Chapter 41: Chapter 41

I was getting ready for the party; Tucker has bought me a dress of his liking. though it was pretty revealing for my style, I didn't object since I didn't want to upset him. The weird part, we hadn't told Uncle Ben about our relationship, Lauren wanted us to keep it a secret till she persuades him.

"You look so beautiful, I'm so happy for you two." Lauren helped me getting ready, I could tell that she was very excited for us. Also, she helped us sneak out of the house as it was already 6 pm and the party was going to begin at 8 pm. I walked down the road in the direction of the car, Tucker standing with his car as he waited for me. I slowed down once I approached him, the shimmer in his eyes was the evidence that he liked what he was seeing.

"Someone looks beautiful tonight." He smirked, coming closer and leaning over my face, I felt my heart stopping for a moment as his warm breath fell on my skin, he gently kissed me on my cheek and opened the door for me. He had no idea that it was the first time that a guy has kissed me, I giggled and sat in the car. My skin was covered in goosebumps by his little touch.

The ride was peaceful, he never stopped looking at me through the mirror. I was in heaven I have dreamed about and every part of it was thrilling.

Dina's Pov:

I had been out of the house on my own for hours, trying to keep myself busy as thoughts of Sid going with some girl other than me have been upsetting me. I ended up not going to the party after all. It was weird how things were changing everyday like the weather. I helped the lady with the flower shop, then my neighbor with her house chores, and now I was walking on the road, alone and sad.

"Why?" I whispered in my mouth, holding back the tears of rejection. First, Tucker left me, then my childhood friend Giselle left my side, and now Sid too? The problem has to be me; I must be doing something wrong. A warm tear rolled down my eyes and traveled down my cheek, I sniffled and cleaned the tear with the back of my hand and hugged myself tightly.

Not knowing where I was going, when I lifted my face, I found myself walking on the bridge. That wasn't the only thing that I noticed, but there was someone standing on the bridge, looking at the sky.

I approached him and cleared my throat, he slowly turned his neck only halfway to acknowledge it was me.

"What are you doing here?" Steven asked, raising his brow, but not swirling his neck all the way towards me.

"I was just walking to clear my head, why are you here?" I questioned, a part of me knew that Giselle has hurt him intensely, but since he was in denial or he didn't want to give anyone the satisfaction of hurting him, I pretended as if I didn't know.

"Just clearing my head." He smacked his lips and looked straight. His black leather jacket shone under the moonlight.

"Steven I don't understand one thing," I stated, watching his face blankly, though he was looking straight all this time.

"What is it?" He inquired, resting his elbows on the railing.

"When I told you that Tucker has asked Giselle to go with him, I wanted you to persuade her to go with you, but you told her that your mom has some chores for you, why?" It felt like he gave up pretty early. I wasn't expecting him to take defeat so casually.

"Because if she wanted to go with him, she should go with him." He most definitely was not going to accept that he had feelings for her.

"Then why didn't you go with someone else?" I inquired, trying to make him confess his feelings for Elle.

"I didn't feel like it." He wasn't ready to open up so instantly and especially not after the drug comment Giselle passed on him the other day.

"You should have, at least to make Giselle jealous." I was mad at her, she knew what kind of guy Tucker was, yet she decided to go with him.

"Why? She is not so important anymore. " He finally swirled his neck in my direction, "Would it be okay to use anyone to make someone jealous?" He added.

"But you two did that in the club, remember?" I mumbled, recalling the club incident.

"That blond girl was trying to steal the attention of her ex, that blond guy who ended up being a royal do***" he scoffed, "I will not use anyone, Dina, I can't be Giselle." The comment he made itself was a hint that she has hurt him badly.

"Aren't you ever going to forgive her?" I finally asked,

"For what?" He raised his brow, "nothing happened." There was a visible frown, he was lying.

"So you are in nice terms with her?" I knew I was being annoying, but I wanted to make him open up a little.

"Terms!" He scoffed and shook his head, "everything is fine. And by fine, she is nothing to me no more." He muttered in his mouth. "So why didn't you take a guy to jealous Sid?" He finally smirked and watched my face, turning his body slightly towards me. I have noticed, Steven wasn't like most of the teenagers, he was very strong and always reacted very calmly. He was not much of a complainer too.

"He has moved on," I uttered, I've no idea how many times I have said this, but almost everyone moves on from me.

"He doesn't like that girl," Steven reassured, pouting his lips and blinking his eyes.

"He can't really take a girl on a date and then act like it was just to tease me." I honestly didn't wanna talk about him, he left me for something I didn't even do.

"Can I ask you something?" His eyes were very beautiful, every time he moved his eyes, I forgot my words.

"Sure," I mumbled,

"Why did Tucker break up with you that day? And why did you let me drop you home?" I was wondering why he hasn't questioned me about it already. Steven was waiting for my answer, something that I haven't told anyone. It indeed was a mystery to everyone that I suddenly befriended Steven.

"He broke up with me for Giselle." I replied and stole Steven's whole attention, "before our breakup, I noticed he was being mean to Elle, always manipulating her and playing with her emotions. So when we met in the lockers, I told him that he needs to stop, we had a huge argument, and then all of a sudden, he decided to make out with me. I obviously wasn't ready for it, I pushed him off me and that triggered his anger, he began yelling, pushing me at the lockers, asking me to beg for his forgiveness and cry for his touch. He always wanted me to be okay with everything he does, never question his actions. I was not ready for it so I defied him, he slapped me that day Steven, and then left." I had only completed and when I looked in Steven's eyes, they were red due to anger.

"Why didn't you tell me this earlier?" He muttered, making tight fists of his hands. I have not seen him indulge in a fight this many times, but I knew he could beat Tucker's annoying ass in seconds.

"I just didn't want Giselle to know that she was the reason behind my breakup, because I wasn't ready to let him play with my friend's emotions," I stated and looked down.

"If you had told her before, she would-" Steven hasn't even finished yet when I intervened.

"Then she must have left me earlier." I tried to hide my tears, I was never the first priority in anyone's life, but I never showed them how weak I was.

"And I chose to go with you because I realized that I was safe with you and not with that Tucker because I realized, everything that has been told about you by Tucker was a lie. Yes, Steven, Tucker was the one who always bickered about you." I mumbled and a smile plastered on his face. "Steven, he is horrible, the abuse I went through, I don't want Giselle to go through that too." just the thought of how twisted Tucker was, made my body shiver in fear.