Wanna Bet? (14 page)

“
Could you
help me up please?” I ask Tucker once Luke has taken him place in
front of us.

He backs up a
few steps as Tucker stands me up, using my good hand I lift my
shirt up to just below my breasts.

“
You promised
me Brooke” he shakes his head at me “You promised you wouldn’t go
back there no matter what. How many times does this have to happen
to you?” he shouts.

I lower
myself back onto the sofa Tucker helps when he notices me
wince.

“
Did he …?”
Luke asks quietly, flicking his eyes to Tucker but I know he’s not
asking anything about him he’s asking if my step dad finally raped
me.

“
No, He tried
but I fought back” I say just as quietly “Then Tucker showed up and
stopped it”

“
You went
there?” Matt asks him surprised.

“
It wasn’t at
the house” I answer before Tucker can.

“
Then where
the hell was it? You told me he would never come here. I knew we
should have moved further away” he’s shouting again.

“
The grave
yard” Is all I tell him.

“
Brooke” he
sits in the chair opposite us and runs his hands down his
face.

“
He won’t go
back there” I try for reassuring but I sound desperate even to my
own ears.

“
You’re going
back there?” Tucker asks clearly not happy with this.

“
Why were you
there?” Luke asks him in return, turning on him now.

“
I was
following her, she’d been spending the night there for the last
week” Tucker answers him calmly.

“
Well if you
were there, why didn’t you stop him sooner? You know if you hadn’t
...”

“
Enough” I cut
him off not wanting them to get into a shouting match. “Luke are
you coming with me or not?”

“
Is he?” he
asks not breaking his glare at Tucker.

I turn to
Tucker who is in return glaring at Luke. “Aren’t you going out?” he
shakes his head in answer.

“
Okay well I’m
fine with him coming if you are?” I ask Luke knowing he doesn’t
like Tucker after last weekend.

“
It’s probably
better if he comes anyway, just in case he does turn up again that
way one of us can stay with you” Luke says finally looking at me
“If he is there, he won’t try anything if there’s two of
us”

“
I’ll make it
quick I promise” I assure him.

“
No, you take
all the time you need for this, we’ll make sure it’s empty then
wait by the gate for you” Luke shakes his head at me “Where is
it?”

“
In the shoe
box, under my bed” I point to the box sticking out from under my
bed and ignore the questioning look Tucker is sending
me.

“
Are you
ready?” Luke asks us passing me my jacket.

“
Umm, I just
need to use the bathroom and then I’m ready” Tucker stands up and
walks to the bathroom, Luke stands me up and helps get my bad arm
in the jacket.

“
Brooke what’s
going on with you two?” He whispers pulling me into a
hug.

“
We’re just
friends Luke” I whisper back

“
He hurt you
though; you shouldn’t let people that hurt you back into your
life”

“
He saved my
life last night”

“
I don’t trust
him, promise me you won’t let him hurt you again” Tucker clears his
throat from the bathroom, I know he can’t hear us because we have
been whispering for the very reason that he doesn’t ear us, he’s
just letting us know he’s back. We pull apart and I smile at both
of them “Ready?”

“
Brooke” Luke
says sternly.

“
I promise” I
nod at him. Tucker sends me a strange look, I’m not sure what it’s
supposed to mean so I just shake my head him, this seems to be the
right answer because he smiles again.

It took a
week for me to heal completely Tucker only ever left my side to go
to class, I know Sophie is bothered by the amount of time he spends
in our room and with me but she never mentions it. I think the only
reason she never mentions it is because whenever we are together he
is too. I haven’t heard from Luke since he took me to the graveyard
but I have heard from his dad, he rang me and gave me the number of
a man that he says used to be my dad’s best friend. I haven’t rung
the number yet simply because I don’t know what to say to
him.

Once I have
paid for my lunch I walk past the table that we usually sit and
choose a table in the corner of the café to sit alone.

Sophie looks
at me and frowns from the other table but I hold my hand up and
indicate that I’ll be over in two minutes. She nods at me but keeps
watching me after she has said something to both Matt and
Tucker.

I dial in the
number that Luke’s dad gave me and hold my breath until I hear the
deep voice of the man who used to be my dads best
friend.

“
Hello”

“
Umm … hi … I
know this might sound strange but my friend’s dad gave me your
number, he told me you knew my dad?” I stutter through and squeeze
my eyes closed waiting for his reply because he’s silent for a few
minutes.

“
Oh right,
Brooke is that you?”

I blink
surprised “Umm yeah it’s me?” I didn’t mean for it to come out as a
question but to my surprise he laughs softly.

“
I’m Will, You
might not remember me but I came to your tenth birthday
party”

“
Oh” I can’t
remember my tenth birthday, as a matter of fact I can’t remember
any of my birthdays before my Thirteenth “Umm, not I don’t
remember, sorry”

“
Not a
problem, god you must be what twenty now?”

“
Twenty One,
two weeks ago” I answer automatically.

“
You should
visit
, a few of your dads
friends live up here. He was an amazing man your dad”

“
I know” I
sniff as the first tear runs down my cheek.

“
We had a lot
of good times together, he always spoke about you, you meant the
world to him. God … little Brooke. I can’t believe it’s you. Look I
have to go but feel free to call me anytime you want to talk or
anything. I’m going to send you a picture to your phone in a minute
okay?”

“
Umm sure…
bye”

He hangs up
the phone and I stare at it waiting for it to beep. What could he
possibly want to send me a picture of?

A few seconds
pass and then my phone beeps, I open the picture message and watch
amazed as the photo loads from top to bottom, it’s a photo of my
dad running across the beach chasing a football with me in his
arms. The tears fall freely now as I look at how happy we are. My
phone beeps again and a photo fills my screen again, this time it’s
of my dad swinging me around grinning.

“
Brooke are
you okay?” I jump up out of my seat and hug Luke
tightly.

“
Th
ank your father for
me please” Is all I say to him and I guess that he knows what I’m
talking about because he laughs softly.

“
Come on lets
go sit with the others”

“
Are you
crying?” Sophie frowns at me when I take the seat between her and
Tucker.

“
Yeah” I laugh
wiping away the tears from my cheeks. My phone beeps and I open the
message from Will, it’s an address followed by the message that
says it’s for a pub that was my dads favourite I smile and shake my
head before replying that I’ll be down this weekend.

“
Who’s that?”
Sophie asks leaning over to try and see who I’m texting.

“
Will. I’m
going on a road trip this weekend. There’s a pub I want to go
to”

“
Are you going
alone?” Sophie asks me.

I look across
the table and catch Luke’s eye, I grin at him and he rolls his eyes
at me. ”I promise not to cry and I won’t get stupidly drunk, we can
stay in a hotel” he smirks at the hotel room comment and gestures
to everyone around the table “You can bring Katie, please Luke
don’t make me go meet this man on my own” I know I’m begging but I
don’t care.

“
Fine then
we’ll all go
. I want to meet
this guy before you spend any time with him. As long as you promise
not spend any time with him on your own remember you don’t know
him.”

I squeal
excitedly drawing the attention of everyone else in the café. “I
promise” I smile now I have something to look forward to, some way
of being close my dad.

“
Okay what’s
going on?” Sophie asks looking between me and Luke.

“
The other day
Luke’s dad sent me the number of a man who used to be best friends
with my dad. I just rang him and he invited me up this weekend, he
gave me the address of my dad’s favourite pub and sent me some
photos. He said he knows me and has met me before. I just want to
go up and have a look around. Its three hours away from here. Are
you coming?”

She looks at
Matt who shrugs and then turns back to me grinning “Hell yes! Road
trip” she hi-fives me making me laugh and shake my head at
her.

I turn to
Tucker and raise an eyebrow “Are you in?” I ask
hopefully.

“
Sure” he
grins at me and puts his hand across my back to squeeze me
“Wouldn’t miss it for the world”

* *
*

He’s leaning
over me; we’re touching, chest to chest, skin on skin. He lowers
face to mine and our lips meet softy, I feel his hand move up my
body from my leg and stopping to caress my bare breast. I let out a
moan and his tongue slides in, moving against mine. I run my hand
along his chest and down his back; I can feel his chest vibrating
as he groans. He keeps moving inside me and I can feel the pressure
building up inside me, I let out a moan when he shifts slightly but
he silences me with a kiss. I turn my head to the side as he trails
kisses from my jaw to my neck. I call out his name as the orgasm
takes over me.

I feel myself
convulse and I snap my eyes open, Tucker is laying next me deep in
sleep, fully clothed. “Shit, shit, shit, shit” I groan and
carefully as to not disturb him get out of bed and sneak out of his
room.

I am
completely embarrassed and a little bit in shock. I’m not actually
sure what happened to me but that’s the first time I’ve ever … well
been left feeling relaxed. And it would happen over a dream of
Tucker. I have no idea how I’m ever going to look at him in the eye
ever again without blushing.

I’m still
embarrassed by what happened to me as I make my way to wards the
usual table full of my friends and ... Tucker.

“
Hey, where
did you rush off to this morning?” he asks me as I take my seat
next to Sophie.

“
I had to …
umm I had some stuff to take care of” I answer not looking up from
my plate.

“
Are you okay
Brooke?” Sophie asks me quietly. I shake my head at her. I see her
stand up from the corner of my eye and she pulls me up with her. We
walk over to the vending machine out of earshot of
everyone.

“
What’s
wrong?” she asks looking at me but I don’t meet her
gaze.

“
I’m pretty
sure I had my first orgasm” I tell her quietly.

“
And that’s a
bad thing because …” she asks frowning at me.

“
I was asleep,
it woke me up. I was dreaming about … we we’re … I had a dream that
I was having sex with Tucker and I woke up because I was ... you
know … coming” I whisper the last word.

I’m not sure
what I expected her reaction to be but laughing so hard she has
tears running down her face isn’t it. I clear my throat to get her
attention.

“
I’m sorry
it’s just, you’ve never and then you get woken up by … and over
Tucker” she says through her laughing.

“
It’s not
funny. We
’re friends and I
can’t even look at him. What am I going to do? You have to help me.
I have to stay in a hotel room with him tomorrow night” I
plead.

“
Umm I don’t
know. Just don’t tell him” she says suddenly serious.

“
Well
obviously” I say dryly just imagining the field day he would have
with that information.

“
Look, I’ll
think of something. You’re coming to that party tonight right?” I
nod at her “Well
, we will
have to find you someone to hook up with that should get it out of
your system” she smirks.

“
Great” I
mutter.

“
So … was he
any good?” she asks smiling mischievously. I glare at her. “Well at
least it keeps the nightmare away” she smirks and heads back to the
table grinning at everyone, letting a laugh slip out every so
often.

“
What was that
about?” I hear Matt ask Sophie as I sit back in my chair and start
talking to Luke about the party tonight.

“
You’re going
right?” I confirm.

“
Of course,
it’s supposed to be a good one” he replies.