You Have to Be Joking Me
Sorry at the end of the book I couldn't help myself, the ending sucked, heres my revised version. Not mine JE owns them but I've decided to play because she doesn't seem to know how to use her own characters. Pg 308-309 Sizzling Sixteen
I took a shower and was about to dry my hair when my doorbell buzzed. I wrapped myself in a bath towel, went to the door, and looked out the security peephole at Morelli.
"What?" I asked, holding the door partially open.
"Can I come in?"
"I'm not dressed."
Morelli stepped into my apartment and closed and locked the door behind him. "That's perfect," he said, "because I have something for you to wear." And he dangled a lacy pink thong from his finger. "I stopped at the mall on the way home just now. I thought you'd look pretty in this."
I couldn't believe him, this is how he thinks we should get back together. This isn't solving any of our problems. Shit, yeah we tended to get back together again and he still looked good but hell no was I playing this game with him again. I was done, I know he didn't think I was serious but he was not getting back in my bed again.
I snorted before saying "You have to be joking me, Morelli?"
He stopped dead in his tracks and looked at me all confused like a lost little puppy dog. "What, Cupcake you know you want this." He started to grip the tops of my arms to pull me into him and I started to struggle to get free but he just tightened his grip and pulled me closer to him.
At the beginning of my speech be started nuzzle and kiss the side of my neck, "Damn Joe let go of me. We are through, if you want a relationship with me it's going to be purely platonic. You will not be sleeping in my bed ever again. Do you understand?" To emphasize my point I placed my hands firmly on his chest and pushed he was still holding onto me too tightly but at least he had pulled back to look at me in the face.
"Cupcake, I thought you finally wanted to settle down, be my wife, and have my babies. You said you were going to quit your job. I thought that you were telling me you were finally going to do what I've always told you to do." God could this man be any more dense.
Snorting and finally being able to pull away I said, "Joe what I say when I'm going through a really hard time is not admissible as a plan of action. I'm not quitting my job. Period. Guess what most of the time I actually like my job, I know shocking. The people I meet, the choices I get to make during the day, the hours I get to work and the people I work with these are things I like and I'm not stopping. As to doing what you've told me, it ain't happening! I've never been one to do as I've been told, you should now that better than anyone. So I'm going to ask for my key and tell you to leave."
The actual confusion on his face was priceless. He really thought I was going to just cave and let him back into my life because he bought me some panties. Guess what if that was the case I would have slept with Ranger so many times I don't think I would be able to walk straight. So his one set of panties with no explanation or jack shit wasn't cutting it.
He finally got the hint I guess. He handed over my key with a sullen expression on his face and started to unlock my door. But before he had it opened he turned to me on last time and said, "This is really it huh Steph? To tell you the truth I just thought we were going through one of our normal cycles, but you seem serious. I love you but I'm not going to wait around for very long if you want to get back together. You better make sure this is what you want because there are a lot of women who want to be with me, ok?"
Ok here goes hopefully my last snort of the night, "Joe this is the end. Do what you want, if you can find someone who wants to be with you go ahead there are no hard feelings on my end. But don't be upset if I start dating others too. You know I'm not some ugly frumpy girl either." Yeah whatever, there are other women who want to be with you how full of yourself can you be.
"Yeah your not ugly Steph but who wants to put up with a girlfriend who blows up cars, burns down buildings and gets kidnapped or stalked by psychos on a regular basis. I'm probably the last one. Bye Cupcake."
Oh no he did not. "Yeah know Joe, get out were done and just for your information you couldn't handle it and there has always been someone who could. So you are definitely not my last chance like my mother says you are." By the end I had moved to open the door completely and was waiting for him to walk out. When I glanced up at his face he looked like he was ready blow a gasket. His face had turned an unnatural shade of purple and his Italian temper vein was bulging down his neck and forehead. I know he was thinking of Ranger but I don't care he got what was coming to him with his last comment.
Finally he stepped out in to the hall and I slammed the door in his face as he turned back around to say something else to me but I was so far beyond done. I slid the deadbolt and chain into place and walked back into bathroom to finish my hair before bed.
As I was drying my hair I was wondering if I could talk Range into taking me out a few times around the burg just to rub into Joes face. I know he doesn't really want a relationship right now but we could have some fun out in public so Joe and the Burg could see that there are actually other men who can handle what I go through on a normal basis. Yeah that sounds like fun, now I just have to wait for Ranger to get home.
So with my hair done and a plan of action in place I fed Rex a grape and a carrot before falling into bed and dreaming up what kind payment Ranger would require for helping me out. Yummy I think his payment plan could have some very delectable stipulations.
A/N So what do you think? Should this continue or just leave it as a one shot? Thanks for your reviews.