Mistakes -- Part 5
Characters: Jed/Leo/Abbey
Rating: R (It does get a little graphic, but I don't think it's bad enough for NC-17)
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I love to play with them a little! Thank you to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Bros, and NBC!
Feedback is always welcomed!
Summary: Month four of Abbey's pregnancy brings more trouble into the lives of Abbey and Jed. One particular problem is still around -- Leo -- and an argument between the two men drives Jed to lash out at Abbey (it gets ugly, but it's better towards the end).
Month four:
Jed sat at his desk, trying to get through the latest round of executive orders when Leo came in. Jed and Leo hadn't really had many one-on-one discussions since Jed found out about him and Abbey. Even before that, Leo felt Jed was pulling away, though he wasn't sure why.
"Sir, I need to talk to you."
"If I want to be ready for the senior staff meeting tomorrow morning, I have to finish this."
"It's important. It's about Abbey," Leo continued, closing the door to the Oval Office.
"What about her?"
"She's very stressed. This deal the two of you made is really affecting her and her pregnancy, especially now that everyone knows she's expecting."
"When the hell did you talk to Abbey?"
"This afternoon."
Jed slammed his fist on the desk.
"Damn it! I told her...that because of the rumors, she shouldn't be talking to you!"
"Don't blame Abbey for this! I went to see her. I was worried."
Jed stepped back and looked at Leo. He knew that Leo cared about Abbey and, once upon a time, he knew that he didn't have any evil intentions. But was that still the case? Did Leo really just "talk" to Abbey, or had it been more than that?
"I bet you were worried. You were worried about yourself. Not Abbey."
Leo remained silent, knowing Jed just wanted to vent.
"So did you make a move? Answer me, Leo. Did you touch my wife?"
"No, Jed, I didn't." He rarely called him Jed, but he wanted his old friend to know that he was serious. He wouldn't stand there and let Jed tell him he had anything less than the purest of motivations when it came to Abbey. "And if I had, what would you say?"
Now he was just asking for trouble.
"You're about to cross a dangerous line, Leo."
"You pretty much told her you were done with her, didn't you? Do you have any idea what that did to her? You want to stand there and be all high and mighty, fine, but don't you dare pretend it's because you give a damn about Abbey."
"I love that woman."
"Loved," Leo replied, enunciating the "ed" at the end. "If you still loved her, you wouldn't treat her this way."
"What way? I think I've been pretty damn reasonable, all things considered."
"You don't think she knows that you're only keeping her around to get your precious little boy? She knows that as soon as she gives birth..."
"Leo!" Jed interrupted.
"...as soon as she gives birth, you're going to kick her out like yesterday's trash."
"I would never do that to Abbey."
"You already have -- emotionally. That's what made her wander into my bed in the first place," Leo said as he turned and walked out, leaving Jed too shocked to reply.
Jed put his papers into his bag and left for the residence. He realized that was the thing he had never asked Abbey -- why. Why would she cheat on him? Why did it have to be with Leo?
He slammed the bedroom door, startling Abbey, who sat at her vanity, putting moisturizer on her face.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked as she got up and walked over to the bed.
"You spoke to Leo today?"
Abbey sighed, "yes, but just for a minute."
"What did you tell him?"
"Why? Jed, where is this coming from?"
"I just had a conversation with him."
"Oh," she replied, knowing this couldn't be good.
"Yeah. You know, Abbey, I never did ask you, why?" he said, his voice laced with anger.
"I don't know."
"Sure you do. You went to bed with him, you let him touch you, to feel you..."
"Stop, please," she pleaded as she crawled into bed.
"Was I not here enough? Were you feeling neglected in bed?"
"You wanna know, Jed? Fine! Yes, I felt alone! I had felt that way for a very long time and the last thing you wanted to hear..."
"Okay, stop!" He screamed at her.
They stared at each other for a few moments before Jed ribbed the covers off the bed and climbed on top of Abbey. At first, she was surprised. Then, she realized what he was doing. He was trying to prove a point -- that he was not going to be outdone in the bedroom, certainly not by Leo. Whatever Leo had said to him had made Jed feel that he's the reason Abbey betrayed him and now, he was on a mission to dispell that myth.
Jed kissed her, hard. He barely let her come up for air. He kept his lips on hers and repeatedly pushed down, trying to kiss her harder and harder as his hands began to wander. He unbuttoned her shirt and slipped it off. Abbey had waited so long to be close to him, but not like this. This wasn't the Jed she loved. Sure, she sometimes enjoyed rough sex, but this time, it was more than rough sex. He wasn't doing it out of love, he was doing this out of a need to prove Leo wrong. Now she wondered how long she should let him continue, part of her hoping he would stop himself before he hurt her.
Once her shirt was off, Jed began fondling her breasts, every now and then taking his mouth away from her lips to devour her nipples. It wasn't that same tingly feeling Abbey usually got, it was more a feeling of disgust. She wanted to stop him, but she froze. Part of her was shocked at his behavior. He had never been like this before. The other part wondered how far would he go. Did he think she somehow owed him this after she slept with another man?
Jed continued on his journey down her body, sliding his hand under the elastic in her pajama bottoms and taking them off, followed by her underwear. His mouth wandered down her stomach and onto her thighs. He separated her legs and that's when he snapped out of it. He realized she was shaking. He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her face. He saw her glassy eyes as tears began to fall.
What was he doing? He hadn't even bothered to ask Abbey if this was what she wanted. They weren't ready for intimacy. He knew that. He had forgotten, momentarily, but he knew. Despite what Abbey thought, it wasn't just about Leo. When Abbey had betrayed him, she took his heart with her. By making love to her, he hoped to repair some of that damage. But on this night, he wasn't making love to her. He just wanted to have sex with her, something he could now see she clearly didn't want. Feeling terrible about how far things had gone, he rubbed his hands up and down her legs, kissed her knees gently, then pulled himself up next to her face.
"You really should speak up when you don't want to do something," he said to her as he wiped the tears from her eyes.
She just looked at him, not saying a word. Jed got out of bed and headed for the shower, leaving Abbey to pull the sheets to cover herself.
When he got out of the shower, Abbey was already asleep. He watched her sleep as he rubbed his finger over her face. Such a beautiful, angelic face he thought. He loved her so much. How could he ever hurt her? It wasn't just this incident. He had been hurting her since he found out about her affair. He wasn't doing it on purpose, but he wasn't stopping himself either. Everytime he wanted to apologize to her for the insensitive things he was saying, he'd remember the betrayal and it would stop him dead in his tracks. He wanted to change the cycle, but he wasn't sure how.
He picked up his pillow and headed to the sofa.
The next morning, Jed sat on the edge of the bed, trying to wake Abbey up to talk to her before he left for the office.
"Hi," she said when her eyes popped open.
"Hi. I'm sorry to wake you, but I just wanted to talk for a minute."
"It's okay."
"Listen, about last night..."
"Let's not talk about it," she said quickly.
"Did I hurt you?"
"No. It was just a little uncomfortable. You stopped."
"Why didn't you stop me sooner?"
Abbey shrugged, "I don't know. I missed being close to you. I guess I felt like maybe you thought I owed you this, and that maybe afterwards, things would be closer to being okay again."
Jed looked at her lovingly for the first time in months.
"It doesn't work that way -- not with us. You don't owe me anything. You know that," he said as she nodded. "Tell me you know that."
"I know that. I just didn't know what you were thinking."
"I don't know either. It'll never happen again, okay?"
"Okay."
He kissed her stomach then got up and began to walk away, but there was one more thing he wanted to do. He turned back and walked over to the bed. He leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.
TBC
Characters: Jed/Leo/Abbey
Rating: R (It does get a little graphic, but I don't think it's bad enough for NC-17)
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I love to play with them a little! Thank you to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Bros, and NBC!
Feedback is always welcomed!
Summary: Month four of Abbey's pregnancy brings more trouble into the lives of Abbey and Jed. One particular problem is still around -- Leo -- and an argument between the two men drives Jed to lash out at Abbey (it gets ugly, but it's better towards the end).
Month four:
Jed sat at his desk, trying to get through the latest round of executive orders when Leo came in. Jed and Leo hadn't really had many one-on-one discussions since Jed found out about him and Abbey. Even before that, Leo felt Jed was pulling away, though he wasn't sure why.
"Sir, I need to talk to you."
"If I want to be ready for the senior staff meeting tomorrow morning, I have to finish this."
"It's important. It's about Abbey," Leo continued, closing the door to the Oval Office.
"What about her?"
"She's very stressed. This deal the two of you made is really affecting her and her pregnancy, especially now that everyone knows she's expecting."
"When the hell did you talk to Abbey?"
"This afternoon."
Jed slammed his fist on the desk.
"Damn it! I told her...that because of the rumors, she shouldn't be talking to you!"
"Don't blame Abbey for this! I went to see her. I was worried."
Jed stepped back and looked at Leo. He knew that Leo cared about Abbey and, once upon a time, he knew that he didn't have any evil intentions. But was that still the case? Did Leo really just "talk" to Abbey, or had it been more than that?
"I bet you were worried. You were worried about yourself. Not Abbey."
Leo remained silent, knowing Jed just wanted to vent.
"So did you make a move? Answer me, Leo. Did you touch my wife?"
"No, Jed, I didn't." He rarely called him Jed, but he wanted his old friend to know that he was serious. He wouldn't stand there and let Jed tell him he had anything less than the purest of motivations when it came to Abbey. "And if I had, what would you say?"
Now he was just asking for trouble.
"You're about to cross a dangerous line, Leo."
"You pretty much told her you were done with her, didn't you? Do you have any idea what that did to her? You want to stand there and be all high and mighty, fine, but don't you dare pretend it's because you give a damn about Abbey."
"I love that woman."
"Loved," Leo replied, enunciating the "ed" at the end. "If you still loved her, you wouldn't treat her this way."
"What way? I think I've been pretty damn reasonable, all things considered."
"You don't think she knows that you're only keeping her around to get your precious little boy? She knows that as soon as she gives birth..."
"Leo!" Jed interrupted.
"...as soon as she gives birth, you're going to kick her out like yesterday's trash."
"I would never do that to Abbey."
"You already have -- emotionally. That's what made her wander into my bed in the first place," Leo said as he turned and walked out, leaving Jed too shocked to reply.
Jed put his papers into his bag and left for the residence. He realized that was the thing he had never asked Abbey -- why. Why would she cheat on him? Why did it have to be with Leo?
He slammed the bedroom door, startling Abbey, who sat at her vanity, putting moisturizer on her face.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked as she got up and walked over to the bed.
"You spoke to Leo today?"
Abbey sighed, "yes, but just for a minute."
"What did you tell him?"
"Why? Jed, where is this coming from?"
"I just had a conversation with him."
"Oh," she replied, knowing this couldn't be good.
"Yeah. You know, Abbey, I never did ask you, why?" he said, his voice laced with anger.
"I don't know."
"Sure you do. You went to bed with him, you let him touch you, to feel you..."
"Stop, please," she pleaded as she crawled into bed.
"Was I not here enough? Were you feeling neglected in bed?"
"You wanna know, Jed? Fine! Yes, I felt alone! I had felt that way for a very long time and the last thing you wanted to hear..."
"Okay, stop!" He screamed at her.
They stared at each other for a few moments before Jed ribbed the covers off the bed and climbed on top of Abbey. At first, she was surprised. Then, she realized what he was doing. He was trying to prove a point -- that he was not going to be outdone in the bedroom, certainly not by Leo. Whatever Leo had said to him had made Jed feel that he's the reason Abbey betrayed him and now, he was on a mission to dispell that myth.
Jed kissed her, hard. He barely let her come up for air. He kept his lips on hers and repeatedly pushed down, trying to kiss her harder and harder as his hands began to wander. He unbuttoned her shirt and slipped it off. Abbey had waited so long to be close to him, but not like this. This wasn't the Jed she loved. Sure, she sometimes enjoyed rough sex, but this time, it was more than rough sex. He wasn't doing it out of love, he was doing this out of a need to prove Leo wrong. Now she wondered how long she should let him continue, part of her hoping he would stop himself before he hurt her.
Once her shirt was off, Jed began fondling her breasts, every now and then taking his mouth away from her lips to devour her nipples. It wasn't that same tingly feeling Abbey usually got, it was more a feeling of disgust. She wanted to stop him, but she froze. Part of her was shocked at his behavior. He had never been like this before. The other part wondered how far would he go. Did he think she somehow owed him this after she slept with another man?
Jed continued on his journey down her body, sliding his hand under the elastic in her pajama bottoms and taking them off, followed by her underwear. His mouth wandered down her stomach and onto her thighs. He separated her legs and that's when he snapped out of it. He realized she was shaking. He stopped what he was doing and looked up at her face. He saw her glassy eyes as tears began to fall.
What was he doing? He hadn't even bothered to ask Abbey if this was what she wanted. They weren't ready for intimacy. He knew that. He had forgotten, momentarily, but he knew. Despite what Abbey thought, it wasn't just about Leo. When Abbey had betrayed him, she took his heart with her. By making love to her, he hoped to repair some of that damage. But on this night, he wasn't making love to her. He just wanted to have sex with her, something he could now see she clearly didn't want. Feeling terrible about how far things had gone, he rubbed his hands up and down her legs, kissed her knees gently, then pulled himself up next to her face.
"You really should speak up when you don't want to do something," he said to her as he wiped the tears from her eyes.
She just looked at him, not saying a word. Jed got out of bed and headed for the shower, leaving Abbey to pull the sheets to cover herself.
When he got out of the shower, Abbey was already asleep. He watched her sleep as he rubbed his finger over her face. Such a beautiful, angelic face he thought. He loved her so much. How could he ever hurt her? It wasn't just this incident. He had been hurting her since he found out about her affair. He wasn't doing it on purpose, but he wasn't stopping himself either. Everytime he wanted to apologize to her for the insensitive things he was saying, he'd remember the betrayal and it would stop him dead in his tracks. He wanted to change the cycle, but he wasn't sure how.
He picked up his pillow and headed to the sofa.
The next morning, Jed sat on the edge of the bed, trying to wake Abbey up to talk to her before he left for the office.
"Hi," she said when her eyes popped open.
"Hi. I'm sorry to wake you, but I just wanted to talk for a minute."
"It's okay."
"Listen, about last night..."
"Let's not talk about it," she said quickly.
"Did I hurt you?"
"No. It was just a little uncomfortable. You stopped."
"Why didn't you stop me sooner?"
Abbey shrugged, "I don't know. I missed being close to you. I guess I felt like maybe you thought I owed you this, and that maybe afterwards, things would be closer to being okay again."
Jed looked at her lovingly for the first time in months.
"It doesn't work that way -- not with us. You don't owe me anything. You know that," he said as she nodded. "Tell me you know that."
"I know that. I just didn't know what you were thinking."
"I don't know either. It'll never happen again, okay?"
"Okay."
He kissed her stomach then got up and began to walk away, but there was one more thing he wanted to do. He turned back and walked over to the bed. He leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.
TBC