"You are so fucking stupid, why do you think you only have that fucking brother of yours huh?" his voice boomed in his apartment.

"Nobody else will love you, nobody!"

I didn't bother saying anything I was in too much pain and I was worried about Seth which we had left knocked out cold at the house.

" You see that ring on your finger, it means I love you and sure I'm a little bad with my temper but I'm all you got, no one else wants you that's why you'll be with me forever.. say it!"

"Nobody will ever love me except you" I was used to this, he said it each time after he hit me to make himself feel better and me worse I guess.

"Louder Stace! I want you to realize that..." he gripped my throat and that's when I heard a loud bang and saw Seth burst in through the door.

"Nobody will..."

I breath out as I slowly woke up and I realized I was staring into a chest, Brock's chest, and I hoped he hadn't heard anything.

"Nobody will what?" I heard his voice and looked up and saw his head resting on the pillow as he looked down at me.

"No.. nothing.."he frowned and his arm left my waist and wiped my cheek and I realized I had been crying.

"Are you going to tell me what goes on in that head of yours when you're asleep?" he whispered and I remembered where we were.

"Brock what are you doing here?" I sighed and he pulled me closer to him.

"I was freezing..." he smirked and I rolled my eyes.

"You have a heater in your room, I know because Steve told me. If you wanted to stay here, you could have but you didn't want me so you have your own bed"

I sat up out of his grasps and he gently pulled my arm.

"So you're going to be mad this entire trip when I'm the reason you're here?"

I turned to face him."You were the reason I came, but not the reason I'm staying. You don't want to be associated with me cause you're too proud or whatever to admit to your friends that you're fucking..wait not fucking actually be.."

I was cut off as he kissed me hard. I pushed against him as I was done with him leaving me frustrated and feeling desperate.

"Don't fucking continue speaking.." he breath against my lips and kissed me again.

I wanted to kiss him back, but he had hurt me so I pushed against his chest and that's when I heard my door opening.

"What the... Brock get the fuck off her!" I hear Steve's voice as he slammed my door shut and heard Brock curse against my lips.

"Don't tell me what to fucking do!" He stood up and glared at Steve.

"Well when you're fucking forcing yourself on my friend then I can say something!" Steve walked towards him.

"Forcing? It isn't forcing when she's...." he looked over at me and he couldn't continue.

"Steve its fine, I think he's just frustrated with all of you guys here and the first girl he sees.."

I smiled, "I'm going to take a shower and you two just stop . If you're going to keep arguing I'll just go home"

"No you wont and Brock was out of line. You're too nice sometimes .." I sighed and hugged him and avoided Brock's gaze I would've loved to hear what he was going to tell Steve since he wouldn't say I was his but I was just fed up with it .

"Morning..." I walked into the kitchen and only found Steve.

"The others are out hunting, just you and I darling" he handed me a cup of hot chocolate and I couldn't help but smile as I recalled how much Brock hated it.

"I hope you can ski cause that's what we're doing later!"

"We are?" I smiled, the last time I had gone skiing was the winter of my senior year with my then boyfriend's family.

"Yeah late afternoon, for now I want to know everything!" I raised my eyebrow at him and followed him into the lounge which I was grateful , thanks to the fireplace.

"McKenzie, I might not know you for long, but I am good at reading situations and we both know getting info out of Brock is praying for a sunny day right now out here"

"I don't know what you're..."

"Come on, don't worry I wont tell him. I just wanna know for sure so I don't nearly get fucking punched for trying to act like a protective friend when it turns out I'm not even needed"

"I love him..." I tried to smile but the tears automatically fell and I couldn't help it.

But ever since I saw Eric my insecurities have returned and Brock acting weird with me all of a sudden after all these months of hot and cold got to me.

"Kenz..." he sighed and pulled me into his arms, "Shit me and my fucking nosiness" he rubbed my back.

He didn't even know anything and I felt stupid for that being the first thing I said to him but it just came out.

I leaned up and he immediately took off his tee and gave it to me, leaving him topless and I just laughed and thanked him.

"Doesn't he feel the same? Damn I never thought I'd ask that question concerning Brock..." he chuckled and I rolled my eyes.

"What made you realize there was something between us?" I asked to avoid his previous question.

"I'm not blind well not like the other two idiots that is... I know a jealous man when I see one. He questioned me in and out on how I knew you. He glared at Brad every chance he got during dinner when during the entire trip he was joking around with everyone. I think I actually first suspected it when he shouted out that you had a boyfriend but then he didn't admit to it and I thought I was being crazy but then what do you know... I go to his room to call his ass down cause the guys wanna leave and no one's there so I took a chance.."

"Now why did you get so aggressive when you found us if you knew..."

" I wanted to see his reaction and I admit I wasn't sure as you were pushing him away and I really thought he was trying something cause he hadn't gotten laid considering he divorced awhile back and hooking up with random chicks wasn't his thing..."

"But wasn't I random to him... I mean in your mind..."

"Yeah but I knew when he took so much interest in you, he liked your ass! Anyway after you went to shower he just shoved past me and left for his room and that's when I saw his jacket and shit lying on the chair in your room and I knew he spent the night in your room for sure..."

I sighed and stared into the fireplace.

"It just happened.. one minute he was feuding with my brother and we had this thing.. and now months later we're... I love him and I was stupid by following him up here but I missed him and well with Paige's influence" I shrugged.

"Yeah I bet you weren't expecting the welcome you got when he walked in.. I'm sorry darling but considering on what I walked in , he seemed happy to see ya then"

"You know how he is, I mean you've known him for years. I thought I knew him but he's just been off these last couple of weeks and the moment I think I did something wrong he acts a little like he always would but then back to square one... I cant believe I'm telling you all this.."

"Hey its okay, you may not believe this but my wife says I'm a good listener" he shrugged.

"You actually are, I'll tell her when I meet her soon I hope"

"Yeah soon darling... Come on help me do the dishes cause these idiots were too lazy last night!"

"Is it really necessary for all of these clothes?"

Steve teased as I had on a thick pair of black leggings, boots, a jersey and a thick jacket as well as a scarf with my locks loose and a beanie.

"I'm not used to the snow that much, especially this bad!"

I followed him out to the back of his truck to get the equipment, snow was falling but it wasn't that bad.

"Race ya to the top!" he began running up the steep hill and I prayed to myself I wouldn't slip and fall down as I ran off behind him.

"Good to see ya laughing !" Steve said behind me as we slid up and down the hill for the past hour or so.

I made the mistake of looking back at him and my stick hit a bump and slipped from my hand, I was losing my balance.

"STEVE I..." I was looking down at my feet trying to control it somewhere as I slid extremely fast but there wasn't anything I could do.

I felt my arm being jerked to the right and I hit a solid surface which caused my breath to get caught in my throat.

"You should be careful baby.."