Buckys pov
I curse watching her leave. I didn't want to upset her. But there's people who will prey on my weakness and I don't want her to get hurt. But I hate seeing the hurt look in her pretty blue eyes.
I didn't know it then, but I loved Evangeline Rose Lowell. There's nothing I wouldn't have done to protect her. And that's still a fact. I still regret how I f****d up with her. But in a weird way we grew from it. I did notice her bruise. There's no way it was that bad from Jared. He did squeeze her arm and that would've bruised but it wouldn't have looked so bad. So what happened?
I find her in the library hidden in the corner I quote from the book she's reading "You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought." She's reading the white company by Arthur Conan Doyle. She looks at me and sighs "what?" "I came to apologize" i reply. "You already did and I don't accept" she mutters going back to her book. Why is it that my friends are the biggest pain in my ass as of right now? She's cute when she's angry. But I won't comment on it and make her more mad.
I sigh as she goes to walk away from me. I push her against the bookshelf caging her in with my body "I know you're angry with me. Let me make it up to you angel. I'm sorry. I'll do better I promise. But you have to understand...there's people who would want to hurt you if they think we are connected okay? I don't want you hurt because of me and I can't find it in me to stay away from you either" she asks "why would anyone want to hurt you? Especially your friends?" "Word spreads like a wildfire angel. They can't keep their mouths shut to save their lives. Just trust I'm doing it to protect you" I reply softly.
I'm not embarrassed of her. I can't look weak. She makes me weak. Weakness in life isn't looked at too kindly by my dickhead father. He's why I'm doing this to begin with. He runs an organization and wants to hand it down to me. I don't f*****g want it but I don't have much of a choice. She says "you're lying to me" she leaves and I stop her "stop angel please." Danielle one of my flings that I cut off since I met my angel says "what's this Bucky? I didn't take you as a work for p***y kind of guy" glaring at my angel.
I glare and Danielle and she continues "what? Did you think you mattered to him? You don't. 'Baby I'm sorry for how I act. I'll change, do better!' Oh wait let me guess he quoted a book to you and you blushed huh? You're not different. He's just trying to win that bet. He started it you know?" The heartbreak on her face shatters my heart. How the f**k does Danielle know about my liking for books! All I ever did was f**k this b***h silly and kick her ass out. I growl to her "shut the f**k up. You know that shits not f*****g true." And rush after angel that ran out.
I reach her "angel" she snaps "no!" And smacks me. Surprisingly she has a hand on her. "Angel you can't seriously believe them! They don't f*****g know me you do" she asks "do I? Because I can't tell Bucky. One second you're...unbelievably perfect. And the next it's like you're a different person. One I don't like or want to be around and you hurt me constantly. I don't know why it hurts but it does, the thought of you using me for a bet. I don't know you you're so hot and cold with me it's making me want to have a nervous breakdown Bucky"
"You know me better than anyone alive angel. I don't care about them. I didn't make that f*****g bet. I wouldn't do that to you, I know you don't believe me, but I'd never do that to you. You're the only one I let know about my love for literature she must've been listening to us and pulled that s**t out of her ass okay? I'll change I swear I will. Come here" I say and pull her into my arms. I mutter "I'll be better to you...I swear"