The Fault in Her Scars .

I sighed loudly as I scrolled through the tumblr app on my phone. I had been up for almost twenty minutes, but I didn't dare move. I was still thinking about earlier, about everything that she had said and what I had done.
I felt like an idiot, I had been doing so well and I'd just thrown it all away. Now I had to hide from my brothers, Tony, and my boyfriend. I didn't even want to think about how they'd react, and I'd hope they'd never find out. Little did I know, they would find out very soon.
The guilt was eating me alive and I felt sorry for myself, so I was thankful when three quick knocks shook me from my thoughts.

The door swung open, Vic standing there with a small smile. "Hey, glad you're awake. We were gonna go get pizza, wanna co-? Taylor, why is there blood on your shirt and the sheets?" Vic asked, his eyes growing wide as he rushed closer to me.
"It's nothing Vic, don't worry!" I half-yelled, fear coursing throughout my body.
"Please don't tell me this is what I think it is." He said, his voice breaking.
"I'm so sorry Vic." I mumbled, the tears building in my eyes and falling freely down my cheeks. I looked up at my brother and saw the tears falling from his eyes, and placed my arms gently around him as he sat next to me on the bed. "I really am sorry. I just didn't know how else to feel better, the things she said were so awful."
"Don't apologize for hurting. I just wish I could've helped you, I love you so much and this hurts me. I can't lose you."
"You won't." I said, wiping a tear from his cheek.

I curled further into his grasp and sat in a comfortable silence, thankful he wasn't upset with me.

"Vic, man, are you coming or what?" Jaime yelled out, stopping when he saw the scene in front of him. "What's going on?"
"Nothing. Um, do you wanna get changed and then go with us?" Vic asked, turning to me.
"It's not nothing. Why the fuck is there blood everywhere? Oh my god, Taylor what happened?" Jaime yelled, coming closer to us, but Vic stood in his way.
"I'm sorry Jaime, but we'll talk later. Let's just go." I said, pushing them out of the room. I slipped on a black t-shirt and peeled off the bandages, wiping off the dried blood and prayed they wouldn't say anything.

I walked downstairs and judging by the look on Mike and Tony's faces, they knew.
"You guys ready to go?" I asked, giving them a small smile.
"What he fuck Taylor? How are you just gonna act like nothing happened?" Mike asked, his voice louder than usual.
"Because you don't need to be burdened with my problems is why." I shouted, staring at him in disbelief.
"That's why Vic and I are here! We're your fucking brothers, we love you, we want to help! Dammit Taylor!"
"Don't fucking yell at me Mike!" I said, pushing him away from me. His eyes flashed with hurt and his face fell as he realized he had just yelled at me in front of everyone.
"I- I'm sorry, I just feel bad that I can't help you." He said, looking to the ground.
"It was an impulsive reaction to what happened earlier, there's nothing to talk about, Vic and I talked. Can we please just drop it?"
"Sure sissy."

I grabbed my keys from the bowl in the front door and walked out to my car, waving Jaime over to my car. I wanted to talk to him, and I also wanted to go pick up pizza.
"Where are we going?" He asked as I pulled out and began driving down the road.
"We're going to the pizza place, we just left earlier so we can take a detour." I said, giving him a small smile. "I know that you're upset with me, but I really am sorry. It just happened, you know? That girl who was the waitress used to really pick on me and I just couldn't handle it. I know it was a mistake, and I'm going to fix it."
Jaime reached over and placed his hand on my thigh. "Baby no, I'm not upset with you. None of us are, we're just scared of losing you. We're going to help you."
I nodded and kept driving, giving Jaime a small smile every so often.

"Guess what? The girls are all sleeping over tonight, so you know what that means?" Jaime asked, bouncing in his seat.
"I actually don't, so why don't you tell me?"
"You get to sleep in the room with me!" He said, sticking his tongue out at me.
"And what if I don't want to?" I joked, getting out of my car and walking into the pizza place.
I walked up to the counter and smiled at the young girl. "Hi, order for Fuentes please?" I said, handing her my card.
"Oh, it's right here!" She said, handing me the pizza and swiping my card. "Have a nice night!"
"You too!" I called back, walking out of the store and handing the pizza to Jaime after he opened my door for me.
"You got out of the car just to get my door?" I asked, giggling slightly.
"Yeah, what kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn't?" He asked back.

I shrugged lightly and sped off, wanting nothing more than to be home. The drive felt like forever, but when we pulled into the driveway, I knew the girls were already here. Jaime took the pizza and I jumped out, smiling as we were greeted by the girls. Erin already knew about Jaime and I, Tony had told her and the other girls had figured it out on their own. The night went by rather quickly, we all ate pizza and watched a few films, but for the most part, we all caught up with each other until it was time for us to go to bed. It was storming outside once again, and I felt relieved that I could sleep with Jaime tonight.
"Well, I think we all should go to bed. Do you need anything from your room Taylor?" Erin asked, grinning at me.
"Why would she?" Vic asked.
"I'm sleeping in Jaime's room tonight so they can have my room." I stated.
Vic narrowed his eyes at Jaime. "If you even think of trying anything, I swear."
"I won't Vic, you have nothing to worry about." Jaime said, squeezing my hand lightly.

I walked upstairs and cleaned my room up a bit, grabbing some pajamas and taking anything I would need over to Jaime's room.
"You guys can have the room now!" I yelled downstairs, and I heard footsteps walking to my room, and shutting the door.
I walked across the hall and got into the shower, rinsing my hair and shaving. I carefully stepped out and brushed out my hair, leaving it in ringlets down my back. I grabbed my plan black sports bra and put it on, and my favorite black underwear. I sprayed myself with a bit of perfume and put a leave-in conditioner in my hair.
I wanted to drive Jaime crazy tonight, make him want me like I wanted him all those years. I was feeling a bit devilish tonight.
I left the bathroom and went back to Jaime's room, holding a towel around my body to hide my now barely visible cuts.
"Hey," I breathed out, seeing him laying down on the bed.
His eyes widened when he saw me. "Taylor, what are you doing? Do you want me to die?" He asked, sitting up in bed.
"No, I just forgot my shirt in here is all." I said, picking it up and going to put it on, but I felt hands on my hip bones stopping me.
Jaime bent down and kissed my stomach gently, and then kissed me. "I don't want this to happen anymore baby." He mumbled.
"It won't." I said, putting the shirt on as footsteps came towards the room. Jaime laid back down on the bed and I pulled the shirt down, it reaching mid-thigh on me, thankfully.

Vic opened the door and looked between us two. "I'm gonna head to bed now. Uh, Taylor, why don't you have pants on?" Vic asked, anger in his tone.
"Because this shirt is long enough and I always sleep without pants." I retorted, giving him a hug. "Goodnight Vic."
He seemed happy with that and left the room, and I climbed into bed with Jaime.

I snuggled up next to him and he placed his arms around me, kissing my cheek. "I love you Taylor, I'll see you in the morning."

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