I scream, "Charlie!"

I ran to him shutting the door before he could open it. "Amina what are you—?"

"You need to leave now!" I grab his hand running for the bedroom, I quickly move to open the window.

"Wait! Your bleeding." He points.

I look down at the blood running down my leg, a wave of nausea washes over me.

I tried to control my breathing, "Charlie leave, run."

"What? I can't leave you here alone, do you hear that door?!" He panicked.

I placed my hands on his shoulders, "Please, you need to get out of here. Your a great person Charlie so I need you to run as fast as you can." I swallowed.

His eyes grew heavy with tears.

"It's okay," I whisper rubbing his blushed cheek, my vision blurred with unshed tears.

We shared a faint, mournful chuckle, "I wish I found you ages ago." He smiles, and my heart sank.

"In another life we got to be friends the right way." He whispered, lightly kissing my cheek.

We jumped at the sound of the front door being busted open, I pushed him for the open window. I hunch over at my stomach beginning to cramp. He looks back at me with a worried expression, I nod last seeing him jump out, and the world around me went dark.

•••

"The best ones lost their minds." My dearest Archie

33

past

We were tipsy, more than a little reckless, dancing under the moonlight on a rooftop, we were at a party with a low number of people from his world. Laughter and voices mingled in the night, I leaned into him, feeling the warmth of his body against mine.

His smile was infectious, in this moment he was everything, wild, free, the way he always was when the night took over. He lifts me by the waist, making me wrap my legs around him, and we drunkenly swirled around, forgetting there were people around us.

I laughed, "Do not drop me. You are a very drunk man right about now."

Archie smiles brightly, slowly putting me back on my feet, "Your just as drunk woman. I say fuck this party and see where the night takes us." He pondered licking his lips.

The world felt soft, hazy, like a dream I didn't want to wake up from. "Okay yeah, Let me grab us drinks to go first."

He pecks my lips over and over before letting me go. One minute, I was heading over to the drink cooler, and the next, I blinked, hoping he was in the same spot I left him, but he was over there—on the edge of the building. His feet hanging dangerously over the side of the building, as his body swayed.

"Baby, what the hell are you doing?" My voice trembled. He looked down at me, a glint in his eye was something reckless.

"The view is beautiful from up here, just like you," Archie's words thick with alcohol. His voice was too unhinged, he was feeling to free.

I swallow, "Oh that's nice, how about you come down here and tell me about it." My heart hammered in my chest

He just stared at me, that same reckless grin pulling at his lips, the edges of it a little too sharp. "Are you scared baby?"

Archie didn't seem to realize the danger—he didn't care. "Yes I am, very, I need you to get down."

"You're cute when you're scared," he said, his tone softening, almost tender, but it didn't make it better. He was dancing to close to the edge. My heartbeat skyrocketed, he was drunk and acting on pure impulse.

"Am I good enough for you?"

"Of course you are!" I stammered.

"Your father doesn't think so." He looks down at the city below us, his voice faraway.

I had to try, "When did you start caring what people think?"

"Since I met you." A sudden thrill danced around in my stomach. He screams, "Who gives a flying fuck?!"

"Are you going to come down now?" I spoke with a quiver in my voice. "If you don't, I'll leave you here."

He squints his eyes at me, I took his keys out my leather coat pocket to show him, "I'll take your car and leave with Rogue, you know, he's been nice to me lately."

And just that easy he jumped down. I let out a shaky breathe.

"Your crazier than I thought!"

I reach to punch him the chest. His smile softened into something less dangerous. I looked around us and nobody was looking in our direction, the music and loud conversation continued.

I saw him look past me, his smile faded, I glanced over my shoulder to see what caught his eye.

It just had to be Rogue.

I laughed, "It was a joke. I was joking." He hesitantly moved his dark eyes to mine.

"I don't like people, but you're somehow the exception." He smirks kissing my lips, "Let's get out of here."

I laugh as he took my hand running out the exit for the stairs, "Okay slow down."

•••

My skin tingles under the hot water, a burn that relaxes me. I've been thinking all day about a hot shower. A bite landed on my shoulder replaced with a gentle lick healing it, a shudder took over my whole body. He whispers sweet nothings in my ear, pulling me into him. With his front pressed against my back, Archie drags the soapy cloth across my torso, raising it to my chest.

He asks, "What are you thinking about?" I turn facing him raising my hands to the back of his neck creeping into his hair. He wraps one arm around my waist lifting me up, I wrap my legs around his torso.

I move to kiss him, but he pulls back and his gaze cuts to me. Archie watched me intently as he held me, the weight of his glance made my nerves tighten. The corner of his mouth lifted in amusement. His eyes grew darker as he moistened his lips with tongue.

"I want to hear you in every fucking way possible," he released the gates of my arousal. He kisses the side of my mouth, slowly worked his way to my ear.

"I can smell how desperate you are," I felt him smile against my cheek, "Don't act shy now, look at me," Archie's free hand found it way into my wet hair, tugging on the ends.

I wanted him to take him in the hardest way yet.

I meet his mischievous gaze, he asks again, "tell me what your thinking."

"How much of a asshole you are," I grin matching the sly, knowing smile on his lips, he pushed me against a wall smashing his lips on mine, being far from gentle. Archie's hands teasing every edge as I moaned into the kiss.

"Got quite a mouth on you, don't you? Someone should teach you what to do with it."

"Don't flatter yourself," I respond. Archie's mouth comes down on my lips, his tongue sliding past mine, we kiss hard and fast, sharing each other's breath.

"You deserve better," he whispered against my lips, I search his eyes, unease settling in, "luckily I'm a selfish fucker when it comes to you."

Unable to hide my feelings on my features, he saw the love I have in my smile, "that look is why I beat off to you at night," I hide my face in his neck.

I heard him mutter, fuck this, then moving quickly to lay our wet bodies on his bed.

I let out a shaky breath slightly, letting him know how sensitive I am feeling his thigh brush my core. Archie's kisses lead down my naked body, finally revealing my wet center to him. I watch him lean in putting his mouth over me.

Archie sticks out a heavy tongue lapping away, and moans depart from my lips. I throw my head back squeezing my eyes at the over pleasure. I swallow hard trying to control my breathing as he holds me up by my ass digging deeper.

My eyes must be dilating once I feel him drag his tongue from my hole to the top of my clit, he sucked right on it solely, focusing on me making a mess in his mouth.

"A-Archie," I sat up as my lower body twitches to shut my legs, "I-I can't ," he slaps me once on the ass.

"Stay fucking still," he warned me using his hand to keep my stomach down. Archie kept sucking while groaning out himself. I lay flat on my back, moving my hand around in his hair.

No words been said only my breathy moans bounced off the walls. I wasn't crazy loud like he was penetrating me, it was all so perfectly intimate. My eyes widen when I felt his thumb rub at my backdoor, without sticking it in, he kept going until I came, I knew a squirting happened on his soft bed sheets.

I lazily leaned up on my forearms to look down at him gently sucking my bottom lips, pulling at it, all while never breaking eye contact. He stuck out his tongue to lick me whole once more.

"You made a mess on my fresh sheets Martin," I bite my lip getting shy all over again, he smiles meeting me half way so our noses rub together. I wondered, how bruised he made me?

"Now what do you say?" He taunted me.

My eyes fluttered, "T-Thank you," I hum giving him fuck-me-eyes, "Can I try some?" I ask, and he gladly shared my delight.

•••

TBC