Chapter 15

Marilyn gaped. "What?" Ady nodded. "But that's not the Brendan I know! The one I know wouldn't do anything like that!"

"Well, sometimes you think you know a person. But then, you really don't."

Marilyn whispered. "Oh my god." She looked up at Ady with a determined look on her face. "I need to go tell Derek." She quickly got up and walked briskly to the door. Before she opened it, she turned around facing John and Ady. "He can do something about this." She opened the door.

Ady stood up and ran out, catching up with her. "Mary, if you're gonna tell him, be careful."

She nodded and gave Ady a quick hug. "Take care of yourself." She ran off to her car and sped off.

Ady walked back into the house and shut the door, leaning on it. "God, I hope he won't do anything to her."

John walked over to her, wrapping his hand around her waist and pulling her close. "He better not do anything to you or her, or I'll have to personally kick his ass."

Ady smiled as she gazed into his eyes. "John?"

He gazed back into hers. "Yeah?" Her eyes beckoned him to come closer. When he did, she pulled him in for a long, passionate kiss. He kissed back with more passion, slipping his tongue into her mouth. Their tongues teased each other as they pulled each other closer, the space closing between them.

When they finally pulled away from each other, Ady was grinning. "That helped me feel so much better."

John smiled coyly as he traced her lips with his finger. "I'm glad." He took a strand of her hair and began to play with it, twirling it around his fingers. "So, what should we do now?"

Ady shrugged. "I don't know.

"We could go to the bedroom." He winked.

Ady laughed. "That's all you think about, isn't it?"

"Well, I'm a guy. I'm supposed to be thinking like that." His fingers started to massage her neck. "Besides," he kissed her lips lightly, "you know you like it."

She closed her eyes and enjoyed the massage she was getting. "Yeah, I do."

Suddenly, John kissed her again, pulling her in even closer than last time. She placed her hand on the back of his neck, kissing him deeper than before. He slid his tongue in her mouth again, exploring every part he could. When the kiss began to become more passionate, Ady wrapped her legs around John's waist as he carried her into her bedroom, shutting the door behind them.

A couple hours later, Ady emerged from the bedroom, her hair a complete mess. She walked into the bathroom, brushing her hair. She noticed John walk out of the bedroom, wearing nothing but his boxers. She smiled, remembering the feel of the love they made.

He walked into the bathroom and wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her neck. "Hey, sexy."

She smiled as she kept brushing her hair. "Hey John."

He smiled and started to caress her stomach. "You want to know something?"

She finally finished brushing her hair and looked over at him. "What?"

He kissed her softly. "I love you."

She kissed him back, grinning. "I think you just showed me that."

He laughed as he still held her, not wanting to let go. "And now I know just how much you love me."

She giggled softly, holding his hands. "You might have an idea." She turned around to walk out to her living room when she saw her answering machine flashing. "I wonder who called." She pulled John's hands away and walked over, pressing the play button.

A familiar voice started to speak on the machine. "Adelaide, it's me. I must have called while you two were getting busy, otherwise you would have answered. Anyway, I'd like to let you know that your precious boyfriend is in a lot of trouble. I would've had you, Ady, if it weren't for him. But now, I will, because I have a plan to make you all mine. I can't wait to see you later, Ady. I'm looking forward to it."

Ady quickly deleted the message, her heart racing. She glanced over at John, who was infuriated. She took his hands and tried to calm him down. "John, please just relax."

It wasn't working. He pulled his hands away from hers and stared at her for a few seconds.

Ady tried to take his hands again, but he wouldn't let her. "John, please calm down. You're really scaring me."

Instead of calming down, he walked into her bedroom and put his clothes back on, grabbing his keys and starting for the door.

Ady stood in front of the door and blocked him. "John, I'm not letting you leave the house until you calm down."

He glared at her and grabbed her arm, pulling her away from the door. Before he let her go, he finally spoke to her. "Ady, don't try to stop me. This needs to be done." With that, he opened the door, walked out of her house and down the driveway.

She watched him back out and speed away, not knowing what to do. She ran into her room and threw on a pair of sweats and grabbed her keys, running down the driveway. As she pulled out of the driveway, there were many thoughts running through her mind. What was John going to do? What would happen if he confronted Brendan? She wasn't going to let Brendan hurt John again.