I'm so sorry guys I haven't updated in a while! I was busy for a while there and I started writing a new story and got a little side tracked, I can't really do multiple stories at once but I'm back and ready to finish! I hope you like it so far, this is a huge and important chapter!
Tension Rising
I have been in the Baxter building by myself all day, know one's been here and I am still livid from Johnny's actions. My entire room keeps freezing over, I have to get out and take a walk to calm myself down, after all I haven't been out of this building for over a month. I'm walking to the elevator and I see Ben in the dark just sitting there.
"Ben, your back." He kind of scared me, "How long have you been here?"
"Where's Reed?" He only asks.
"Um...I don't know." This didn't sound good at all, he had a very angry tone to his voice. I don't know what to tell him so I choose to cover for Reed, "I'm sure he's at that shop where he's been getting the parts for the machine, I know he usually gets them delivered but maybe the part was important and couldn't wait...I'll go check." I tell him, he nods his head.
I press the elevator button and about to go inside and I almost bump right into Reed and Sue, they also startled me. The second I saw them together laughing, looking like they were having a good time I knew right away that Ben was not going to like this or take it well.
"You okay?" Sue asked me.
"Yeah...it's just..." I start to warn them but get interrupted by Reed, he saw Ben.
"Ben." He spoke.
"Yeah, I have that effect on people." He coldly snarled.
"I'm going for a walk..." I say as I step into the elevator.
I know something is going to happen between them and I do not want to be a part of it, my emotions are all over the place and I can't take it right now. As I get down to the bottom floor, I step out and Johnny is coming through the front lobby door. My anger is in full force, I walk right up to him and he was going to say something but before he could I slap him across the face.
"Ice Queen? That's what your calling me? You might as well just name me The Bitch." I loudly spoke out, I slap him again. "And you just had to embarrass and hurt everyone, being a complete dick."
"I'm just going by from this morning," He's holding his red cheek.
"Oh so because I don't want to sleep with you anymore you have to be an asshole? You are the most selfish, self-centered man I have ever met." I grit my teeth.
"No, it's not...I may be an asshole but at least I'm not a liar."
"Liar? I'm not a liar." I am so mad.
"Yes you are...your lying to herself right now...about us."
"Ahhh! I can't believe I got together with you...and to think I almost lost my friendship with Sue because of you."
"I am so sick hearing about Sue! And using her as an excuse! You did not break things off with me because of Sue...you wanna know the real reason?" He snarled.
"Do enlighten me Johnny." I roll my eyes.
"Your scared..." He pointed his finger at me and got closer to me.
"What? I'm not scared. Scared of what?"
"You're scare of us...of this (pointing to him and I) actually working...(he steps even closer to me and we are mere inches away from each other) you know this could actually go somewhere and what we have is real and that absolutely terrifies you..." I have to hold in my breath, "We have felt it the moment we first saw each other again... I know you were lying this morning...I know you want me more then anything...you want me so much that it hurts to breathe...you ache to be back in my arms again...when we kiss the whole world melts away...and when I'm not with you...you feel incomplete...I know this because that's how I feel about you...and that's why your scared." He intensely and very passionately spoke in one breath, "Did I go off the rails a little bit today? Yeah...but only because you gave up on us before we even had a real chance...I couldn't think or feel anything when you walked out that door this morning."
I'm speechless and couldn't make out any words. We both see Ben barge past us, he didn't even notice or acknowledge us but to be honest we barely noticed him either, we never took our eyes away from each other. Right after Ben walked out of the building I see quite a few girls pop their heads in, they are the same girls I saw on the t.v.
"Johnny! Finally we found you!" One of them happily giggles, "come on, there is an awesome party!"
"Your groupies are calling for you." I coldly reply.
"At least they want to be with me."
"You think those girls care about you?" I snarl, "They're just using you Johnny."
"Isn't that what you were doing? Using me for sex? Nothing more, remember?" He exhales and a very hopeful look forms in his eyes, "...Unless it did...just tell me to stay and I will...none of those girls out there mean anything to me." I can't speak, I see that his hand is about to touch mine.
"It was just sex Johnny...nothing more." I didn't want to say that again but it's like my mouth is programmed and I couldn't control it, he stops his hand from coming any further and I have to choke back my tears.
"Okay then... (he begins to walk out but stops and turns back) Goodbye Via." He walks out of the building, the girls crowd around him and pull him by his arms.
Goodbye? What did he mean by goodbye? Suddenly it hits me that I have truly lost him, I begin to quietly sob. What if I never see him again? Just the mere thought of this was more the I could bare. I take a step, wanting to go after him, confess everything, that he's right I am scared...scared of how much I love him...scared of being hurt...scared that he'll leave me like my father did, that I'll finally have everything I've always wanted and somehow it all being taken away but instead of going after him I stop.
"You've been sleeping with Johnny?" I hear behind me, my eyes go wide.
I turn around and Sue is standing behind me, I have no idea how much she heard but she does not look happy, her arms are folded against her chest.
"Sue..." Is all I can say.
"You've been sleeping with my brother? For how long?"
"...A month..." I slowly answer.
"A month? How could you?"
"I'm sorry...I've wanted to tell you..." Some more tears go down my cheeks.
"Am I suppose to be touched that you've wanted to tell me?"
"No...Sue, you don't understand..." I'm trying to explain.
"I don't want to hear it! Of all the guys you could be with you choose my brother? Why him of all people," She complains. Even though this has always been my fear I can't help but be hurt by this...that she doesn't like me and Johnny together. What's wrong with me?
"Why not him? What's wrong with me and Johnny?" I had to ask her.
"Because he's my brother and your like my sister...it's just weird and wrong." She coldly replied, "And did I hear that you were using him for sex? It's like I don't even know you...I know Johnny isn't perfect but he deserves better then that...not being used by you."
"No Sue, you've got it all wrong..."
Before I can't explain any further the whole building's lights flicker, we look at each other and know something happened up there with Reed. We quickly get into the elevator and as we're going up it's quiet and so uncomfortable. Sue will not look at me, she's so angry, her face is red.
"What happened with Ben?" I asked after a few minutes, I had to end the silence.
"He had a fight with Reed...he was mad he wasn't working on the machine and was with me...I don't know if he'll ever come back." She coldly answered, "But I guess there's a lot of friendships that are being ruined tonight...I never expected when I went down there to look for him that I would find out that my best friend has been going behind my back and sleeping with my brother." She rolls her eyes at me.
"Sue..." I start to say until the elevator reached our floor and we immediately see Reed step out of the machine. He had used the machine on himself, he must have felt so guilty about his fight with Ben that he had to test it. We both just stare at him, hoping that it worked but suddenly his whole body goes limp, like he's melting and lands on the floor. Sue rushes to him.
"Reed, what did you do?" Sue asked very worried holding his face.
"I need...more power." He choked out.
"How do you expect we do that?" I asked, even though Sue wasn't happy with me she had to agree with my question, she nodded her head, Reed couldn't give an answer.
He had a hard time speaking, I help her stand him up and we bring him to his bed to rest. I left the room so they could be alone together for a few minutes, I just hope he didn't injure himself permanently. She slowly steps out of the room.
"Is he going to okay?" I gently asked.
"He'll be fine, he just needs a little time to strengthen back up." She quietly answered, "He asked me to go get him some Tylenol, his head's killing him...I be right back."
"Okay." I quietly reply.
After she left I went to my room for a few minutes, so much has happened in the past hour, from my argument with Johnny...to Sue finding out and hating me, thinking I really was using him...I have really screwed everything up! As I am trying to figure out how to fix this mess that I made I hear the machine going again, I'm thinking Reed is insane and was testing the machine again. I go into the living room and I see Ben as his normal self.
"Ben?" I call out, he turns to look at me with a big smile on his face, looking down at himself. "Via" He's only able to say before some sort of electricity strikes him and he flies back and passes out, I'm about to go to him.
"...Hello Olivia...I didn't know you were here." I hear behind me.
Not only did Sue find out but she does not like them together! Did you guys see that coming with her?
