Love Aint Always Pretty

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- completely overcome with emotion

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Before Nick and I went back to the city proper, we dropped by a diner to get some snacks on the road. Nick went to the bathroom while I was left to order what we could eat on our way back. I stared at the menu right before me while I was waiting for my turn on the cashier for our take out. If I can only buy everything on that menu cos it looks so delicious.

"Miss?"

I moved my head to my right and saw that old woman again from the grocery before. I looked around to find Nick but he wasn't around. My head moved back down to Mrs. Tonkin.

I smiled. "Hello Mrs. Tonkin."

"I'm glad I saw you again. I really need to tell you something important." she says.

"Something important?"

She nods. "Are you alone? Have you left Nick already?"

My brows starts creasing.

"I really don't understand why I should leave Nick." I tell her.

"You have to be careful. If you don't know him that much. He's a very dangerous man." She says and I could see the fear in her eyes while she tells me.

I looked around again.

"Why?" I asked.

"He will kill you." She tells me.

My eyes widened.

"Like how he killed them." She added.

"Them?" I asked.

"Mom! There you are."

I looked around and another man walked towards us and grabbed Mrs. Tonkin. He held her on his arms. "Let's go?" He asked her and she nods.

"Listen to me and be careful." She tells me once again.

"What are you even saying mom?" He asked her.

"She's seeing Nick Wilde. I'm just warning her, son."

He moved his head to me with huge eyes and seemed to be in fear too when he heard Nick's name.

"Please be careful around him." He says to me. "Cmon mom. Let's go." He tells her right away.

I watch them walk away from me while I was left in total confusion. I'm so confused. I'm so lost. But I couldn't believe what I just found out. The look on their faces makes me want to believe it. Nick killed someone? Who? How many?

Oh my gosh!

Did he kill Catherine?

kill some men

Oh my goodness.

turn." A voice speaks to

hoping that there could be some mistake about what they told me. There could be some misunderstanding or a mistake identity about that. Nick couldn't have killed someone. Nick couldn't do that. Nick won't kill someone. Nick wouldn't. I know Nick

"Savannah?" He snaps.

Now, looking at Nick, they could be right. He is mysteriously secretive. He doesn't want me to know about his past. He doesn't like answering questions. What happened eight years ago Nick? What did you do eight years ago? What's that thing you don't want me to know? What are

and I drove back to the city and got back to WSU around two in the afternoon. I wanted to ask him about it. I wanted to ask him about what I found out. I wanted to ask him who it was if it was true? Mrs. Tonkin said, them, now I want to know how many. I wasn't in the mood to get to the rest of my class today cos of what I found out. I

of the door. "So that's

That voice.

why is he here? This isn't a good time for this! Cameron is even adding to my problem right now. He can't

Kill me now! Argh!

as he

looks at Nick. "I told you to stay away from frat men! I specifically told you about that! And

"Ron!" I warned.

you know him?" Nick asked

his nostrils and looks back at Nick. "I should be the one asking you

Nick asked in

nod. "He's my older brother,

looking at me. I could tell from his face that he couldn't believe what he heard

my fucking car this instant, Savannah!" Cameron

yell. People

he turns into a complete different man. I'm so dead. I'm really totally dead once we'll be alone. He's gonna be so mad at me and

don't give a fuck about these people looking at us, now get inside the fucking

exhale heavily and

Savannah." Nick

his car.

have to!" He opens the passenger

passenger seat as I watch Nick outside while he was looking back at me. Cameron slams the

away from frat men! I fucking told you!"

Nick is the nicest guy I know in WSU! You're just freaking out cos you

that guy that well! Savannah that guy has a criminal record! Now don't tell me I don't know him cos

dilated. So it's true.

so scared of him cos he just got out of prison that time. Anna,

car and take me where you wanna take me.

people are already telling me he's a killer. I love him so much and my love for him is blinding me about the facts laid out before me. I'm too in love with Nick to believe it. I

him, Savannah." I hear Cameron

an instruction. Stir. Clear. From Nick Wilde. Do you hear me?"

I paused.

clear."

•••••

offered for an

of my questions. When I arrived where I needed to be, I stepped out of the cab and

"Where's Nick?" I asked.

looks at me then at the men

I say, I'm not scared anymore. I don't care if this was the house of frat men. I just need

and looks at me. "He's