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*1 Week Later*

The flash of the camera goes off again and I pull away from my boyfriend's addictive lips.

"Mom!" I groan. "Can you not?"

Vic just chuckles and kisses my cheek whilst my mom takes another picture.

"Stop." I whine at the both of them.

Vic is finding this too amusing. I knew my mom would do something like this. She's been begging me all week to bring Vic around and she wonders why I was so hesitant.

"But Kellybear, you two are just too cute." Mom gushes. "Besides, when I'm putting together your wedding video, I want some pictures of when you were young."

I look at her horrified as she looks genuinely serious.

"I was joking Kellin. You need to relax." She laughs and Vic gently squeezes my hand.

"No I won't relax. You two have been picking on me since we got here." I grumble.

"Because you're cute when you get all fired up." Vic whispers before kissing under my ear.

"Would you stop kissing me?" I snap and he grins kissing down my neck.

"Hell no." He grins onto the delicate skin.

I sigh frustrated and he squeezes my hand again.

"Lighten up, Kell." He smiles. "You're so serious all the time."

I frown and sigh resting my head against his chest.

"You're right. I'm sorry." I whisper.

"Don't be." He smiles kissing the top of my head.

Mom 'awes' really loudly before standing up.

"I'm going to check on dinner. Pick a movie. And don't let me walk back in here and find you two making out. I'm watching you Vic, slow down with my son." She warns and I groan feeling embarrassed.

"I'm not sure if I'll be able to help myself Ms. Bostwick." Vic grins biting into my neck and Mom just laughs then walks off to the kitchen.

"What is this bond you've made with my mother?" I ask Vic feeling a little jealous. I've known the woman my whole life and I haven't clicked with her as well as he has.

"I don't know. She seems cool." He smiles.

"Yeah, that's because she's not drinking." I mutter not meaning to voice my thoughts at all.

Vic gives me a concerned look and squeezes my hand softly.

"She's not violent or anything when she's drunk?" Vic asks hesitantly and I shake my head.

"Oh no. Not really." I shrug shaking my head.

"What do you mean by not really? You'd tell me if she was hurting you, right?" He asks suddenly being serious, making me frown. Why is he making this a big deal?

"I mean, there's the occasional slap, but that's about as violent as she gets." I explain and Vic's grip on my hand tightens.

"How are you okay with that?" He asks seeming saddened.

"It's not that big of a deal Vic. She gets drunk then one out of ten times, she might slap me. She doesn't even remember doing it half of the time." I explain but Vic still looks at me seeming distressed.

"She fucking hits you." He snaps, his eyes glassing over.

I look at him concerned, feeling like none of this is directed at me anymore. I bring his hand up to my lips and place a light kiss on it.

"Vic, I feel like we're no longer talking about me. Is there something you need to talk about? I'm here for you." I whisper, trying to understand what's going on in his head.

He shakes his head and instantly smiles at me whilst blinking away tears, leaving me confused.

"No, no. Everything's fine. I just wanted to make sure you're okay." He explains, though he can't be telling the truth. He was so emotional a few seconds ago and now he's smiling at me.

I look into his eyes searching for any evidence that he's lying to me but I find none. I swear, he has to be lying to me. But his smile is so genuine. It looks just like any other smile he's given me.

"We should pick a movie." He chirps obviously trying to change the subject.

I sigh defeated and nod. I get up and go over to the cabinet where the DVDs are. I wonder if he's lying to me and if he is; why? It just doesn't make any sense. How can he change his emotions that quickly?

"I've messed things up haven't I?" Vic asks seeming anxious.

I turn around looking at him confused.

"What? No, of course not." I say gently. "I just want you to be able to talk to me about things. I feel like there's a lot about you that I don't know."

He nods seeming to understand.

"Maybe we should go out this weekend. You know, so we can get to know each other a little better." Vic suggest and I smile.

"Sounds like you're asking me on a date, Mr. Fuentes." I smirk, blushing slightly.

"Maybe I am." He grins.

"Well, then it's a yes." I giggle.

I hear him mumble a 'good' and I pick up a movie.

"Mean Girls?" I question hopefully.

"Mean Girls?" Vic snorts.

"Hey, it's my favorite movie. Don't judge." I scowl.

"I wasn't judging. Mean Girls is so fetch." Vic gushes and I glare at him.

"Stop trying to make fetch happen." I snap staring at Vic seriously before we both burst out laughing.

"Hurry up and put the movie on. I miss you." He whines after we settle down a bit.

I grin as I quickly put the movie on the go back to Vic. He opens his arms for me and I climb into them resting my head on his shoulder. He links his fingers with mine and I smile contently.

"I missed you." He whispers kissing my cheek.

"I was literally five feet away. I was talking to you the entire time I was over there." I explain with a laugh.

"I don't care. I still missed you." He pouts, adorably.

"I missed you too." I chuckle as Mom walks back into the room holding two plates of nachos.

She hands one to Vic and I then she sits down on the couch.

"Kellin, did you have to pick Mean Girls again?" Mom groans and I glare at her.

"If one more person disses Mean Girls, then I'll lose it." I grumble as I press play.

We watch the movie as Vic feeds me nachos, also eating some himself.

It's weird, we've only been together for a week and I feel like we're already so close. It's nice. It's been a long time since I've felt this level of compassion, if ever at all. Vic makes me feel comfortable with myself yet want to improve everything about myself at the same time. It's insane but I love every moment of it.

"You're great." I murmur to Vic and he chuckles.

"Thanks." He grins and I kiss his cheek.

The movie finishes and Mom announces that she's going to bed. She says goodnight and kisses my forehead before she heads upstairs.

"I don't understand why she drinks." Vic mumbles when she's gone. "She seems so happy."

"Maybe she's not as happy as she seems. Like you said, a smile can be a dishonest thing." I shrug.

"True." He mumbles. "You ready to head off to bed?"

Although I sense that he purposely changed the subject, I just nod and turn off the TV. He grabs my hand and we stand up before going upstairs. We go to my room and climb into bed. Vic wraps his arms around me and I nuzzle my face into his chest.

"Are you going to sleep?" I mumble letting out a tired yawn.

"I'll try." He smiles before kissing the top of my head.

We lie in silence as I struggle to keep my eyes open but I don't want to fall asleep before Vic does. I don't want him to feel alone if I fall asleep and leave him awake.

"Kell, does your mom know you hurt yourself?" Vic mumbles out of nowhere, catching me off guard.

I pause feeling panic rise in me.

"N-no. You're not going to tell her, are you?" I squeak out anxiously.

"No, of course not. I was just curious." He whispers, kissing the top of my head again.

I let out a relieved sigh and snake my arm around his middle.

There's more silence until he sighs sadly.

"I'm not going to lose you to this, am I?" He asks confusing me.

"Lose me to what?" I mumble through a yawn.

He grabs my arm from around his waist and rolls up my sleeve. He brings my arm to his lips and kisses the fading cuts.

"This." He whispers against my arm. A few tears fall down my face and I lean up and kiss Vic's lips.

"No, I couldn't do that to you. You're not going to lose me; especially not to this." I explain and Vic kisses the trail of tears off of my face.

"Good. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you." He mumbles, sounding upset.

I cup his face and run my thumb across his cheek.

"I'm not going to let that happen." I coo.

He nods and nuzzles his face into my neck.

"Promise?" He sniffles.

"Promise." I confirm rubbing his back.

There's a long silence until I hear Vic's breathing even out letting me know that he'd finally fallen asleep. I pull back a little so I can kiss his forehead then I wrap my arms back around him.

"I will never leave you." I promise one last time before I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

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