Ch. 14 - The Next Step

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"CAMPBELL, WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED?" Nick asked me as he, along with the rest of my brothers, walked into the lobby of the hospital.

I explained the whole situation to them, and by the time I was done, they were all fuming with anger.

"Where the hell is this asshole?" Gavin asked me, looking around.

"I don't know. They took him back somewhere after they took Brent. Do you think Dean is gonna press charges?" I asked with fear, holding one of my hands to my chest.

Brent doesn't need to end up in juvie. He had a bright future ahead of him. He can't go to jail.

"Campbell, you need to calm down," Micheal said as they all looked at my hands which were shaking.

"If Brent goes to juvie, it's going to be my fault. He doesn't deserve that. He has done so much for me, and he doesn't deserve this," I replied, holding my hands together to try and make them stop shaking.

"That's not going to happen. Dean is an idiot if he does. You need to take deep breaths so you don't have a panic attack," Gaberial explained before taking a deep breath himself.

I followed him, taking a deep breath. He's right. I don't need to worry myself.

"Campbell," Ross's voice called, making all of us look down the hallway to see him walking towards us.

"Dad, what's going to happen to Brent?" Nick asked Ross once he reached us.

"Well, that's up to Campbell," Ross informed us, making everybody look at me.

"What do you mean it's up to me?" I asked him, rubbing my arms.

"Dean gave you a choice. If you drop the charges against him, then he will drop the charges off Brent," Ross explained, running a hand through his hair.

"Can he even do that?" Gavin asked, crossing his arms against his chest.

"Yes," Ross replied back.

"I'll drop the charges," I said, quickly, not even thinking about the choice.

"Okay. I'll let the officers know," Ross said before leaving us.

"This is messed up. He assaulted you, and he gets to walk free," Nick said, rubbing his temple, frustrated.

"It does suck, but it will keep Brent out of trouble," I said, sitting down in a chair.

"Where the hell is he?!" I heard Evie's voice yell.

She came around the entrance, and she saw me. She scowled as she made her way over to me.

"You little slut," Evie hissed at me as I stood up from my chair.

"How the hell is she a slut? And who the hell are you to call her one?" Nick asked as the rest of my brothers crossed their against their chest.

I saw Alec quickly making his way over to us. He looked embarrassed, and his eyes softened when he saw me.

But I tore my eyes away from him as Evie took another step closer to me. She pointed at me with a disgusted look on her face.

"You couldn't keep your filthy hands off my man, and now you are saying he assaulted you just so you don't get caught," Evie continued, anger laced her voice.

"He is the one who grabbed my ass! I never asked him to, and I never will. You can keep your perverted boyfriend. I don't want him," I defended myself, keeping my cool.

"Evie, that's enough. Let's go," Alec said, grabbing ahold of Evie's upper arm. He wasn't holding her tightly, but it still sent shivers down my spine as I thought about Malcom grabbing me like that.

"No, Alec. Your slut of a friend is telling everybody that Dean, your best friend, assaulted her. He can go to freaking jail, Alec!" Evie said, shaking him off of her.

Before any of my brothers could say anything, Alec said,"Don't talk to her that way, Evie. She is my friend, unlike you, and she wouldn't lie about something like that."

"How do you know? You know nothing about her. As far as we know, she could be a serial killer. I can't believe you are going to believe this bitch over your best friend!" Evie asked, keeping her eye contact with Alec.

"I swear to everybody you love, if you badmouth her again–..." Micheal started to threaten, but the sound of the big tan doors opening made everybody grow still.

Two police officers walked out with Dean behind them. Then two more police officers walked out with Brent  behind them.

"Baby," Evie said, breathless, before running over to Dean. He wrapped his arms around her, and he gave her a kiss on the cheek. But the whole time he kept his eyes on me.

I felt like a deer being caught in the headlights. I grew uncomfortable, but it soon stopped when Brent walked over to me. He saw my discomfort, and he held my hand, tightly.

"Please, tell me, you aren't going to jail," Evie begged, dramatically, if I add.

Dean shook his head,"No. She dropped the charges."

"Only because you threatened to press charges against Brent," Gavin replied with an annoyed look. Dean smirked, but didn't say anything.

"Let's go. I'm done with these assholes," Evie told Dean who nodded in agreement.

Dean wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and they started to walk off.

"Oh, I almost forgot," Evie said, turning around to face us again. "Campbell, just a piece of advice, don't go near my boyfriend again, or I will end you."

"Again, I don't want his stank ass. You can keep him," I replied with a sarcastic smirk as I waved goodbye.

She rolled her eyes and scoffed. Then they left the hospital, making all of us take a relief breath.

Then I realized that Alec was still standing in front of me.

"I'm sorry about Dean and Evie. I had no idea Dean was anything like that. I'm also sorry for the way Evie badmouthed you," Alec apologized, stuffing his hands in his letterman jacket.

"It's not your fault," I told him with a small smile.

"Are we still friends? Because if you don't want to be friends, I completely under-..." Alec started to ramble, but I shook my head.

"Of course we are still friends. It's not like you called my ugly names," I said, making Brent go still beside me. The boys also went frozen.

Alec nodded, hesitantly, and he cleared his throat. "I gotta go, but I'll see you later."

"See you later," I said before he walked away.

After Alec left, Nick said,"Thank you, Brent, for showing that guy why nobody messes with our sister."

"No problem," Brent replied, drawing a circle on my hand with his thumb.

"Come on, let's go home. It's been a long day," Gaberial said with a lazy smile.

"Actually, can I take you home? I have to ask you something," Brent asked, looking over at me.

I nodded,"Yeah. We'll meet you guys there."

"Alright. Drive safe. We'll see you at home," Gavin replied before waving goodbye.

They all waved goodbye before leaving out the lobby doors. I looked back at Brent, who was still holding my hand.

"What do you have to ask me?" I asked him, tilting my head a little.

"I know this is a bad time, but I'm just going to ask you," Brent said with a deep breath. "Will you go out with me Saturday  night?"

My eyes widen in surprise. "Wow. I-well-yes."

"You sure? If you feel uncomfortable or pressured into it, I'll back off. I don't want you to think that you have to–..." Brent started to ramble.

"Brent," I cut him off as I grabbed his other hand in mine,"I would love to go out with you."

Brent grinned,"Awesome. You are going to have a fantastic time."

"I have lunch with Grace and Leah Saturday, but it shouldn't be extremely long," I said, making him nod.

"Are you nervous for that?"

I shrugged,"It shouldn't be too bad. I mean, I hung around them a lot before the memory loss."

"Well, if get nervous, just give me a call," Brent told me before letting go of our hands so we could leave.

Before I could think about what I was doing, I walked over to him, and I kissed him.

It only took a second for him to react. He deepened the kiss, and his arms went around my waist. My hands went around his neck, and we broke apart, putting our foreheads together.

"What was that for?" Brent asked, softly, scrunching his eyebrows together.

"That was a thank you for defending and protecting me. Thank you," I replied, playing with his hair.

"You're welcome, princess," Brent said before kissing my forehead.

"Let's get out of here," I said, remembering that we are still in a hospital.

"Couldn't agree more," Brent said before wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

As we walked of the hospital, I thought to myself. This is the next step into our relationship.

Going on a date with Brent will give me a chance to know him better.

I just hope my lunch with my mother and Leah goes well.

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