Chapter Twelve.

            Around two in the morning there were loud knocks being heard from downstairs. Unfortunately for me I swear to god I was the only light sleeper in this entire damn house because this has happened once before. Some guys at Beta two months ago decided to go streaking and the same shit with the loud banging happened. I swear to god if it’s them I’m going to punch them all in the face.

            “Fuck.” I groaned, running my fingers through my hair.

            Opening up my door, I clambered down the stairs and was pissed at first when the cold hit my face until I saw Reina shivering from head to toe, the tears plastered on her cheeks and the mascara running endlessly down her face.

            See, the thing that scares me the most is that normally I would shut the door in a girls face and I wouldn’t even give them the time of day because it’s two in the damn morning but when Reina was tugging on her bottom lip from trying not to literally break down and sob it made my heart hurt and since when the hell has that ever happened to me? I was protective over her in this psychopathic way and I didn’t even give it a second thought before I pulled her into my arms because that’s what happens when you fall for someone. It doesn’t matter what the hell they’ve done to you. If they’re in pain, you want to take it away.

            “I-I’m so sorry.” She sobbed, clutching onto my bare back. “I-I should have believed you from the start and I can’t believe I hit you and said those horrible things to you. I’m such a-“

            “Reina.” I soothed in a gentle voice, pulling her more against my chest. “It’s okay.”

            She was shocked that I wasn’t being a dick and I think I was even more shocked but I can’t help it. I wanted a smile to be on her face and I would do whatever the hell it took to put it there. I hated thinking like this. Like some whipped boyfriend or something but my god that’s what I almost was and it’s everything I wanted to be. I wanted to be the one to show her not all guys were the same and I wanted her to be my girl. For the first time I wanted to go out in public and grab onto her damn hand and let all of the guys know that she belongs to me and nobody else because Reina is who I’m falling for and I can’t help it.

            “I’m sorry for coming over so late and I’m sorry for everything Justin. I’m the biggest bitch in the history of them all.”

            Why did I feel like kissing her? I shouldn’t because she doesn’t want that right now but I wanted to kiss her. Not like the other times though. I wanted to kiss her in a romantic way and kiss her seriously. To try and somehow let her know how much she meant to me but it’s way too soon for that and I’m the biggest pussy when it comes to admitting your feelings for someone. It’s something that’s never happened before and that’s why I’m now figuring this out. I’m shy as hell but instead of kissing her I picked her up so she was straddling me from the front and she looked so confused. She looked shocked as I sat down on the bottom step of the staircase and let my arms go around her back, letting her cry and tell me everything. She told me the entire story from beginning to end as I sat there and listened to every word, ignoring the anger in my chest and ignoring the want to go punch him directly in the face. I just listened to her and when she was finished she cried some more, finally resting her head on my shoulder when she was tired of crying and that’s when I gently brushed away the remainder of her tears that were on her cheeks.

            “Casey’s probably wondering where I am.” She sniffled. “I’m sorry for bringing all of this on you.”

            Then she stood to her feet and it was like after I wiped her tears away she got uncomfortable or something. She looked scared and I don’t understand why but when she looked outside and saw the snow falling down she let out a sigh because she had walked all the way here and it’s another fifteen minutes in the cold all the way to the dorms.

            “Reina.” I whispered.

            “Hm?”

            “You can uh, stay you know, if you want.”

            “Really? You mean that?”

            I meant it as much as that scared me but I seriously meant It and she nodded her head to let me know she would, following me upstairs into my room. I was only in my briefs and I didn’t have a shirt on when I crawled into bed but it’s nothing she hasn’t seen before.

            “Do you have a shirt or something?” She asked.

            No girl has ever worn a shirt of mine before. I’ve never let them wear anything of mine but she didn’t have anything to wear and she didn’t exactly feel like being in her underwear, which was understandable, so I pointed silently to the dresser and she rummaged through it until she found one, stripping herself of her clothing and throwing it over top of her head.

            I was speechless when she started to head back over to the bed because she looked so beautiful in my shirt. She was wearing my shirt and it’s almost like she was my girl for a second. For a second I was able to picture her as my girlfriend and that’s when I knew I made the right decision. I don’t regret falling for Reina by any means.

            “Your house is flipping cold.” She muttered, crawling underneath the covers. I expected her to stay on her side of the bed but of course she didn’t. Instead she moved her body with mine and wrapped her leg on top of mine, the breath being taken completely out of my lungs.

            ”I know.” I finally replied after I realized I didn’t say anything. “Sorry.”

            “It’s okay. You’re doing a pretty good job at being warm.”

            For the first time of the night I started to laugh and pulled her completely on top of me so I could look her in the eyes. She was so gorgeous and the fact that Jonah gave her up is something I will never be able to understand because Reina is just so perfect. She honestly is even though she’ll never realize it.

            “I never said sorry for what I said to you.” I whispered. “I was an ass Reina and everything I said wasn’t true. I didn’t mean any of it and I know me apologizing right now doesn’t exactly change how much I hurt you but I’m really sorry. Honestly.”

            “It’s okay.”

            “No, it’s not. Best friends aren’t exactly supposed to treat each other that way and I know that asshole hurt you tonight and if I knew where he was I’d beat the shit out of him all over again for you. You deserve so much better Reina and don’t think for a second that you don’t because you deserve nothing but the best.”

            “Hey…” She smiled, brushing her thumb against my bottom lip. “C’mere.”

            She wrapped her fingertips around my chin and pulled me closer before she kissed me and I swear my heart stopped beating because this was what I wanted. The kiss wasn’t like our other ones. It wasn’t fast and it wasn’t just because we were horny. She kissed me like she meant it and I know I’m not the only one that felt it. I can’t be because when she finally pulled away, completely out of breath, her eyes were all wide-like as if something just suddenly hit her.

            “Wow.” She breathed out, clearing her throat for a second. “Uh, thanks Justin. Really. I take back what I said about you being single for the rest of your life. There’s a caring guy in there after all.”

            Reina was clearly uncomfortable after the kiss because I know damn well she felt something too but instead of trying to clarify or go over what just happened I relaxed back into the pillows and when she rolled off of me she continued to cuddle with me, her hand draped over my chest as she gently ran her fingertips up and down it and her leg entwined with mine.

            “Yeah.” I sighed, pulling her closer. “It just takes the right girl to see it.” 

A/N:

MY FEELS ARE ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE. THEY ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

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Also, I honestly hope you guys don't hate Reina. This story is different from the rest and I think no one else likes to make Justin fall first because we're all so protective over him so we automatically hate the girl who isn't paying attention to him. But you have to remember that in the beginning Justin was a huge player and he told her it was strictly friends with benefits so she never thought for a second he'd ever fall for her and they've been like that for more than half a year so why would something change? I don't know if that makes sense but I hope some of you can see where she's coming from and understand her a little bit more... 

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