forum Who wants a romance o/o? (OPEN)

Started February 12, 2019 by Deleted user

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Nicky rubbed soothing circles into her back, holding her carefully, but protectively. "Of course, baby. I'd do anything for you, got that?"

She nodded against his shirt. "N-Nicky?"

"Yeah?" He looked down at her, raising an eyebrow.

"I love you," she whispered, looking up at him in turn.

He blinked in surprise, and a bright smile slowly spread on his face as he leaned down, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "I love you too, Laura."

She smiled softly. "Let's go downstairs," she suggested.

"Right. First aid, and-" He was cut off by the sirens growing closer at an alarming rate, and car doors slamming. "-cops."

She tensed a bit nervously. "They're going to arrest him, aren't they?"

"They are." He said, nodding. He'd probably be taken in too, until they heard the full account from Laura.

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this," she whispered.

"I'm sorry for dragging you into this," she whispered.

He wrapped an arm around her waist as he started for the door, the unspoken but obvious invitation to pull away there. "Never apologize for that, Laura. I'd do anything for you, alright?"

Laura nodded just as an officer walked through the door. Laura shied away instantly, then realized she probably shouldn't have.

(Do you want to be the officer, or should I?)

((Couldst you?))

Nicky relaxed his hold on her in case she wanted to move behind him, but gave her a comforting smile. "Hey, it's alright. They're the good guys, right?"

(Sure! I have a character, lol)

Jess took in the sight. "You the ones that called?" she asked, looking at Nicky and Laura. Mainly Nicky, but still.

"I was." Nicky said, nodding. He gestured over to where Laura's father was lying unconscious, his eyes on Laura, not the officer.

Laura trembled as she looked at the ground.
Jess arched her eyebrows. "Oh? And which one of you would like to explain what happened here?"

"That'd be me also." Nicky said, giving Laura a small squeeze, his gaze softening as he looked at her before darkening as he looked at the officer. "That fucker had his hands on her throat-" He started, having to stop himself. "Laura, d'you want to go to another room?" Reliving that wouldn't be good for her.

Jess looked sympathetically at the girl. "Why don't you step outside, hun? Some officers are gonna ask you some more questions and check you out okay?"
Laura nodded quickly.

Nicky pressed a gentle kiss to the side of her head, before letting go of her. He waited until she was outside to speak again, tugging a hand through his hair. "He was going to kill her." He said quietly, barely managing to control his anger, and guilt. "I really think he was going to kill her."

Jess frowned. "How long has this been going on?"

"I don't know." Nicky shook his head, tugging a hand through his hair. "A while, I think. She seems to have just…accepted it."

"You don't know when it started?" Jess asked. "That could help with the charges."

"I-no." Nicky shook his head. "The best I can guess is, doesn't it often start with the death of a parent? One parent passes, the other…turns into that."

Jess pressed her lips together and nodded. "Usually, yeah. I'll have to ask the girl. What's your name?"