Chapter 4

Leah looked up at the house, it was just as she remembered it. She took a deep breath.

God, I'm so nervous. It's like everytime I about him my legs just feel like jelly and my heart just starts beating fast. God knows what I'd feel like if I had to see him in person again. Leah thought anxiously. She took another deep breath and was about to knock on the door - until it suddenly opened. She jumped back in fright and found Thrax standing at the doorway.

"Ah - oh - er, Thrax - um, h-how did you know it was me?" she asked foolishly.

"I saw you outside from the window and you were just standing there - so I figured I'd open the door," said Thrax.

"Oh - " said Leah, feeling embarrassed.

"Are you just gonna stand there?" said Thrax, smirking at her.

"Wha- oh, I-I'm sorry - I'm just a little out of it today-" said Leah, her cheeks glowing red.

"I make you feel uncomfortable don't I?" Thrax chuckled, letting her in the house.

"What-? Well yes - but in a good way!" said Leah hastily, biting her lip.

"C'mon, there's something I wanna show you," said Thrax going upstairs, Leah followed him into his bedroom. She gazed around at the room, remembering the time she was last in here. She felt her face flush as she remembered what happened. Thrax opened the drawer of his cabinet and pulled out a black chain with glowing white objects inside it. Leah frowned when she saw it.

"Like it," said Thrax, twirling it around his finger.

"What is it?" said Leah.

"It's a chain filled with the DNA beads from my victims, very precious they are to them, they're kept up in the hypothalamus. Snatch one of these babies and my victims heat up like a sidewalk on a summer day," said Thrax, smiling proudly at the chain.

"What - what type of virus are you? Ebola?" said Leah, nervously.

"Ebola's a case of dandruff compared to me. No, baby, you're looking at one of the most deadliest viruses anyone's ever see this - this here little DNA bead comes from a little girl in Riverside, California, didn't like to wash her hands. Took me three whole weeks. And this one, nice lady in Detroit, Mowtown - six days flat. And there's this old guy in Philly - I killed him in seventy two hours," said Thrax, grinning. Leah looked worriedly at him.

"S-seventy two .... hours!?" she said, astonished.

"Yeah, I'm gettin' better as I go along, baby, but the problem is I never set a record," said Thrax angrily. Leah stared at him, frowning. Thrax chuckled.

"Don't worry, baby, I ain't gonna take down Frank, I told you before remember..." said Thrax walking over to her.

"Y-yes," said Leah, calming down.

Thrax then, without warning, slyly but smoothly wrapped the chain around her neck. She felt tense by his sudden touch, her heart started beating fast.

"Looks good on you, babeh, you wear it well..." said Thrax, kissing her neck, his hand touching her breast eagerly. He ran his other hand along her hip, sliding it teasingly up her skirt and groping her between her legs. Leah gasped, feeling overwhelmed by his touch. No, don't let it happen again! Think about Ozzy! Just - don't - Leah pulled herself away from Thrax. "Th-Thrax, I - I don't think it's a right time t-to be doing stuff like this -" said Leah hastily, fixing her skirt and trying to remain cool, though her whole body was trembling from that rather short event.

"Why, baby? Didn't you want to?" said Thrax.

"Well - I- I did but-"

"You have a look of guilt on your face," said Thrax cutting her off, he walked slowly over to her. "What're you hiding?"

"I - I - nothing!" said Leah desperately.

"You're lying, I can see it in your eyes, c'mon, spit it out," Thrax demanded.

"It's-it's just...Ozzy," Leah blabbed nervously.

"What? Who's 'Ozzy'?" said Thrax, frowning.

Leah took a deep breath. "Ozzy, Osmosis Jones that is, is my boyfriend." said Leah sadly. "I - I don't know what came over me when I met you - but I knew what I was doing when I had sex with you - there was just something about you - you make me feel nervous when I'm around you, it's something I never really felt before - I like it, but the fact is, I don't know what to do. I don't want to hurt Ozzy, but I don't want to stop seeing you!"

"I can only give you two options - Break it off with him, or carry on this relationship behind his back," said Thrax.

"You're kidding right? I don't know if I could do either of them!" said Leah hopelessly.

"You'd have to, baby, otherwise the other option would be to pretend this whole thing never happened between us," said Thrax, tugging at the chain around her neck.

"Now I definitely wouldn't take that option," said Leah, half-chuckling.

"Then which is it, baby?" said Thrax, tugging the chain a little harder so that she was pulled a little closer to him.

"I- I think... I don't think - I'll tell him about this..." said Leah unsurely, Thrax smirked.

"If that's what you want.... tell me, baby, did you and this Jones make love? Cuz what happened on Friday night seemed like it was your first time having sex." said Thrax, drawing Leah closer.

"No we didn't. And yes, it was," said Leah.

"Good. I'm glad to hear that, babeh," said Thrax, kissing her vehemently. He pushed off his trench coat and removed Leah's skirt and the rest of her garments likewise his own. She felt him caress her between her legs, causing her to gasp yet again.

"Why do you torture me like this?" said Leah, giggling breathlessly.

"I ain't torturing you, baby, think of it as arousing you instead, I love hearing your moans," Thrax chuckled.

"Insufferable tease," laughed Leah. "So, Thrax, was it your first time having sex that Friday? Cuz to me, it didn't seem like it," Leah added.

"Nope. I've done this a lot before, only it never felt as good," said Thrax, smirking. His mouth then took over from where his hands were.

"Whoa - ok, ok this is new - uh, Th-Thrax, I - I think that's enough - " said Leah, half-laughing.

"What's the matter, baby? Too much for you?" said Thrax, chuckling.

"What? No, no - well, ok maybe a little - " said Leah quickly.

"We could just carry on doing this normally," said Thrax.

"Sure," said Leah.

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Ozzy woke up with a start when his cell phone started vibrated, he snatched it up and answered it, still half-asleep.

"Hah-hello," he said, stiffling a yawn.

"Ozzy? Are you awake yet?"

It was Drix. Ozzy sighed irritably.

"Man, Drips, I was just in the middle of this wonderful dream about me and Leah, y'know, we was gettin' it on-"

"Ozzy, I don't want to hear about you and your perverted thoughts, I thought you were meant to go round to Leah and talk this whole thing over with her," said Drix angrily, grimacing.

"Wha- Oh shit, Leah! I've gotta go, Drips!" said Ozzy hastily.

"That's 'Drix'!" said Drix irritably, before Ozzy hung up on him. Ozzy quickly got changed and rushed out the door, he ran down the street, dodging a few people that passed by, and finally reaching Leah's house.

He climbed up on the porch steps, breathing heavily from all that running, he knocked on the door and waited for an answer. Nothing. He rang the doorbell. Silence. He knocked again, becoming impatient. Dammit, Leah girl, why aren't you answering? He thought worriedly. He reached into his pocket for his cell phone and dialled her number, he waited for Leah to answer, his heart beating fast.

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Leah's cell phone vibrated, causing her to gasp.

"Shit! Hold on a sec, Thrax, I need to answer this," said Leah hastily, Thrax lifted himself off her and she quickly reached for her cell phone. Her heart almost stopped when she saw who was calling.

"Oh f*ck," said Leah, she turned to Thrax. "Promise me you'll stay as quiet as possible." she pleaded.

"No problem, baby," said Thrax, leaning back against the bedpost.

Leah answered the phone, her left arm crossed over her bare breasts. "Hello?" she said weakly.

"Leah?! Where are you? I've been knocking at your door and no one's answering!" said Ozzy over the phone.

"I'm not home at the moment, Ozzy," said Leah, rubbing her arm uncomfortably. "I went round at Beatrice's place, I'll be back soon, 'kay?"

"All right, Leah. Don't leave it too long. I miss you already, baby," said Ozzy jokingly.

"I miss you too, germinator," said Leah, giggling a little.

"Whoa hold up, who said you can still call me germinator? I abandoned that nickname a looooong time ago, baby, when will you ever learn to get out of the oldies, girl!" laughed Ozzy.

"Ok fair enough, see you later then."

"Bye, baby," said Ozzy, hanging up.

Leah turned to Thrax. "I - guess I better get going, I don't really wanna leave Ozzy waiting too long."

"Fine by me, babeh, just be sure to wash up before you leave," said Thrax, gathering up his clothes.

"Yeah," said Leah, gathering up her garments and heading towards the bathroom once again.

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"I'm sorry about not being home at the time Ozzy," said Leah walking up to the porch where he was sitting.

"It's all right Leah, no harm done," said Ozzy, getting up from the porch steps. "Ugh, I wouldn't recommend sitting down on concrete steps for a long time Leah, it really is a pain in the ass - literally." he added. Leah giggled. She let him inside the house and shut the door behind him.

"So, Ozzy, what did you come here for?" said Leah, after making him a cup of coffee.

"Well - this may sound crazy, but it was Drips - sorry, Drix - that came up with it in the first place," said Ozzy, gulping down the coffee.

"And? What is it?" said Leah eagerly.

"Well - ok, ok, here it is - a-are you seeing someone else?" said Ozzy cautiously.

"Of course not! Why would you think of something like that, Ozzy?" said Leah, her heart thumping fast.

"I know! I know, I was crazy to even think of it, but I wasn't convinced either way! Drix was the one that wanted me to ask you," said Ozzy holding Leah's hands. "But, I'm glad that Drix's suspicions were wrong... cuz I really do love you, baby."

"Oh, Ozzy," said Leah, her heart ached hearing him saying these words. She didn't deserve his love. Ozzy leaned in and kissed Leah passionately on the lips. She wanted to pull away from him, but didn't. She instead wrapped her arms around him, deepening the kiss. She felt his hands rest against her back, pushing her closer to him. He then brought her into the bedroom, unbuttoning her blouse as he lay her down on the bed, he removed the rest of her clothes as well as his own, he looked at Leah, his eyes filled with concern.

"Are you ok with this?" he asked her.

"I am, don't worry Ozzy," said Leah reassuringly, she wanted this to happen. She hoped it would block out Thrax from her mind and make room for Ozzy. She didn't want this heart ache, she often wondered did she even know what she wanted.

"I know it's our first time, Leah. Are you scared?" said Ozzy nervously.

"I - am, but I trust you," Leah lied smoothly.

Please - I just hope it works so that I can actually make room for Ozzy in my heart - I never wanted to stop loving him, I never wanted things to stop being the way they use to be. But the thing about it all is that, if I'm one hundred percent honest... I love Thrax more....