Free Collide: A Riverbend Novel by Sara Daniell

and scooped fries on it then
replaced the bun on top. He took a bite.
     
    Garrett laughed. "He has
issues."
     
     
    Some of the mustard-ketchup
mixture was left on his bottom lip near his lip ring. He licked it
off in a seductive manner as he kept his eyes locked on mine. He
cracked up when I started blushing.
     
    Garrett smacked him on the
back of his head. "Seriously?!"
     
    Havock couldn't stop
laughing. "Sorry," he said between breaths as he continued to
laugh. "It's just so good it got me all excited. I forgot I was in
public."
     
    "You are so weird," Garrett
said as he started to eat his food.
     
    "Would you like me to
leave?" Havock asked as his laughter started to calm a
bit.
     
    "It wouldn't hurt my
feelings."
     
    Havock nodded, grabbed his
food, and walked off to a table by himself.
     
    I shook my head and dipped
a piece of my personal pizza in ranch and took a bite. "You two are
a mess."
     
    "Don't feel sorry for him.
He likes to be alone." Garrett laughed.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
     
     

     
    HAVOCK
     
    I couldn't get her out of
my mind. All I could think about was her. I tossed and turned in my
bed until I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to see her. Even if
all we did was say hello, that would be enough for me. Being near
her is more addicting than any drug I've tried. I got out of bed
and gabbed a hoodie off the floor. I walked down the hall until I
stood at her door. I turned the knob quietly and eased the door
open.
     
    I walked in and closed the
door quietly behind me. I noticed her sleeping and smiled. She was
beautiful and the one who consumed my mind every waking and
sleeping moment. I was used to having control of my life but that
all changed when she walked into it. More like crashed into it. I
looked around her room and found her drawing book. I opened it and
scanned the pages. I saw more pictures of me but I also saw some of
Garrett. My hope was shattered right then and there. I thought
maybe, just maybe it was me she was interested in, but that was a
stupid assumption. She just liked to draw. Plain and simple. I
closed it and decided to leave. I was wasting my time.
     
    I had just put my hand on
the knob when I heard her whimper in her sleep. She then started
saying no over and over. I walked over to the side of the bed and
sat next to her.
     
    "Reese," I whispered as I
shook her a little.
     
    "No! Havock!" She yelled
out in her sleep.
     
    "Reese," I said a little
louder and shook her a bit harder.
     
    She jerked awake and looked
wildly around the room. Her whole body shook. I wanted to hold her
until she calmed down but I couldn't bring myself to do
it.
     
    Instead, I placed my hand
on top of hers. "Hey, it's alright. Nothing can hurt you
here."
     
    Her eyes locked on mine.
"Are you okay?" She asked, her voice shook with fear.
     
    "Shouldn't I be asking you
that question?"
     
    She put her head in her
hands. "It was so real."
     
    "What was?"
     
    She shook her head and
started sobbing.
    I swallowed hard and tried
to look away from the strap of her tank top falling off her
shoulder. She needed me, and all I could think about was sex. I
shook my head to clear my thoughts.
     
    "Tell me what to do to
help."
     
    "Make it stop. Please. I
want them to stop!"
     
    I didn't know what she
meant. "Make what stop, princess?"
     
    "I want the nightmares to
stop! I just want to sleep. Please," she begged.
     
    I didn't know what to do
except to lay down with her until she fell asleep. I got under the
covers with her and held her close to me. I had to move my body off
hers a little. Being pressed up against her like that had my
imagination racing with all the things I'd like to do to her. I
could make her forget those nightmares really quick, but she was
too innocent to have a guy like me. I convinced myself I would be
the good guy that moment and just hold her.
     
    "Is this helping?" I
whispered close to her ear.
     
    She nodded. Her body shook
a