Chapter 11

Commitment

"You are so lucky you didn't answer this phone! I don't even know what to say to you at this point in time. Let me tell you boy, if we come within eyesight of each other in the next week, I WILL kill you," Jess ended the call in a better mood now that she ranted. She still shook with rage as she stood to go downstairs. Brian had already gone to the kitchen, so she could make that call. In the hall, she bumped into a very happy looking Nate and Tyler.

"G'morning Jess," Tyler greeted, bowing before her. Nate followed Tyler and bowed before her as well.

"What's up with the two of you?" Jess eyed them suspiciously tilting her head.

"Oh, nothing much, but I didn't get much sleep last night. Did you Nate?" Tyler stretched and yawned

"Na, me neither," Nate shook his head. "Huh, how did you sleep Jess?" the two men looked at Jess with a look that told her they were thinking nothing but dirty thoughts. It was almost like seeing to kids in a candy store that had been unattended.

"Oh my God! You guys are sick!" Jess suddenly gasped, placing a hand over her mouth. Tyler and Nate burst out laughing. "You didn't!" Jess cried. Her face became red before she even had a chance to fight it.

"Sorry Jess, but by right it's our duty to go have a chat with our friend Brian. Later!" they were gone in a blink of an eye. If Jess thought she was red, it was nothing till Mia had to come out of Brian's room at that exact point in time. And before poor Jess had a chance to get away, Dom, Letty, Sean, and Rome come out from their rooms behind her. Luckily, Jess didn't have to talk to Mia because she slipped down the stairs maybe as embarrassed Jess was… or jealous of Jess. The rest of them were a different story. It was as if they all got together to plan how to embarrass her.

"Good Morning Jess," they all said sweetly in unison.

"Shoot me now," Jess said mortified into her hands. As she looked around through the cracks in her fingers, everyone had a different look on their faces. Sean had the jealous look, Dom had his usual look that she couldn't read, and Jess didn't even know Letty, but Letty had a way to go girl look, then Rome had that "just wait" look.

"It not that bad girl, me and Dom would have tried to compete if it wasn't so late," Letty laughed. Jess just kept shaking her head and waited for everyone to leave. Once again, Jess was alone in the hall.

"That's one way to start the day," she thought out loud. Jess decided it was best not to go downstairs. Her face was red enough.

"So, how was it?" Brian felt a great urge to laugh as Nate and Tyler came into the kitchen and pulled up chairs next to him at the table.

"Please guys," Brian scolded. He stood up, finished with his breakfast.

"Come on Brian!" Bother boys looked disappointed. "Let us in on the details. These walls aren't sound proof, and we need a picture to go with…"

"Haha, you did not just say that?" Brian chuckled, cutting Nate off. "I'm going to go take a shower and don't ask me anymore questions like that." Brian left before they got to him.

Hurrying to the back stairs, Brian reached them as everyone made their way down the main stairs. Thoughts of Jess boiled in his mind. The way her skin felt against his. How she moaned his name when he entered her for the first time. Her sweet smell and how she fit perfectly with him. The way she wasn't afraid. He was overjoyed after the first mind-blowing orgasm when she straddled his hips while he was on his back and rode him. Chills went up and down his spine at the thought. But after all they had gone through last night, what Rome had said burned in the back of his mind. He wasn't sure if what happened last night was out of grief or if it meant something. If it did mean more than just a one-night thing, he wasn't sure how to handle it. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her, but…

Jess was in the shower as Brian stepped into his room. Sneaking into the bathroom, he made his way to the toilet.

"I told you I'd get you in a hot shower," he laughed as he flushed the toilet.

"You son of a bitch!" she yelled after she screamed from shock. Brian turned back to his room and chuckled. Then something happened Brian didn't expect. He was tackled from behind and fell to the floor with surprising force. He looked back to see Jess with an evil smile on her face. She was wearing a robe, but her hair was sopping wet dripping in his face.

"What? Can't take a joke?" Brian laughed. He caught her off guard and flipped her so she was underneath him. He pressed into her making her defenseless at his mercy.

"I can when it's funny," she shrugged to the best of her abilities.

"It was really funny, even funnier than when you did it to me," Brian pointed out. Jess smiled sweetly and lifted her head to catch his lips in a kiss, and pulled her arms out from her sides and wrapping them around Brian's neck. Her bare breasts fell from her robe and pressed into him as she raised herself from the floor. He let out a moan, finding it hard to resist her.

"Wait, wait," Brian mumbled, pulling away not knowing why he did it.

"What?" Jess asked, looking into Brian's eyes and seeing something wasn't right.

"Jess, I need to talk to you," Brian noted in a serious tone.

'There you go. You hurt her already.' Brian thought as he saw the look in her eyes.

"Last night… um… it was just a one-night-thing. You know?" 'Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Why are you saying this Brian?' he thought the second the words left his mouth.

"So, you're saying it didn't mean anything?"

'Oh God! What is she feeling? There's no emotion in her voice.' Brian's mind continued to race.

"No, it's just…"

"Please get off of me Brian," Jess said too calmly in an icy bite. Brian forgot he was laying on her and got up. She stood up and went into her room. Brian tired to follow, but Jess locked his bathroom door from the inside. He ran to her bedroom door, but it was locked too.

"Jess! Please! That's not what I meant!" Brian called, but she turned on her stereo full blast. "The balcony!" Brian remembered. The space between his balcony and Jess' wasn't a big one. He jumped over on to hers' and slid open the glass door enough to see past her curtains. Jess paced the room, throwing clothes into a large duffel bag. She went for her cell phone and started dialing.

"Eben?" she asked. "I'm leaving, come get me now!" she spoke over the music. Whatever Eben said, Brian couldn't be sure. Jess hung up the phone and screamed as the song on her stereo screamed. She was beautiful when she was angry, but he knew what she felt was more than anger. He wanted to go to her and take her in his arms and tell her everything he said he didn't mean. But not even he know what he did and didn't mean.

"Rome proved me right…" Brian whispered as he shut the glass door and went to his own balcony. He banged his head on the sliding glass door.

"You're a stupid man Brian," someone said from his room. He expected it to be Rome, but it was someone totally different. Dom sat in a corner chair of Brian's room.

"What are you doing?" Brian demanded even though he didn't care at that point.

"Brian, I knew you once. I may or may not know you now," Dom started in that scary, listen to me now, tone that only he seemed to possess.

"Where are you going with this?" Brian spat. "I don't understand why everyone thinks they got me all figured out, man. They think they help me, but they put words in my head that I don't mean to say."

"Whatever you said to Jess was already in your head. Don't blame other people," Dom turned almost angry but kept his cool.

"What the hell? Why do you want to help me anyway?" Brain shook his head in confusion.

"I don't. I just want to help the next girl that comes alone," Dom left, leaving Brian uncertain of anything.

Jess scribbled furiously into a plain notebook. Pages were already filled with words she'd written in the past hour. Half of it she couldn't even remember what she'd wrote down. The only reason she stopped was her locked door opened at the sound of a key click. The room was in a stand still as Jess waited to see whom it was. Her muscles relaxed as Eben came into her room. He quietly shut the door behind him as he came to take a spot next to her on the floor.

"Hey kid. You haven't done that in a while," he noticed as he motioned towards the notebook. Jess shrugged her shoulders and stared at her writing numbly. "By the looks of it, I don't think the kids are the only thing on your mind," Eben said. Jess cautiously met his eyes. He's been kind in the past and it never turned out good.

"I really don't want to talk about it, if it's ok with you," she informed, not really asking him. Eben nodded lightly and stood up.

"You ready then?" Jess nodded yes to his question and Eben held out his hand to help her to her feet.

"I can't feel my legs right now," Jess whispered.

"Oh kid, your legs just fell asleep. It's not always good to sit with your legs under you for an hour," Eben tried to keep the atmosphere light. He put one arm under her arms and put his other arm under her knees. "Do you really want me to carry you like a baby or can I put you on your feet?" Jess just nodded, so Eben took it as an invitation to put her down.

"Now Common then, I got a little surprise for you," he said making his way for one of her duffels and throwing it over his shoulder. Looking back at Jess, he could see her fight off the sensation to be curious. Her eyes sort of danced in an antsy way, and she bit down on her lower lip.

"That's what I thought," Eben smiled. Jess followed after him quickly with the rest of her stuff in hand. She stopped one last time to look back at her room and her bed, but turned her back on it, following Eben.

Jess didn't see Brian as she walked through the house to the front door. Everyone gave her questioning looks, not aware of what was happening. She walked out side and put her bags on the ground.

"I better go say goodbye," Eben just nodded, taking her bags from her and placing them in her trunk.

Her goodbye was quick. Summing up the half-truth for everyone as they listened with long faces. She told them about her family problems and blamed the reason she was leaving solemnly on that. She didn't have the guts to look Rome in the face but when she glanced at Dom he seemed to understand. Thankfully no one actually questioned her about Brian.. She gave kisses and hugs along with her cell phone number to anyone who asked. There was only one, second glance back from Jess as she made her way out. Brian's familiar figure caught the corner of her eye as he came to stand in front of everyone and watched her leave.

A/N: It's not over yet! There's still more to come, so hang tight. And don't forget to review!

::A/N:: Two in one night! I'm on a roll! Hehe.