Chapter 17

In the morning, Alyssa slowly woke up to knocking…She looked around and saw Randy pulling his jeans on and said, "Don't worry, I'll handle it." Aly watched as he walked out of the bed room as she slid into her jeans and tank top. When she heard a familiar voice that sounded like Paul yell, "YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Aly ran out to the living room as she saw Paul on top of Randy and they were scrapping back and forth. Aly said, "KNOCK IT OFF!" They stopped and Paul stood up and said, "You let him treat you like shit last night and then screwed him and I'm willing to bet you DID NOT tell him about the heart in your chest that doesn't belong to you."

Aly said, "No he knows I had a heart transplant Paul." Paul walked over and said, "You tell him right now, whose heart you've got, and then you say good-bye, because I refuse to let you date someone who can treat you like shit one minute and you can dismiss the next for a great fuck…or at least a semi-good fuck."

Aly said, "Get out." Paul looked at her and said, "What did you say?" She looked at Paul and said, "I…said…GET OUT! You have no clue what you're talking about. You don't know what did or did not go on in this room last night…so don't come in here acting like you know everything…like I'm so fuckin predictable…because you don't know SHIT! I'm not some whore, don't presume that if you treat me like one or talk to me like one, that I'll just stand here and let YOU do that to me…because you're sadly mistaken big brother."

Paul growled, "I don't care what you will or won't do, if you don't have enough respect for yourself, then I'll show you how to respect yourself…you're forbidden to see Randy outside of work…I don't care if you hate me until you die…that's the way it's going to be."

Paul walked out and slammed the door closed behind him.

Randy said, "Why do I have the feeling that you're not telling me something?"

Aly said, "I think you should sit down." Aly watched as Randy sat on the couch...she walked over and sat on the coffee table across from him...and she said, "I freaked out 2 months ago, it's why I left." Aly reached in her back pocket and pulled out the blue stationary note...and handed it to Randy.

Randy looked at her confused and took it...he opened it and when he noticed it was the thank you letter from the person who got his wife's heart he said, "I don't understand...Where did you get this?"

Randy looked at Aly and watched as she blinked and huge tears escaped her big eyes, sliding down her cheeks.

Alyssa pointed to the letter and said, "That's me...I wrote that...It was on the floor and I read it...It's my handwriting...Paul bought me the stationary when I was in the hospital. I didn't know you then...I didn't know Jill then either. And I swear if I could, I'd give up my life for hers...because I know how much you loved her...I know how much she meant to you. I'm gonna just give you your space...I don't know if it would hurt you or not to be with me...all I know is I don't wanna cause you more pain then I already have...and I love you too much to let you hurt any longer."

Randy sat there speechless...Alyssa touched his knee and said, "I'm so sorry Randy...I tried to tell you last night. But you wouldn't let me." Randy brushed her hand off his knee.

Aly stood up and grabbed her bag and pulled a sweat shirt on...She looked at Randy as he looked at her and she said, "I didn't know Randy until I found that the night before I left...I really am sorry Randy." She walked out of the hotel room and was met in the lobby by her brother...she just shoved her suit case in Paul's arms and walked past him.

Paul knew he'd hurt her feelings...he was already feeling like an ass...Stephanie had already given him an ass chewing that would leave him buttless for a few weeks...and pussyless also. She'd all but cut off his pecker in memory of Loraina Bobbitt. But now that he'd seen the look on Alyssa's face...he knew he deserved anything the two of them threw at him.

Aly sat on the plane on their way to the next state and wouldn't let anyone sit by her...she had a pain literally in her heart...her scar was aching...and so was her heart...Stephanie watched from across the isle...she'd reached over and gripped Paul's head and turned it to look at his sister who sat and cried the whole way to the next airport...which was 4 hours away...she sat against the window, crying silently...She pulled her headphones on and turned the radio on.