha, too late." My subconscious decided right then to let me know that I had already fallen too hard. I shoved her voice away and glanced back at Colby, giving him a small smile, while everyone's laughter rang around us.

 "Chloe, are you staying here tonight?"

My eyes went wide. "Um...If that's okay, I guess."

Again, I looked at Colby to see what he thought. He shrugged.

"It's fine with me. I can sleep on the couch in my room. You can have the bed."

I nodded, blushing when I heard Jake speak up. "Whoa, wait! You haven't hit that yet? Brotheeeer, you're slacking!"

Before I knew what had happened, I was sitting on the bean bag, instead of Colby's lap, and Colby had Jake jacked up against the wall with one hand. His fist was balled into the front of Jake's shirt, literally holding him off of the ground, Jake's feet swaying.

 "You don't disrespect Chloe or me like that. What the fuck is wrong with you?"

 Jake's lips were curved in a slight smirk. "Dude, I was joking. Chill."

Colby dropped him to the ground but Jake landed gracefully on his feet. "She isn't like- you just don't- Just don't fucking say shit like that Jake."

Jake was looking at Colby like he was crazy. "Okay brother, chill. Seriously, I was kidding. I won't say anything like that again. Sorry if I offended you Chloe. I hope that we can still be the best of friends." He looked past Colby to me.

I shook my head.

 "It was rude, but I'm fine. We're still....friends?" I replied, smiling quizzically.

I knew he was just bullshitting around to fuck with Colby right now, but would I actually end up being friends with these guys? I guess I would be around a lot more, so I would probably get to know them better and get a better understanding of their personalities and how to take them. That intrigued me.

This group of people was amazing. They were all so different from one another, but I could physically see the bond that they shared with one another, and how protective they were to each other.

Elton seemed kind of scary and psychotic at first, but I could see the love that he has for the rest of the group, especially Sam and Colby. Mike looked like a dangerous biker guy, but he was actually one of the sweetest people that I had ever met. Kevin had kind of scared me at first, but I realized that he was just messing around, and trying to have fun. Like the class clown of the group. Aryia was quiet, rarely speaking, but he was part of the group, and he knew it, without a doubt. Jake and Tara were both crazy wild. Hilarious, outspoken, and not very afraid of Colby.

 I don't think any of them were actually afraid of him. Just wary of which personality he might have at any given time. Corey and Devyn seemed like the perfect couple. His dark good looks, sweet demeanor with quirky comments, and her shy, quiet personality meshed well together.

Then there was Sam and Colby. Sam, the light to Colby's dark. The openness in his face, the love he has for Colby, and his determination to make sure that he was okay, already had me loving him and I don't think Katrina could've chosen anyone better for herself.

Then there was Colby. The kind of leader. The one that everyone looked to, but knew that they had a say too.

The dark, emo guy that made my breath hitch and my skin tingle. The battered, broken guy that actually might just have a heart of gold.

 I could tell how much love he had for his friends, regardless of the fact that he was always threatening to kill them. I had only ever seen something like this with my own parents and then with Kat.