A Kiss To Change It All (Part 18) - Montgomery de la Cruz
Pairing: Montgomery de la Cruz x Reader; Jeff Atkins x Reader
Warning: Nothing to be worried about (just yet)
Word count: 1664 words
It was no secret that Montgomery de la Cruz had major anger issues and that he often beat almost anyone -and anything- that got on his way. And it often lead him to be either in detention or suspended, depending on how bad and deep the mess he got himself into was and how badly injured the unfortunate soul who got on his way was too. But ever since he started dating you, he became calmer, turning to you whenever something or someone bothered him, whether it was at school or in the middle of the night, you were always there for him. You were the perfect balance for him.
But for the past two weeks, you had been busy working on your final biology project with Zach, it was worth more than half of your final grade and you couldn’t allow yourself to fail it. You spent a lot of time together because all you wanted was to get done and over with so you could breathe and get back to your normal life. You barely spent time with Montgomery or Jeff for that matter, and if your best friend was more comprehensive of the situation, he also noticed how it was slowly getting on Montgomery’s nerves and he sure was going to lose it sooner or later.
You were oblivious to the situation until one morning when you came to school with your best friend and found Bryce, Justin, and Marcus trying to break a fight. You frowned and moved closer to see who was involved in it only to find Montgomery beating Zach on the ground. “Monty!” You pushed past the curious students, trying desperately to reach your boyfriend, Jeff following close behind you. “Montgomery stop!” You yelled when you finally got Bryce and Justin to move out of your way since they couldn’t really control your angry boyfriend.
“(Y/N) step back, you’re gonna get hurt.” Justin grabbed your arm and tried to pull you away from the two fighting boys but you yanked your arm and managed to get a hold of Montgomery’s hand before he hit Zach’s face again.
“Monty please stop…” You used all your strength to hold him because you were sure that if you ever let go of him, his fist would surely land on Zach again. You tugged on his hand and when he was on his feet, Jeff quickly helped Zach to stand up and got him away from the crowd which was slowly breaking up. Montgomery didn’t look at you and pulled away from your hold. “What was that about?” You dared to ask when you were left alone with him but he didn’t respond and started walking towards his car. “Monty wait!” He stopped, jaw clenched and visibly terribly pissed. “Babe, what happened?” Not a word still. “Okay, if you don’t want to talk at least let me take care of those…” You took his hands in yours.
A heavy silence filled the Jeep as you drove away from Liberty and to your house, your parents were long gone to work so you didn’t have to come up with any type of excuse about ditching school. You lead him to your bathroom, made him stand before the sink so you were able to rinse away the blood that stained his skin, most of it wasn’t his but he had many cuts and bruises covering his knuckles. “Alright, all done. I’m gonna get you some ice, it’ll help.” You didn’t even try to ask him anything again and just quickly left the room. The reason why he beat Zach was still a mystery to you, you kept trying to figure it out but you couldn’t point it out. As you were resting against the kitchen counter, thinking, your phone buzzed in your pocket. “Jeff, hey…”
“How are things over there?”
You sighed. “Monty didn’t say a word since the fight.”
“So you don’t know why he did it, do you?”
“I don’t have a freaking clue.” You heard him sigh on the other side of the line. “You know what’s gotten into him, uh?”
“He… Look, sweetheart, you and Zach have been together non-stop lately.” He paused. “I know you’ve been working on that project but Montgomery didn’t see it like this.” You frowned. “I don’t know if calling him jealous would be right but he couldn’t take it anymore.”
All of a sudden, you realized that indeed you spent a lot of time with Zach and barely acknowledged your boyfriend. “Oh my God… I’m such an idiot!” You smacked your forehead, mad at your own self. “How didn’t I even notice this? Gosh, I’m so freaking stupid!” You kept hitting your forehead with your palm, how could you be so blind to something so obvious?
“Hey hey calm down, would you? I know how you get when you’re so focused on school projects and homework, it’s not your fault…”
“Oh please, I have been nearly ignoring the two of you for two weeks and you tell me it’s not my fault, Jeff? Please don’t be so nice to me when I am wrong…”
He chuckled. “Sorry but you know I can’t stop being nice to you, sweetheart.” You smiled, shaking your head. “Now how about you make it up to your boyfriend?”
“And I’ll make it up to you too, handsome, I promise.” You were about to hang out. “Oh and Jeff?”
“Yeah, sweetheart?”
“I’m sorry.”
“You don’t have anything to be sorry about, sweetheart. Now go get your boyfriend in a better mood.”
“I love you, Jeffereykins.”
“I love you too my pretty girl.”
You shoved your phone in your pocket and took a deep breath before you headed back to your room, holding the ice pack in your hands. You didn’t know whether you should find it cute that Montgomery got jealous or concerned because at that point he could beat up any guy that got close to you for school work. You pushed the door open, silently closing it behind you, and rested against it, observing him as he laid on your bed, hands behind his head, staring at the white ceiling. “I’m pretty sure you have an obsession with my ceiling, babe.” You tried to lighten the mood but it didn’t work because he didn’t even look at you, smile, or anything. “Are you going to give the silent treatment for a long time?” Still nothing. You dropped the ice pack on your nightstand and kicked your shoes off before you climbed on the bed and on top of your boyfriend, straddling his hips. His first reaction was to hold your waist so you didn’t fall but still didn’t look at you. “I suck as a girlfriend, uh?” You traced random patterns on his t-shirt. “You know when I start working on something, I tend to get absorbed in the work and I forget about everything else.” You stopped for a moment, hoping to get a reaction. “It’s not a reason for barely spending time with you and you have every right to be mad at me, hell you could even break up with me because of this…” You frowned at your own words. “Oh no, forget about this last option, stick with being mad at me, okay?” He smiled. Awesome you were getting somewhere. “I am sorry, babe…”
He looked at you and couldn’t help but smile even more when he saw you pouting like a child who did a huge mistake and was caught by his parents. “I got scared, (Y/N).”
“Of what?”
He sat up but kept one hand on your hip to keep you in place. “That you might start liking Dempsey and dump me for him.” His jaw clenched. “I see the way he looks at you…”
“Zach is just my bio partner.” You cut him off. “If he wanted to make a move on me, he would have done it a long ago but he didn’t and he won’t because he knows that I’m in love with you and no one else. I don’t want you to think that I’ll ever look at someone else because it’s you and just you, babe.”
You could swear you saw him blush. He pushed away your hair so he could rest his hand on your cheek, thumb softly rubbing your skin. “I love you too, my princess.” You closed your eyes, leaning against his hand, enjoying his warm skin against yours. It always felt like a blessing whenever he touched you and you had to admit it, you missed it. You missed everything about him. “Don’t fall asleep, I need you awake.” You smiled at the tone he used. “Very much awake, baby girl.”
The next thing you knew, you were under his strong body, completely trapped under him and to his mercy. He grinned before he slammed his lips against yours, giving you probably the most intense kiss he had ever given you, moving from your mouth to your neck and down to whatever exposed skin he could find. It was when you woke up, a couple of hours later that you saw the nasty marks he left on your neck and chest. “Oh Lord, Cruz, you really had to do that?” You turned around only to find him smirking from the bed, sheets only covering his lower half.
“Baby girl, I need to make sure people know you’re mine and mine only.”
“As if they don’t know this already.” You moved back to the bed, buttoning up his plaid shirt that you were wearing.
He grabbed your hand, stopping you from closing the shirt completely. “Just a little reminder to whoever would think about trying to flirt with my girl.” His lips brushed yours, teasing before they landed on your neck, kissing where he left dark red marks. “My baby girl…” He breathed against your skin, unbuttoning the few buttons you managed to get closed. “Round 2?” He asked with a boyish grin.
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