Sorry, I really tried to get something up by Tuesday

Biggest thank you in the world to my other half ChelseaMarieC who helped me workout the kinks in this chapter

Enjoy!

Previously:

They both jump apart and look up at the waitress who takes their dishes and writes out the check. Once he hands her their money and she leaves they both burst out laughing. Their laughter is however cut short by a voice neither of them ever wanted hear again.

"Hey Kate."

"Josh? What are you doing here?" She looks up and sees him smiling at her as if there is something to be smiling about. She hopes this isn't about the kiss at the library.

"I'm here visiting some family. I didn't know you'd be here, but it's an excellent surprise." He's flirting with her now and Kate has to keep a sharp eye out for Rick. She really doesn't want them getting thrown out for fighting or rather Rick getting arrested for pummeling the jerk.

"Hey, beef stick, get lost okay? Kate's here with me." Dammit Rick, she thinks. His tone is filled with rage and she can tell he's on the verge of hitting something, someone, and she has to stop him.

"Kate can speak for herself. She doesn't need you following her around like a little lost puppy." They are talking in each other's faces now and it's only a matter of time before someone takes a swing.

"Oh yeah? I'm hearing a lot of words Davidson. You want to back em up?"

"Anytime and anyplace Rodgers."

"Whoa, what the hell's going on here?" All their heads turn to see the person walking towards them. Kate is the only who is shocked by his sudden presence. Rick his a look of distaste while Josh looks on smugly. "Dammit Joshua, can't I go anywhere and leave you alone without you getting yourself in trouble?" He pulls Josh back from Rick and she would thank him, except she is way too confused to do anything right now. How does Jonah know Josh?

"He started it alright. I was just trying to say hello to a friend." He gestures toward Kate and Jonah's eyes widen in shock when he sees her, but he puts on his charming smile to cover it.

"How do you know Kate?" He asks Josh, but doesn't wait for an answer. Instead he turns to Kate. "Hey, thanks for ditching me yesterday." He jokes.

"I'm sorry. I forgot I already had plans." Kate now gestures towards Rick who still looks as tense as ever. Jonah's face falls immediately. He pails and his breath hitches audibly. It's as though he's seen a ghost and Kate can swear she sees a sheen of sweat begin to form on his collar bone as the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

"R-Rick is the friend you came to stay with?" Okay, now she is really confused. Jonah knows Rick too? Who is this guy?

"Uh, yeah. How do you all know each other?" For the first time, all three boys falter, eyes shifting back and forth, waiting for the other to talk. When no one decides to, Jonah speaks up.

"You know, we're really sorry for bothering you guys, but we should go."

"Yeah us too." Rick speaks and grabs he hand. "Let's go Kate." Yet, she stands still, not moving a muscle. She won't leave her until she gets answers.

"No. I want to know what's going on! And don't tell me what to do. Your my boyfriend, not my Dad." Josh and Jonah turn shocked faces to the couple, but Jonah's is filled with more apology and embarrassment than anything.

"Your dating him again?" Josh blurts and Kate just storms off to the door with Rick on her tail.

Once they get back to the beach house, Kate is fuming. She doesn't know exactly who her anger is pointed directly at, but it's there and it's steaming. She stomps into the house and quickly goes up the stairs. Rick tries his best to go after her, but she has the room door closed and locked before he can get down the hall. He presses his ear to the door and listens to her side. He can't here anything except deep breathing and then some sniffling. Gah, he made her cry!

"Kate, open the door."

"Why, so you can boss me around some more? Or maybe you would like to keep some more secrets from me?" She yells through the door. He's really screwed up. Only six hours into their relationship and already, he's screwed up.

"Kate, babe, please open the door. I want to explain." He listens for something, anything. He waits to here foot steps or the click of the door opening, but he hears nothing but silence. He, however, will not give up. He takes his place sat leaning against the door and begins his story.

"Jonah and I used to be best friends. His dad went to school with my mom and they had lost touch, but they still cared for each other so they spent lots of time together. Naturally, we did to and that's why we became so close." He paused to listen for any sound. Still nothing. "Josh is Jonah's cousin and he used to always want to hang around with us, but we never let him. We were so close, we didn't want anyone else around us. When Jonah's dad lost his job, we were both only ten. Life got rough for them and better for my mom and I. There was a shift in our friendship and neither of us wanted to admit it our acknowledge it, but we both knew it was there." Rick felt as though he was talking to himself, but it didn't matter anymore. It felt good to air all this out.

"We were around 13 or 14 when Jonah started to lash out. He started breaking into houses, stealing things, taking advantage of girls. That was a huge turning point in our friendship. I hated what he was doing, but every time we talked about it, things would get heated and we would begin to argue. He was the only best friend I'd ever had and I didn't want to lose him. So, I tried what he was doing. At times it was a little fun." He took a deep breath before restarting. "One time, I brought my neighbor out here with me. Her name was Marcy and she was a really good friend of mine. Her boyfriend at the time had to go away with family and I thought I should take her out, get her mind off missing him. I took her to a party at Jonah's house and we all got kind of wasted. Jonah was the only one that wasn't so he drove Marcy and I back to my beach house." His voice began to shake and he felt the sting of tears burn his eyes.

"He helped me into my room and took care of me for a little bit. He said he would take care of Marcy too. He was my best friend and I trusted him with everything, so I let him and I went to sleep. I woke up the next morning and found Marcy in her room, naked and crying. She tried to help her, but she told me not to touch her. Apparently, Jonah had taken advantage of her while she was drunk. She had been saving her virginity for her boyfriend, but now it was too late. She told me to never talk to her again and she left. Of course, I was pissed, so I went to Jonah's house and I beat the shit out of him, broke his jaw, his nose, and a rib. I told him if he ever came near anyone I cared about again, I would do much more." He prepared himself for what he was about to say next.

"When I saw you at the lake party, making out with Josh, it was like Marcy all over again, except his time, it was worse. I was so much in love with you and to see you kissing him, it made me think back to everything with Jonah and Josh and I didn't want to feel the hurt again, and I didn't want them to hurt you, so I dumped you. It was a mistake, but I couldn't-" He didn't get to finish his story. The door to the bedroom swung open and he fell back onto his back. He found himself looking up at a teary eyed Kate. Neither of them moved, just sat there soaking in the silence and thinking over the story.

"Kate I-" she fell to the floor and crawled on top of him, commanded his mouth with hers. The impact of the story worked fully on them. Close flew in every direction and they spent the next four hours pleasuring each other in every way they could. That night they curled into each other and slept as peacefully as they could. In the morning, they had to prepare to journey back to the city. They still had a lot to discuss and a lot to do, but for now? For now they could just hold each other and be together.

Just for now.

Oh my pooballs. That was a lot.

Ha ha I told you guys it had more depth than you thought!

And this is only part 1!

Love Always, XOXOX