Zoe, Her Father, and The Guys, chapter 13
"Billie, who did that to her? Did Pete set her up or what? If he did, I'll kill him." Mike asked, anxious as hell.
"Mike, he didn't set her up. He got in my face and looked me in the eyes. He loves her and said he would never hurt her. I trust him." I returned.
Mike didn't answer, he just sipped his coffee.
Pete's POV
Pete and I sat on my bed and held each other. I was scared right now.
Then, I felt my head being lifted. I looked up to Pete, into his hazel eyes.
"Zoe, I won't ever let anything else happen to you, I promise. Now, let's go back to my house so Tre can get your surprise into the house." He encouraged.
I just nodded and stood up.
Pete followed and I leaded on his shoulder.
"Hey Billie Joe, Mike. We are going back to my house. I will have her home before eleven." Pete reported, before heading for the front door.
"Okay, but if she comes home hurt again, you are in serious trouble." Mike hollered after us.
We didn't answer, we just headed out the front door and down the driveway.
Pete led me into his house, only to find a note from his parents.
Peter,
Me and your mom went out for the night
with some friends. Be home tomorrow
afternoon. No parties, and no girls.
Love,
Dad
"Okay, they will be home tomorrow, so we can be by ourselves until about ten thirty. You have to be home by eleven anyway. So, you wanna sit in the living room and talk or something?" I asked.
"Why don't we call the guys and have a little get together?" She suggested.
"Okay, you call Andy, and I'll call Zac. Then you call Aaron and I'll call Joey." I organized.
We called the guys and they would come over.
They got there at the same times, then I looked at Joey. His face dropped when he saw Zoe.
"Zoe, can I talk to you a second?" I asked, pointing to the kitchen.
She nodded and came with me.
"You need to talk to Joey. I was looking at him earlier and he saw you, his faint smile fell. And he never smiles anymore." I said, looking concerned.
"Sure Pete, can I take him up to your room to talk to him?" She asked, looking joyed that she could actually talk to Joey.
"Sure, go up there, and I'll get him to come up." I commanded. She pecked me on the cheek before she ran up the stairs.
"Joey, can you go up to my room for a while? I'll be up in a little bit. We need to talk. And don't come down until I call for you." I demanded.
He just nodded.
Joey's POV
I walked into Pete's room, to see Zoe sitting on the bed.
"Joey, come sit with me, I need to talk to you." Zoe said, patting the space next her.
I shook my head and closed the door.
"Joey, why don't you talk to me?" She straight-out asked. I wasn't ready for that question.
I didn't answer her.
"Joey, again, why don't you talk to me?" She again asked.
"Cause I don't........... I don't......... I don't know." I hollered at her.
She flinched at my yelling. She had fear in her eyes.
I started over to her and sat by her. I pulled her into a secure hug.
"Zoe, I'm sorry. I just don't talk to a lot of people." I assured and comforted.
"Joey, you need to talk and smile a little more. You scare me when you don't smile and talk. You have a beautiful smile, just like your dad." She said, raising from my grip.
I looked into her eyes and leaned in.
We clashed. She instantly pulled away.
"Joey, what are you doing?" She questioned, shocked at what I did.
"I was kissing you. What did it seem like?" I answered, dumbfounded by her question. I always found her attractive and cute.
"Joey, we can't. Pete and I, we are dating. We are together. We just can't." She stuttered, then getting up and running out of the room.
I ran after her.
I caught her as she ran into Pete's arms and kissed him.
"Zoe, what's wrong? What happened?" Pete asked, a little surprised.
She just looked back at me.
Pete let her go and walked toward me.
"What did you do to her? Tell me." He said, anger, threat, and madness in his voice.
"I didn't do anything. Pete, I didn't know ...I'm sorry. I didn't know." I stammered.
"What didn't you know? What didn't you do? Why are you sorry?" He raged, like he had with Kyle.
"I kissed her, I'm sorry. I didn't know you guys were together." I apologized.
"Pete, he didn't know. I told him. We didn't do anything." Zoe claimed and reported.
"Stay out of it Zoe. Joey knew." He demanded, raging.
"Pete Stop It He didn't do anything wrong " She shouted.
Just then, Pete jacked me in the jaw. I fell flat on my back. I wasn't expecting it.
I opened my eyes, to find Zoe, running out of the room.
"Zoe." Pete called after her, running out of the room as well.
"Mike, he didn't set her up. He got in my face and looked me in the eyes. He loves her and said he would never hurt her. I trust him." I returned.
Mike didn't answer, he just sipped his coffee.
Pete's POV
Pete and I sat on my bed and held each other. I was scared right now.
Then, I felt my head being lifted. I looked up to Pete, into his hazel eyes.
"Zoe, I won't ever let anything else happen to you, I promise. Now, let's go back to my house so Tre can get your surprise into the house." He encouraged.
I just nodded and stood up.
Pete followed and I leaded on his shoulder.
"Hey Billie Joe, Mike. We are going back to my house. I will have her home before eleven." Pete reported, before heading for the front door.
"Okay, but if she comes home hurt again, you are in serious trouble." Mike hollered after us.
We didn't answer, we just headed out the front door and down the driveway.
Pete led me into his house, only to find a note from his parents.
Peter,
Me and your mom went out for the night
with some friends. Be home tomorrow
afternoon. No parties, and no girls.
Love,
Dad
"Okay, they will be home tomorrow, so we can be by ourselves until about ten thirty. You have to be home by eleven anyway. So, you wanna sit in the living room and talk or something?" I asked.
"Why don't we call the guys and have a little get together?" She suggested.
"Okay, you call Andy, and I'll call Zac. Then you call Aaron and I'll call Joey." I organized.
We called the guys and they would come over.
They got there at the same times, then I looked at Joey. His face dropped when he saw Zoe.
"Zoe, can I talk to you a second?" I asked, pointing to the kitchen.
She nodded and came with me.
"You need to talk to Joey. I was looking at him earlier and he saw you, his faint smile fell. And he never smiles anymore." I said, looking concerned.
"Sure Pete, can I take him up to your room to talk to him?" She asked, looking joyed that she could actually talk to Joey.
"Sure, go up there, and I'll get him to come up." I commanded. She pecked me on the cheek before she ran up the stairs.
"Joey, can you go up to my room for a while? I'll be up in a little bit. We need to talk. And don't come down until I call for you." I demanded.
He just nodded.
Joey's POV
I walked into Pete's room, to see Zoe sitting on the bed.
"Joey, come sit with me, I need to talk to you." Zoe said, patting the space next her.
I shook my head and closed the door.
"Joey, why don't you talk to me?" She straight-out asked. I wasn't ready for that question.
I didn't answer her.
"Joey, again, why don't you talk to me?" She again asked.
"Cause I don't........... I don't......... I don't know." I hollered at her.
She flinched at my yelling. She had fear in her eyes.
I started over to her and sat by her. I pulled her into a secure hug.
"Zoe, I'm sorry. I just don't talk to a lot of people." I assured and comforted.
"Joey, you need to talk and smile a little more. You scare me when you don't smile and talk. You have a beautiful smile, just like your dad." She said, raising from my grip.
I looked into her eyes and leaned in.
We clashed. She instantly pulled away.
"Joey, what are you doing?" She questioned, shocked at what I did.
"I was kissing you. What did it seem like?" I answered, dumbfounded by her question. I always found her attractive and cute.
"Joey, we can't. Pete and I, we are dating. We are together. We just can't." She stuttered, then getting up and running out of the room.
I ran after her.
I caught her as she ran into Pete's arms and kissed him.
"Zoe, what's wrong? What happened?" Pete asked, a little surprised.
She just looked back at me.
Pete let her go and walked toward me.
"What did you do to her? Tell me." He said, anger, threat, and madness in his voice.
"I didn't do anything. Pete, I didn't know ...I'm sorry. I didn't know." I stammered.
"What didn't you know? What didn't you do? Why are you sorry?" He raged, like he had with Kyle.
"I kissed her, I'm sorry. I didn't know you guys were together." I apologized.
"Pete, he didn't know. I told him. We didn't do anything." Zoe claimed and reported.
"Stay out of it Zoe. Joey knew." He demanded, raging.
"Pete Stop It He didn't do anything wrong " She shouted.
Just then, Pete jacked me in the jaw. I fell flat on my back. I wasn't expecting it.
I opened my eyes, to find Zoe, running out of the room.
"Zoe." Pete called after her, running out of the room as well.
