The Way It Was

She saw him enter the room and thought this was her chance. "So, Bobby" Poppie addressed, lightly flirting with him. "You been a bad boy lately?"

"Now, why would you ask that?" Bobby smirked as he sat closely next to her, knowing very well where this conversation was leading to.

"Can't a girl just have a little bit of fun?" Poppie lingered her lips around Bobby's but quickly pulled away. Before anything could happen, Angel and Sofi walked into the room, joining them on the couch.

Poppie was feeling disappointed, with the fact that they couldn't flirt in front of them and the fact that she was always jealous of pretty girls. Sofi had made her uncomfortable, so she stood up and said, "Well, I'll be off. Back to my hotel to, uhh…" She paused and gave Bobby a look. "sleep"

She left the house and soon after Angel commented, "She's been hanging around a lot"

"She's too young for you, Bobby" Sofi butted in. "Robbing the cradle more like it."

"Look, Loca" Bobby started. "You're lucky you're a part of this family, otherwise your latin ass will be outside this very moment"

"Fuck yo-" Sofi said but was interrupted by Angel.

"Can you guys just get along man?" Angel said, looking at both of them. "How long has it been? And you guys still at it."

"Yeah, I'm off" Bobby said as he took the keys that were sitting on the table. "Don't wait up."

xoxoxox

"How long must I do this for?" The blonde woman asked in frustration, flicking her blonde hair away from her face.

"Miss, it's still not safe for you" The man in uniform informed her. "He will be looking for you, that's why we're keeping you safe. So he doesn't find you."

"Well, I can't keep hiding like this" the blonde woman said. "My family… I can't let him ruin my life!"

"They will be in danger, if you do anything drastic Miss." The other man in uniform said. "You agreed to this and there's no going back yet. Not till he's locked up for good."

"How long is that going to take!" The lady asked. "Will it be all my life? He's got money, he's got power. How can we beat that? How can I? I can't let him ruin my life again."

"That is why we're doing this" he told her. "To make sure he'll get locked up for good. So you can go back to your family. But for now, we can't let anything happen to you."

xoxoxox

Ding Dong.

She opened the door, revealing Bobby. "Still want a bit of fun?" Bobby asked with a grin.

"No" Poppie replied, Bobby's grin vanishing from his face. "I want a lot of fun, Mr Mercer. I want you." As she said that, she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him in for a kiss. It was a heated moment, Bobby was quite rough on her but she didn't mind, it was the way she liked it.

Bobby literally ripped her buttoned shirt, revealing her naked skin. Sliding his hand up her skirt, making her moan as he touched her. She helped him take off his shirt and kissed him hard while she unbuckled his belt successfully.

She unzipped his pants and placed her heads between his legs. Bobby groaned. He grabbed onto her head and made her go deeper.

She turned around, still looking at him while she bent over and said. "Fuck me Bobby. Fuck me hard" She wiggled her ass.

"You know I will" assured Bobby, as he grabbed her behind and pounded her, making her cry out loud.

xoxoxox

Poppie laid there awake. What was she thinking? He was 14 years older than her. He's Bobby and has a bad reputation but she couldn't stay away from him. Something about him that makes her come back for more.

Bobby lay awake next to her, oblivious from her thoughts. What was he thinking? He shouldn't have came, she was only a kid compared to him. Bobby sat up on the bed and directed Poppie, "Last night was great"

"Yeah…" Poppie agreed. "I think I know where you're going with this"

"This can't happen again" Bobby stated.

"That's what you said the last time. And the other time. I've lost count" Poppie uttered.

"I can't help it, you're just too much younger for me" Bobby implied.

"You always say that Bobby. I'm freaken 19" Poppie said as a matter of fact. "You say it as if I'm a kid."

Bobby didn't say anything back.

"You want me and then you don't. What is it gonna be?" She gave him an ultimatum.

Bobby stood up putting his pants back on. "We, I can't" He finally told her.

Everytime he was around her, he was a different person. Almost a gentleman, except when they wanted each other. She brought the best in him, but he didn't like it because he wanted to be seen as the touch macho guy exterior.

"Bobby, don't go" Poppie pleaded. "Why do you always act weird after we have sex?"

He sighed, not knowing what to say.

"If you leave now, that's the end of us" Poppie informed. "Is that what you want?"

"Why do you have to make things so difficult?" Bobby asked, getting angry. "I don't fucken need to answer to you. You're just another girl, another screw." He saw the hurt on her face. "This is the end. Get over it" He took all of his belongings and stormed out of her hotel room.

xoxoxox

Jack sat in his room, reading the letter over and over again hoping to finally understand what it meant. All is not what it seems. Even if he'd thought that she was still alive, no one will even consider it as a possibility.

He's been awake trying to forget about her. He tried sleeping with other girls, drugs, music. But everything just led back to her. He has been avoiding Matthew for a while now, trying to compress his existence. The girls were a great help, taking him off of his hands. Giving him some time, but Leeza wasn't happy.

He saw her standing overhead. "You know this isn't right" She said to him. "Stop avoiding your son. He's your son!"

"What do you know?" Jack asked sarcastically.

"What do I know?" Leeza asked back. "I know that you were a son of a bitch to her! She had been through so much and you treated her like shit. But she came back to see you, didn't she? Because you were hurt and you repaid her by ending her life-"

"I did not end her life!" Jack butted. "It wasn't my, it wasn't like that. I didn't ask her to come back. She hurt me but I still love her…"

Leeza felt bad for picking on him but had to make him realize that he can't abandon Matthew. "Remember you still have Matthew" She had her final say and left his room.

Jack understood why everyone was giving him shit but it just doesn't seem right to him. Everything was happening too fast.

"Jack, have you seen Nathan around?" Malty asked as she walked in, concerned. "I've been tryna call him but he's not answering…"

"Uhh" Jack thought as he thought about the conversation he had with the boys about Shelly. "I, uhh, don't know. At his place?"

"Why you stuttering, Jackie?" Malty questioned him, looking suspiciously. "Is there something I need to know about my man, you're not telling me?"

Oh, busted. "Nahh" Jack said trying to cover up. "I mean, I just don't wana say anything wrong when there isn't. You girls read us wrong."

She eyed him suspiciously. "Well, if I find out I'm going to kick both your asses. Just a warning now." Jack nodded as he played with the piece of paper in his hands.

"What's that? That you're fondling with?" Malty asked curiously.

"Nothing" Jack bluntly said.

She rolled her eyes. "Ohh, whatever."