To Love Thy Enemy

Chapter Twelve

       I was having entirely to much fun dancing around with Alexa, the night felt so young and alive and I felt like the liquor was apart of me and I just wanted to dance. Nadia at one point had approached me and asked me if I was doing ok before she and Mateo disappeared again, I had no idea what time it was or of anyone in the surrounding area. I just knew that I felt ok here in this time and place.

      Alexa was such fun, at this point we had so many deep conversations and time to get to know each other in the hours that we had known each other, we exchanged numbers and spent the night just having a great vibe and any time we got grossed out by someone she would be ready to kick them in the head for me, and those were her words. I learned that she was a culinary student and that she lived with her grandmother who was ill and that she was helping to take care of, she had a sister but she left long ago and her parents died in a car accident. She came from Memphis and spent her time bartending at random bars that looked like they needed the help, but her true passion was in making her grandmothers old recipes. She was truly a sweetheart with a badass mentality, I finally found a friend. Don't get me wrong Nadia is one of the closes of my friends, but knowing that I possibly could have another made me excited to be here. Maybe I shouldn't return back to Italy so soon...Maybe I should stay for a while.

   And because she opened up to me, I did the same and told her about how I lived in California until I was 7 and then was raised by my Poppa in Italy until now were I moved home. I didn't f**k with my mother or sister because well honestly my mother did not give one f**k about me as she abandoned me and only comes around when the money my Poppa pays her runs dry, I opened up to her about things that honestly I never opened up to anyone about. I don't know if it was the drunkenness or if It was just me forgetting everything I'm not suppose to do, but I felt as though I could trust her with all of my dark secrets. And well we pinky promised and everyone knows that you'll go through extreme pain if you brake a pinky promise.

        I snapped back to reality to realize that I really had to pee, I tapped her on her shoulder and almost tipped back yelling in her ear "I need to pee."

    I turned and made through the crowd to a row of doors, confused I started opening them until I found one that led into a room, I didn't bother with my surroundings even though it was very neat. I wonder if she would mind me sleeping in here tonight since I'm sure she would be having company with Mateo and her hanging out all night. I stumbled over to a door and used my phone to light my way  and found indeed it was a bathroom, I rushed in and used it quickly closing my eyes and humming. It felt like the greatest weight has lifted off of my shoulders, when I was done I cleaned up and washed my hands, I picked up my drink and to no surprise it spilled down my shirt. "f*****g great." I took it off over my head and shook my head needing to find a new shirt

      I heard the door open and close and a light flick on. uh oh someone had found my hiding place. I was hoping that it was Nadia coming to find me and give me a shirt, I shrugged at myself in the mirror before opening the door and saying "Hello party-" My eyes went wide in shock as Noah stood in front of me frozen with his shirt off and his hands already halfway undoing his belt, I didn't know who looked drunker me or him....Probably him, I'll give him that award. 

    I opened and shut my mouth and then the door burst open and someone said "What the f**k is this b***h doing in here?" We both broke out of our stare and looked at the door, it was bimbo Barbie and I was sick of her s**t. "b***h what the f**k are you doing here?"

        She went to walk towards me and she looked at thought she was ready to fight and better believe I was ready to knock her in her s**t again, but a hand reached out and grabbed me.

    Without even looking Noah spoke, "We are done here, get the f**k out."

        We both looked taken aback by what he had to say and I went to step out and she crossed her arms with a smirk on her face, f**k him, f**k this, f**k her, and f**k everyone....But to my surprise he grabbed pulled me back and stared down at me.

    "I don't like to f*****g repeat myself." He boomed and I realize that he was talking to bimbo Barbie, but I didn't care because at this point in time he was staring down into my eyes and I was held captive by the danger and mystery that stared back down at me. 

        The door slammed and I knew that she had gone, he sighed and moved away from me " Why are you in here girl?" Here he goes with the girl thing again, does he not understand it makes my skin boil.

    I shrugged "I needed a bathroom, and it was empty- Your asking me a lot of damn questions. Why are you in here?" 

      "Why would I not come to my room." He looked over at me as he spoke sitting on the bed. 

    My eyes widened "You and Nadia...share a house?"

        He sighed again and nodded "Did you not know this?"

    I watched as he removed his shoes and ran a hand through his hair, and for the first time I noticed that his hair had grown out some. I took a moment to take him in, he seemed tense, almost tired, but that's not what worried me, it was the bruises that were scattered across his body that had me worried. 

        "What happened?" I spoke.