I drove to the Mercer's house at 2am that night. I just couldn't sleep. I needed him next to me and not even my anger would change that. I slipped my key in the lock and slowly pushed the door open. I looked around and shut it.
"Anybody awake?" I called out softly, incase someone was up, I didn't want to freak them out and get shot. I didn't hear anyone so I laid my purse on the table. I noticed a big black bag but ignored it. My eye lids were droopy and I needed sleep. Besides, I probably didn't want to know what was in the bag. I walked upstairs and pushed Jack's door open. I smiled when I saw him.
He was laying on his side, facing the wall, holding a pillow in his arms. I really wanted to be that pillow. I shrugged my jacket off and laid it on his chair. I crawled onto the bed and made my way up. I gently tugged the pillow from his grip and laid it down so I could use it. I lifted his arm up and laid myself where the pillow was. I snuggled back into his chest and sighed when I was comfy. I smiled and finally closed my eyes.
"Comfy now?" came the muffled voice from behind me. I cursed on the inside and turned to see Jack's green eyes peering at me between his lashes.
"Yes. You?" I smiled. He smirked and lifted himself up on one elbow.
"Yeah. What time is it?" he asked. I looked behind him at the clock and sighed.
"2:25am." I told him.
"What in God's name are you doing driving around Detroit at 2am?" he asked a little aggravated. I bit my lip and traced one of the tattoo's on his chest.
"I missed you." I whispered. He sent me a playful glare and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.
"You never will let me be mad at you." he mumbled and let his finger run down my jaw. I smiled and leaned in to kiss him. He parted my lips as they met and I let him enter my mouth. A small moan escaped feeling him caress my tongue with his. I ran my fingers through his hair and pulled back slightly.
I wasn't sure what possessed me to do it or why I thought it needed to be said by me. But I got the sudden urge to ask him what he should have asked me. I got the urge to ask him what I felt was right. Lord, know I wasn't a complete traditional person but damn it, I tried.
"Be mine?" I whispered. I wasn't going to just spend my nights with him and kiss him, even though I loved every single one, without their being some sort of commitment. I wasn't that type of girl. That was Lydia.
"Was that a question or a demand?" he asked. I tilted my head and smirked.
"Does it matter?" I countered. He smirked this time and moved so he was almost on top of me. I thought he was going to kiss me but he started singing.
Well you done, done me and you bet I felt itI tried to be chill but you're so hot that I meltedI fell right through the cracksAnd now I'm trying to get backBefore the cool done run outI'll be giving it my bestestNothing's going to stop me but divine interventionI reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn someI won't hesitate no more, no moreIt cannot wait, I'm yours
I smiled as he ran a finger over my lips. His smile broke through his song and he kissed me quickly. He always had a way with words. If he couldn't tell me, he'd sing it.Well open up your mind and see like meOpen up your plans and damn you're freeLook into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, loveListen to the music of the moment people dance and singWe're just one big familyAnd It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love lovedSo I won't hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait I'm sureThere's no need to complicate Our time is shortThis is our fate, I'm yoursScooch on closer dearAnd I will nibble your ear
I giggled as he gently attacked my neck and ear. I started to wonder if he wrote this or if he just came up with it. He pulled back and kept singing and I hung off of every word.I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirrorAnd bending over backwards just to try to see it clearerMy breath fogged up the glassAnd so I drew a new face and laughedI guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reasonTo rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasonsIt's what we aim to doOur name is our virtueI won't hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait I'm sureThere's no need to complicate Our time is shortthis is our fate, I'm yoursWell no, no, well open up your mind and see like meOpen up your plans and damn you're freeLook into your heart and you'll find the sky is yoursListen to the music of the moment come and dance with meA lá one big family, A lá happy family, A lá peaceful melodyIt's your God-forsaken right to be loved, love, love, loveI won't hesitate no more, no moreIt cannot wait, I'm sureThere's no need to complicateOur time is shortThis is our fate, I'm yoursNo please, don't complicate Our time is shortThis is our fate, I'm yoursNo please, don't hesitateNo more, no moreIt cannot waitThe sky is your's!
He finished and kissed my lips again. I held him to me when he went to pull back.
"Thank you." I whispered between kisses. He rolled over the rest of the way on me and settled between my legs.
"Welcome." he mumbled against my skin. I moaned when he sucked on the skin under my ear. I pulled my shoulder up when he didn't stop.
"I'm not your coloring book." I laughed.
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I woke up to faint knocking on the door. I opened my eyes and saw Angel's head poking in. He scanned the room and smiled when he saw me. I leaned up on my elbows and gave him a sleepy smile.
"Morning." I whispered trying not to wake Jack up, again. Angle sat on the edge of the bed.
"I won't ask why you're in my baby brother's bed." he smirked and I blushed. "I just saw your car and wanted to see if you'd like to come to town with me today?" he asked. I looked over at the clock and it flashed 11:47am.
"Sure. But I gotta stop by my place for clothes." I whispered. He nodded and pointed downstairs and I nodded. I slipped my shoes on and grabbed my jacket. I leaned over the bed and kissed Jack's cheek.
"I'll be back soon." I whispered and kissed his forehead. I was a faint smile cross his lips and walked out. I noticed everyone's doors were closed and walked down stairs. I saw Angle by the door and smiled.
"Why are you up so early?" I joked as he opened the door. He gave me a sad look and I nodded. He wasn't going to say anything here yet. I knew Angel. It was like the time he said he was thinking about going into the Marine's. He didn't want to tell anyone until he thought it out and talked to someone. And now was no different. He had something to say but he didn't want to say it just yet.
"Where are we going?" I asked after we got into my car. "After my place, that is."
"To talk to an old friend of Jerry's." he mumbled. I nodded and drove to my house. I didn't want to press my luck by asking him all these questions but I was one curious cat.
"What is it, Angel? Tell me." I asked him pulling out of my complex. He sighed and was quiet for a minute.
"Ma's insurance agent came by last night. After you left and after Bobby and Jackie left." he started. "Did you know Jerry was paying for the policy?" he asked.
"I didn't know she had one." I told him shaking my head.
"Well, he's been paying the premium. Well, he came by and said he needed to talk to Jerry. Said that some red flags had been raised. He said it was a big amount for such a small policy. And with Jerry's criminal history and the fact that he's near bankrupt-"
"Jerry's broke?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah and guess how much the big amount is?" he asked. I raised my brow and he huffed. "400,000"
"What?!" I shrieked. He nodded and pointed to a construction site.
"Turn here." he said and I obeyed. I parked and saw a bunch of guys getting paid. Angle hopped out and walked over to the man paying them and I followed him slowly. I didn't know what he wanted me to hear or know, so I kept my distance.
"Big Chief." Angel greeted.
"Angel Mercer." the man smiled and shook his hands.
"How you doing?" Angel asked, making pleasantries.
"Good. And you?" he asked. Angle nodded and looked over at me.
"As well as expected. This is Emilie, a friend of mine." Angel introduced me. I walked over to shake his hand and he kissed it.
"Finally, got rid of Sofi?" the man joked. I laughed and Angel sighed.
"Nah, this is Jackie's girl." Angel winked at me. I blushed and watched the guy nodded his approval and Angle got down to business. "I came to talk to you about Jerry. You worked with him lately?"
"I ain't worked for Jerry for a long time. Not since he started up those luxury condos. High-dollar stuff like that brings in all the gangsters." the man told us, walking to the outside of the house.
"Wait a second. So you're saying Jerry got mixed in with some gangsters? What's going on?" Angle asked, even more confused than before. The man sighed and leaned closer to us.
"There's this do-gooder. He's on city council. His name's Douglas." he told us.
"Okay." Angel nodded.
"He's the guy who shut down Jerry's warehouse project. He'll know who Jerry got mixed up with." was all he said. I looked at Angel and we walked back to my car. Everyday this got worse. But Jerry was involved?
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I woke up the next morning, or should I say afternoon, and reached for Emilie but she wasn't there. My eyes shot open and I looked around. I thought for a moment and I vaguely remember her leaving this morning. When and where she went, I didn't know. But I did remember her leaving. I looked at the clock and it flashed 2:13pm. God, I slept late. I groaned and sat up on the edge of my bed. It wasn't a second later when Bobby was banging on my door.
"Jackie! Wake your fairy ass up!" he yelled through my door. I sighed and stood up. I walked over to my closet and pulled out a shirt to slip over my white one. I pulled a pair of jeans on and walked downstairs. The first thing that hit me was the smell of Sofi cooking. Lord knows I can't stand her, but she can cook. The next thing I noticed was the kitchen table. It was covered in guns. And, of course, Bobby was standing over them.
"Get over here. I wanna show you these." he said and slid a cup of orange juice over to me. I walked over and watched him look over the guns and tell me what they were and how powerful they were. Yes, In the Mercer house this is what brothers talk about. Guns. And no, we don't point them out in books or on tv, we have our own little stolen stash on our mother's dining table. Welcome home.
"SIG Sauer .45 auto." he mumbled holding up the first gun. "That'll blow your back out."
"Nine millimeter Beretta." he muttered and pushed it aside. "Oh, look at this Beretta. It's triple-action. Three bullets at once." he said, sounding eerily excited while opening the barrel and looking at it.
"They say dead men tell no tales, but they sure leave important shit lying around." he said picking up another gun and quickly pointing it into the living room. I looked and saw Jerry walk in.
"Hey, what the hell are y'all doing now?" he asked looking around.
"Just getting a head start on next year's taxes, Jerry." Bobby told him.
"Look how y'all doing Mama's house." Jerry sighed looking at the mess in the living room. "Come on. Look at this table, man. Come on."
"You know what? You're right." Bobby nodded and turned around to look at Sofi in the kitchen. "Hey, Sofi, why don't you do me a favor and clean up some of this shit?" he said waving the gun around. "Make yourself useful." I was about to laugh until Bobby ducked and a plate came flying into the dining room.
"You missed." he snickered. I picked up the camera I found last night and flipped through the photos. I sighed when I saw some of mom.
"Hey, Bobby." I called and handed him the camera.
"Where'd y'all get this?" Jerry asked.
"Our friend Stanly, the shooter." Bobby told him looking through the photos.
"Let me see that." Jerry said and grabbed the camera.
"They were tracking Mom." Bobby told him and took the camera back.
"That's that guy. That's that lawyer guy." I said pointing to the picture of Ma and the lawyer on the screen. "That shit head said he said he only met her once, Bobby."
Jerry got a dumbfounded look on his face and I heard the door shutting. Bobby and me looked back to see Emilie and Angle walk in.
"Where the hell you been?" Bobby asked Angel. "I been trying to call you all day."
"Following up new leads." Angel said lowly and sent a hard stare to Jerry. I didn't pay much attention though, Emilie was back. She gave me a sad smile and I kissed her head. She pulled me over to the stairwell and I thought she was going to talk but she didn't. Instead she wrapped her arms around my neck and crashed her lips onto mine. I leaned her against the wall and kissed her back softly. I knew something was wrong but I knew I couldn't ask now. Any minute Bobby would be yelling for us to go somewhere else.
"You okay?" I asked when she finally let me go. She nodded and gave me one last kiss on my lips. "Bobby knows." I whispered.
"What?! How?" she asked. I smirked and rubbed my ear.
"I kinda slipped. Well, he tricked me but he knows. He's cool though." I told her quickly.
"I think Angel knows. He just doesn't want to see it yet." she smiled. I nodded and gave her a quick kiss before leading her back into the dining room where Sofi and Angel were about to argue again.
"What?" he asked as Sofi grabbed his arm.
"You're gonna leave again?" she asked. Angel huffed and glared at her.
"See that's your problem." he mumbled as she pushed him.
"Okay, fine. Go. Go." she spat and kept pushing him.
"You gonna be here." he mumbled and walked out the door.
"Whatever." she huffed and walked past us. I looked at Emilie and smiled.
"Good luck." I wished her and she pinched my arm.
"Be careful." she whispered and leaned up to kiss me again. I nodded and hurried out the door after my brothers. I jumped in the seat behind Jerry and noticed all of them staring at me.
"What?" I asked. Bobby smirked while Jerry shook his, chuckling softly. Angel just glared at me. I held my hands up in defense and looked out the window.
"At least I got a good girl." I mumbled, earning a punch from Angel and more laughs from the other two.
"And a sane one." Bobby added.
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I walked into the living room and was about to sit down when Sofi appeared at the doorway. She stared at me for a minute and I finally looked over.
"What?" I asked as nicely as I could.
"You're just going to let him leave?" she asked, crossing her arms.
"Angel is his own man, Sofi." I sighed.
"Not Angel. Jack?" she asked. I looked at her confused.
"Why would I care?" I asked.
"He's your boyfriend. And don't say no he's not because I'm not that stupid Emilie." she told me flatly. I stared at her for a second and sighed.
"It's there mother, Sofi. Whether I want any of them to go or not, they won't listen. You should know that by now." I told her. She nodded and walked over to sit next to me.
"But we can stop them." she said excitedly. I raised my brow and looked at her.
"How do you reckon we do that?" I asked, curious to what she'd say.
"Maybe if the cops gave them another warning. Maybe they would stop." she smiled. I wanted to laugh so bad but I contained it.
"You wanna call the cops on them?" I asked incredulously, no wonder they call her la vida loca. She jumped up, pulling me with her and ran to the door.
"Yeah, yeah. Come on!" she yelled and bolted out the door. I watched her jump into her car and I smirked.
"Bobby is going to have a field day."
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The whole way Angel shot me glares and I started to find it amusing. He was my brother but he was pulling it for Emilie. I found it kind of ironic. We pulled up to the lawyer's house and I nodded my head.
"Nice place." I whispered as we walked around to the back.
"We might have to spend the night up in this bitch." Bobby joked cracking the back window and reaching in for the door knob.
"An attack dog." he said and looked a the tiny white ball of fur on floor. "Come here, poochie. You don't wanna bite me, do you? You gonna bite me, baby?" Bobby cooed to the dog. I shook my head as we all spilt up to look over the house. I was a laptop on a desk and walked over to it. He was a lawyer so this must be important to him.
"Hey, Bobby, check this out. I found Bradford's calendar." I said pulling up his calendar. "You don't think ''EM'' stands for Evelyn Mercer, do you?" I asked them as they crowded around me.
"You're getting good at this, Jackie." Bobby mumbled, still holding the dog.
"November 21st. He met up with her the night she died. Why would anybody meet up with their lawyer at 8 at night?" Angel asked. All of a sudden a loud and shrill voice filled the quiet night and I snapped the laptop shut.
"Angel!" Sofi yelled from outside, honking the horn.
"Nice. Your girlfriend's here." Bobby said waving his hand around. I gave Angel a dirty look and Jerry dropped his head. This was great.
"She's crazy, man." Angel mumbled looking out the window at his girlfriend honking the horn.
"Well, go shut her up then." I yelled at him.
"Angel! Angel, come out! I see you in the window! Come out, you idiot! I know you're in there!" she yelled.
"Y'all come out here with me. This girl is crazy." Angel told us and we followed him outside.
"Angel! People, there's robbers in the house! Come out, Angel! I'm gonna call the police now!" she kept yelling to the neighborhood and honking her horn. We walked outside and Angel ran over to her. I didn't know until then that Emilie was there. She was us walk out and she got out the car. At first, I thought she was on Sofi's side but the big shit eating grin spread across her face and I knew.
"Come on!" Angel yelled at her. We were all pooled around Sofi to get her back in her car that we didn't notice the lawyer driving up.
"You better call immigration on this girl." Emilie told us.
"You've got a real class act here." Bobby told Angel. Oh, he was in for it.
"She should be at Guantanamo Bay." Jerry sighed.
"Locked up." I added in.
"Oh, my god." Emilie gasped. I saw her face pale and looked behind me. It was Mr. Bradford.
"Excuse me. What are you doing?" he asked looking out his car window. Bobby walked over to him and Jerry followed, trying to keep him in check.
"How you doing, buddy?" Bobby hissed and reached into the car.
"Bobby! Bobby! He's a lawyer!" Jerry yelled.
"What's going on here?" the lawyer asked.
"He's a liar, Jerry!" Bobby yelled and threw the old man on the ground. Angel was finally finishing up with Sofi.
"Ain't nobody's business! Stay away!" He yelled at her.
"You heard me, old man. You fucking lied to me." Bobby yelled pulling the lawyers sweater over his face, showing his stomach. "You said you didn't even know my mother. You were the last person to see her alive." he yelled and smacked his stomach.
"Look at that, Jerry. It leaves a nice big red handprint, huh?" Bobby smiled at his handy work, literally.
"Just ask him the question. Come on." Jerry said pointing to him.
"No, I'm gonna do it again-" he paused to slap him again. "and again until I find out what I wanna know." he yelled. Angel walked over and reached over Bobby's shoulder to smack him once.
"Oh, God!" he cried. Emilie gripped my hand and looked at me nervously. I rubbed her hand with my thumb and pulled her to me. I really wish she didn't have to see us like this.
"Tell him!" Angel yelled.
"Okay." he whimpered and pulled his sweater off his face. "Okay, I'll explain. It's just that I-I-I felt so guilty." he stuttered.
"Guilty for what?" Jerry asked.
"I-I-I'm not even sure I know how to say it." Bradford said looking around at all of us.
"Say what?" Bobby demanded.
"Your mother and I were-Were seeing each other socially." he finally spit out.
"Socially?" Bobby asked confused.
"I didn't want to sully your mother's reputation." he trailed off as Bobby helped him up. It was one big misunderstanding. "She was a fine, fine woman." he complimented.
"I know. I know." Bobby sighed.
"I have some of your mother's night things, if you want." he started as Bobby helped wipe his coat off.
"What?!" Bobby asked and stopped.
"They-" Bradford started again.
"No. No, it's not necessary." Bobby said hurriedly. He, like the rest of us, did not want to hear about our mother's night things.
"Too much information. Ah!" Jerry said disgusted as we all started back to the cars.
"I apologize, Mr. Bradford. We broke your back window. We're just trying to figure out what happened my mother." Bobby told him.
"I understand." Bradford nodded.
"Thank you. I appreciate that. You have a beautiful home here." Bobby told him and walked off.
"Thank you." he mumbled. Sofi and Angel went in her car back to the house while Emilie rode with me, Bobby and Jerry.
"She's crazy!" Bobby exclaimed, driving down the road
"No shit Sherlock, where'd you get your first clue?" Emilie quipped. Bobby gave her a tiny glare in the mirror.
"Now why did you let her come here?" Jerry asked. I watched her smirk and looked at Bobby.
"I just wanted to piss Bobby off." she told us. Bobby laughed and shook his head.
"Mission accomplished, Diddle." he told her.
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We got back to the house and every piled into their rooms. Jack looked over at me and smiled.
"You going home?" he asked me. I shook my head and walked over to sit next to him.
"Nah, I'm too tired to drive. I think I'll stay here. That okay?" I asked, smiling up at him. He grinned and leaned down to kiss me.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." he whispered. I met his lips in a hot kiss and trailed my fingers down his chest to the hem of his shirt. He pulled away so I could pull it off and quickly moved back to me. He held my hips firmly and slowly moved his hands up, along with my shirt. I sighed against his lips as I felt my skin being uncovered by my shirt but being replaced with his skin. He stopped when it was under my bra and trailed his hand back down my stomach. My whole body ached to feel him as his hand found its way down the front of my panties. His lips were attached to my neck as he slipped two fingers inside me. I moaned and he moved his lips over mine. He moved his fingers faster and harder and I moaned into his mouth. My fingers curled around his hair and pulled it slightly. I smirked when he let out a moan.
'So Jackie likes pain.'
I pulled it tighter and his fingers moved quicker. I felt his thumb come over me and start to rub slow circles, urging me even further. He kissed me with such passion and hunger I almost didn't feel the tingling in my stomach until the last minute. My toes curled, my breath caught and Jack held me tight, lisp pressed against mine, as my orgasm spilled over. When my body stopped trembling he removed his lips from mine and looked down at me. I smirked and pushed him over on his back. I kissed him as my hands went to work on his pants. I pulled them off and then let mine slid down my legs. I was wanting to take control but that was looking like it wasn't going to happen. Jack pulled my legs from under me and I fell, on my back, onto the bed. He crawled between my legs and smirked at me. I lifted his chin up and kissed him.
I closed my eyes when I felt him rub against my opening. He attacked my neck and roughly thrust into me. Our first time was, of course, a loving tender one. But this time was the opposite. I had never seen Jack this way, not that it was bad. But he had always been gentle with me. I knew he was more experienced than me but I never knew it to this extent. But, don't get me wrong, I'm so not complaining.
His mouth covered mine again when I couldn't silence my moans. The last thing we wanted was for Angel to Bobby to hear us. They'd kill Jack and well, I'd just be embarrassed. I ran my nails down his back and felt him press himself to me more. I snaked a leg further over his waist and pulled him in deeper. It wasn't too much longer when I felt my second orgasm close in on me. This one strong and longer than the first. And Jack was right behind me with his.
He pulled out of me and slid onto the bed next to me. I rolled over onto my side and laid my head on his chest. My hair sticking to his moist chest. We laid there in silence until we caught our breath.
"Emilie?" he whispered. I looked up at him and he ran a finger over my nose. "I love you."
My heart stopped. Did he just say what I think he did?
I looked at him again and looked into his eyes. There was no joke, no hurt in them. There was love and care. And the longer I stayed quiet the amount of embarrassment grew. I leaned up and kissed his lips softly.
"I love you too, Jackie." I whispered.