Single Touch (One shot) Part 1
Brick gazed at the beautiful girl standing at the end of the room, his smile never faltering. She looked beautiful. Her enticing beauty made all the eyes in the room turn to her, and her alone. His breathing hitched and a rapid heartbeat stayed in his chest, the palms that were pocketed inside his trousers sweating with nervousness.
He had not felt this in a long time, being nervous was not part of his vocabulary. He rarely gets nervous; he doesn't have to be, because he was a Ruff after all. But somehow she made him nervous; she made his brain go haywire and his knees weak. She had that effect on him. She had it since they shared their first date.
(Flashback, Summer of 2012)
"Brick stop! You'll make me drop my ice cream!" She giggled, her hand blocking all the movement Brick tried to advance on. He was teasing her, and threatening to eat her scrumptious dessert if she didn't know how to share.
"Make me" his voice whispered behind her ear, his arms wrapping itself around her waist.
She smiled at his gesture, her head automatically laying itself back on his chest. Brick could feel a smile on his face when he saw the way her body reacted to his touch. Wanting to breathe her in, He buried his head on the crook of her neck. Strawberries, her aroma his new favourite scent.
"You have a maturity of an eight year old, do you know that?" she piped, her mouth biting the tips of her cone.
"I know you love me anyway" he mused, his arms bringing her closer to his chest.
Pink and orange hues painted the sky, the sea met the sand in gentle waves and the breeze danced through their hair. Brick took his time enjoying the view, he wanted to savor every minute of it.
The tips of her eyelashes grazed her skin, as she took a deep breath of the salted air. "I'm glad I took the risk" she whispered, her hands intertwining with his.
White made her skin look like a porcelain doll, beautiful and fragile. Her plump rosy lips pursed up in a smile, as she took a moment to absorb the attention.
Everyone came, the room was packed to no surprise. She was a celebrity after all, no body would want to miss a chance of seeing one of the three most famous girls get married. It was a celebration for all.
The Professor had tears come out of his eyes as he took his daughters hand, ready to walk with her down the aisle. He leaned towards her daughter and whispered something that made her look at him with narrowed eyes, yet she smiled and shook her head.
Brick smirked, he knew exactly what the Professor said, thanks to his enhanced senses.
"It's not to late to run"
Hearing the words from the Professor made Brick feel guilty. He knew he wanted the best for his daughter and that he only said it as a reassurance but for a split second Brick had hoped she would take the Professor's advice and run.
It was all real, this moment; It's happening and it was out of his control.
Fall in love in a single touch,
And fall apart when it hurts too much?
(Flashback, Fall of 2013)
"You know this is what I've always wanted Brick! Why can't you support it?" Her voice shaky as she tried to keep her tears at bay.
Brick could feel his jaw clenching, trying his best to control his anger he balled his fists and faced her. "Because it means you're leaving! It means you'll be leaving-"
There was a silent pause as Brick locked his eyes on hers, letting out a deep sigh.
The retort she was about to say fell back from her tongue, her expression softening at the sight of his vulnerability. He was always a closed and mysterious type of guy, and seeing this from him surprised her.
She came closer to him, floating to meet his eyes. Cupping the sides of his face she let her forehead rest on his. "You can always come with me, you don't have to stay here in Townsville" she assured, her coral eyes detailing every line and curve of his face.
"You know I can't do that, you know that my life is here in Townsville, you know that I can't leave my job, and my brothers" his tone cold and distant.
Brick turned his face away from her, removing her hands from his face he took a step back. The hurt in her eyes was prominent, the way he turned away from her touch let a few more tears escape from her eyes. Her lips trembled as she tried form her words.
"Why can't you? Your brothers are old enough to handle themselves! You're all twenty-one not teenagers!" She snapped, her eyes from soft to glaring back at his crimson orbs.
His lips flattened in a thin line, his fists itching to punch the mirror that hung beside him. Not wanting to see the tears flow from her eyes he turned his back on her.
"Its not just about my brothers! Its about my life too! I lived here all my life, and now you just want me to leave it? To leave all the things I've managed to create here?"
He heard her take a deep sigh, "I don't want you to leave anything Brick"
He turned back to her, his eyes somewhat hopeful. "So it means-"
She looked at him with apologetic eyes, her teeth chewing the corner of her lip. In an instant Brick knew what she was going to say.
"But I cannot leave my opportunity too"
Brick's shoulders slumped, making a defeated sigh he looked at the girl with red puffy eyes.
"We can try long distance?"
Soft music from the piano filled the room. The crowd in awe as the bride and father made their way between the rows of chairs. Brick's eyes glanced to the side of the bridesmaids, where two of her sisters were wearing pink pastel gowns, one was smiling from ear to ear while the other looked liked she wanted to tear her clothes apart by the way she keeps on readjusting it. She must have noticed his gaze, as she stared back at him with an arched brow. Her eyes questioning his stare. Brick smirked at her, she was always the one who resented him after everything that happened, he can recall the numerous times she had slammed the door on his face.
(Flashback, Spring of 2014)
"I'm telling you this once, she doesn't want to see your stupid face that broke her heart okay? She's done, it's over. You and her are FINISHED" She growled, her finger jabbing his chest in anger.
"Can you please just tell me her new number so I can talk to her? So I can explain, it was a mis-"
"Stop okay, she doesn't need your explanation, she doesn't need you making up excuses for what you've done. What she needs is for you to leave her the hell alone. Got it?" Her tone threatening. She glared at him, long enough to slam the door.
But he jammed his foot before it could fully close. "Come on, just let me explain! Just tell her we need to talk and that I'd do anything for her to listen!"
She half opened the door to let him see her stone cold expression. "You can't weasel your way out from being a cheater Brick. What's done is done"