I knew his dad was powerful, but I didn’t know that he would be able to get to the people that he did. When the detective first told me that Chris was pleading not guilty, I couldn’t believe it. Then, when he said there was no record of my hands being tied or my mouth being taped shut, I swear I almost fainted.
It seemed like this was the way the world worked today. Money and power got you anything and got you out of anything. The district attorney agreed to prosecute my case, but he said we didn’t have a very strong one right now. Shawn was at the coffee house with me today, and I was glad, because I have hardly seen him lately.
My manager tells me that I can have a fifteen minute break so I make my way over to hang out with him for a little bit. When I walked up to him he had his back to me and was on the phone. “Yeah, I know that it would be good…I can’t right now…I can’t just leave this time…well, then you will just have to find someone else.”
He hangs up the phone, then turns around to see me standing there holding two coffees. “Hey, I, um…I had a break and thought maybe we could hang out.”
He smiled at me and I can tell he was hoping I didn’t hear his conversation. “Sure, Maddy. How are you doing?”
I sit down next to him and hand him his coffee. “I’m dealing with it.” I don’t want to say I’m ok, because I’m not, and I have really been trying to work on being honest with my friends. I notice a bruise peeking out from under the sleeve of his t-shirt. ”Hey, what happened to you?”
He looks down at his arm. “Nothing serious. I have just been working out a lot and I think I am overdoing it. So, do you have anything planned for Carter’s birthday?”
That was a nice change of subject on his part. Carter’s birthday was in a week and this would be the first time we got to celebrate it together. This time last year I had stopped talking to him, because of Chris and I was avoiding him like crazy. “I have a couple of things planned, I love that it is on the weekend. I know one thing that we are definitely going to do, is that I am going to take him to Defying Gravity.”
Defying Gravity, was this cool place with wall-to-wall trampolines; you can just bounce around and have fun, play a game of flying dodgeball, and they even had some basketball hoops for you to try to jump and dunk in. Carter had always mentioned that he wanted to go there but we never really had the chance.
“That is really cool, Maddy. Can you take me there on my birthday, too?” I started to laugh. I really enjoyed hanging out with Shawn and I wished that he was around more often.
I looked up and noticed my boss waving me back over and a huge line at the counter. “Well, I have to go back now.” I leaned down and kissed him on the cheek. “You have been here for me through everything Shawn; if you need someone to talk to I’m here.”
I really hope that he took me up on that offer.
Carter
When I woke up this morning and Maddy wasn’t in bed, I panicked. I jumped out of the bed and ran into the living room to find the whole place decorated. There were balloons and decorations everywhere, and Maddy was standing in the kitchen making pancakes. I smiled, realizing how paranoid I had been. She hadn’t heard me, though, so I snuck up behind her and wrapped my arms around her. She jumped, not expecting me to be there, then turned around.
“You know if it wasn’t your birthday I would beat you with this spatula for scaring me, Carter James.”
“Would you beat me with it anyway? I feel like I might enjoy it.”
“Oh my God!” She started to laugh and then smacked me in the butt with it. I leaned down to kiss her. “Happy Birthday, Carter!”
“Thanks, babe.”
She grabbed the plates and we made our way over to the table. “So, after breakfast I want to get dressed; I have a lot planned for you tonight.”
“Oh really? Hmmmm, do any of those plans involve staying in bed all day?”
She laughed and shook her head, then stood up to take the plates to the sink. “No, those are the plans for tonight.” She turned back to me, winked, and walked off to the bedroom.
*****
When Maddy was giving me directions, I can honestly say I had no clue where we were going. Once I pulled up to the building, though, I couldn’t stop smiling. I had talked to her before about wanting to visit Defying Gravity. This is so cool.
“You excited?”
I wrapped her up in a hug and carried her towards the door. “Yes, you have no idea”
We bounced around for a couple of hours and I have to say it was the most fun I have had in a really long time. When we got back to the house, all I could think of was getting her into bed. I opened the door and turned on the light to see everyone standing there yelling, “Surprise!”
I looked back at Maddy and she had a huge smile on her face. I can’t believe she did this! I walked in and started to say hi to everyone. After I was done making my rounds, I went to find Maddy.
She was in the living room talking to Nicole and Jason. She actually looked happy and I think that was one of the best gifts I could have gotten.
“Hey, Carter! What do you think? Your girl really knows how to throw a party, huh?” Jason had his arm wrapped around Nicole’s waist. That was still something I wasn’t used to; I had never pictured him comfortable enough with a girl to act the way he was.
“She really does, huh?” I wrapped my arms around Maddy from behind and bent down to kiss her neck.
“Ew Carter! Can you at least wait until people leave? You are my brother, you know!” Holly had been sitting on the couch; I hadn’t even noticed her earlier. It had been so nice having her close again. I really missed her these past two years I have been here.
“Come on, sis! You’re ruining my game!”
She just laughed and turned to Maddy. “God bless you for taking him, because I think I would have to kill him.
Nicole
They are posting the cast list for the play today and I am so nervous. I’m on my way over to check it out when I hear someone calling my name. I turn around and see Jamie jogging over to me.
“Hey girl, what are you up to?”
I hadn’t see Jamie since the party because he was a year ahead of me and we didn’t have any classes together. “I’m actually going to go check out the cast list for Romeo and Juliet. Did you audition?”
“Hell no! That shit is way too stuffy for me girl, if I don’t understand half of the lines I don’t even bother. How is that wonderful specimen of a man doing?”
I started laughing. “He is amazing. We have been together since the party and I can’t believe how good it has been going.”
“That’s great girl, I’m happy for you. Besides, if it didn’t work I would have given you some serious competition for him. I have to run to class though, I’ll see you later.” He gave me a hug. “Good Luck!”
As I am walking up to the building, I can see it is posted and there is already a crowd of people over there. I walk up slowly because I really can’t make my legs move any faster. When I find my name with the name ‘Juliet’ next to it, I almost faint.
I got it? Holy Shit! I can’t believe that I did it! My next thought is to see who is playing Romeo. When I find it, though, it brings down my good mood. Aaron Jones; of course the biggest dick in the program would have to get the role. Aaron is a senior and has been trying to get in my pants since last year. Jason is just going to love this.
When I turn around, Aaron is right there. Speak of the devil. “So, after a year I will finally get to show you what you have been missing, doll.”
Doll? Really? What is he, an old time gangster? “Aaron, I can tell that I am not missing much without needing to touch you. I have a boyfriend and this is nothing but a role for me.”
He raises his hand like he is about to touch my cheek, when it gets slapped away. I look in the direction of the slap and I see Jason. Shit.
“You need to keep your hands to yourself, Hollister.” I laugh at Jason’s joke. Aaron really does look like one of those preppy mod
els you see on their ads. He has this spikey blond hair, and is dressed in a polo and plaid shorts.
Aaron looks Jason up and down, then turns back to me. “I’ll see you in rehearsal, Juliet.” He walks away and I could tell J wants to go after him.
“So, are you ready for lunch, babe?” Please let this just blow over.
“Tell me that that asshole is not the one that you are going to be doing this play with.”
“Listen, Jason, I don’t get to pick who plays the other roles, and this is a great opportunity for me. I am not going to turn it down. Trust me, I am not happy that he got it either.” I turn and start walking to the cafeteria where we are suppose to meet everyone for lunch, hoping that Jason follows me.
“Nic, wait!” He catches up to me and wraps his arms around me. He bends down and kisses me in a way that makes me forget that I was ever irritated with him. “I get that this is a good opportunity for you. I just need you to know that it is going to kill me to watch that dickhead have his hands on you. You need to warn him to back off too, or I will.”
I loved his protective, alpha male side. It was something that really made me feel wanted, cherished, and it fucking turned me on. “Ok, Tarzan, don’t worry. I will warn him that you will club him over the head if he gets out of line.”
“Well, as long as he knows that, then we won’t have any trouble. Now, come on Jane, me hungry.” I laughed as J and I started walking toward the cafeteria.
*****
Tonight, Jason was coming over to my house to watch a movie, and Maddy had lent me ‘The Notebook’. I knew he wasn’t going to be too happy about it, but oh well. I had never seen it and always wanted to, so he will just need to deal with it.
Thank God he brought a pizza over with him because I was starving and there was almost no food in the house. I still can’t get over the way I feel whenever he walks into the room. It’s like I can’t breathe or even form a thought. I know that I am seriously falling for him, which scares the crap out of me.
“Thanks for the pizza, babe.” I leaned in and gave him a quick kiss, which quickly turned into something more. It was always like that with us, though. I pulled back this time. “I am starving and the movie is already set up. Come on.” I grabbed his hand and we walked over to the couch.
“So, what are we watching?” He looked over at me and I started to laugh.
“Well, I told Mads that we were doing a movie night so she lent me one of her favorites.”
He looked over at me and I think he already knew what that meant. “Come on, Nic. Are you gonna really make me watch one of those ridiculous movies?”
He was such a guy, but that’s what I loved. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck. “Yes I am going to make you watch it.”
“Well, then I think I need some kind of incentive.” He smirked at me and grabbed my ass.
“I don’t trust you for a minute. First we watch the movie, then you can have a treat.”
Jason
I can’t believe she had me sitting here watching this shit right now. I don’t know how Carter did it; movies like this were pointless to me. I mean the least they could do is have a car chase or an explosion. That way, when guys get dragged to see the movies by their girls there is at least something interesting. The only thing helping me stay awake right now was knowing that it was almost over and that, when it was, I would be upstairs with my girl. My girl. I liked the sound of that more and more each day.
Sometimes I surprised even myself with how protective I was of Nicole. I would do anything for her; I just wanted her to be happy. This whole stupid play shit was killing me, though, because Aaron wanted her. He didn’t make it a secret either. If Nicole hadn’t made me promise to leave the asshole alone, I would have gone after him by now.
I heard Nicole start to cry and when I looked at the TV all I saw were two old people lying in the bed. What the hell was so sad about that? I don’t care because the credits start to roll and now comes the good stuff. I walk into the kitchen to put our plates in the sink and get a drink. When I open up the refrigerator, the first thing I see is chocolate syrup next to a bottle of whipped cream. This could be interesting.
When I walked back into the living room it was empty. I walked up to her room and found her laying on the bed. When she looked down and saw the stuff in my hands, she smiled at me. “Just what do you have those for?”
“That is for me to know and you to enjoy.” I put the stuff on the floor by the bed and jumped on top of her. I used to think it would be boring to be with the same girl all the time but it was different with her. I started to kiss her and she wrapped her legs around me. I sat up and took both of our shirts off then moved my attention to her bra, shorts, and underwear. She was now completely naked, and I was so ready for her. I bent down to get the supplies I had brought up, and put them next to us on the bed.
I leaned down to kiss her again. She always tasted so fucking good. Once I added what I had brought up from the kitchen, she was only going to taste sweeter. “Now, you have to stay still, baby, or you are going to make a big mess.”
She nodded her head and I grabbed the chocolate syrup. I held it right above her tits and dripped it all over. When I looked at it, I had to laugh.
She lifted her head up to see what I had done and her expression was priceless. “You did not just write your name on me.”
“I told you that you’re mine, babe; now I have proof. Where is my camera at?”
“Jason, don’t you—“
I leaned down and took one of her breasts in my mouth until I had sucked and licked every bit of chocolate off of it, then moved to the other one. By the time I was done, she was so worked up I could barely keep her still. This time, I picked up the whipped cream and drew a J in the space between her belly button and her clit. I slowly licked it off taking extra time the closer I got to her spot.
“Please, Jason!”
“Please what, baby? Do you want me to enjoy my desert somewhere else?”
“God, you bastard, you know what I want!”
I ran my hand over her and wasn’t surprised at how wet she was. “Is this where you want me?”
“Yes!”
I grabbed my faithful chocolate syrup and drenched her in it. Once I settled in between her legs she lifted herself up to me. “Mmmm, impatient aren’t we?” I lowered my head to her and ran my tongue up her, the mix of the chocolate and her juices were fucking intoxicating. I grabbed her ass and dove in; licking, sucking, and biting until she came and screamed my name. I kissed my way back up her body. “I’m guessing that you enjoyed that.”
She smiled up at me then rolled us both over. “My turn.” She climbed up on top of me and before I could blink, she sank down on me. When she looked back at me, the look in her eyes was so damn sexy. It turned me on to know that she wanted me so bad she couldn’t wait.
“Fuck, Nic!” She lifted her ass up slowly. Then when she was almost at the top, slammed back down, screaming as she did it. This was fantastic, I loved when she took control and I really loved seeing her on top of me. I grabbed her hand and guided it down her body. “Baby, I want to see you touch yourself while you ride me.”
I let go of her hand and watched her. She started to stroke herself although she seemed apprehensive at first. Then she started to get more into it; the faster she stroked herself, the faster she rode me. It was fucking beautiful. “Shit, J, I think I’m…” She collapsed on top of me, breathless and sweaty from her second orgasm of the night.
I wasn’t done with her yet; I flipped her over and started driving into her. I couldn’t get close enough to her; it was crazy. Her nails started digging into my back.
“God, J, I don’t know if I can handle another one.”
I was almost there and, by all the little moans, I knew she would be too before long. I leaned down and took her nipple in my mouth, grazing my teeth over it as I pulled back.
We both came yelling out. Thank God Holly and Christen were out
tonight.
Chapter 6
Carter
I’m waiting by my car for Maddy to get out of class and I have to admit that I am nervous. I planned something for her today and I don’t know whether she is going to freak out about it or not. I am taking her to a shooting range because I want her to know how to use a gun.
With everything that has happened with Chris, I have been wanting to get a gun, but I also want her to know how to use one. My uncles hunt a lot so I know how to shoot. I will just feel much safer about going to work if I know she can protect herself.
“Hey, you daydreaming?”
I couldn’t help but smile when I saw her. She is still the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her against me. “I want to take you somewhere today but I want you to keep an open mind, ok?”
“Ok, where did you want to go?”
“I want to take you to the shooting range and teach you how to handle a gun. I also want us to get one. It will just give me peace of mind when I need to leave you.” I felt her body go stiff and I knew the idea scared her. “Please Maddy, I promise that you will be fine, ok?”
She nodded her head and then got into the car. I hope I am doing the right thing here, I understand that the idea of guns scare her, but the thought of her alone and helpless scares me more. We didn’t talk the whole car ride over because I was trying to respect the fact that she was scared. When we pulled up to the range I turned to face her and grabbed her hand.
“You will be okay. I promise. I understand that the only experience you have ever had with one was that night, but you will be fine.”
I got out of the car and walked over to her side. Once she was out of the car she wrapped her arms around me. I think she might have actually been shaking. We walked in, I paid for our time, and we rented the guns.
When we got to the lane we were assigned to I put everything down and turned to face her. “Ok, this is not going to be as bad as you were imagining. I know that you are scared, but everything will be absolutely fine.” I picked up the 9mm and loaded it. “When you take the gun, you are going to extend your arms out straight and grip the gun with both hands. Do not put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot.”
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