Betrayal for the Better- Chapter 2

I decided to start dedicating chapters to my lovely reviewers, also as my INSPIRERS. So this chapter is to x-blackmeadow-x because she always demands my quick updates ;)

When she reached the bottom, Jeremy was there in an instance, taking her in a gentle embrace and Mary-Lynnette couldn't help but think about Ash's fearlessness to hold her tight.

Mary-Lynnette didn't realize she was crying until Jeremy was gently stroking the tears off her face.

"No, no!" She cried. "Just hold me!"

Jeremy did as she wished and murmured soothing words to her.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Mary-Lynnette cried repeatedly.

"It's okay Mare. You didn't do anything wrong." Oh, how wrong he was. "We all have a little to much to drink every now and then."

Did he sound guilty? No, no. Jeremy would never be as careless as she was.

"I just don't know how it happened!" Mary-Lynnette sobbed on Jeremy's shoulder.

For the first time since coming downstairs, Mary-Lynnette had a good look at her friends.

Poppy was constantly rubbing her forehead while some guy with light hair talked to her.

Rashel was sitting at the bar with the her head on the counter while- to Mary-Lynnette's immense surprise- Ash's partner in crime, John Quinn rubbed her shoulder.

Hannah was standing with Thierry's lean arms- so much like Ash's- circled her waist carefully as to make sure the pressure on her stomach would make her upchuck but strongly enough to keep her from falling over.

Maggie was still passed out at one of the tables while Eric and Thea tried to wake her up to no avail.

Jeremy leaned back to look her in the eye. His eyes were the same warm brown they always were and Mary-Lynnette felt he should be looking at her differently. She had slept with Ash Redfern for crying out loud! He should be looking at her with disappointment, shock, hurt, disgust, and betrayal. Not warmth and love.

"Mary-Lynnette, things like this happen all the time." Yes, they do. Just not to straight A college graduates!

Mary-Lynnette sniffed and nodded, refusing to meet his eyes, so maybe it was just her imagination when she saw something behind the warmth in Jeremy's eyes. A… block, maybe? Like he was trying to keep something from her? No, that was ridiculous! Jeremy would never be so unfaithful!

"Let's just go home." Mary-Lynnette said, sounding close to miserable.

Jeremy nodded and turned to face the others with his arm around Mary-Lynnette, gently pressing her to him. "I'm taking Mare home." He announced.

Eric nodded absently, still trying to get Maggie up, Rashel moaned and Hannah nodded.

As she passed, Mary-Lynnette lightly touched Hannah's arm and said quietly, "I need to talk to you as soon as you can. Face to face."

She had always been closest to Hannah out of anyone in the group because they were so similar. They were both considered wise, levelheaded, and they were both in love with a great guy. But Mary-Lynnette had to admit; Ash had really made her look at her relationship with Jeremy. And she had realized she wasn't as in love with Jeremy as she thought.

Hannah nodded and smiled weakly.

"Thanks." Mary-Lynnette tried to return the smile.

Jeremy steered her out of the club and into his car, farther and farther away from Ash.

.;..;. (Hehe it's a vampire)

Ash watched as Mary-Lynnette shut the door and felt... disconnected? He wanted to open the door and take her again, but he knew she had to go. And for some reason, the thought of her having to go really put a damper on his mood.

What's wrong with me? Ash thought to himself, shaking his head and flopping back on the bed. He slept with practically every woman around his age that had ever entered this bar, and yet he had never felt this… Click? No… Long for anyone of them. And the long wasn't lust, which shocked him even further.

And what really but the icing on the cake of confusion was he felt bad for playing with Mary-Lynnette. Which he had obviously never felt before. He felt bad for practically ruining her relationship with a dog, but at the same time he didn't. She didn't deserve to marry a werewolf and she obviously didn't know Lovett was a wolf. Why would she marry him if she did?

Ash sighed. Damn that girl! I think I'm actually starting to care about something! Ash thought angrily. But he would never actually want her to be damned. Curse his mood swings and inner babbling!

Ash got off the bed and went out into the hallway and crouched carefully on the top of the staircase. Out of view and perfect for eavesdropping.

He could hear Mary-Lynnette sobbing and repeating "I'm sorry" a million time.

Ash's hand curled into a fist. The sound of her crying made him feel very protective of her, made him want to comfort her, and made him want to kill whoever made her cry.

Then he realized, he had made her cry. Maybe not directly, but he was definitely the reason she was bawling.

Ash couldn't help it, he pushed into her mind just enough to read her thoughts.

Her thoughts were jumbled and scattered, all of them guilty. But different categories of guilt. If that made sense.

There were the genuinely guilty thoughts about how she betrayed Lovett, but then there were the guilty pleasure thoughts about Ash. About how it felt when he touched her and touched her. About how he pushed her buttons in a way that she liked.

Ash couldn't keep the smirk off his face. His hooks were in her deeper then Jeremy's.

Ash Redfern would get Mary-Lynnette Carter if it was the last thing he did, Ash vowed before going back to his room and locking the door.

Wow, I did not expect to write this so soon…

Anyway, I just wanted to thank Rozu for the Beta read! :D

Was there anything important I wanted to say…? Oh yeah! Blah Blah Blah by Ke$ha feat. 3O!3 is a really nasty song, but I love it so much! Why must I be so addicted to perverted songs? But I guess it does help writing stories like this…

PLEASE REVIEW! It's my inspiration beside Lady G, Ke$ha, and 3OH!3!

Peace out!

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