as I walked up behind him.
“Just walk away, asshole. This doesn’t concern you.”
“That’s where you’re wrong, asshole. Anything having to do with this girl,” I pointed directly at Charlee so he knew exactly who I was talking about, “has everything to do with me. Now I’ll say it again, I’m not so sure you wanna do what you’re thinking about doing here.”
The guy let go of Charlee, just as his friend walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her body and pinning her arms to her sides. I watched for a brief second as Charlee struggled to break free from his grasp, but she was only making things worse. When I turned back to the tall one, his face suddenly disappeared. Wilton stood back, rubbing his hand with a wide grin across his face. Now that he was here, I slowly made my way over to the guy holding Charlee.
“Do you wanna just let her go, or do you wanna end up like your buddies over there?” I pointed behind me.
“Let’s see what you got.” He was provoking me.
I shook my head as I let out a loud chuckle. If this guy only knew what he was getting into. I may not have been the tallest among all of us, but I sure as shit had been in my fair share of fights. “So be it.” I laughed as I lunged for his face.
He quickly pushed Charlee to the ground, as my fist connected with his jaw. I could hear the bones breaking underneath my hand, but everything else faded away, as I pummeled this guy’s face into the ground.
“Dax. DAX!” Charlee’s voice broke through the silence and anger that I’d been focused on. I cocked my hand back again, but felt a small fragile hand clasped around my fist, and suddenly I was calm. I stood up off of the guy beneath me and reached for Charlee, pulling her tightly into my heaving chest. I ran my fingers down the length of her hair, not sure if I was trying to soothe her or myself, but either way, it was working.
“Dax, are you okay?” Her voice was soft and extremely sexy as it filled with worry.
“I’m okay.” I held her out at arms length, checking her for any visible signs of injury, “Are you okay, is the bigger question?”
“I think…I think, I’m okay. Thank you.”
“There’s nothing to thank me for.” I slid my finger underneath her chin so I could stare into her eyes. There were so many things I wanted to say to her in that moment, but words seemed to be failing me. So instead, I sealed my lips over hers. It was a quick kiss, but one that I could tell definitely affected her more than she had anticipated. “Let’s go.” I whispered, before clasping my hand around hers and leading her back up to the van.
Wilton and Taylor were already in the van and ready to go. Wilton was in the driver’s seat and I could only assume that Taylor was too shaken up to drive. I ushered Charlee into the back seat to join her friend, but before I took my seat up front, I leaned inside the van towards Taylor.
“You okay, Taylor?”
The only response I could get was a head nod, but for now, I would take it. I closed the door after giving Charlee one last look, and then climbed in the front. This night hadn’t quite turned out the way I had envisioned it, but it was definitely a night I wouldn’t soon forget.
Chapter Twelve
Charlie
The ride home was extremely awkward, but I was thankful that the guys had been with us tonight. I shuddered at the thought of what could’ve happened, if we were alone like we usually were. Taylor was still shaken up, so I kept my arm around her, holding her tight against me. As tough as we both made ourselves out to be, we were still girls, and girls had a way of letting things like what happened tonight, affect us.
I tried to not look in Dax’s direction throughout the car ride, but every so often I would feel his fingers gently graze my shin. Just when I would look over, his hand would disappear back up front. It was one of the sweetest things a guy had ever done for me. I know how pathetic that sounds, but
“Just walk away, asshole. This doesn’t concern you.”
“That’s where you’re wrong, asshole. Anything having to do with this girl,” I pointed directly at Charlee so he knew exactly who I was talking about, “has everything to do with me. Now I’ll say it again, I’m not so sure you wanna do what you’re thinking about doing here.”
The guy let go of Charlee, just as his friend walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her body and pinning her arms to her sides. I watched for a brief second as Charlee struggled to break free from his grasp, but she was only making things worse. When I turned back to the tall one, his face suddenly disappeared. Wilton stood back, rubbing his hand with a wide grin across his face. Now that he was here, I slowly made my way over to the guy holding Charlee.
“Do you wanna just let her go, or do you wanna end up like your buddies over there?” I pointed behind me.
“Let’s see what you got.” He was provoking me.
I shook my head as I let out a loud chuckle. If this guy only knew what he was getting into. I may not have been the tallest among all of us, but I sure as shit had been in my fair share of fights. “So be it.” I laughed as I lunged for his face.
He quickly pushed Charlee to the ground, as my fist connected with his jaw. I could hear the bones breaking underneath my hand, but everything else faded away, as I pummeled this guy’s face into the ground.
“Dax. DAX!” Charlee’s voice broke through the silence and anger that I’d been focused on. I cocked my hand back again, but felt a small fragile hand clasped around my fist, and suddenly I was calm. I stood up off of the guy beneath me and reached for Charlee, pulling her tightly into my heaving chest. I ran my fingers down the length of her hair, not sure if I was trying to soothe her or myself, but either way, it was working.
“Dax, are you okay?” Her voice was soft and extremely sexy as it filled with worry.
“I’m okay.” I held her out at arms length, checking her for any visible signs of injury, “Are you okay, is the bigger question?”
“I think…I think, I’m okay. Thank you.”
“There’s nothing to thank me for.” I slid my finger underneath her chin so I could stare into her eyes. There were so many things I wanted to say to her in that moment, but words seemed to be failing me. So instead, I sealed my lips over hers. It was a quick kiss, but one that I could tell definitely affected her more than she had anticipated. “Let’s go.” I whispered, before clasping my hand around hers and leading her back up to the van.
Wilton and Taylor were already in the van and ready to go. Wilton was in the driver’s seat and I could only assume that Taylor was too shaken up to drive. I ushered Charlee into the back seat to join her friend, but before I took my seat up front, I leaned inside the van towards Taylor.
“You okay, Taylor?”
The only response I could get was a head nod, but for now, I would take it. I closed the door after giving Charlee one last look, and then climbed in the front. This night hadn’t quite turned out the way I had envisioned it, but it was definitely a night I wouldn’t soon forget.
Chapter Twelve
Charlie
The ride home was extremely awkward, but I was thankful that the guys had been with us tonight. I shuddered at the thought of what could’ve happened, if we were alone like we usually were. Taylor was still shaken up, so I kept my arm around her, holding her tight against me. As tough as we both made ourselves out to be, we were still girls, and girls had a way of letting things like what happened tonight, affect us.
I tried to not look in Dax’s direction throughout the car ride, but every so often I would feel his fingers gently graze my shin. Just when I would look over, his hand would disappear back up front. It was one of the sweetest things a guy had ever done for me. I know how pathetic that sounds, but
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