My Best Friend's Brother (24 page)

I needed to beg Hope for forgiveness and tell her I was sorry.

"Is that all you have to say, after I ran all this way to help?" he said with fake hurt in his voice.

I roll my eyes. "Help?"

"Yes help. How else are you going to get to Hope's? Run?" he smirked standing up straight, pulling out his keys and jangling them in front of me.

"Thanks." I beam and go over to his car and wait.

We were soon driving to Hope's.

"So what are you going to do?" Matt asked whilst driving.

"I have no idea...Just beg" I answer.

"You know Ricky will kick the crap out of you?" He said, amused.

"I know, but you don't have to sound happy." I wasn't really concerned, I felt and knew I deserved much worst.

"I'll go in with you and keep Ricky out of the way and you can try and speak with Hope" he said with a smile rather than a smirk.

"Thanks man."

We arrive at the house only fifteen minutes later.

We both got out of the car, but before we reached the front door it flew open to reveal a very angry Ricky.

"Just give him a secon..." Matt tried to say to Ricky, but it was too late, because with seconds Ricky had me on the ground and repeatedly punched me. I didn't fight, much to his displeasure.

"Why aren't you defending yourself?" he growled as Matt tried to pull him off.

"Because I deserve it." I state honestly.

Ricky lets himself be pulled from me.

"I don't get you man..." He said running his hand through his hair.

"He's an idiot." Matt states nonchalantly.

I nod and Ricky laughs.

"So what you doing here?" He asked knowingly, but wanting confirmation.

"I came here to beg on my knees to your sister for forgiveness." I tell him honestly.

He looks at me, as if trying to find a lie.

He sighed. "Ok, but if you do anything else to hurt her, I will have no problem killing you" He said with all seriousness.

Matt nods and pats Ricky on the back. "I will take responsibility for him, he won't do anything stupid again"

I agree and silently thank him.

"You best not. You know when she got home earlier she was heartbroken and wouldn't stop crying. She fell to the floor as soon as she got into the house and I had to carry her up to her room. I wanted to go and kill you when she told me what you did, but she wouldn't let me. She didn't want to be alone, she fell asleep crying in my arms. I swear to god if..." I cut him off.

I couldn't believe I had done that to her, I hated myself so much right now.

"I promise if I ever hurt her like that again, I will personally hand myself to you." They both looked at me with smirks.

"I'll take your word on that." He started to walk back into the house and both Matt and I followed him.

Once we were all inside Ricky stopped and told me she was still upstairs, but then quickly added before I left.

"If I hear anything..." He warns.

"I know, I promise I'll do my best not to hurt her anymore." I then left the pair downstairs chatting and waiting.

I slowly open the door to her room after lightly knocking and getting no answer.

"Hope?" I call softly as I enter the room.

I look around her room and see her beautiful self sleeping, damp faced on her bed.

I didn't think twice, I walked over to her side and lied down beside her, wanting nothing more than to hold her in my arms.

I would beg her when she woke up, I told myself wrapping my arms around her.

I closed my eyes and breathed in his beautiful scent.

"I love you Nate." I heard a sleepy voice say.

I quickly opened my eyes and looked in shock at a still sleeping Hope and I smile.

"I love you too Sweet pea. So much, I am so sorry for everything." I whisper into her ear and kiss the top of her head.

Her eyes shot open and look at me wide eyed.

"Are you really here?" She said pinching my arm, making me jump.

"Ouch. Yes I am my sweet darling." I say, laughing slightly at her sleepy state.

Her face turns into a smile and then a frown.

"But you dumped me..." She said lowly, her eyes filling up.

I pull her so her beautiful body was flush with mine and placed one of my hands on her cheek.

"I know, I was an idiot. I'm sorry. I want to beg you for forgiveness. I'll do anything to get you to take me back Sweetheart. Please just give me another chance." I plead.

"Why did you do it?" She asked, letting a couple of tears fall, but I wiped them away and kissed her cheek.

"I was stupid, I thought it was my fault what happened to Dean and I thought you deserved better, I still do think you do, but I love you and it hurts too much to be without you" I stroked her cheek.

She bites the corner of her lip. "So I wasn't dreaming when I heard you earlier?" she half asks, half states.

"No Sweet pea, did you mean what you said?" I ask hopeful.

Her eyes shot up at me and then she looked away embarrassed "You heard that? I thought I was dreaming I didn't know I said it out loud." She said shyly.

"You didn't answer my question Sweet darling" I said, amused at her now blushing face.

She went shy and hid her face in my chest. "Yes, I love you." She mumbled into my chest, making me laugh.

I pulled her face out and up to me and looked her into her eyes "Good, because I love you too Sweetheart more than you know." My voice was thick and deep.

She smiled and leaned in until our lips were almost touching, but then stopped and smiled.

"Good." She laughs and jumped up before running towards the bathroom.

I lay there shocked and open mouthed, as she stood outside the bathroom grinning.

"Oh you’re going to get it." I shot off the bed, making her let out a loud squeak. She sounded so cute.

Before she could close the bathroom door I stopped her and grinned.

She grinned back and said innocently, "Yes, can I help you?"

I smirk and nod, before grabbing her waist and capturing her lips.

But before the kiss could deepen, we heard door open and hurried footsteps and then they stopped.

"They aren't fighting."

We both pull away and looked to see both an amused Matt and Ricky watching us.

"So you two back together?" Ricky voiced what I wanted to ask.

"I'm not sure." I said honestly.

"Are we?" I looked to Hope and asked.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Begging on your knees

Hope

I was about to say yes when I noticed the mischievous look Matt was giving me.

'Say no' he mouthed to me.

Ricky saw this, but hid his grin.

Nate looked at me with a mixed expression of both worry and panic.

"
Ummm" I tapped my chin looking upwards, as if thinking.

"I'll have to think about it." I answered finally after making him wait a minute.

Nate's face fell. "Why? You just said..." his voice cut out, sounding like he was about to cry, making me want to cave and take back what I just said.

"Well little bro." Matt cut me off before I could cave.

"By two minutes. Just two minutes." Nate sounded more annoyed this time.

Matt smirked, Ricky rolled his eyes and I tried to hide my smile as Nate turned back to me with the same sad expression.

"Please take me back Hope? Please sweet pea give me a second chance. I'll do anything..." He begged me, holding his hands together.

I noticed the two boys behind him giving me a knowing smirk.

I knew if I let these two have their way, poor Nate would be cleaning their cars or some stupid stuff like that.

"Well if you want to do something..." Matt started to say but I cut him off.

"I'll take you back..." Nate's frown turned into a huge smile, back then I continued "...if you do whatever I say"

I look at him, watching and wait for his answer.

Nate's smile didn't fall at all. "Yes, yes anything darling. I'm going to treat you like a princess, you won't have to do anything."

Before I had a chance to say anything I was being lifted up from the ground and held in against Nate's body bridal style.

"So where to first Princess?" He grinned down at me.

I looked at him gob smacked, but then smile back. "Surprise me." I say wrapping my arms around his neck.

He walks across the bathroom and sits me on the counter next to the sink.

I look at him confused and my eyebrow raised.

He sends me a sweet smile as he says. "First, we have to wash your face."

I lean to the side, until I can see into the bathroom mirror and notice my panda eyes and black streaks down my face.

I open my mouth wide, but then snap it shut and turn around to face Nate.

"Sorry." I say quietly looking down.

Nate furrows his eyebrows and brings me face back up to his.

"You have nothing to be sorry for." He said slowly, placing a kiss on my nose.

"Eww."

"Hey, hands where I can see them."

We both looked back to the door and see Ricky and Matt still standing and watching us.

"You can go. I will call you if I need you." I said firmly, giving them both a pointed look.

"Aw, do we have too?" Matt whines, "I enjoy watching Nate beg." He smirks and Ricky nods in agreement.

I send them both another pointed look.

Ricky huffs. "Fine. Come on man." He pats Matt's arm telling him to do what I ask.

We both watched as they left us alone.

Once we were alone, Nate turned back to me and grinned.

"Right now, back to you Princess." He turned on the tap and grabbed a cloth.

He placed it under the tap and dampened it before bringing it to my face.

I watched him closely as he gently ran the damp cloth across my face, moving all of the evidence of my earlier cry.

His face had a focused expression, with his mouth slightly a jar as he concentrated on what he was doing.