Chapter
7: The Morning After
Disclaimer: The other characters mentioned
in this chapter are mine, although they aren't mentioned by name.
( Note: Sorrie, y'all, 4 da fact dat I
haven't been updating lately, it's been pretty crazy, wat with me building my
web site, and finals @ skool and all, but, now, I'm back, and it's all good.)
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Zack awoke late the next morning, to the
feeling of having Jessica in his arms. Smiling, he reached out and gently
stroked her cheek with one finger, running one hand through her hair. Thoughts
of what happened last night floated in and out of Zack's mind. He couldn't
really believe what had happened the night before. It was amazing; he hadn't ever
experienced anything like that before. As he and Jessica lay in each others'
arms, showering kisses, and whispering promises of love, Jessica shed a few
tears. Alarmed, Zack had cursed himself for taking advantage of her, but,
Jessica reassured him that the tears weren't because of pain, but, because of
the joy of knowing that her first time had been with the man she loved. Satisfied
with the knowledge that Jessica wasn't hurting, Zack tightened his arms around
her, and lightly traced the slight scratch and bite marks, on Jessica's neck
and shoulders. He felt an odd sense of pride, knowing that he had marked
Jessica as his, and joy knowing that she had done the same. She had left pretty
deep claw marks on his back, during the passionate encounter that they shared. Zack
snapped out of the memory of last night, and leaned down slightly, kissing her
on the lips. Knowing that the encounter had completely changed their lives for
the better.
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Jessica awoke to the sensation of Zack's
lips on hers, his tongue asking for entry to her mouth. As she granted entry,
she couldn't help but wonder whether or not Zack had any regrets about the
night before. She hoped not, because she easily thought that the night before
was the happiest she had ever been. Jessica pulled away from Zack's lips,
generating a groan of protest from him, and looked him full in the eyes. "Any
regrets, about last night?" she asked, hoping that he'd say no. "None, nothing,
zip, zilch." Zack said grinning. "You??" Breathing a sigh a relief, Jessica
replied, "None, at all." She smiled at
him, running her hands up and down his muscular back. Suddenly though, her
smile faded, as she ran her hands over the claw marks that she had left the
night before. "Oh, God!!" she exclaimed. "I didn't mean to dig into you like
that!!" Zack stroked her hair, in attempt to calm her down. "Shhhh, Jess, it's
okay, you were just enjoying yourself last night, it's okay." He whispered
soothingly. "But, I hurt you!!" Jessica exclaimed, horrified. "It's okay, I'm
fine, don't worry about it." Zack said gently. Then the phone rang. Zack pulled
Jessica closer to him, ignoring the phone. Jessica managed to get one arm free,
and reached to grab the phone. "Baby, come on," Zack whispered seductively in
her ear, sending chills up her spine. "You don't want to get that." "But, I
have to." Jessica protested. "It could be something important." Sighing, Zack
gave in, replying with, "You know what??" "I'll
get it." Zack picked up the phone, and muttered a blunt, "Hello??" There
was a pause on the other line. "Hello??" Zack repeated, irritated. "Is Jess
there??" a quiet, slightly hesitant, male
voice asked. "Who are you??!!" Zack thundered. "And what the hell do you
want with my girl??" The guy on the other line nearly jumped out of his skin.
"Um, I'm a friend of hers, and I really need to speak with her about something,
it's urgent." Zack snorted, "Urgent, URGENT??!!" "Well, you should've thought
about that, before you called, buddy!!" Jessica tightened her arms around
Zack's neck, trying to calm him down. "Zack, hon, calm down, whoever he is, he
isn't worth getting mad at." Zack silently took a deep breath, and counted to
ten. "If I ever, ever, hear of you
calling my girl again, I will beat the shit outta your @$$!!! You got that??"
Zack said with a deadly edge in his voice. "Yes, sir." The guy on the other
line said, shaking slightly. Zack slammed the phone down hard, and then spent
the morning, holding Jessica in bed, before getting up and planning his attempt
to reach his 'siblings' and to let them know that he was okay.
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Meanwhile………………
Unbeknownst to both Jessica and Zack, the
young man who had just called them on the phone, was Jessica's ex. He slumped
down onto a chair of which his brother had pulled out for him. He started to
sob, for his heart was breaking, quite possibly into microscopic pieces. He had
dirty blond hair, ocean blue eyes, and was built. (Note: you know who I'm
talking about Mel!!) His brother sat across from him, looking concerned. "It didn't go well??" The young man looked up
at his brother with tear-filled eyes. "Her boyfriend picked up the phone." "Her
BOYFRIEND!!" he once again dissolved into tears. "If he was over this early,
that means they slept together!!" His brother slowly drew in a breath, then let
it out, laying one hand down on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, bro." he said. "I
always thought that you and Jess were meant to be together." "That's what I
thought too," the young man replied sniffing, "Even after she walked out on me,
on our wedding day." "I still do now." His brother sighed, "That bastard of a
boyfriend of hers doesn't deserve her." The young man looked up, the pain
evident in his eyes. "I know." he replied, thinking about the life he and
Jessica had together. "I mean, I don't understand why Jess just didn't tell me
that she wasn't ready for commitment, I would've understood." "And we'd still
be together." He sighed then, "Instead, she took off, and ripped my heart to
shreds in the process." His brother sighed too. "Well," he said. "What are you
gonna do about it??" The young mans' eyes grew bright, his voice grew hard.
"I'm gonna get her back. I'm gonna prove to Jess, once and for all, that we
belong together, and God help anyone
who gets in my way."
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tbc…………………