Surviving This Life (5 page)

She looks down at his hand on her arm. “Why don’t you let Barbie back there hold you until I get back? You seem to like that.” She throws back at him and jerks her arm away from him and out the door she goes.

I watch her out of the window. She sneaks around the side of the Range Rover and into the passenger side window. She quickly darts back out and runs back to the car with our bag in her hand. She slings the door open and jumps in.

“See no biggy,” she says tossing the bag back to me. I quickly catch it before it hits Emily. “Hey watch it!” I scold.

“Sorry. I forgot she was back there, she is so quiet,” Liv says.

“What is in that bag that was so important that you had to risk your life for?” Tony asks Liv with bitterness in his voice.

“You didn’t seem to mind me risking my life back at the apartments while that leech’s hands were all over you,” Liv snaps.

“Oh give me a break Liv!” he says rolling his eyes. “She was scared!”

“And that makes it okay for her to be on you like white on rice?” She barks back and slams her foot on the gas pedal, making us all jerk back in our seats as the car accelerates.

“Liv you know you are the only one for me. She was just scared that was it. If you weren’t such a hot head you would see that,” he says in a much calmer, sweeter voice.

She cuts her eyes at him then back at the road. “Whatever Tony.”

Becky is sitting back here with a shit eating grin on her face like she likes the fact that they are arguing. I jab her with my elbow.

“Ouch!” She yells.

“Oh my bad,” I apologize with a devious smirk on my face.

She just rolls her eyes and looks out of the window.

Chapter Six

Olivia

We drive in silence for the next several miles passing town after town. Each one filled with more flesh eaters than the next. Finally after what seems like endless hours of driving I spot a parking deck in one of the many cities we have went through.

I whisper to Tony, who is the only one left awake with me. “Do you think that will be a good spot to stop  and get some rest?” I ask.

“Sure just pull to the very top. Less of those things up there I am sure.”

“Okay,” I agree as I pull in.

I look around and surprisingly it is deserted. Not a car or eater in sight. I make my way up the loops and curves until we reach the top. I park as close to the exit as possible, killing the ignition. I hit the lock button and hear the click of the locks. I recline my seat back as much as I can without hitting Wil in the knees. I close my eyes and start to drift off to sleep hoping this day will all just be a very bad dream.

“Liv I am glad you are safe.” Tony’s admission makes me open my eyes and look at him.

“Are you? Cause it looked like bimbo was keeping you pretty occupied.”

He reaches over taking my hand. “Babe I swear nothing happened with her. She came banging on our door begging for help. And you know Dev he was always the helping type. So he let her in.”

I look at him. “Why didn’t you want to go with Devin? You knew Wil was with me. Did you not think to come check on me like I did you?”

“God Liv! You were the first thing on my mind. But I didn’t want to leave with a half ass plan. I wanted a real plan before going out in this.”

“We didn’t have a plan. All we thought about was making it to you and Dev.” I turn my head looking out the window not wanting to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry.

He reaches over and gently pulls my face toward him, making me look at him again.

“Babe look at me. Why are you crying?” he asks, running his thumb over my cheek wiping away the tears that have fallen.

“I…I don’t know maybe it is the fact that I had to kill one of my best friends today or the fact that I had to explain to a five year old that her mommy didn’t try to kill her or maybe just maybe it is the fact that I think you have a thing for Ms. Sex on legs back there.” I nod my head to the back seat to where Becky is.

“You had to kill Devin?” The shock in his voice makes new tears form in my eyes

“Yeah he was going straight toward Willow and I knew she couldn’t do it so I had to.” Tears are now streaming down my face.

He pulls me over into his lap and into a hug and I let him. As much as I am mad at him right now I need to feel his arms around me. “Oh baby I am so sorry. I knew how much you loved Dev. We all did.” He kisses the top of my head that I now have rested on his chest.

I don’t know how but just being in his arms makes everything seem like it’s going to be okay. I rise up wiping my tears with the back of my hand. “I love you Tony, please never let anything happen to you. I don’t know what I would do.” The tears I just cleaned off my face are now making their way down my cheeks again.

He reaches up cupping my face in his hands, brushing the tears away as they fall. He kisses my forehead. “I love you too Liv. I've wanted to tell you that for a long time now but could never find the right time or right way to tell you again. With all of our fighting and arguing I have never stopped loving you. Since the first day I laid eyes on you I knew you had to be mine. I'm so glad Dev talked you into dating me.”

I chuckle. “Dev didn’t talk me into dating you. I wanted to kiss you the moment Dev introduced us. I just didn’t want to make the first move so when Dev told me you were interested in me I went for it.”

“You did? Really?” He sounds surprised.

“Yes I mean look at those plush kiss-me lips. How could I not want to kiss them?”

“Oh yeah?” He gives me that sexy smirk that makes my panties sopping wet.

“Yeah,” I whisper as I lean in placing my lips to his.

My arms instantly make their way around his neck and my fingers get tangled in his mess of thick blonde hair. I push my body closer to him wanting every inch of his body next to mine. He slides his hands down my back to my ass and lifts me up making me straddle him.

“Damn I missed you baby,” he mumbles against my lips.

“Mm huh,” I manage to get out as his tongue darts in my mouth.

His hands roam up the back of my shirt and around to the front. I let out a slight moan as his hands slide under my bra and his fingertips brush against my nipples.
Damn I have missed his touch.

“Get a room you two!” Becky snarls.

I break the kiss and laugh. “Jealous much?” I tease.

She huffs and crosses her arms looking back out her window into the night sky.

I bend back down and go to finish my make out session with Tony but he pushes me back a bit.

“She is right babe. We can’t do this here in the front seat with everyone else in the car.”

“So let’s go somewhere we can,” I coo in his ear as I take his earlobe in my mouth and slightly suck.

He moans softly into my neck and I can feel his growing erection pressing on my inner thigh.

“You know you want to,” I whisper in his ear then slide my tongue down his neck.

“Let’s go.” He opens the door and gets out still holding me in his arms. I wrap my legs around his waist as he stands up. He closes the door and leans against it as I push my mouth onto his again.

He trails little kisses down my neck as I gently pull his hair to try and bring his mouth back to mine.

“God Liv I have missed this,” he groans out.

“Show me how much babe,” I purr in his ear.

He walks away from the car over to a door that I am assuming leads to the elevators.  He pushes my back into it and I let my legs fall down from around his waist to stand in front of him. He dives in and starts sucking and nibbling on my neck slowly lifting my shirt, trailing kisses down my neck to my collarbone. He slowly lifts my shirt over my head leaving me in just my bra. His lips find my mouth again and his tongue wastes no time in finding mine. I reach between his legs and grab his now rock hard erection through his pants slowly working it up and down.

“Mm I need you now babe!” He reaches behind me opening the door. It swings open and he gently pushes me inside.

As soon as I get inside I feel a set of hands tightly grab my shoulder.

“What th…” It’s then that I hear the unmistakable sound of flesh eaters moaning and snarling. I jerk away from the tight grip on my shoulder.

“RUN!” I yell.

I rush out and make a quick B line for the car forgetting about my discarded clothes. We make it to the car and I jerk on the door handle.

“IT’S LOCKED!!” I yell across the car to Tony. I bang on the windows. “OPEN THE DAMN DOORS!” I yell as my fist bang against the glass. I glance over my shoulder to see a swarm of flesh eaters stumbling and staggering their way toward us. Just as the first one makes its way to me the door flies open and I jump in and slam it shut just in time because the flesh eater smashes up against my window. Its face is badly mangled and the oozing blood from his half torn off jaw smears on the glass where his face made contact. I lean over quickly unlocking Tony’s door and he jumps in just as fast as I had.

I start the car and yank the gear shift down in reverse and stomp on the pedal causing the car to speed backwards running over several flesh eaters. I whip the car around and fly down the ramp taking the curves on two wheels.

“HOLY FUCK THAT WAS CLOSE!” Tony says with a huff once we are out of the parking deck.

I let out the breath I didn’t know I was holding, “Yes it was,” I say as I make our way back onto the highway.

“Umm…Liv where is your shirt?” Wil asks from the backseat

I am glad it is dark in here because my face would be four different shades of red right now.

“Uh... A flesh eater had me by it so I slipped it off to get away?” I say as more of a question than statement.

“Sure it did,” Wil giggles.

“Here babe,” Tony says pulling off his top shirt leaving him in just his white muscle shirt. I reach over and grab it, thankful.

“Thank you,” I say while hurriedly pulling the shirt over my head. As it slides down my face I can smell his Chocolate Axe body spray that I bought him a couple months ago.

I drive for what seems like hours and when the sun finally starts sneaking over the horizon I let out a sigh. We have officially made it our first day alive in this new hell.

“I have to pee,” Wil says nervously from the back seat.

It seems so weird to think of normal things like bathroom breaks and showers now. Even after a day it’s like my whole thought process as changed from normal to protective. I have to keep myself alive, Emily, Tony and Wil.

“I will pull over in the next safest town and we will see if we can find a bathroom and more supplies, also we will need gas soon.” I cock my head back to make sure Wil can hear me.

“Thanks Liv.”

I look up in the rearview mirror and smile at Wil. She has been my best friend so long it is only fitting that she be with me during the end of the world or whatever it is that is happening.
I need to teach her how to defend herself. What if I am not around to do it for her? 
That thought terrifies me to think that I may not be around to save her. I need to find her her own Mr. Bat so to speak.

We pull into an old run down gas station that has definitely seen better days. The white sign is rusted out and you can’t really make out the name. But hey, it has gas pumps and hopefully food inside.

I pull up to the tanks. “You pump gas,” I say looking to Tony. “And you come with me,” I say looking at Wil. “And you, Bimbo, do you think you can keep an eye out on this one until we get back?” I motion to Emily. “Keep the doors locked and you should be fine.” I turn to get out of the car then turn back and glare at Becky. “Oh and if you let anything happen to her I WILL kill you, slowly and painfully,” I smirk and get out closing the door behind me, with trusty Mr. Bat swinging by my side.

As soon as we step out of the car I quietly make my way to Willow, waiting until she is out of the car and beside me. We start making our way to the front door of the store. There are flesh eaters in the distance so I turn to Wil and raise my finger to my lips until she nods that she understands to be quiet.

We push the door open and I cringe when the bell above it dings alerting anyone dead or alive that we are now in the store. Wil walks in behind me and slides the door shut with her foot easing it closed so it doesn’t make too much racket. I look around for the sign to the bathroom and nod my head. Wil grabs my shirt and we make our way towards the back of the store. I hear the moaning before we even make it to the end of the aisle. I stop close to the end and peek my head around the corner. There is a man lying on the ground with another one bent over him digging into his stomach. You can hear the sound of the flesh as he pulls it from his body like he is a chicken wing or something.  I hold my finger up to Will and walk up behind him bringing Mr. Bat over my head, I slam it down on him with all the force I can muster and watch as his head smashes open like a water balloon and blood and other things I don’t want to think about fly all over the floor and up into my face.

I gag and take a step back wiping my bat on the back of his dirty shirt. When I look back to Wil she is watching me with her mouth hanging open, shock clear on her face. I smile and shrug my shoulders motioning for her to walk into the bathroom. As soon as she opens the door she jumps back with a squeal. A woman walks out who looks to be about our age her hands are held out in front of her. Her dress is short with a rip all the way up the left side of it. Her blonde hair is hanging loose around her shoulders with some of it sliding down her face in matted clumps.

I grab Wil’s arm and swing my bat over my head knocking the girl to the floor, blood making a pool at our feet. I peek in the bathroom around her and my heart hits the floor in the corner of the room is a diaper bag, its blood stained contents are scattered all over the floor. I look all around the bathroom praying there is not a child or a child’s body in there.

“I don’t see a baby,” Wil says behind me causing me to jump.

“Me either, I am going to see what I can gather while you do what you need to in here.”

“Okay. Stay close.” The desperation in her voice almost makes me want to stay with her to make her feel safe, but I know my time would be better served in finding supplies.

I nod my head and turn back to the aisle behind me. It looks like someone has already made it here before we did and got all that they wanted. I grab some more chips and smile when I see a candy bar on the floor.
Emily would love to have this.

By the time Wil is done in the bathroom my arms are full with all kinds of snacks and drinks.

“Ready?” She ask.

“Yeah let’s grab a bag from the front. I need my hands free.”

We make our way to the front of the store and I drop the things in my arms down on the countertop before hopping over it to search for a bag. As I am loading the contents into a bag I look up just in time to see another flesh eater stumbling toward Wil’s turned back.