Manage Me
Live Faster, Love Stronger
“Oh, come to watch?” I scoffed. If he was just here to kick me while I was down, I was not having any of it.
“No...” he said weakly. “Brooke, don’t do this.” he choked.
“You’re the one who told me to!” I cried.
“I...I didn’t mean it. I was angry and confused...I didn’t know what I wanted. But now I do know.” he told me.
“And what would that be?” I asked sharply.
“You.” he whispered, coming over to me.
He took my hand I let him.
“Please, Brooke. Don’t give up on us. I-I’m not perfect. I got mad. But now I realize that all I want is me and you and this baby that we made together. Please, just, don’t get this abortion. Listen to me.” he begged.
He was actually being sincere. I had thought that maybe if I was able to reconcile with Alex, I could deal with having this baby. Being with him and having him there to help would certainly take away a lot of the burden for me.
“Brooke, please.” he begged again.
I silently gestured for him to come closer to me. Jack and Zack watched as I wrapped Alex in a hug, relishing in his lovely Axe scent that I’d secretly missed. Whenever I’d get a whiff of it from him being in the shower or coming and going, my heart hurt. But now it just felt light and whole. I kissed him sweetly brushing his nose with mine. When we broke off, I grabbed his face roughly.
“Never, ever, treat me like that again or I’m cutting your balls off.” I threatened.
He nodded, laughing weakly, hugging me.
“So are you going to sign or not?” Clara asked, getting impatient.
“No, I’m sorry.” I told her.
“We’ll still bill you for the IV and the cancellation.” she warned me.
“That’s fine. I’m not getting an abortion.” I told them.
They took out the IV and I got dressed and we headed home. I went home in Jack’s car with him and Alex. Alex drove because we didn’t want to die, so we couldn’t let Jack drive. I sat shotgun, holding Alex’s hand over the center console.
Zack drove by himself to Alex’s, but he was fine with that. He knew I wanted to be with Alex since I’d just gotten him back.
“No...” he said weakly. “Brooke, don’t do this.” he choked.
“You’re the one who told me to!” I cried.
“I...I didn’t mean it. I was angry and confused...I didn’t know what I wanted. But now I do know.” he told me.
“And what would that be?” I asked sharply.
“You.” he whispered, coming over to me.
He took my hand I let him.
“Please, Brooke. Don’t give up on us. I-I’m not perfect. I got mad. But now I realize that all I want is me and you and this baby that we made together. Please, just, don’t get this abortion. Listen to me.” he begged.
He was actually being sincere. I had thought that maybe if I was able to reconcile with Alex, I could deal with having this baby. Being with him and having him there to help would certainly take away a lot of the burden for me.
“Brooke, please.” he begged again.
I silently gestured for him to come closer to me. Jack and Zack watched as I wrapped Alex in a hug, relishing in his lovely Axe scent that I’d secretly missed. Whenever I’d get a whiff of it from him being in the shower or coming and going, my heart hurt. But now it just felt light and whole. I kissed him sweetly brushing his nose with mine. When we broke off, I grabbed his face roughly.
“Never, ever, treat me like that again or I’m cutting your balls off.” I threatened.
He nodded, laughing weakly, hugging me.
“So are you going to sign or not?” Clara asked, getting impatient.
“No, I’m sorry.” I told her.
“We’ll still bill you for the IV and the cancellation.” she warned me.
“That’s fine. I’m not getting an abortion.” I told them.
They took out the IV and I got dressed and we headed home. I went home in Jack’s car with him and Alex. Alex drove because we didn’t want to die, so we couldn’t let Jack drive. I sat shotgun, holding Alex’s hand over the center console.
Zack drove by himself to Alex’s, but he was fine with that. He knew I wanted to be with Alex since I’d just gotten him back.
Notes
Title: Hurricane Streets, Hey Monday (aka one of my top ten favorite bands of all time)Yay Alex! Way to stop being a dickwagon!
Why do you guys love this so much? I don't understand.
At any rate, thanks to,
tragic_ending
ToxicxDancefloor
str4ightuphustl3r
Britt
SaraBethGaskarth
wallflower343
and of course, the best, NewKidOnAnOldBlock and SociallyAwkwardRocker
So I just finished writing this story and it's 28 chapters in all, so not much longer :( y'all will have to satisfy youtselves with my other stories.
I've been stumbling across stories I've read, and checking them out again since I seem to forget them after it's been a while. This was one of those cases.
Reading this again, and after reading other stories on here and Mibba, I've realized that with my last comment, I was a bit off. Yes, Brooke and Alex's relationship was cute when they were together/sweet to each other, but reading it again, their relationship was a bit abusive. Neither is completely innocent, but the version of Alex you wrote in this took it to the next level. I realize a lot of it was because of his insecurities, what he dealt with in the past, etc., but Brooke didn't deserve any of that. When she did mess up, she definitely didn't take her anger to the levels he did.
Idk, I'm conflicted because again, when they were together, it was cute, but then it just got sad when they weren't. I'm not sure why she put up with as much as she did.
Your writing is still good, though. Just wish they didn't have so many downs in their relationship. It got really sad at a lot of points, and I just felt Alex didn't need to take it to the degree he did, I mean really.
I doubt you saw my other comment, but just thought I would comment again as an update and to possibly get you to see it.
11/19/17