Carolyn

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Chapter Nine

Andy sat in the dark and stared at the blank television set that never seems to get watched. He was having a silent battle with himself about he was not going to go on a rampage and rip Jake to pieces, after all he had wanted Carolyn to be with someone like Jake and this just goes to show how Andy could snap at any moment. He was in love with Carolyn but she could never find out and that was for her own safety.

Andy suddenly threw himself off of the sofa and began pacing around the living room whilst racking his brains for something to calm him down. At that moment he heard the floorboards creak upstairs and then he felt her with his new vampire senses. He could smell the perfume and could still smell the scent of the makeup wipe that had been tossed in the bin two hours ago and then she appeared at the foot of the stairs. She crept down as quietly as possible and when she made her way to the bottom she walked over to the kitchen. She hadn't even noticed Andy standing by the television set which was a good thing. He didn't want to face her and think about how Jake was the one kissing her and not him.

Andy could hear the tap getting turned on and then Carolyn appeared at the doorway again holding a glass of water to her mouth. Her eyes fell on Andy and she jumped. The glass flung out of her hands and smashed on the floor and within seconds Jake was standing by Carolyn's side and asking her if she was ok. When Carolyn looked at Jake a smile was planted on her face and it just made Andy even angrier with them both. He should have caught that glass of water and put it back in Carolyn's hands with a romantic look in his eye and then they should have kissed like they do in the movies but that was never going to happen now. Andy had already ruined his chances of ever being with Carolyn and their friendship still wasn't the same as it used to be but what can Andy expect?

"I'm sorry Andy" Carolyn said with an apologetic smile. She went back into the kitchen and returned seconds later with a cloth that she was putting bits of broken up glass into.

"Don't apologise" Andy sighed and with that he was walking back up the stairs with a tear that was threatening to break through.

Jake was helping Carolyn tidy up and they looked as though they could be the perfect married couple but of course they couldn't be. What's so perfect about being a vampire? Everything is really. You get to live on the dangerous side of life and anyone who ticks you off you can snap their neck in one blow and then they're gone forever and you don't have to worry about them. Carolyn looked up after giggling slightly and she was met by Jake looking down at her with a love struck look in his eyes. He lowered himself slightly and pressed his lips to hers in what was meant to be a brief kiss but Jake didn't seem to have enough will power to pull away. When he finally managed he was out of breath and couldn't believe what he had done. In all his life he had always been huge on self control and always had a lot of it but now what he had met Carolyn all of that simply flew out the window. She was just like a drug. You can't say no but she's bad for you because she makes you head over heels in love and you lose all control. Carolyn was smiling at Jake slightly but she was also biting her lips as though she was holding herself back from doing something but Jake didn't know what she was holding back on. She leaned closer to him and pecked his lips one more time before putting the glass in the bin and disappearing upstairs. When she was upstairs she could hear someone muttering in the room next to her bedroom. She opened the door slightly and saw Andy sitting on the bed with his head buried in his hands and he was talking to himself. It wasn't as though he was crazy it was more like when you're angry at yourself and you're muttering about how stupid you are. Suddenly Andy's head snapped up and his eyes rested on Carolyn. He had a hard glare on his face but as soon as he took her in he was smiling warmly at her.

"Andy, are you ok?" She asked whilst she took her place next to Andy at the bottom of the bed. He looked down at her and nodded ad attempted a weak smile but even that was too much to bear. She forced him to look at her and then she was about to launch into a speech about how he had to tell her why she was so upset so he decided on just telling her straight away.

"It's just hard to adjust to you and Jake" He sighed whilst turning away from Carolyn so she couldn't see any hurt swimming around in his eyes. Andy couldn't sit and not look at Carolyn though so after a silent battle with himself he turned to look at her again. She had her mouth open and was completely dumbfounded.

"Andy, you told me to go with him" She gasped. Andy looked away again.

"I know I did..."He began but Carolyn silenced him with a wave of her hand. She looked at him with a completely confused look in her eyes.

"You can't do that. You can't get my hopes up and then just dump me as though I mean nothing to you" She shouted. Andy shot off the bed and glared hard at her. She just didn't understand at all. Why could she not understand why Andy was being so distant and why he couldn't get close to her?

"Don't you get it? I'm scared for you" Andy shouted back whilst kneeling in front of her and trying to find the Carolyn that he knew when he was a human. She was still glaring but her look had softened ever so slightly.

"Fuck you. Why are you lying to me?" She shouted. Andy grabbed each side of her face and pressed his forehead to hers.

"I love you Carolyn" He said before pressing his lips to hers. Carolyn was lost for a moment and when reality dawned on her she kissed back. All thoughts of Jake had been wiped away and replaced with Andy. The only thing that she could think about was Andy's lips on hers. He was practically making her high. This kiss held so much more passion than the one a few days ago held. He was almost hungry for Carolyn and Carolyn was letting herself be the next meal. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed while Andy put his hands on her hips. At that moment a Jake flashed through Carolyn's head. She instantly felt guilty but the passion between her and Andy was just too much and she couldn't summon up enough willpower to pull away from Andy. She remembered the way Jake had kissed her after the slide and this time guilt got the better of her. She pulled away from Andy and sighed deeply and Andy understood perfectly.

"I'm so sorry" She mumbled before standing up and closing her eyes for approximately seven seconds.

"Just give it time" Andy whispered. Carolyn looked at him and nodded before leaving the room. She had to face Jake and he had to know what had just happened with her and Andy and he had to know now. When she arrived downstairs Jake was sitting on the sofa and looking at the floor. She sat down next to him but he felt cold and distant.

"Jake, I have to tell you something" She started but Jake interrupted her.

"I know what you have to tell me" He growled. Carolyn jumped at his voice and a small tear escaped her. When Jake saw the tear he growled more. His hand went around her neck and he smashed her against the wall.

"Jake, stop" Carolyn choked out.

"Don't you ever try and act like everything's ok. You string me along and pretend like you like me. All I can say is that you're a bastard and I will enjoy killing you" He spat and his grip on Carolyn's neck grew tighter. Suddenly he released and threw himself away from Carolyn and sat on the sofa again.

"Jake..." Carolyn started but again she was interrupted.

"I'm so sorry Carolyn. I lost control" Jake gasped. Carolyn went over and sat beside him. She was shocked that Jake hadn't killed her.

"Why don't you hate me" She asked. Jake looked at her with a sympathetic look.

"You may belong with Andy but I still love you" Jake whispered with a slight smile. Carolyn flung her arms around Jake's neck and sighed deeply. She felt awful for breaking his heart but she just wasn't feeling it like Jake was and she knew that it was wrong to string someone along like that.

"Jake, I'm so sorry and you have to believe me" Carolyn gushed. Jake hesitated but wrapped his arms around Carolyn's waist.

"Of course I believe you" Jake laughed and rubbed her back in a comforting way as a tear slid down Carolyn's cheek.

"We're not going out anymore are we?" Carolyn asked with another tear. Jake looked at her with obvious hurt in his eyes.

"It just wouldn't be right Carolyn, please understand that" Jake said with a tear of his own to match Carolyn's.

"Of course I do. Just so you know, when I was going out with you I did love you for real" Carolyn informed with a smile.

"I'm leaving" He said and then the tears came down harder for Carolyn. She grabbed onto his hand like she had done for Andy and attempted to pull him back onto the sofa but he was too strong for her.

"Jake, please don't do this" She begged but Jake managed to shrug her off. He bent down and kissed her forehead lightly. She surrendered and let him leave. Before the door closed she heard him say something that could only be meant for her.

"I love you" He had whispered before the door slammed shut and she was alone in the living room. Even though Andy was only upstairs she was no longer afraid to let out huge heart-wrenching sobs. As soon as Andy heard this he ran downstairs and wrapped his arms around Carolyn. She attempted to push him away as she blamed him but then she realised that there was no point in blaming anyone but herself. If she loved Jake as much as she said then she would have been able to push Andy away but she couldn't.

She collapsed into his arms and cried for a while longer and all the while Andy stayed by her side. Her mind was filled with thoughts about Jake. She had to know if he was ok and she really had to know where he was but there was no way of knowing this now. She had blown her chances of being with Jake and she knew it. After about an hour of crying she managed to pull away from Andy and went up to bed. She heard Andy follow her and sit outside her room like he had done when Jake had first came here but this time she wasn't going to let him in. She closed her eyes and tried to forget about the whole night. She wanted to forget about ever kissing Jake and then kissing Andy. It suddenly dawned on her that she had only been going out with Jake for a few hours and she had already driven him away. What's the future going to have in store for her if she can't even hold a boyfriend down for a day?

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