Dominic (20 page)

Gavin's eyes narrowed a little. "What the hell is that lad's problem? Is he obsessed with you or somethin'?"

I blushed. "No, I just think he thinks I'm playin' a hard to get game with him."

Gavin raised an eyebrow. "And are you playin' hard to get?"

I gaped at him. "No! Of course not."

Gavin nodded. "Good, I don't wanna play a game that I've no chance of winnin'."

I frowned at him and was about to say something when the room went dark, and the screen lit up before us. The film was called
The Mortal Instruments: The City of Bones
. It was a good film, but I couldn't really concentrate for some reason so by the time it was over, I was a little relieved.

Gavin and I were the first to leave the cinema house, which I was grateful for because I didn't really want to have to say hello to Kane. I thought Gavin was going to bring me home but when he suggested going for some McDonald's, I agreed, because I felt like we needed to talk about anything in order to stop the growing awkwardness after that conversation in the cinema.

After we got our food and sat down, we dug in and began talking about random stuff and laughing at silly things. I felt happy and relaxed and from the look of things, so did Gavin. That was until Kane strolled in with the two girls and Dominic in tow.

I felt my heart pump and my palms sweat.

"No fuckin' way," I groaned and ducked my head a little.

Gavin frowned at me, then looked over his shoulder. His entire body went rigid and when he looked back at me, I swallowed nervously. He looked pissed.

"He is here because we're here, right?"

We both knew it was true, so I nodded my head.

Gavin sighed, and before he spoke I felt tears sting my eyes. I knew he was about to cut our date short and not ask me out for another one.

"Bronagh, I like you, I really do. You're gorgeous, down to earth, and an all-around great girl, but this thing with Dominic is too much for me. If this thing between us went somewhere and we got together, I'd have to be on my guard around him and worry about what he would try and do to lure you away from me. He has it bad for you, and he obviously doesn't care about steppin' on me to get to you."

I bit the insides of my cheeks because this hurt, and I had no idea why.

"We can be friends; I wasn't jokin' when I said you're a great girl, you really are."

Oh God, I was about to cry, and I didn't want to.

"I'm goin' to go to the bathroom for a minute, be right back."

I jumped up and moved towards the toilet.

"Bronagh, wait-"

Gavin's voice cut off when I closed the bathroom door. I instantly fanned my hands at my eyes and tilted my head backwards, blinking rapidly to make the tears go away. I grabbed some tissue and dabbed around my eyes and took a few deep breaths. I felt sad but also really angry. I knew Gavin had a point; Dominic would always be meddling in our relationship if we formed one, so it's not really a surprise that Gavin didn't want anything more than a friendship. It was better that he let me down now instead of after more dates when I grew to care for him instead of just liking him.

It still hurt though.

This was the first time something like this had happened to me and on my first date nonetheless! I composed myself, fixed my hair in the mirror, and then headed back outside. Gavin was where I had left him, but my seat was occupied by Dominic.

I stormed over to his side, gripped on his shoulder, and pulled. "Get up and leave us alone!"

He looked to his shoulder then looked up at me and glared. I moved my hand away from him but kept my glare in place.

"Dominic, leave."

He smiled at me, but it didn't reach his eyes. "I'm only talking to your boyfriend-"

"Gavin isn't me boyfriend and won't ever be thanks to you, so just fuck off and leave us the hell alone. You have ruined me first date as it is, so just go away!"

I hated that my voice cracked a little; everyone who was in the restaurant heard it when I shouted, and my embarrassment only upset me further.

I gave up on Dominic and looked to Gavin. "Can you take me home, please?"

He looked both pissed off and saddened as he nodded to me and stood up from his seat. He reached from my hand, but I found myself moved aside as Gavin's hand was pushed away from me.

I gaped when I got my footing and stared at Dominic. He actually moved himself in front of me, pushed Gavin's hand away from me, and got in his face.

What the fuck was this lad's problem?

"What the fuck are you doin'? You stupid yank-"

Dominic's fist flew into Gavin's jaw cutting his words off. I yelped when Gavin flew backwards onto the ground. I then screamed when Dominic tried to move after him raising his fist again. I flew into a rage and jumped on Dominic's back. I wrapped my left arm around his neck, my legs around his hips, and started pounding onto the back of his head with my right fist. Each blow was hurting my hand, but I didn't care. I wanted to make him hurt because his stupid self had made me hurt tonight when Gavin broke off our date because of him.

"Damn it, Bronagh, get off me!"

"No!" I shouted and continued to punch his head, shoulders, and back.

I was pulled off Dominic and held off the ground like a rag doll.

"Calm down, hell cat," a voice chuckled into my ear.

I struggled against the hold on me. "Let me go, Kane. I'm goin' to kill that bastard!"

"That bastard is my little brother so I can't allow that," he chuckled again.

I struggled again but stopped when Gavin got to his feet and rubbed his red and slightly swollen jaw. He glared at Dominic then cut his eyes to me.

"I'm out of here, Bronagh. I'm sorry, but this is too much to deal with."

With that said, he turned and stormed away.

I was wide-eyed, and stared after him. "Gavin, wait, please-"

"Don't!" Dominic's face was in mine and growling. "Don't call after him. He isn't man enough if he doesn't want to fight for you."

Fight for me?

"He doesn't have to fight for me! I was his if he wanted me, but he doesn't, and it's all because of you! Why can't you just leave me alone and stop interferin' in me life?"

Dominic held my gaze and said, "Because I want you."

I knew he wanted to have sex with me, he had told me that enough times before but for some reason I felt like he wasn't just saying he wanted that this time. It felt like he was saying he wanted all of me. Too fucking bad he couldn't have me. He was dangerous; he made that clear each time I encountered him, and I just couldn't have him in my life like that. He could break me.

"Dominic, I can't," I whispered. "You're too different from me-"

"I'm calling bullshit on that. You were just on my back, pounding your fist onto my head in a blind rage. You're more like me than you think."

I glared at him. "Havin' a bad temper doesn't mean I'm like you. You fight for fun like a sick twisted fuck. I hit you to defend," I paused for a moment before clearing my throat, "to defend Gavin, not because I enjoyed it."

"I don't fight for fun, trust me on that," Dominic muttered catching my attention.

That confused me so I asked, "Why do you fight then if not for fun?"

He looked me in the eye. "I fight for my family, for my br-"

"Dominic." Kane cut him off in a low warning tone.

I raised my eyebrows and wanted to thump Kane for cutting Dominic off. I couldn't ask him what he meant because all of a sudden throbbing spread throughout my hand, I let out a strangled cry and instantly cradled it.

"Oh shite, I think I broke me hand!"

Kane put me down - yeah, he held me up during that entire conversation which had to have killed his back under my weight - and came around to examine it with Dominic.

"Let me see," Dominic said softly.

I shook my head like a little kid and snapped, "No, it hurts! Go away!"

He smiled a little. "Come on, I'll take you to the hospital."

The hospital? Where they stick needles in people and cut them open? 

I felt myself go pale, and before I knew it, I was swaying and then was encased in Dominic's arms.

"I've got you," he murmured into my ear.

That wasn't comforting!

He kept an arm around my waist as we walked out of the restaurant. We bumped into security guards who were piling in, and Dominic sighed and looked at them. "I know, I know. I'm never to enter the premises again."

I frowned and as we left, he smiled down at me. "Not my first time being kicked out of a place for fighting."

"Shockin'," I grunted which made him laugh.

Kane ventured off with his lady friends after Dominic assured him that I would be fine with him; I seriously doubted that because he was the reason my hand was killing me!

"I'm goin' to punch your brother in the face the next time I see him, I know he text you where I was."

Dominic snorted as he buckled his seatbelt. "He actually text me and asked me if I wanted to hit up MacDonald's after his date with those girls. I had nothin' else to do so I said sure. I was just as surprised to see you and Gavin when I walked in as you were to see me."

Kane had a date with
two
girls?

The dirty fucker.

I shook my head. "Your brother knew somethin' would come of it, the sadistic bastard."

Dominic laughed out right then, and I hated that I wanted to smile. My hand was now throbbing badly though, so instead I whimpered a little.

"Are you okay?" Dominic asked.

I snapped my head to him and glared. "Does it look like I'm okay?"

Dominic didn't reply, so I glared at him harder. "Answer me!"

He chewed on his lip. "No, because you're just going to yell at me no matter what I say, so I'm keeping my mouth shut."

I grunted. "That'd be a fuckin' first!"

Dominic didn't reply with a snotty retort, and it was sort of weird.

I looked at him, and he laughed and glanced to me. "I'm not going to argue with you babe so stop trying to bait me."

I growled. "I'm
not
your babe."

He smiled. "I forgot, sorry."

He wasn't sorry, the bastard.

I shook my head and groaned and held my hand to my chest. "God, this hurts so bad."

I felt tears stinging my eyes, and I willed them away.

"Bronagh, don't cry," Dominic pleaded.

I sniffled. "I can't help it, it really hurts."

"I know, but we're nearly at the hospital. I'll make them fix it, okay?"

I nodded my head still sniffling as I fished out my phone. I rang Branna before the pain got so bad that I couldn't talk.

"How is the date goin'?" Branna squealed when she answered.

I whimpered.

"Bronagh? Baby? What is it? What's wrong? Did Gavin hurt you? I'll fuckin' kill him-"

"Branna, shut up." I cut her off with a cry. "Gavin didn't hurt me, but I am hurt and I'm on my way to the hospital."

"The hospital? Why? What happened?"

I snorted through my pain. "Dominic happened."

Dominic sighed from next to me, and it made me grin a little even though I was hurting.

"Dominic?" she snapped then growled, "I'm goin' kill your little brother."

"Not if I kill him first," I heard Ryder bellow.

Dominic heard it as well, because he groaned out loud, and it made my grin widen.

"We're on the way. I'll be there as soon as I can Bee, okay?"

I nodded and sniffled. "'Kay."

I hung up just as Dominic pulled into the hospital, we found parking near A&E and got out so we could head inside. I felt Dominic at my back when I was giving my information to the woman behind the counter, and it was distracting me. When I was checked in, we headed inside the waiting area that was absolutely packed with people.

I glared at Dominic. "I hate you."

He nodded his head. "I hate me, too. We're gonna be here all fucking night."

I growled, "Leave then, no one is askin' you to stay."

He gave me a look. "If you think I'm leaving you here, then you don't know me very well."

"I don't know you at all," I fired back.

He rolled his eyes and tugged on my good hand leading me towards the only spare seat in the room which made me kick his shin and earned me a snort from a couple of people.

"Trouble in paradise?" a man asked Dominic, grinning.

Dominic snorted. "Nah bro, this is foreplay for us."

I gasped, and Dominic instantly ducked away from me which the man and some others found funny. I was mortified; I could feel my face and neck burn.

"I'm sorry, I was only playing," Dominic murmured to me when he saw how red my face was.

I only glared at him, then widened my eyes when he sat down on the only seat available. What a dickhead. I was the one who was hurt, I should be sitting down not him. I was about to tell him that when he reached forward, placed his hands on my hips, turned me around and then pulled me down onto his lap. I felt even more mortified than I already was when some people glanced at where I was sitting on Dominic. My arse was directly on his groin, my thighs were lined on top of his, my back was against his chest and the back of my head was on his shoulder.

It was a very intimate position, and it both thrilled and infuriated me.

"You can hit me later. Just relax now until you get seen by the doctor," Dominic said in my ear then kissed my cheek three times.

It was a surprisingly sweet gesture that did indeed shut me up. I felt my heart begin to pound as butterflies erupted across my stomach. He could make me so livid with one action then completely happy with another. I didn't know how to separate my feelings when it came to him.

I relaxed after a few moments and began looking around the hospital waiting room. There were four girls sitting across from us that were at least two years younger than us, smiling at Dominic and shooting him appreciative glances. One girl looked at my thighs and chewed on her lip before randomly looking away. I looked down and swallowed, my thighs tripled in size because I was sat on Dominic and it made me uncomfortable. I remained seated on him, but I sat up and took off my cardigan and draped it over my legs, covering them.