La Chaleur De La Peau

The Heat Of The Skin

Chapter 7: Tommy Make It Stop!

Jude's POV. Sorry, I was disgusted and laughing at the same time while writing this, remember I have to live through all this. I see and hear everything very clearly.

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I was sitting at the foot of the bed with a blue chenille blanket wrapped around my shoulders, looking at Tommy leaning against the headboard. This has been the only time that we have been alone since Sadie and Kwest made their appearance. And we could hardly say a word to each other.

Sadie had made us all uncomfortable when she started yelling about the clothes she found in my room. I felt like I was been punished by mom or Darius. Her lecture will stay with me forever. I never knew Sadie knew some of those words. She has a very vivid imagination, when she said what she thought me and Tommy did. No wonder Kwest wants to be with her.

She must keep things quite interesting in the bedroom. Scratch that, I don't want to think about them being together like that. I only want to picture Tommy like that; not with Sadie or Kwest, with me. Oh, wait, I'm getting a mental image of Kwest all over Tom... then Sadie comes in and want to join th...

Sadie has me so wound up I can't think straight, literally. Can I poke out my eyes? It might stop the graphic images I have stuck in my head. Or make it worse, that could end up playing through my head for the rest of my existence.

"Tommy what are we going to do? They knew that we came here to be alone and I can tell that Sadie talked Kwest into coming all the way out here." I move and lay on my stomach, with my head on the pillow turned to see his face. He brushed my bangs away from my eyes.

"I don't know, baby, but-" he's cut off by a loud moan coming from the next room. We share a horrified look before their headboard hits the wall closest to us, twice. I'm sitting up and back at the foot of the bed faster than you can say 'ew'. I'm dizzy after my sudden movement. My neck hurts, is this what whiplash feels like? I will never move like that again.

I look over to see Tommy with an almost painful expression. He sees my watching him curiously then explains his reaction. "They're in my bed," I know I didn't hide my shock at all. "I'll help you burn it before we leave." I try to make him smile. There goes the moaning again.

I'm rocking back and forth trying to calm myself, "this isn't happening, this isn't happening, this is-" a low growl could be heard. I give out a small shriek and continue with my rocking. "Why did you make the walls so thin?" He doesn't look too happy that I said that.

"You think that they would have the decency to wait until I'm not around."

"Um, Jude this wouldn't be the first time they've done this with you around." I give him a 'you better tell me what you're talking about right the hell now' look and he tells me about when he took me home right before we left for here.

"They were... and you brought... you left me alone with them?" I must of had a terrified expression because he came over and pulled me into his chest. Why is it my sister can get with her boyfriend and I can't? I'm of legal age, haven't been for very long, but that doesn't matter.

The headboard hit the wall again, I cover my ears and try to think happy thoughts. The moaning goes on for another minute. I cling even more tightly to Tommy, hearing his heartbeat going erratically. "Come on baby, will go for... a walk." Then I'm sent to the edge of insanity when I hear the worst possible thing from the next room.

"Oh Kwest, honey, harder!" Her voice was loud and clear. I can't take it anymore, I start screaming to block out the sounds.

"Tommy! Make it stop!" I'm nearly begging him. Then he gets this far off look, I don't need him thinking like that now. I really think about what I said and I can't blame him for the thoughts he having. "Tommy please don't so this now, I need you." Why do I even bother? He's pulled further away from me and into his mind.

Shaking him is not helping. I firmly place one hand on each shoulder and shake him again. "Tommy!" Nothing. "Tommy we have to go. I can take this much longer." I slap his cheek to get his attention, grab his hand and pull him away from the... I may never have words for them right now.

I'm glad my room is by the stairs, I don't know what I would have done if I had to pass that room. I trip and catch myself on the railing and let out a sigh of relief.

My heart is going crazy from all that's going on. I need to slow down I don't need to kill myself trying to make an exit. I'm finally with Tommy and I don't need to end up in a coma. I almost have Tommy out the door when Sadie screamed, "Oh Tiger!" It was funny and disturbing at the same time.

I heard the door slam as I made a run for it. I had to run for at least 5 minutes before my lungs began to burn. Where I was going I had no clue but where ever it was it had to be far from the rabbits. Tommy came up behind me and I collapsed into him and started to cry.

I love my sister and Kwest very much but this is not something that I ever wanted to hear. I may be emotionally scarred for the rest of my life. Tommy whispers soothingly to me as he holds me. I relax into him, I feel like I did this morning when I was still alone with him. Nothing matters when I'm with him and Sadie's not having sex four feet away from me. I cringe at that thought and Tommy pulls my tighter against him.

"Girl, lets go back," I have to take a line from Kwest. Has he lost his skittle loving mind? I can't go back there, I'm already psychologically damaged. He must have seen my horror-stricken expression because he nudged me and I looked up at him. "Don't worry about it," how can I not worry when I have to go back to the place where Sadie's fornicating.

But I trust Tommy more than anyone so I'll be fine. I hold onto his hand, our finger intertwined as we slowly make it back towards the house. I'm lost in thought as he pulls me past the cottage and heads for the back yard. I look at him to explain but he just keeps on his way.

I follow like I'm turning into a lost puppy. He's the only one who's had this effect on me. All I can see is guess what? Trees. He leads me through the forest on a hidden path to a smaller cottage. How many places does this man have? Not that I'm complaining. I don't complain about Tommy. But I'm glad to be away from, I shudder from the thought of what I heard. I may have to bow down to the guest house and give thanks.

I'm frozen in place staring at the really cute cottage. I mean its like one of the picturesque homes you see in Ireland or some place like that. He tugs on my arm and opens the door and I'm again in awe. This has to be the most adorable place I've ever seen. Now I'm back to my thoughts of Kwest all over him. It would explain the decor.

I hope and pray he hired a female designer for this place. "Tommy are we staying here tonight?" I can't go back into that place tonight. He nods and shows me the small room that I'll or possibly we will be staying in. Don't mind that as long as he's not thinking of Kwest.

I guess the adrenaline is wearing off because my body feels heavy and my eyes don't want to stay open. I tiredly drag myself over to the luscious looking bed, well right now a pile of leaves on concrete would have looked luscious.

I sat on the bed slowly to make sure I wasn't going to miss and end up on the floor, it wouldn't have been the first time. On the bed- check. Shoes off- check. Pulling off jeans- no going so well. Maybe if I imitate a snake I can slither out of them. Okay that hurt and didn't work. I guess Tommy felt bad because he helped me out of my pants, his fingers softly moving down my hips and thighs, um that was probably for his own benefit instead of mine.

He covered me with the quilt on the bed before he laid down next to me casually throwing an arm over me. I welcomed the familiar comfort he gave me. His bare legs was pressed to mine. I let out a shaky breath, I was oddly nervous with the closeness I was feeling with him.

I drifted in and out of sleep before I was gone from this earth and into my dreamland. Which was very close to how my current state was Tommy holding me and no one else around.


Title for the next chapter is: 'Morning Tiger'. Kind of obvious but not everything is obvious.

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