Eddie pulled on to the road, the moonlight peeked through the dense cover of leaves and they drove in a comfortable silence. Eddie had his hand laced in Janet's, her other hand gently stroking the back of his neck. Eddie pulled off to what they had considered to be their spot. The first time Janet had brought him there for his birthday, a gift and a surprise and a very happy memory. The anticipation was building and as soon as the car was parked, Eddie pulled Janet in for a kiss, their lips were mere inches apart and all Eddie could do was look at her. It had given up hope long ago that they could be together again, he had tried to move on even settle, but now here they were… finally.

"Janet, I love you baby. So much." His hot breath tickled her nose.

"I love you too, I can't even believe we are here." Eddie took her mouth finally, a deep long kiss, full of everything that the last sixteen months had taken from them. His tongue eliciting moans from Janet that came deep from her soul. He finally broke away from her, they were both panting.

"Inside or outside Jem?" Janet smiled a wicked smile and weighed her options. "Its not too cold, outside I think."

Eddie smiled and reached behind his seat pulling out the wool blanket he had always kept there for Janet when they would plow the streets of Knight's Ridge together. For a moment Janet wondered if he had every used this blanket with Cassie and as if her read her mind or the quick look of concern that flashed across his face.

"Jem, I never took Cassie plowing with me, this had been here waiting for you." He gave her a quick peck and eagerly opened his door, Janet following suit. He laid the blanket out on the flat bed of his truck and helped Janet up. They stood there in each others arms as Eddie gently kissed Janet's neck. Janet raised her arms over her head and Eddie removed her t-shirt, her bra long gone. The cool night air pricked her skin, but then the sensation of Eddie's warm rough hands, and his mouth on her breasts, her belly her back, kept her warm. He dropped to his knees and removed her sneakers and socks and finally he slowly unzipped her jeans, pulling them down around her hips and slowly down her legs. His hands cupped her ass and he slowly began to kiss the line of her panties.

"Eddie." Janet moaned softly before sinking to her knees with him. She unbuttoned his shirt, resisting the urge to tear it off of him, next he lifted his arms over his head and she removed his white t-shirt, the discarded items would later become makeshift pillows. She next pulled on his belt and unzipped his jeans, when he sprung free Eddie took Janet by surprise and flipped her on to her back. He left a trail of kisses down her body until he reached her core and he slowly removed her panties, lifting her legs in the air and resting them around his shoulders. His mouth was finally on her, inside of her, Janet moaned loudly into the night air. For Eddie, her taste and smell was intoxicating and his ever hardening penis felt like he was going to explode.

"Oh my GOD Eddie." Janet came hard and loud. Eddie laughed and Janet joined in. "Jesus baby, do you want us to get caught?" Janet blushed but wouldn't give an inch.

"Wouldn't be the first time would it?" They laughed together again until a concerned look fell across Eddie face. Janet quickly noticed and felt a sting in the pit of her stomach.

"Eddie what's wrong."

"Condoms, I don't have any do you."

"Shit no, you and Cassie didn't..."

"No we did." Eddie was quick to interrupt "You're the only person who I ever didn't use them with... Cassie and I didn't really do the impromptu sex thing." Janet laughed again.

"My poor boy." Eddie smiled

"You and Brett?"

"Every time." Janet was quick to answer and the laughter flowed.

"So do you want to go back to the house..." Eddie asked sheepishly

"No, do you?"

"Nope."

"So you're gonna have pull out." A devilish grin passed across Janet's face and Eddie's mouth was on hers once again, tasting herself on his lips she bit his lower lip, Eddie growled in satisfaction.

"You ready Meadows?"

"Show me what you got Latekka" Eddie surged into her and all she could do was hold on and cry out, she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him in as close as she could, Eddie eased in and out of her filling her and then leaving a void only to fill her again, she felt perfect beneath him. He wanted to be closer, deeper, he lifted Janet's leg and slightly bent it back towards her body. Janet smiled and guided her leg onto his shoulder. Eddie was slightly shocked.

"Hot Yoga, two days a week, you can thank Rory when you see her." Eddie kissed her knee and pushed into her deeper.

"Hot yoga Huh?" again they were laughing but then the heat and friction grew between and things quickly took a serious turn. Eddie lowered her leg and she wrapped them around his waist locking them tightly, she arched her body and Eddie slipped his hand underneath her, cradling her back lifting he slightly off the truck, with this new angle Janet called out and Eddie kept a strong rhythm.

"Janet, if I don't stop now, I am not going to be able to." Eddie growled in to her ear trying with everything her had to hold back, Janet did not heed his warning, instead she looked him right in the eye and tightened her legs around him.

"Eddie, if you stop now I will kill you." Janet panted between thrusts. Eddie smiled he could feel her tighten around him, he knew she was close when her nails dug in to his back. They were both in it now, the deep spiral where sounds and movements don't matter, only what you feel. They came together, loudly. Janet could feel him empty into her and she quivered around him. Breathless and spent Eddie rolled over on to his side taking Janet with him. There legs tangled together and her head on his sweaty chest. He pulled the blanket around them like a cocoon and they drifted off into a contented sleep

"Jem, baby wake up." The sun was coming up and despite the blanket and their body heat it was cold.

"Mmmm, do I have to." Janet grumbled.

"Yes baby you do, come on." Janet opened her eyes and reached up to kiss Eddie, his grip tightened around her.

"Baby it's cold." A shiver ran through Janet.

"Yes, I know. Let get dressed, head back to my house and we can take a bath before Phil and Pizza Girl get up." A smile flashed across Janet's face.

"You had me at bath."

Eddie filled his old claw foot tub with hot water and a squirt of his body wash for bubbles. Janet quickly stripped and eased herself into the hot water, warming her chilled bones, Eddie eased in behind Janet wrapping his legs and arms around her. They just sat like that until the water started to cool.

"I am so happy to be sitting where I am sitting." Janet said as a tear fell off her cheek remembering what she had said to him on their first date. Eddie leaned down and kissed her shoulder.

" Happy is not a big enough word for it Jem." Janet turned her body to him, her mouth crashing into his. With Eddie help she twisted herself to face him, and as slowly as she could she eased herself down on his hard shaft. Wrapping their arms around each other, they barely moved Janet gently rocked around him, the only sound from the water gently lapping against the tub. Janet came first, so intensely it scared her, she was shaking in Eddie arms tears in her eyes. Eddie quickly followed, a deep loud moan escaping from his lips, Janet used her mouth to try and stifle it. They sat there together for several minutes, neither able to move.

"Jem, that was…"

"I know, I have never…

"Either have I…I think I need to go back to sleep. I am not as young as I used to be." Eddie chuckled into Janet's hair "Can you get up?"

"I am not sure… Can I even feel my legs is the better question." They were both laughing again.

It was almost noon when Janet finally decided she had to leave, Eddie was still asleep. This time she wasn't taking any chances and she shook him awake.

"Mmmmm, Jem lets go back to sleep, he tried to pull her back into his arms."

"Eddie, I can't. I have to go talk to Brett." When Eddie heard his name, he instantly was fully awake "And I have go to Sully's and set up for the Stag Party tonight with PG and I need to go home and get my self all cute for tonight. I have a new dress and everything."

"Cant you just skip over the Brett part?"

"No, Eddie I really can't. I owe him at least a conversation." Eddie grimaced and threw the covers off getting out of bed. He stood in front of Janet naked with his hands on his hips. Janet couldn't help but stare, Eddie smirked.

"Shower." He held his had out to her, she placed hers in his and he pulled her out off the bed into the bathroom laughing the entire way.

Janet pulled up to Owens house, not really sure what she was going to say to Brett. Their relationship was always in such a gray area. She stood on the front porch before knocking, and took a few deeps breaths.

"Hey Janet, what goes on?" Owens voice was slightly cautious.

"Hey O, um is Brett around?" Owen had heard thru the grapevine that was Hannah via Allison that Janet went home with Eddie last night. He knew Brett was in for it.

"Yeah, he's in the kitchen, go on in."

"Hey there J." Brett noticed that she was in the same outfit from yesterday and it shocked him how painful it was to see. "What brings you here?" His voice was too cheerful, spirited, dripping with that fake Brett BS that Janet hated.

"Brett, stop. Please." He knew instantly what she meant. He exhaled and tried to act normal.

"Ok, J. Ok." Janet sat next to him and placed her hands over his.

"I don't really know, what to say to you Brett." He looked at her and smiled.

"I just want you to be happy J, and if I could have given you what you needed trust me Latekka would not have had a chance. But you want marriage and a family and a dog and all that crap. It's just not who I am."

"I know, you know when I was seventeen you were just what I needed and the same thing goes for when I was twenty eight, you have always been there for me. More then anyone has ever been, even Eddie. I know I say that Hannah is my best friend or Rory." Tears slid down Janet's face "But you, you're my best friend. You arrogant, misogynistic, womanizing, caring, loyal, honest asshole. You're my best friend. I could never regret you Brett, not for a second. You have made me, me."

"I love you J. I'm not the mushy flowers and hearts guy. But I love you." Janet was full on crying now.

"I love you too Brett.' He wrapped his arms around her, wishing he could hold her forever.

"You make sure Latekka treats you good, so help me god."

Janet left Brett feeling better, they had some closure. This trip back to the Ridge had really allowed her to close the doors on old ghosts and hopefully she could move forward. There was just one more ghost that she need to face. She knocked on his door only half hoping he would be home. When the door opened, shock flashed across his face. He was shocked that Janet was there in his door way but then she looked so different. He has always thought she was pretty but this new Janet was breathtaking.

"Wow, Janet. I heard you were back in town. I can't believe you are here."

"Hi Rooster, I uh, thought we should talk."

"Would you like to come in?"

"Um. No this will only take a minute." Honesty Janet didn't feel comfortable going into his place alone. Rooster nodded and stepped out on to his front porch with her, closing his door behind him. Janet inhaled sharply before she began "So its been a while and I have had a lot of time to think about what happened and what DIDN'T happen and I wanted to tell you that I am sorry." Sorry was not what Rooster was expecting to hear "You had feelings for me and I was insensitive to them, and that was wrong. What you did, that night and the lie that followed, it destroyed my life. But looking back I could see why you would hate me that much…"

"I didn't hate you Janet, I just wanted you to be mine. I always thought that you and me would end up together. That the first girl I ever kissed would be the last. But you know what I had to dare to kiss me even then."

"Rooster, I am sorry that I did what I did. I hope you can forgive me because I am working like hell to forgive you. I have know you too long to hold on to all this ill will"

"Do you think we could ever be friends again?" She could see the glimmer of hope in his eyes and she didn't want to stoke it but she didn't want to put it out either.

"Look, Eddie and I are trying to be together again, so I am going to be spending more time in the Ridge, maybe in time we can get a drink or something. Down the road."

"You and Eddie, I am happy for you Janet. I hope it works out."

"Thanks Rooster, look I have to go. I have a millions things to do for Nick and Hannah's stag party. It was good talking to you Rooster." Janet was half way down his path, she turned around "Hey Vincent, I like the new haircut." He ran his hand over his head.

"Thanks"

Sully's was filled, everyone who was coming to the wedding has made their way to the stag party. The music was pumping, the beer was flowing and Pizza Girl and Janet had out done themselves with the decorations. The usual suspects were there sans poor pregnant Allison, and Pizza Girl and Janet who were running late after spending hours decorating. Eddie was seated at the bar, on his stool waiting for Janet to arrive. Hannah sat next to him.

"So Eddie, you and Janet looked cozy last night."

"Mmmmhhh." Eddie smiled giving nothing away taking a long sip from his beer.

"Yeah, so if you hurt her in any way, I am going to cut off your balls and auction them off to one of your one night stands." Eddie choked on his beer. "And trust me there will be plenty of interest." Hannah jumped off the stool and made her way back to Nick.

Janet walked in and saw Eddie at the bar, she walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. His whole body reacted to her. He spun around in the stool and took the site that was Janet in. She was wearing a dress, it was black and short to her mid thigh and had a 20's flapper vibe with a deep v neck and double spaghetti straps, she wore a long thing gold necklace that hung down between her breasts and high black strappy heels. Her hair was in a low bun and tendrils fell around her face. He just stared at her for a minute. "Wow, Jem, WOW. Could you do a little twirl for me?" JAnet smiled and twirled as asked, the back of the dress also had a deep v neck and exposed her back and a red bra strap. Eddie pants tightened across his erection. He pulled her close, she that she was standing between his knees, with him seated and her in heels they were at eye level. He kissed her and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"The things I am going to do to you later Jem." He whispered in her ear, Janet blushed bright red and she felt a rush straight to her core.

The party was in full swing hours later when the strippers arrived, two girls and one guy. They girls had more fun with it then the guys did, all getting lap dances. Eddie sat back and watched Janet she looked so care free and happy sitting next to Hannah and Rory stuffing dollars bills in some girls g-string laughing. Brett was watching her too, and made his way over to Eddie.

"Amazing how she can still look sweet and innocent in that dress, getting a lap dance and smacking a strippers ass." Eddie laughed and nodded in agreement "You don't know if you should fuck her or protect her, I was lucky to do both… for awhile anyway… Now its your turn." Brett didn't give Eddie the change to respond, he turned and left. Eddie sat there watching for a moment more when a light bulb went off in his head and he made his way to the juke box.

The familiar drum beat caught Janet's attention and then she heard

NIGHT! NIGHT! Janet started to laugh and her eyes darted around looking for Eddie, she found him standing in the doorway of the storage room. She quickly got up and made her way him pulling Eddie in and closing the door behind them.

"Janet you look so fucking hot tonight." He was kissing her mouth her neck her bare shoulders. Janet was unzipping his pants, reached in and grabbed his hard cock. Eddie grunted and bit her ear causing Janet to gasp, he pushed her against the wall, lifter the hem of her dress and yanked her panties to the ground. Before Janet could react, he inserted his finger inside her, feeling her wetness Janet clenched and moaned into his mouth. "Eddie…"

He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist and he slid into her.

"baby this is going to be quick." He pounded into her, pressing her between his body and the wall. As their song played in the background Janet couldn't help but scream out Eddie's name as she came and Eddie quickly followed stilling inside her. Still holding her, he leaned against the wall, using every last ounce of energy to hold them up. Janet rested her head on his shoulder, kissing what ever exposed skin she could find. Breathless and spent he finally put her down, her legs weak. She looked at him and smiled.

"Pizza Girls not the only one who delivers." She laughed at she said it and Eddie just shook his head. Eddie zipped up and then dropped to his knees and helped Janet as he slid her panties back on. "I will be seeing you again later." He said kissing her at her core and pulling her dress back down. Janet tried her best to fix herself, but it was really no use they both looked freshly fucked. When they finally emerged from the storage closet everyone looked their way and Owen and Ikey had the never to openly applaud. The both laughed and walked over to their group of friends.

"Hey, Rory."

"Yeah Eddie."

"Thanks for the hot yoga classes, worth every penny." Rory's jaw dropped and then she stared to laugh. It took the rest of the crew a few beats to figure out what Eddie meant but the laughter spread as soon as it did. Janet playfully punched Eddie in the shoulder.

"I call shots!" Pizza Girl yelled. Sully brought over a bottle a glasses, and set them up. They all held them up together, Eddie, Janet, Hannah, Nick, Ikey, Owen, Pizza Girl. They clicked them together and finally Eddie said "To what comes next." They all repeated his toast and drank their shots together.