Becky
"Were things alright after his dad got arrested?" Sasha asked down the phone, as I paced about in the hospital corridor uneasily. Knowing I had 3 days left on the bet and I still hadn't heard him say I love you. "Yeah, I didn't know things were that bad with his family." She sighed down the line as I continued to clutch at my stomach. "I did try and warn you but you didn't listen, has we said I love you yet?" Her tone turned malicious and I took a deep breath. "No, but I've still got three days." I used my free hand, to rub at my temples as I felt a headache begin to throb through my head. "Yeah, you better visit a cash point and get out that cash, just in case." I could hear her smirk down the phone and I knew I didn't have 100 quid. "Dream on, Banks." With that I hung up the phone, sliding it back into my jeans pocket.

"Seth's awake now and asking for you." I jumped as a nurse spoke from behind me. "Sorry love, I didn't mean to scare you." I turned around to face her and I shook my head. "It's alright, just a little on edge that's all." I could see the understanding look on her face as she began to walk down the corridor. I grabbed my phone and I put it on record, feeling sick for what I was about to do just to earn 100 pounds.

Seth
Becky stepped into my room, a sheepish look on her face as she made her way over to the plastic chair alongside my bed. "Hey..." Her voice was tired and small and I felt really bad, just for everything that happened today. "Look about earlier, what I said really wasn't alright and I'm sorry." Her eyes met mine and she smiled a little. "Seth it doesn't matter now, all that matters is that you're safe and that he's behind bars. If you'd told me it was that bad I could've helped, I could've done something more." She grabbed my hand and she intertwined her hand with mine, I tugged her up slightly and I brought her close to me. "It's okay." She pushed forward first and she pressed a kiss to my lips, wrapping her inked arm around me as I kissed her back. She bit my bottom lip and I parted my lips slightly, I felt her tongue explore my mouth as her free hand travelled up from my back and into my hair.

She broke away first, keeping her hand in my hair as she leant her forehead against mine. "I love you." She breathed out and it took me by surprise, we haven't even known each other that long, we've only kissed a couple of times and we aren't even together but I understand where's she's coming from. There's a different sensation that burns in my chest whenever I'm around Becky, a kinda light feeling that makes all my worries seem to melt away. "Becky, I love you too." She pressed another hot kiss to my mouth and it just felt right, we just felt right.

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A few hours later...
Becky
I had my love confession but I totally felt awful about it, I really am genuinely falling for this boy and it's killing me lying to him constantly. Sasha was right, Seth doesn't deserve us messing with his head.

He's so pure even though he's got a awfully suffocating life surrounding him, he doesn't deserve any of the bad things that have happened to him and know I'm just going to be a bad thing in his life too.

I should've said no Sasha, I should've told her where to go when she offered the bet to me originally, but I was so desperate that I would've taken anything. God this boy got me out of debt, he used his escape money to make sure I didn't get hurt. If he didn't have the courage to step up to his dad today, he probably wouldn't have been able to run away because he wasted all his money on me. What if I'd gotten him hurt, fuck I never would've been able to live with myself it is was my fault that his dad sunk his claws into him again.

Nothing can stop the horrible sinking of guilt into my chest as I click send on the video to Sasha. I'm lying to him about everything and it kills. This is why I never wanted to fall for this boy because I knew I'd hurt him, he doesn't know that I've hurt him but it's only a matter of time until he knows that I'm lying.

What if he runs away, but this time he won't be running from his dad he'll be running from me? Fuck he's going to hate me and I'll be back to square one.