by Sammie J
Another tear rolls down her face, “At the flat.”
Noah gets up and looks at me, “Will you go to the hospital with her? I will be there as soon as I can.” And he turns to walk out the room.
I shout after him, “Noah please don't go, your sister needs you.” But he keeps going.
I look down at Lara and back at the door Noah walked out of and I start to panic. I want to run after him and talk him out of whatever he has planned. To tell him that he needs to be with his sister. I know if Noah gets his hands on Eric, he will kill him. Through my panic I think of only one person who can help and I phone Juan. He answers on the third ring and I don't give him time to speak and through sobs I say.
“Juan please help, Lara's been beaten up by Eric and Noah's gone to find him. I'm scared Juan. I'm scared at what Noah might do. Oh god what if he...”
“Peppa, do you know where Noah went?”
“To the flat, to my flat.”
I hear him talking to someone and then his voice is back online, “Ok Peppa, I'm leaving now to find him. It will be ok I promise. I will find him and bring him back.”
I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding, “Thanks Juan, I...I'm going to the hospital with Lara, will you bring him there?”
Loud knocking on the door and a voice shouting Ambulance services rings through the house. “Juan, you still there?”
“Yes Peppa I’m here, you need to go and I do too. I will see you later, bye.” And we both hang up.
The next hour is a blur. Lara is checked over then strapped on a trolley and wheeled to the ambulance. I get in with her and hold her hand all the way. All I can think about is that I hope Juan gets to Noah in time. Once we get to the hospital, they take her away and I'm shown to a room to wait.
I get lost in my thoughts. It's funny how when something bad happens that you have that light bulb moment. When you look back at you're past and then you see your future planned out for you. I didn't like what I saw in those moments, so I decided to change them.
I lean my head back against the wall and close my eyes. I open them again when I hear the door go and in walks Noah and Juan. I'm quickly out my seat and half way across the room where Noah meets me and takes me into his arms.
He looks down at me, “Is she ok? Have you heard anything?”
I shake my head, “No one's been in yet.” I notice his face, and his mouth is bleeding and he has a cut over his eyebrow. I reach up to touch his face, “Are you ok?”
He smiles, “I will be ok. Juan stopped me before I did something I would later regret.” I kiss him on the lips and mouth saying, “Good,” into them. He steps back and says, “I should go and see if I can find anything out, will you be ok waiting here?”
I nod, “Yes, I'm not going anywhere.” He smiles and turns and says something to Juan when he walks past him.
My heart swells and misses a few beats when I look over at Juan and I think how beautiful he is.
A smile spreads across his face, “You think I'm beautiful?”
I take a step nearer to him, “You reading my mind again?” Another step nearer, “And yes you are beautiful.”
He frowns, “Sorry I didn't mean to...” I press my body into his and look up into his face “It's ok. Please hold me Juan.” I feel his embrace as his arms go around me and I hold on tight because I'm never letting him go.
I feel myself being lifted and my arms go around Juan's neck and he walks over to a chair and lowers us both into it. My head rests on his shoulder and I kiss his neck and I watch as he takes a loud swallow. I then kiss him below his ear and along his jaw. He turns his head slightly and our eyes lock. I feel so alive in this moment, my body craves this man and I know he craves me. I make the last move and I kiss his lips. Gently, he groans and opens his mouth for me. The kiss is full of desperation; belonging and you're mine, because that is what Juan is, he's mine. We both pull away panting taking big gulps of air. I take all the air I need, my eyes never leaving his and I kiss him again.
A loud cough makes us pull away quickly and I watch Noah walk over and kneel down in front of me. He smiles, “I always miss out on the fun.”
Juan chuckles to himself and I ask Noah, “How is she?”
He rubs a hand down his face, “Two broken ribs, some cuts and bruises.” He lowers his head, “He's been hitting her for a while. Her body is covered in bruises.”
My hand goes to my mouth, “Oh god, I guessed something was wrong, but I never pushed it when she told me everything was fine. I should have known. I should have been more of a friend.”
Noah's head quickly snaps up, “No, Peppa, don't do that, don't blame yourself. I'm not playing the blame game and neither are you. She's an adult Peppa, she can make her own mind up.”
I take his face in my hands, he closes his eyes and a tear escapes. My heart breaks for him. I press my lips against his and our arms go around each other and Juan puts his arms around us both.
The moment is broken when a couple come in crying and holding each other. I stand and offer my hand to Noah, he takes it and gets up and I say, “Let's go home.”
We walk out together and when we get to Noah’s car Juan takes my hand and I turn to face him. “Noah needs you right now, and with us leaving Friday for the tour.” I open my mouth to speak put he carries on, “Yes, I need you too Peppa, and I need Noah, but things aren't resolved between us yet, we still need to talk.”
He turns to Noah and leans in and kisses him and whispers something. He turns back to me, “Can I pick you up from work tomorrow and walk you home so we can spend some time together.”
I smile up at him, “On one condition, stop reading my thoughts.”
Juan laughs and pulls me into his hard body. He lowers his head and says, “I will try as long as you promise to stop thinking about licking my snake.” He then takes me to hell and back with the most heated kiss I have ever had. When I open my eyes he is gone and he takes my heart with him.
When Noah and I get back, he asks me to stay with him for the night. I agree and we both end up in his shower together. We are both so tired, but as soon as his hands are on me, soaping my body up, I want him. I smile as I turned up the sexual tension between us up a notch by putting some soap on my hands and rubbing it all over his chest. I watch as his dick hardens and lick my lips. It doesn't take long before my hands are on his dick and stroking him up and down. He lets out a groan and starts thrusting himself into my hands. He starts to kiss my neck and his hands find my breasts and he squeezes them together. I find myself pushed up against the cold tiles of the shower wall. He doesn't waste any time with foreplay, he pushes himself into me and I moan out my pleasure. He doesn't give me any time to think before he's pounding into me; it's hard, it's fast and its scream worthy. I scream his name as my body implodes around him and he explodes inside of mine.
That night I cuddled up to Noah, wishing there was someone else in bed with us. I want to make things right with Juan and tomorrow night I was going to do everything I could to bring him back to me.
Chapter 25 (NOAH)
I open my eyes to see another pair looking back at me. My heart beats a little faster and I can't stop my hand from going to his face. Juan is a good looking man, not as pretty as Peppa, but still I can see the appeal. I frown as my thoughts turn to, why is he here, staring at me? And then I think of Peppa, but he shows me she is ok as she is in my bed fast asleep. I try and move but my body hurts, especially my head. It feels like I had too much to drink. I try and remember the night before. I remember meeting Jacob and having a drink but everything after that, nothing. So, when I ask Juan what the hell happened, I wasn't expecting what he told me.
I had a close friendship with Jacob, we did everything together. We worked together, we played together. For him to not only want to hurt Peppa, again, but leave me in a vulnerable position made me sick to the stomach. All of this because of one woman, he had her, he lost her. I wasn't going to make the same mistake. But that news was nothing com
pared to what Juan told me next. I thought he was going to tell me he cheated on Peppa but what came out of his mouth only happened in films.
A fucking Vampire. Does he expect me to believe this shit really? A god damn mother fucking blood sucking vampire. Juan says there is so much more he needs to tell us but I'm still trying to get my head around this vampire bullshit.
So, like any other man who doesn't believe what is being said to him, I asked him to prove it. So, he did and I held on from shitting myself. He had fangs and he could of used them right then as I tried to scream out my shock. I swear my heart was going to beat right out my chest but Juan held me and told me he loved me. The funny thing was, I believed him. I knew he wouldn't hurt me because, like he said, he could have done so already. I think it was the shock of being told too many things at once and the fact that I still had the drug in my body that made me throw up. I couldn't handle everything in that moment, but I had to be strong, as I knew Peppa wasn't going to take what Juan had to say well.
I woke her with a kiss and I didn't want to stop there, but as soon as she knew Juan was in the room, everything changed. She was scared of him and if I was honest with myself, I was too. Juan tried to explain everything from blood to being Entwined and I was taking it all in, but I had a hard time digesting it all and I could see Peppa was having the same problem. Jacob was mentioned again but all I thought about him was I wished he was dead and I never wanted to see him again.
It wasn't till Juan mentioned he could hear our thoughts that I decided to see if that was true. So, I tested him and thought of his tattoo and my thoughts started to clear as I realized that he was the real deal and I needed a moment to myself. So, I headed to the bathroom. Once I was alone and did what I had to do, my business mind kicked in. I had a vampire rock band and I could make millions from that. But I soon squashed that idea as I had images of Juan and the lads being held and tested because we humans wanted to know how vampires worked. Then images came of people trying to kill Juan because they thought he was a monster. That wasn't the only reason. Peppa loved him and I did too, so his secret was safe with me.
When Juan explained the Entwining it hit me that I shouldn't even be involved in this, it should have been Juan and Peppa, but somehow I was the third wheel and that hurt. I watch as Peppa walks over to Juan and he gets on his knees. I don't see the vampire, I see the man when he asks her not to hate him. Peppa cries and I leave the bed to go to her, but she walks to the bathroom and shuts us out. Juan and I stand and look at the door Peppa has walked through. Juan groans and suddenly bends over doubled in pain and I rush to his side.
“Juan is there anything I can do? Should I get Saul or Cruz?”
He stands and looks at me with tears in his eyes. “I need to sleep, the pain is getting too much.” His hand comes to my face but it drops again as he has no strength. “Look after her. I hope you can both accept me. This hurts Noah, and don't ever think you are the third wheel because I'm happy I have you both. I love you and I love Peppa, don't ever forget that.” I watch as the tears fall but then he is gone in a blink of an eye.
I don't know how long I stood there. It was only when Peppa's sobs penetrated my ears that I took action. I went to her room and picked out some clothes for her and left them on my bed as I went to get her out the shower.
When I towel dried Peppa, I told her I was going to make something to eat and to join me when she was ready. We both avoided what we should be talking about and were lost in our own thoughts. Her phone rang and she talked to whoever.
She told me that the police said she could go back home. Then reality struck and I begged her to stay here with me. I could tell she was hurt and confused and deep down it didn't surprise me when I walked in and saw her with a bag. She needed time and went to Monica's for the weekend. It hurt watching her walk away, it really fucking hurt. I turned to the drink as everything came crashing down around me. I was scared. Peppa had no reason to come back even though she said she would.
I was sitting on the sofa when Juan walked in and I told him she had gone, he took it bad. I could see the pain etched on his face and he quickly made his escape. I hadn't had anything to eat since earlier and the drink was making me feel fuzzy, so I laid out on the sofa. I suddenly had a flash back of a woman on top of me moaning. I struggled to breathe. I died right there as my heart stopped beating for a second. I fucked another woman, I cheated on Peppa and I couldn't stop the tears that came and I cried like a baby.
I heard Saul talking to me, but I kept thinking I was going to lose Peppa when she found out. Then Juan was there talking to me, trying to calm me down. Saul made it clear I hadn't fucked the woman, as I couldn't get hard. Which was a relief and then I was angry and wanted to lash out at Jacob. The hate for that man grows stronger with each minute. And once again Saul put me at ease by telling me Jacob had been dealt with.
Juan gets on the sofa with me and holds me. I send a text to Peppa letting her know how we both feel, and I can only hope she feels the love for us too. Because if she didn't accept Juan then there would be three very broken people and I couldn't lose either of them.
The next day I went to the office, I couldn't be in the house if Peppa wasn't there. I sat there for most of the day thinking everything through and the one thing I kept telling myself is, I'm not letting her go, she can have her space but she's not walking away from me.
As soon as I walked through my front door I heard arguing and I walked in to Lara shouting the odds that she would tell me she saw Juan and Peppa fucking. It came as a bit of a surprise to her when I told her the truth. And then out of nowhere she dropped a bomb of her own. The first time she let Eric into her life she ended up in hospital. He involved her in a robbery and she crashed the car. She lost her baby she didn't know she was carrying and he went to prison, where I thought he still was. And when she said she was going to marry him from the insurance money from the Flat that Eric had destroyed. I lost my fucking mind. Peppa was shocked. I could see that and I could also see the hurt and betrayal she felt and it didn't surprise me when she walked away.
I started pacing the floor and turned to my sister and shouted, “Why Lara? You are so stupid to think that man loves you. Why would you let him back into your life after the last time?” She tries to say something. “No, I love him doesn't work with me Lara. I want you out of this house. I want you gone Lara.”
I turn my back to her and I hear her say, “You choose Peppa over me?”
I try to keep my temper when I turn back to her say, “This isn't about Peppa, you stupid girl. This is about the choices you made and the company you keep. Get out of my house Lara!”
It's then I hear Juan say Peppa's name and watch his blurred figure rush out the front door and I start to follow. What I witness breaks my heart as the two people I care for are both hurting and I don't know what to do about it. I help Juan off the floor and catch a glimpse of Peppa as she walks away. I tell Juan she will come back to us, even though I'm not sure if that is true.
I lead Juan back into the house and Lara walks towards us. She has a bag in her hand. She stops in front me and says, “Noah I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt anyone.”
I shake my head, “Leave Lara.” And I carry on walking.
The next day I don't leave my room. I can't face anyone. Funny thing, there is no one to face as there are only vampires in my house now and they won't be up for hours. So I lie there, I don't even answer my phone when it rings, as the tune that it plays tells me it's work, and then the next one that comes tells me it Lara and she can go to hell. I send a text off to Peppa asking if she is OK but nothing comes back.
I finally decide to get up as I need to eat and head for the kitchen. After I make some food I make a beeline for my office but I stare into space. I send another text to Peppa asking where she is, again nothing and I start to worry and question myself. I hope she isn't hurt? Why isn't she talking to me? I should go and find her? But yet I still sit there and do nothing.
I
notice it's now dark and decide to head back to bed. I hear my name being called and find Juan standing there. He looks destroyed and sad and I wish I could make it all better. He's the first one to speak. “Have you heard from her?”
“No, I have sent texts but she hasn't answered.”
He lowers his head and puts his hands in his jeans, “Ok. Noah?” He looks up at me. “Will you let me know if she gets in contact?”
I walk over to him and take him in my arms, “Of course I will.”
He pulls away from me and looks me up and down, which causes my dick to stir. “Noah you stink. Go take a shower. I'm all for sweat, but for the right reasons.” He winks at me.
I laugh and blush at the same time. “Thanks for that. I’m off to get one now and then bed. Work tomorrow, and a lot to catch up on.”
He leans in and gives me a quick kiss, “Talk soon and sleep well, goodnight Noah.”
I smile at him “Goodnight.” And I turn and walk to my room. I send one more text to Peppa asking her to please get in touch as I'm worrying and head for a shower.
When I get back I find a text from her and I'm so elated my fears take a back seat. I let her know I need a cuddle and she texted back saying she does too. I arrange to go and see her at work and I actually smile out of pure pleasure, as I feel the need for my Peppa. I send one more text and I fall to sleep.
I couldn't wait to see Peppa, but because I had let work go, I was so busy catching up that I didn't get to go over and see her till the afternoon. I watched her through the window for a bit but couldn't hold back any longer. I walked into the Café and made my way to her and held her tight. I asked her to come home and once I told her Lara was gone, I could see that made her happy. I was expecting to have to beg her more so when she asked if I can pick her up, I was shocked but content.
I couldn't let go of her hand on the drive home as I needed to know that she was real and she was really coming back. My phone went as soon as we entered the house and I left Peppa to answer it. It was Juan telling me he had left and there was a note for me on the TV. I was angry at him and shouted, “Juan! Are you kidding me?! I brought Peppa back home. She wanted to see you.”