Broke but Together
Rory POV
The knob twisted slow, boots scraping soft outside shadows dark and tall under the door crack. My heart jumped fast, my breath stuck, and I grabbed Leo tight his chest heaving quick his eyes wide, scared both of us frozen on the mattress new place shaking already danger loud. Then a laugh hit high, drunk neighbors stumbling past loud but harmless my chest easing slow Leo’s hand squeezing mine shaky, soft fear fading light relief hitting quiet.
Days turned hard fast Philly cold, cash tight my hands sore from bartending Leo’s back stiff from stocking shelves both of us scraping by barely enough for rent bills piling up red notices glaring mean. My tips sucked slow nights, cheap drunks five bucks here, two there my stomach twisting knowing it wasn’t enough knowing Leo felt it too extra shifts wearing him thin bags under his eyes still coming up short both of us tired stretched thin.
That night, I came home feet aching my shirt stinking of beer dropping my bag hard thud loud on the floor. Leo sat slumped, quiet on the couch empty plate in the sink crumbs stuck grease smudged my chest buzzing mad, quick seeing dishes piled again. “You couldn’t clean?” I said voice sharp my hands on my hips my legs stiff exhaustion boiling up.
He looked up slow, tired his eyes narrow his jaw tight setting a beer down clink soft but heavy. “Been working all day,” he said voice low gruff his hand rubbing his neck stiff, sore. “You forgot groceries again so I ate what’s left.” My stomach flipped mad, hot and I stepped closer my breath fast my hands clenching tight.
“Me?” I snapped voice loud pointing at my chest my heart racing wild, done. “I’m killing myself pouring drinks tips barely cover gas and you’re mad I forgot bread?” My throat burned my legs shaky and he stood quick, stiff his eyes flashing hard, hurt stepping close too close.
“I’m busting my ass too,” he said voice rising his hands out shaky, mad his breath fast. “Shelves all night lifting boxes ‘til I can’t move and you’re on me for dishes?” My chest heaved my hands in my hair pulling rough anger spilling fast hot, messy both of us yelling nobody hearing nobody bending.
“You think I’m not trying?” I shouted voice cracking my hands slamming the table rattling loud my eyes stinging tears close. “Rent’s due fifty bucks short and I’m the only one who cares!” My legs shook my chest buzzing and he froze still, quiet his face falling soft, hurt his hands dropping slow.
“I care,” he said voice low breaking soft his eyes wet dodging mine his shoulders slumping small, tired. “I just I’m not enough.” My heart twisted mad, soft and I turned fast, shaky grabbing my jacket needing air needing out my throat tight words stuck anger choking me hard.
“Figure it out,” I muttered voice rough storming to the door my hand on the knob twisting quick slamming it loud bang shaking the walls my legs moving fast down the stairs cold air hitting sharp my chest heaving tears slipping hot, fast leaving him leaving us breaking slow exhaustion winning cash too tight love stretched thin.
I walked blocks, dark my hands in my pockets shaky, cold my head spinning bills, fights, him my chest buzzing mad, missing him knowing I pushed too hard knowing he did too both of us tired both of us scared rent looming big fifty bucks mocking us low wages biting deep stress eating us raw still wanting him still needing him always him.
Back home, I stopped door cracked light spilling soft my heart jumping soft, dumb pushing it slow seeing Leo slumped on the couch head down hands in his lap quiet, still beer warm beside him untouched now my chest squeezing guilt sinking slow knowing I’d hurt him knowing he’d hurt me both of us stuck both of us here.
I stepped in soft, quiet my sneakers squeaking dropping my jacket slow, heavy sitting next to him close, careful my leg brushing his warm, real my breath shaky waiting, watching needing him back needing us whole again. He looked up slow, tired his eyes soft wet his hand reaching tentative, light brushing my knee soft, warm my chest buzzing hope creeping in anger fading fast.
“Sorry,” he whispered voice low his fingers squeezing my leg gentle, sure his breath fast his eyes on mine soft, real my throat tight tears close nodding quick my hand covering his warm, steady squeezing back soft, sorry feeling him here feeling us mend slow, sweet tension melting love holding tight.
“Me too,” I mumbled voice rough leaning closer my forehead on his warm, damp my hand sliding slow, lazy up his thigh soft, firm his breath hitching quick, soft his hand moving tentative, warm under my shirt fingers brushing my stomach light, hot my chest buzzing need growing anger gone want taking over slow, easy us again.
I shifted slow, quiet climbing into his lap knees sinking couch creaking soft my hands on his shoulders steady, sure grinding down lazy, light his cock hardening fast, hot through jeans my breath catching my lips brushing his soft, slow kissing gentle tongues touching wet, warm my heart racing soft, needy sorrys whispered skin on skin mending us quick.
“Rory ” he moaned voice thick his hands sliding slow, rough under my jeans grabbing my ass squeezing tight my moan soft shaking light grinding harder hips rolling his cock pressing thick, hard my stomach flipping heat rushing hands fumbling fast, shaky unzipping him quick, loud pulling him out hot, heavy veins pulsing tip wet my fingers wrapping stroking slow lazy, firm his groan loud shaking the room his head tipping back eyes shut breath fast mine, all mine.
“Leo ” I gasped voice breaking my hand moving slow, tight jerking him steady his hips bucking soft, needy my other hand tugging my jeans down, off bare ass on his lap grinding close his cock brushing me wet, hot my chest heaving need growing lazy turning urgent his hands grabbing rough, fast yanking my shirt tossing it his lips on my neck kissing hard biting soft my moan loud high, raw wanting him deep wanting him now sorrys fading heat taking over.
I lifted shaky, quick spit on my hand wet, messy rubbing him slick his cock glistening thick, ready my ass hovering lowering slow his tip pushing stretching tight my moan loud breaking high sinking down slow, deep feeling every inch hot, full his groan rough shaking hard his hands gripping my hips tight, bruising pulling me down claiming me fast sloppy, wild tension bursting release hitting hard.
“Fuck Rory ” he gasped voice thick thrusting up fast, messy my ass bouncing slapping loud wet, hot my cock leaking rubbing his stomach sticky, slick my hands clawing his chest nails biting red lines his moans growing deep, needy my hips grinding sloppy, hard his cock hitting deep stretching wide sweat dripping my back slick my legs shaking burning hot sorrys whispered soft, wet against his neck kissing bites loving him loud fucking him free us again whole.
Then a buzz hit sharp, loud my phone on the floor screen glowing bright, mean my heart jumping fast my breath catching quick lifting slow eyes wide watching it shake buzzing hard caller unknown late, too late my stomach flipping cold, sharp Leo tensing quick, stiff his hand freezing fear creeping back rent forgotten something worse something close watching it ring watching it cut silence breaking danger loud hope shaking thin waiting, scared something mean calling fast.