Love Aint Always Pretty

Philophobia

- the fear of falling in love or emotional attachment

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"Are you really sure about it?" I asked.

I feel Nick rubbing his thumb in circles around my shoulder as we lay down on my bed inside my room. Tracy went out to grab dinner and I was left here with a naked Nick Wilde on top of my bed.

"Does Cameron know about it?" He asked me back.

I nod. "Yeah. I told him you could possibly be going."

"What? But you already know my answer to that right? I already told you I'm not gonna go with you."

I sigh. "I know. I was saying that hoping you'd change your mind. But where are you spending it then?"

"Alec's."

My lips starts to frown and I'm sure he noticed it cos he's sighing.

"Savannah, your brother hates me." He says out all of a sudden. "Me and him couldn't be in one house for that long."

I bite my lower lip.

"I missed thanksgiving dinner with my family cos I spent it with you cos you told me so. Now you can't spend Christmas with me? And the holiday break is weeks long. I'm going to miss you. You're so unfair Nick." I say.

He kissed my temple. "We're not even dating remember? Why would you want me to meet your parents?"

I quickly pulled myself away from him abruptly and I just erupted by what he said cos it was true, we weren't together so what's the use of it.

"You know what, you're right." I spit.

"Savannah I didn't mean it that way." He pulled himself up and sat down too.

"Why am I forcing and begging you to spend the Christmas break with me at my home when you're not even my boyfriend. Good catch Nick. Thanks." I say angrily.

I slipped myself off the bed and started grabbing my clothes. "Savannah." He calls out.

I started putting back my underwear and bra on then my shorts then my shirt and then pulled my hair into a bun and just completely ignoring him.

"Savannah come on." He pulls my hand.

I stared at him for a while. "I didn't mean it that way." He says.

"I don't think I'm worthy to be introduced to your parents. You know how fucked up my past was and how complicated this thing that we have. I can't face them. I ain't worthy." He adds

"Let's not make this a big deal. I wanna spend my Christmas with you but you don't want to spend your Christmas with me, I get it. It's not that important to you anyways. It's okay." I pulled my hand away from him.

"Savannah."

I shake my head. "Don't say anything."

•••••

The following afternoon, all of my classes were done for the day. Everyone looked so excited to go home. Christmas was just around the corner, it was already the third week of December and tomorrow was the start of Christmas break but I wasn't really excited for the break. I haven't really thought about going back home even though I already promised my mom and dad that I would be there. I'm surely going to miss Nick during the holidays and how he's not going with me cos he doesn't want to. It's going to be a long break and I won't be seeing him for weeks. It's gonna kill me.

I would already feel the wind changing as it hits my skin day by day. The crisp weather was making me shiver every morning and the thick snow was starting to build up on the streets and corners of WSU. I have been wearing thick woolen layers jackets and sweaters.

"Savannah!!"

I turn around and saw Tracy rushing towards me. "I'm so going to miss you this Christmas break." She hugs me.

I hugged her back. "I'm going to miss you too Tracy."

We pulled ourselves away from each other and I could see Tracy's pinkish tip of the nose and cheeks. "And I'm sure you're going to miss Nick." She nudges.

I smiled sheepishly.

Both of us started walking together back to the dorm, arm in arm. "I haven't packed my clothes yet. Have you?" She asked me.

I shake my head. "Not yet." Because I don't want to go home. "I don't want to leave either."

"Owww you don't want to leave cos of Nick huh?" She teases again.

"Tracy." I shied.

She chuckles. "Im sure he feels the same as well. He'll be on his own cos I'm spending my Christmas at Clyde's so he'll be alone this Christmas. You won't be there to warm him up."

Tracy. You've gotta stop this now." I chuckle

She laughs.

to say you're not

me but he didn't want to. But I'm going back

nod. All of a sudden she rested her head on my

wants me to go home. That could've been my

sometimes I just want to punch Nick in the face so he could

"But I can really see that you do love my brother Savannah even after your complicated relationship. You accepted him after what you found about his past. You didn't judge him unlike those other people. I'm so happy he found you. I just wish he can see how of a great loss you are when

glad he told me about everything and

laughs. "Right. Our mom isn't really a huge

I smiled.

is Nick

"Tonight with Alec."

inwardly. I just want the Christmas break to end already even though it hasn't started

look at her eagerly. "You've gotten thinner. You have got

laughs. "Oh you wouldn't want

•••••

packing, I completely found myself alone inside the room. Tracy has already left with Clyde but as I look back at this room, it's where the best things in life happened to me when I got to college in just one

I hear a knock on the door and I hurriedly walked to it cos I'm sure it was Cameron

My eyes flared.

"Nick." I say.

He smiles. "Hi."

already left

for me to spend the

starting

entire break and I'm sure as hell I'm going to miss you."

myself at him and hugged Nick as tight as I could. I feel his arms wrapping around

your brother will react to

him and kissed his lips briefly. "You couldn't stand me." I

kissed my forehead. "Let me grab your bag

of the dorm. I can already see Cameron leaning on his car while he looked at me disappointedly. I tried to tell him about the truth that Nick didn't

out of your mind Savannah? Really."

to you

really have the guts to

You promised me you won't do anything. Please." I

me. "Fine.

snapped. "I'm riding

us headed to his car. Nick placed my luggage at the backseat and both of us hopped inside while I watch Cameron looking so mad at me for what I

brother will really kill me

worry too much. He can't. And he

a long drive and I slept the whole way through. Nick was letting me sleep and he didn't wake me up until we reaches outside my home. Nick stares

a manor house." He

while he was bringing his bag and my bag as well. Cameron looks over at us then walks inside

I

house looks like a hotel,

on." I tell him as I drag him towards

maids who opened it for us and they were smiling at

them our bags and they'll take care of it." I

Nick and he

staying inside the room right

They nod.

"His room is gonna

at him angrily and Nick was looking at him too. The maids followed Cameron's order and went up the

Ingrid screams so loud as she runs towards

does

you too!" She says while she looks up at Nick.

Nick. He's my friend."

he staying with us?" She

to meet my little sister, Ingrid." I

"Hi." He says

looks at him. "I hate his

I hear Cameron laughing.

he's handsome." She

that?" I glanced at Cameron and he looks at me as if

"Yeah. For ten bucks."

"I'm kidding.

is just smiling

Here

me as if she haven't seen me for twenty

me mom. Choking." I gagged

girl so much. Look at