Snippet #1705112

Aiden couldn't help but wince when Keelin had screamed at him that their child was a mistake. He knew he deserved it, but it didn't make the statement hurt any less. For once he didn't wipe away her tears, and he let her run away. His irritation only grew when he saw the drunken man she'd been hanging all over try to follow after her. He exhaled angrily and looked away, only to find a dozen people who chose to stop and stare at the two's argument.
"Mind your own business, would you!" He yelled at the people. Their curious looks changed into something else as they now scowled at his rudeness. Aiden didn't care. He was about to turn and exit town, when he shot one last glance at the woman he thought he'd loved. She left his view as she took a turn down a street, but it was clear that she was unaware of her follower.
Damn it, Keelin! Could she make this day any worse for him?

Aiden took off in a run towards where she'd left to. He learned that he'd taken a wrong turn when suddenly he heard her scream "Stop!" from another direction. Running back to the street where he thought the scream came from, he found the two in an alley. Clearly unwilling, Keelin struggled to get away but the man held her against a wall with his body pressed against her. Aiden was instantly blinded with anger. There was nothing but him, and Keelin's attacker now. Not even Keelin existed anymore.

In a couple strides, Aiden was close enough to the man to throw a solid punch into the cheek of the man.
"Back off, mannn," he slurred. Aiden could smell the booze on his breath. "She obbvisly din't want you around!"
Another punch sent the man clutching his freshly broken nose. The bone snapping was one of the most satisfying sounds he'd ever heard in his life. "Go home," Aiden demanded, "before I choke the life out of you."

:::♦:::

Devin found herself wondering how one moment, one kiss, could send her mind spinning. She felt like she was standing on air, this close to Liam. Seeing him smile so excitedly brought a smile to her face as well. She barely noticed that a new song had began before another dancing couple narrowly missed crashing into the two of them.

"Ay, get off the floor if yer not gonna dance," the male partner said before spinning himself and his partner away from them. Devin couldn't help but giggle a little, before she hooked her arm around Liam's and pulled him to the edge of the crowd. She didn't hesitate to snag two tall cups of alcohol, offering one to Liam. "Drink with me," she requested. She wasn't worried about things getting carried away with Liam. He seemed to have a responsible air to him, and she trusted him to get her home in one piece if for some reason she couldn't keep in control of her drinking.