Rosy and Scourge belong to Sega.
Ch. 8 Here Comes Trouble
I awoke, my arms around a pillow. Letting out a sigh, I hauled my body up. After throwing back on my boxers and jeans, I went downstairs into the kitchen where Rosy was cooking. She was in my white tee from last night and purple fleece pajama shorts. Her hair was down, cascading down her back in curls. I came up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist. She let out a loud scream, jumping three feet from the ground. My eyes widened when she turned, holding up a knife. Her breath caught up with her. "Damn Scourge, you scared me," she said, hitting my shoulder. I removed the knife from her hand. Her eyes looked a little frightened as I leaned over her to put the knife back in its place.
"Sorry babe but you had it coming." She smiled a nervous smile at me.
"For what?"
"For making me holler last night." She giggled.
"Aw did I hurt your pride?"
"Not yet chica," I said, slapping her ass as I pulled her against me. For some odd reason, I just couldn't keep my hands off of her. Of course she was sexy and a dime but there was something else there. Maybe cause her ass is big and firm. I loved a girl with an ass like that. Another giggle escaped her lips as I started kissing on her neck.
"Scourge," she whined.
"What? The kids are still sleeping."
"I know but I just need to cook."
"I'll do it after I put you to bed." She shivered slightly. The hell?
"No thanks," she said, removing my hands and pushing me away.
"Alright. Can I help with anything?"
"No, I got it. Thanks anyway." I raised my hand to push some hair out her face but I saw her flinch, her eyes looking fearfully at my hand. She tried to counter it, shooting me a soft smile as she leaned into my hand when it caressed her cheek. Her own small hands held mine, almost as if she was making sure it wasn't gonna do anything else. I raised an eyebrow at her, letting her know that her act wasn't fooling me. "What?" She asked innocently. I only shook my head, taking my hand back. "It must be something. You never raise your eyebrows at me." I rolled my eyes. "Are you mad at me?" I shook my head. "Then what's wrong?"
"I should be asking you that." My body leaned back on the kitchen table, crossing my arms over my chest.
"What are you talking about? Nothing's wrong."
"Whatever you say." A sigh left her lips as she walked up to me, her hands sliding onto my hips. Her body pushed up against mine, our eyes burning into each other and our lips inches apart.
"I'm just tired, baby."
"Then go to sleep. I'll cook for you and the kids."
"But I can do it."
"You let me cook the last time I was here."
"Yea but I didn't know that you-" She cut herself off, looking down nervously.
"That I what?" She shook her head.
"Nothing," she murmured.
"Rosalinda," I purred softly though I was getting a little agitated. I leaned my head down to kiss her lips softly. Her body relaxed a little as she kissed me back slowly, our tongues lightly rubbing each other. I pulled her tight against me.
"Scourge," she moaned into my mouth. Her hands made their way into my hair, tugging softly at it as our kisses got deeper but still slow. She pulled away after a long while, her cheeks a bright ruby. "I need to finish breakfast."
"Can I at least help?" She hesitated but nodded with a soft smile. This new behavior was freaking me out. What was wrong with her? Did something happen while I was sleep?
"You can start making some eggs if you want," she said, going back to her pan in which there was pancake batter in.
"Alright." We cooked in an awkward silence. Rosy seemed like she wanted to say something to break it but always brushed off whatever comment she was gonna make. I, on the other hand, was used to this kind of silence. I usually cooked alone since Dante works morning shifts at the warehouse and nobody else in the house can really help. If she didn't want to break it then I was fine with it. In an hour or two, we had made a stack of pancakes, a big bowl of eggs, sausages, and Canadian bacon. We finished just in time too. The boys had just woken up and claimed that they were "starving". Once they ate, they left us alone again to play outside. "I can clean the dishes if you want," I told Rosy, my voice low. Her head snapped up to me in surprise.
"Oh. Thank you."
"No problem." Her eyes watched me as I collected the dirty dishes and put them next to the sink. Eventually, she got up and dried for me. The silence was starting to be unbearable. If I was gonna be in silence then I'd rather just be by myself. After the dishes were done, I wordlessly walked out the kitchen out to the back patio. The boys were playing basketball or whatever the hell they were doing. To me it just looked like they were chasing each other while trying to dribble. It did look pretty fun though. I took a seat on the rocking swing. I took out a cigarette, lighting it before taking a puff. The sweet smoke blew down my throat, taking my mind to another level. Technically I wasn't getting high but at the same time, my state of mind was starting to become more calm and relaxed. The back door opened. Rosy peeked her head out. When her eyes landed on me, she grimaced. "What are you doing," she asked as she stepped out. She was now in a fitted white tank, jean shorts and white converses.
"None of your business," I muttered loud enough for her to hear.
"You can't smoke in front of the kids."
"They're not paying attention to me so calm down."
"You'll get lung cancer." I chuckled.
"It's not a regular cigarette. And no, I'm not getting high. It's just stuff to calm my nerves."
"Will it kill you?"
"No."
"Well I still don't like you smoking it."
"Too bad." She sat down next to me.
"Look, I'm sorry about giving you the silent treatment this morning."
"It's alright." Her hand grabbed mine, causing me to look over at her.
"I just…heard something about you that I didn't like."
"What'd you hear?" She looked a little nervous.
"Who's Serena?"
"This girl I was dating before I met you," I said with a shrug.
"You had sex with her?"
"Why do you care? I'm clean."
"I just…I don't know. I just do. So can you tell me?"
"Yes I did."
"Oh." A look of sadness flooded her face as she looked down.
"Hey," I said, putting out cigarette and throwing it before putting my hand to her cheek. Her eyes met mine shyly. "She doesn't matter to me. You're the one who I'm falling in love with. Not her."
"If you say so," she murmured.
"Why are you so interested in this all of a sudden? How'd you even know about her?"
"Well your phone was buzzing this morning and you told me I could answer it. It turned out to be a text from this girl named Claudia." Damned big mouth. "Who is she anyway?"
"My cousin. Go on with your story."
"Well she told me about Claudia and she asked…" Her eyes darted around nervously.
"She asked what?" Rosy opened her mouth but my pager buzzed in my pocket. I took it out and read the message. "Sorry, Rose, but I gotta go. Can you watch Javier for me? I should be back by nightfall."
"Um, okay." I got up but she grabbed my hand, standing up as well. Both her hands cupped my face, leaning my head down a little. "Be careful."
"I can't promise that," I said with a smirk. A small giggle escaped her lips but her eyes were still stern.
"Seriously, come back in one piece, okay?"
"That I can pull off." She shook her head, a soft smile coming across her plump lips. I kissed her softly, pulling her body against mine. Her lips moved against mine happily, her tongue lapping at my sharp teeth a few times. It made me want to chuckle. She was just so cute. "Alright, I really got to go," I said, pulling away from the kiss.
"Bye," she said, playfully pouting as I started walking away. As soon as I turned away from her, my smirk turned into a frown. Claudia has a lot of explaining to do.
X
"Ugh, I hate distance," my best friend, Cody said from the other end of my phone.
"Me too. I have no one to wrestle with anymore," I whined, leaning back against my chair.
"I should so come up there and visit."
"Screw visit. Can't you move up here?"
"Rosy, you are psychic, I swear." My jaw dropped.
"Oh my gosh, you're moving here?"
"Yup. I got a job offer up there a few days ago. I'll be up by next week. The company got me a house and everything. I was gonna surprise you by just popping up but you brought it up. Surprise ruiner." I giggled.
"I'm sorry but I'm so excited at the same time! Daniel will love it that you'll be around. And my aunt will so hit on you."
"Heh, so she's a cougar eh?"
"Don't even get me started." He laughed.
"Too bad that I've got my eyes on you." I blushed softly.
"Cody," I said softly. Cody and I always had a complicated relationship. Sure we were best friends and could depend on each other for anything but he had feelings for me. It made things easier that he didn't hide them though. When he first told me, I was absolutely flattered but I was pregnant at the time. A relationship wasn't what I wanted when I was carrying. But Cody was there for me as my friend- my best friend. He even helped me give birth. Daniel never saw him as his father but instead as a big brother.
"What? I'm just sayin'. So any guys up there hitting on you?"
"Well there's this one guy but we're not exclusive or anything."
"Dammit. Who is he?"
"Promise you won't be mad at me?"
"Why would I be mad?"
"Well…he's Daniel's father…"
"The one who raped you?"
"Yea…" I heard him take a deep breath.
"I'll think about giving him a second chance after I kick his ass." I giggled, shaking my head.
"Don't even try, he will murder you."
"Goodness, is he that buff?"
"Sort of. More muscles than your scrawny ass," I teased.
"Oh, Rose, you don't know how much I wanna slam your ass right now." I laughed. "I miss your smile."
"I miss your royalty eyes." He chuckled.
"Aw, I feel loved." I rolled my eyes.
"Whatever, Casanova. But I do miss you. It'll be great having you down here with me. Maybe things will get much easier with you around."
"Things are hard now?"
"Kind of. My mom's just been around and this guy she wants me to be with hates me and then there's Scourge and my aunt's cancer issues. I don't think I can juggle all this on my own."
"Don't worry, Rosy. You won't have to. I will be there in less than a week. But I am slamming you on sight." I giggled.
"Was that a threat?"
"That's a promise!" I laughed. "So, this guy you're seeing-"
"Scourge," I told him.
"Okay, so this Scourge guy…does he make you happy?"
"I guess. We haven't exactly known each other that long but he's a good guy."
"Have you slept with him yet? I mean willingly."
"Um yes."
"Oh." I could feel his disappointment. It made me frown. This was the downside of having your best friend be in love with you. You hurt them by doing things with other people. I heard a knock on the front door. "You have to go, don't you," he asked, obviously hearing the knock.
"Yea, I'll text you."
"Alright then. I miss you, bestie."
"I miss you too," I said with a smile on my face, slight blush coming up on my cheeks. After hanging up, I went to open the door. I screamed at what I saw.
"Miss me no longer," Cody said with a smile. Another squeal left my lips as I hugged him. He only chuckled as he hugged me back, bringing my body close to his.
"Oh my gosh, Cody! Way to keep the surprise!" He laughed.
"I'm good aren't I," he said with a proud smile. Cody had tanned Caucasian skin, deep royal blue eyes, a tall small muscled body, dirty blond hair that he had grown down to his ear but kept fashionably messy with a big bang in his eyes, and full pink lips.
"Very good." He picked me up, making me squeal again as he gently 'slammed' me into a part of the doorway.
"Didn't say that I didn't warn you." I laughed, as he hugged me again.
"I missed you so much, Cody," I said softly, pulling away from tight embrace but was still in his eyes.
"I missed you too, Rosy. More than Tom would miss Jerry." I giggled at his metaphor. His smile died down a little as he looked down at my lips, leaning in a bit closer.
"I hope I'm not interrupting," I heard a Hispanic voice say. Shit. I jumped away from Cody, looking over at Scourge whose hair was a little messy, a lit cigarette in his mouth. His ice blue eyes held a cold but still curious look at Cody who only glared at him.
"Oh, hey, you're back," I said, shooting him a smile though on the inside I was a little embarrassed. Cody was going to kiss me and Scourge saw that. What if he hadn't interrupted when he did? If we saw us actually kiss then that would've been messy. But would I have stopped the kiss from even happening when I saw what he was doing? Gah, stupid emotions.
"Yea and not a minute too soon," his look grew into a deadly glare.
"Oh, Scourge, this is my best friend Cody. Cody, this is Daniel's dad, Scourge." They didn't even nod to each other. I shifted my weight from each foot nervously.
"He lives here," Cody asked, raising an eyebrow down at me.
"No. He has a mansion on the other side of town. Daniel and his brother are just spending time together so I just let Scourge stay the night."
"Since when did Daniel have a brother?"
"It's his son from another girl. His name's Javier. He's two years younger than Daniel."
"Oh." His glare went back to Scourge who was almost done his cigarette but wasn't looking at either of us anymore. When he was done, he threw the cigarette on the ground and lightly stomped out the butt while blowing smoke out his mouth. His eyes went back to us, glaring at Cody challengingly. I knew Cody wanted to fight Scourge but in all honesty, he'd only get his ass kicked. Though they were the same height, Scourge had more muscle and more fighting experience than Cody. My best friend was never the fighter.
"Um, would you like to stay for some ice cream or something," I asked Cody. I didn't like the looks my two guys were giving each other.
"Sure, why not," Cody said with a smile to me. I moved at his way so that he could go inside.
"Don't fight him," I told Scourge.
"He started it," he replied, walking up to me. "I didn't like the way he was looking at you."
"How long had you been standing there?"
"Not long. But I saw enough."
"He's my best friend, Scourge."
"He obviously has feelings for you."
"I know but I don't like him that way. He knows that."
"No, you do like him that way. You just don't want to show it. You like him too much as your best friend to risk it." He ran his fingers down my jaw line. "You're easy to read, mami."
"Does that bother you?"
"Did you just ask if I was jealous?"
"Yes. Well, no. I mean, I don't know. Are you?"
"Yea. He's competition. I like being with you. I don't want anything or anyone to take that away from me." I blushed under his words.
"Nothing will," I promised, kissing him softly for a moment. "Just be nice."
"I'll try," he grumbled as he walked in behind me. Cody was checking his phone, frowning at it.
"Sorry Rosy but I gotta go. The company totally messed up this one file."
"Oh okay," I said, trying to hide my disappointment. Cody gave me a tight hug, pecking my cheek. He shot me a smile – and Scourge a glare – before going out the door. I turned to Scourge, sending a soft smile up at him. "Do you still want some ice cream?"
"Only if it's your ice cream," he said with a wink. I rolled my eyes but let out a giggle as he pulled me against him.
"Well I was really in the mood for some cookies and cream."
"That does sound good," he said, totally ditching his last idea. I giggled, pulling his hand so that we would walk into the kitchen. We fixed ourselves some bowls of ice cream before going upstairs. I told Scourge about the funny things that the boys did today. First they were trying to be ninja spies, then superheroes, then celebrities and then gangsters. Those two shared a wild imagination. "Only my sons," Scourge said, chuckling as he shook his head. He raised an eyebrow as I got on top of him. "Is someone horny," he asked, a tease of a smirk playing on his lips.
"Maybe," I said, biting my lip as I leaned closer, molding my body onto his. His hands gripped my rear, pushing our hips – and areas - together. A moan threatened to escape my lips as he gently moved his hips against mine, our areas brushing together through the fabric of our jeans. He flipped us over, putting me on the bottom. He pinned my arms above my head as he started sucking on my neck. Whimpers escaped my lips as I tried to free my hands so that I could hold him. By now, he was already in me, all of our clothes off. "Scourge," I moaned, throwing my head back as he went deeper. He pressed his lips onto mine, molding them softly though his body was still moving so fast against me. His arms were wrapped tightly around me which made me mad. He had me handcuffed to the bed. The bastard.
"Shh, baby," he purred. It only made me wanna scream his name more.
"Free my wrists. I wanna rub your abs."
"No," he said with a smirk, slowing down.
"Asshole," I muttered.
"And don't you forget it."
When were finished, we cuddled together. I was so tired that I almost forgot what Claudia said that morning. I could feel myself shrinking in his arms. Should I confront him about it or should I just wait? Waiting seemed like a better plan. What if his plan got changed or he just didn't want to kill me at all? I hoped that he just didn't want to. It was hard to admit but I was falling for him and I didn't want anything to really come between us. I liked our family together. Wait, our family? Goodness, I'm in way too deep.
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