Serena was opening and slamming doors looking for Bobby. Jack stood at the door for a moment, his head still spinning with a million different thoughts. He quickly closed and locked the door and followed the svelte, scantily clad Serena.
"Where the fuck is Bobby? I'M GOING TO KILL HIM!" Serena yelled as she looked into Bobby's bedroom.
"He's not here!" Jack exclaimed stopping in his tracks. Jack was confused and nerved by Serena's erratic behavior. The moonlight from Bobby's bedroom window illuminated Serena's face, highlighting a bleeding lip. Jack walked to Serena and grabbed her arm. She winced in pain and pulled her arm back. "Serena what happened?"
"I don't want to talk about it" Serena said tears stinging the corners of her eyes. She walked back to the living room, followed by Jack.
"Serena, tell me" Jack said his voice oddly sincere. Serena stood next to the coffee table. He looked at her ripped nightshirt. Her black lace bra was showing through the tattered material and her long legs were peeking out from under matching black lace boy short panties. Thoughts of Serena's long legs wrapped around his waist began to fill his head but when he noticed her bruised arm he went over to her side and lifted her arm. The bruise was the size of a golf ball. "Are there anymore bruises"
"I think so" Serena responded flinching when Jack touched the bruises.
"Where?"
"Um...I'm not sure. I..." Serena stopped and looked at Jack trying not to cry.
"Serena, tell me what happened!" Jack demanded.
"Some idiots broke into my apartment looking for Bobby, I knocked out two of them. Then one guy hit me and I fell to the floor, hitting something on my way down" Serena explained looking away.
"What do you mean they were looking for Bobby?" Jack was utterly pissed. This situation was getting out of hand. He didn't know what the hell was going on but he was about to find out, one way or another. Jack absentmindedly grabbed onto her arm and grasped it so hard he was cutting off circulation.
"I don't know! They broke in and began to call for him," Serena said breathlessly. She pried her arm out of Jack's grasp.
"Sorry" Jack muttered. He was deep in thought and his mind kept sending images of the big shoot out after his mother died. He hoped to God that it doesn't end up there again.
"I don't know why there were there. I just got freaked out. I'm going back next door. Just tell Bobby to come and find me when he gets back" Serena said softly. She was going to go back but Jack spoke before she could leave.
"I'm going to check for more bruises. If you don't care for them now they'll get worse" Jack said beginning to lift Serena's torn nightshirt off. This was exactly like a dream Serena had. Except, she wasn't bruised and he wasn't wearing boxers. Jack was half-surprised to find a slim waist and perfect breasts in a lace bra under her clothes.
"Where's Bobby?" Serena asked still standing close to Jack after he'd taken her shirt off.
"He went out for the night. Why don't you lay down and I'll get something for your bruises" Jack offered. Serena laid down on the sofa and waited for Jack. He came back with a pack of frozen peas, a first aid kit, and a jar with cream.
"It's all we had" Jack said holding up the pack of frozen peas. He knelt down beside the sofa and placed the pack on Serena's mouth. Her lip was a bit swollen. He waited until she was holding the pack in place, and then ran his hand down her waist. She winced when he went past her hip and he noticed a cut on her hipbone. He pulled the waistband of her panties down just enough to see the entire cut. He then stood up, removed the pack of peas from her mouth and reached for the first aid kit. He took out an alcohol pad and went to put it to Serena's mouth.
"Serena stay still!" Jack laughed as she flinched.
"It burns!" Serena exclaimed trying not to laugh. Jack tried to fix her wound again but she used her legs to block him. "You nearly kicked my balls Serena!" Jack said playfully but was serious. He straddled Serena applying enough pressure so she wouldn't move her legs. Jack cleaned up the blood with the alcohol pad. Serena wiggled her legs as her mouth began to burn. The feel of Serena's legs writhing against his thighs began to make Jack nervous. He felt as though his blood was flowing to only two places, his brain and his groin.
"Jack" Serena whispered her breathing now very labored. Jack didn't say a word. Instead, he leaned in and kissed her full on the lips. He let his tongue explore the lines of her lips. Serena arched her back trying to get closer to Jack. Jack was now pressing his body against Serena's and could feel his fingers itching to tear her clothes off. Serena winced as Jack's boxers scraped against the raw, cut skin on her hip.
"I'm sorry" Jack said pulling away.
"It's okay. Pass me a band-aid" Serena said.Jack pulled out a band-aid and took it upon himself to put the band-aid on her cut.
"We should probably get to sleep. It's getting late and we both have things to do tomorrow," Jack said removing himself from on top of Serena.
"Yea...um, I'll see you around. I'm going to go back to my apartment and try to fix the lock. If I fix it I can get a good night's sleep" Serena said gathering her shoes and nightshirt.
"Don't go!" Jack said blocking her path to the door, "stay here with me. You can sleep in my bed. I'll sleep out here or something"
"No, honestly, I'll be...fine. Sleep in your bed"
"Serena, c'mon. It'll be fine. You know you'll feel safer. Please, stay" Jack pleaded.
"I didn't want to be alone," Serena said.
"And you think that by going to your apartment you'd be with someone? You live by yourself!" Jack responded incredulously.
"I- I don't know what to say. Knowing you're in the next room and not with me, would bother me. God! I hate feeling like I need a guy to keep me safe!" Serena was annoyed and angry with herself. She'd always been proud of being independent and now she wanted Jack to spend the night with her.
"How about we share the bed?" Jack offered. Serena bit her lip mulling over whether or not to share the bed.
"Okay" she finally replied. She and Jack went into the bedroom. She watched Jack slide into the bed and make room for her. Serena slid in as well and laid her head against the pillow. Before either of them could say goodnight, they were fast asleep.
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They woke up the next morning entangled in one another. Jack got out of the bed first and watched the morning sunlight shine on Serena's dark hair and olive skin. He began to pull on jeans but a voice stopped him.
"Where are you going?" Serena said drowsily.
"I have to get ready for a meeting" Jack said trying on a different pair of jeans.
"Don't go yet," Serena pouted, moving to the edge of the bed. She was sitting on her knees leaning over to reach her shoes. Jack stared at the great overview of her cleavage. Jack then shook his head and pulled off his jeans. He had to look great for this interview and jeans just doesn't cut it.
"Fine I won't-" Jack stopped when the front door was slammed open. He heard a bang and a deep, gruff voice. "Oh shit." Serena and Jack went apprehensively into the living room. They found Bobby making out with a raven-haired girl. Serena and Jack turned around and headed back towards the bedroom but Bobby saw them before they could escape.
"Jack, you don't fucking say hello?" Bobby called out.
"Hey" Jack said dryly.
"Alessandra?" Serena asked standing behind Jack.
"Serena?" Alessandra responded. They looked at each other in awe. Serena was in her lingerie and Alessandra had her shirt slipping off of her shoulder. As Bobby turned on the light, Serena could see that Alessandra's lipstick was smeared from kissing Bobby.
"Well, a fucking family reunion. How wonderful! So Jack, when were you going to tell me that you're banging Serena?" Bobby said.
"Excuse me?" Serena said taken aback. She was pissed that Bobby would think she'd sleep with Jack.
"You're standing in your underwear and Jack is in his boxer with an erection the size of Texas" as Bobby said that Jack blushed and glared at him.
"I'm not here to fuck your brother. I'm here because some assholes broke into my apartment looking for you!"
"She ended up getting hit in the face!" Jack jumped in defending Serena.
"You know I'm a virgin! I can't believe you could fathom that I would..." Serena's voice trailed off and she began cry a bit. She quickly strengthened her resolve and looked Bobby square in the eye. "I refuse to allow you to treat me like dirt. You and I aren't teenagers anymore."
"Like hell we aren't! You shouldn't be blaming me for some fucking assholes breaking into your apartment and hitting you. It's not my fault. I didn't ask them to do that. So stop your bitching!" Bobby yelled. He was at wits end. Frankly, he believed Serena and Jack, he just couldn't bring himself to admit it.
"I don't need this. I'm leaving I'm getting my things and I'm leaving. Jack, I'll see you around, Alessandra...I'm disappointed" Serena said turning to head to Jack's bedroom where her things were.
"Stop this now! Serena get back here. Bobby, I'll leave unless you-" Alessandra was cut off by Bobby.
"Alright! Serena come here" Serena did as Bobby commanded. Bobby embraced her and kissed her forehead. "It was them wasn't it?"
"Yes" Serena said simply.
"Oh fuck. Are you still doing what I asked?" Bobby asked Serena.
"Yes, and I'm sorry for yelling at you but I have a feeling that something is off and something bad is going to happen. I can feel it in my bones" Serena said looking directly into Bobby's eyes.
"Don't get all superstitious on me. I hate that shit" Bobby joked. Serena laughed as she broke away from Bobby. "Honestly, I'm sorry too. I know you don't have sex and for that I respect you. We cool?"
"Yea, we're cool" Serena said. "Just don't fuck with my sister" Serena said warningly.
"You mean fuck as in sex or fuck as in messing with her mind?" Bobby mocked. Alessandra hit Bobby and they kissed. They began to melt into one another and moans and sighs exited their mouths.
"Enough! Get a room! Besides I have only an hour to get ready" Jack finally said. "For what?" Bobby asked absentmindedly.
"A job interview" Jack said hoping Bobby wouldn't inquire any further. Bobby didn't. He shrugged his shoulders and went into his room with Alessandra. Serena had already gotten her things and left. Jack tried to brace himself for the interview. He was nervous and couldn't shake the feeling that somehow his life was about to get extremely complicated.
Well how is that for you? I enjoy receiving review especially ones in which you tell me what you like and what you don't like. You can always send me a message or something to that effect. Well, I'm sure you are starting to make your own connections and thoughts. I can give one hint in the next chapter or well a statement. Jack is asked to do something he never ever thought he'd have to do.
