Zoe, Her Father, and The Guys, chapter 14
Zoe's POV
"Zoe, wait. What's wrong?" Pete questioned, grabbing my arm to make me face him.
"Pete, I told you to stop. Joey didn't know. You didn't tell him, Aaron didn't tell him, and I didn't tell him. How could he know we were together?" I returned, starting to crying.
"Zoe, I just thought..... I don't know what I thought. I just couldn't stand thinking of losing you. So, I did the first thing that came to mind, I hit him. You have to understand." He answered.
"No Pete, you have to understand, my Dad used to beat me. You hit Joey. Put those two pictures together." I replied, angered now, but still in tears.
"Zoe, I'm sorry....... I..... I forgot." He stammered.
"How could you forget? You saw how terrified and how much I was fighting for you not to hit Joey. You have to earn back your trust from me now. You lost a lot of points just a second ago. Good going Pete." I returned, then walking out of the room.
I walked out of the house, heading for the park, when I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. I covered it with my hand before I turned to look them in the face.
It was Andy.
"Hey, I wanna take a walk with you. That okay?" He said.
I nodded with a weak smile.
He slung his arm around my shoulders and I leaned on him slightly.
We walked into the park and sat on a bench. I was still leaning into him.
"Andy, do you think what Pete did was right?" I asked, looking up at him. He was about four inches or so taller than me. He was about 5'9 so he was pretty tall.
"Zoe, he was defending you in the only was he has ever known. I don't know wether it was right or wrong. He hates the thought of losing you. I hate the thought that we don't have a chance together." He answered.
I just studied his eyes. He was sad. He was my friend. Sometimes I wished I had chosen him. Maybe Pete and I weren't supposed to be together. I think I was leaning up and into him. Then, next thing I know, we were kissing slowly.
Thoughts were rushing through my head. What if Pete saw us? What if he found out? What would he do to me? What would he do to Andy?
I pulled back.
"Andy, I don't know if I can do this. What if Pete sees us? What would he do to you or me?" I worried, looking directly into Andy's caring eyes.
"Zoe, do you remember when we played truth or dare at your house?" He asked, kinda off subject.
"Yeah. What about it?" I replied, pondering the reason.
"Remember when I was dared to kiss you?" He questioned again.
"Yeah." I returned, waiting for his reason.
"Well, I had to kiss you, right? Well, I was going to dare you to kiss me. So, that is why I enjoyed it so much. I could tell you kind of enjoyed it. Did you?" He explained.
"Andy, to tell the truth, I really enjoyed it. There is just one problem stopping us from doing it again. There is Pete. He said he loves me, and I do, I do love him, but I don't think I do as much as I thought. He's great and all but he needs to remember better. He said he forgot I told him that I was beaten at my old home. Then, when he hit Joey, it brought back so many memories and my whole body began to ache. That is why I ran out so fast." I replied. I really did love Andy. He was always there at the perfect times, he had very caring, ice blue eyes, and he had a very caring nature. He was great. He was there for me and the guys, he seemed to love me.
"Zoe, I can't tell you what to do, but I do advise that you better decide before you two get any further in your relationship. If you decide to be his girlfriend, I will support you. If you decide to end it, I will also support you. I will support you no matter what it takes." He comforted.
I looked up to him and weakly smiled. He knew I was happy he was there and he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"You want to go back or do you want me to take you home?" He asked.
"Let me check if Tre is home yet." I replied, sitting up and pulling out my cell.
"Hello?" - Mike
"Hey, Mike." - Zoe
"Hey, you still at Pete's" - Mike
"No, I'm sitting in the park with Andy." - Zoe
"Okay." - Mike
"I was wondering if Tre had gotten home. I was going to come home soon" - Zoe
"Tre is a wimp, so BJ had to go out to Best Buy and help him pick your thing out and get it home. So, no, Tre isn't home yet." - Mike
"Okay. Can you or BJ or Tre call me when it and Tre comes home?" - Zoe
"Sure, I'll give you a ring when he and it gets here." - Zoe
"Okay Mike, bye." - Zoe
"Bye" - Mike
"So? Are we heading back to the party, or to your place?" Andy asked, standing up and pulling me up with him.
"I guess we have to go back to the party. Tre isn't home yet. He doesn't know how to pick out electronics." I replied, taking Andy's hand, holding it, and started to walk back to Pete's house.
I walked in the front door, only to see Pete and Joey going at it in a full blown fist fight. I held Andy's hand even tighter. He looked down at me and I looked up at him. He just nodded. I just leaned on Andy and fought my urge to run out of the house again. I just watched as Joey and Pete beat the shit out of each other. I finally heard a loud groan and Joey got off of Pete. Pete's nose was bleeding badly. He was scrunching his face from pain. He opened his eyes and looked at me.
"Zoe....." He started.
"No Pete, don't even start. What the hell were you thinking? You just fucking blew it You lost the last of your points It's over So don't even try and explain " I boomed.
"Zoe, wait. What's wrong?" Pete questioned, grabbing my arm to make me face him.
"Pete, I told you to stop. Joey didn't know. You didn't tell him, Aaron didn't tell him, and I didn't tell him. How could he know we were together?" I returned, starting to crying.
"Zoe, I just thought..... I don't know what I thought. I just couldn't stand thinking of losing you. So, I did the first thing that came to mind, I hit him. You have to understand." He answered.
"No Pete, you have to understand, my Dad used to beat me. You hit Joey. Put those two pictures together." I replied, angered now, but still in tears.
"Zoe, I'm sorry....... I..... I forgot." He stammered.
"How could you forget? You saw how terrified and how much I was fighting for you not to hit Joey. You have to earn back your trust from me now. You lost a lot of points just a second ago. Good going Pete." I returned, then walking out of the room.
I walked out of the house, heading for the park, when I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. I covered it with my hand before I turned to look them in the face.
It was Andy.
"Hey, I wanna take a walk with you. That okay?" He said.
I nodded with a weak smile.
He slung his arm around my shoulders and I leaned on him slightly.
We walked into the park and sat on a bench. I was still leaning into him.
"Andy, do you think what Pete did was right?" I asked, looking up at him. He was about four inches or so taller than me. He was about 5'9 so he was pretty tall.
"Zoe, he was defending you in the only was he has ever known. I don't know wether it was right or wrong. He hates the thought of losing you. I hate the thought that we don't have a chance together." He answered.
I just studied his eyes. He was sad. He was my friend. Sometimes I wished I had chosen him. Maybe Pete and I weren't supposed to be together. I think I was leaning up and into him. Then, next thing I know, we were kissing slowly.
Thoughts were rushing through my head. What if Pete saw us? What if he found out? What would he do to me? What would he do to Andy?
I pulled back.
"Andy, I don't know if I can do this. What if Pete sees us? What would he do to you or me?" I worried, looking directly into Andy's caring eyes.
"Zoe, do you remember when we played truth or dare at your house?" He asked, kinda off subject.
"Yeah. What about it?" I replied, pondering the reason.
"Remember when I was dared to kiss you?" He questioned again.
"Yeah." I returned, waiting for his reason.
"Well, I had to kiss you, right? Well, I was going to dare you to kiss me. So, that is why I enjoyed it so much. I could tell you kind of enjoyed it. Did you?" He explained.
"Andy, to tell the truth, I really enjoyed it. There is just one problem stopping us from doing it again. There is Pete. He said he loves me, and I do, I do love him, but I don't think I do as much as I thought. He's great and all but he needs to remember better. He said he forgot I told him that I was beaten at my old home. Then, when he hit Joey, it brought back so many memories and my whole body began to ache. That is why I ran out so fast." I replied. I really did love Andy. He was always there at the perfect times, he had very caring, ice blue eyes, and he had a very caring nature. He was great. He was there for me and the guys, he seemed to love me.
"Zoe, I can't tell you what to do, but I do advise that you better decide before you two get any further in your relationship. If you decide to be his girlfriend, I will support you. If you decide to end it, I will also support you. I will support you no matter what it takes." He comforted.
I looked up to him and weakly smiled. He knew I was happy he was there and he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
"You want to go back or do you want me to take you home?" He asked.
"Let me check if Tre is home yet." I replied, sitting up and pulling out my cell.
"Hello?" - Mike
"Hey, Mike." - Zoe
"Hey, you still at Pete's" - Mike
"No, I'm sitting in the park with Andy." - Zoe
"Okay." - Mike
"I was wondering if Tre had gotten home. I was going to come home soon" - Zoe
"Tre is a wimp, so BJ had to go out to Best Buy and help him pick your thing out and get it home. So, no, Tre isn't home yet." - Mike
"Okay. Can you or BJ or Tre call me when it and Tre comes home?" - Zoe
"Sure, I'll give you a ring when he and it gets here." - Zoe
"Okay Mike, bye." - Zoe
"Bye" - Mike
"So? Are we heading back to the party, or to your place?" Andy asked, standing up and pulling me up with him.
"I guess we have to go back to the party. Tre isn't home yet. He doesn't know how to pick out electronics." I replied, taking Andy's hand, holding it, and started to walk back to Pete's house.
I walked in the front door, only to see Pete and Joey going at it in a full blown fist fight. I held Andy's hand even tighter. He looked down at me and I looked up at him. He just nodded. I just leaned on Andy and fought my urge to run out of the house again. I just watched as Joey and Pete beat the shit out of each other. I finally heard a loud groan and Joey got off of Pete. Pete's nose was bleeding badly. He was scrunching his face from pain. He opened his eyes and looked at me.
"Zoe....." He started.
"No Pete, don't even start. What the hell were you thinking? You just fucking blew it You lost the last of your points It's over So don't even try and explain " I boomed.
