So I've been really neglecting writing this chapter. But it's here finally! I apologize I have no excuses. Well without further ado, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers.
Chapter 4
Pain invaded my system as I tried to get away. There was no stopping him. He was out to get me and there was no stopping him.
I tried my best to distract him but nothing seemed to work.
He came at me and all I could do was scream...
I bolted my body into a sitting position. Shaking slightly from the nightmare I put it in the back of my mind for the moment. I got up and got ready for the day. Maisy was still out cold so I let her be for now. I was out of the door within ten minutes and did my morning jog.
I came back in after my workout and grabbed a piece of fruit. Next step was to take a shower. Stripping off my dirty clothes I stepped in under the steaming water. Taking cold showers never helped me wake up like it did so many others. I would even come back from my run still half asleep by some possible way.
Quickly changing into a plain green t-shirt, a pair of jean shorts and my usual necklace, I made my way back downstairs with Maisy in my arms. I had some orange juice before leaving a note on the island for my family saying I was going in town and that I'd be back in two hours.
I put back my runners and went to my forgotten car. I sat Maisy down on the passenger seat praying that she wouldn't pee in my car. Starting the engine, I rolled out of the driveway.
Arriving at my destination, I climbed out of the car with my dog. Walking into the story I asked the sales associate exactly what I wanted and happily walked out half an hour later. I hoped Anna would be happy with hers.
I arrived back home in record time for a late brunch. We had waffles with fruit. My favorite. Can't go wrong with that.
" Where's Ron? " I asked curiously. Part of me wanted to apologize for my behavior yesterday but my ego had a different idea. I was torn.
" Oh Ron doesn't usually eat with us. He prefers to eat on his own time. And plus, he has a ... 'special diet' that he has to follow. " Will explained.
" Military thing? "
" Something like that. " Will smiled like he was in on some inside joke.
The rest of the meal went by relatively slow. After everything was cleaned up, Anna and I went to fetch the dogs from outside. Will had put up a small fence for the pups to have somewhere to play out in the backyard.
When we came back in, I took out what I had went into town to buy today. I handed Anna a black velvet box.
" Jess you know I love you, but I don't love you in that way. You know that right? " She said cheekily.
" Just open it already. " I muttered.
Anna opened the box and her face lit up very vast.
" It's perfect Jessica! And it fits perfectly! " She yelped happily as she was adjusting it. Inside was a pink collar with a gold dog tag engraved Lady on one side and our address on the other. I had picked one similar to hers but for my own dog with blue instead of pink and silver for gold.
I slid the collar over Maisy's head and tightened it around her neck. Now Ron won't have an excuse to call her anything but her name. I smiled.
For the next three hours I spent it playing with Maisy outside and sketching at the same time. I never knew what to draw so I would usually let my mind wander and see what I would come up with. I drew two eyes, a nose, a mouth and then the face structure. I was so out of it I hadn't realized that I had drew Ron the first time I met him. It was when we had shook hands and the current had passed through us.
My emotional state yesterday had made me block out the feeling when he was touched me. But it was only when we made physical contact so skin on skin. I could slightly remember feeling it if I concentrated enough from the previous day's memories.
Looking down at my sketch pad, I had drawn Ron with a slightly surprised yet curious face with his bright blue eyes staring at me. It was definitively one of my best sketches if not the best. It was so detailed yet so simple as it radiated time and passion put into it. I was brought out of my stupor my a ruckus in the kitchen. I recognized Ron's voice as it sounded like he was looking for something.
Well might as well make the most out of the situation. Anna was out for a walk with Lady, and my aunt and uncle were out visiting some friends.
I got up from my spot on the ground outside and made my way towards the back door of the kitchen to apologize to Ron.
" Hey Ron? I just wanted to apologize about how I acted earlier yesterday. Especially after what happened in that store and you didn't deserve that- " My jaw must have hit the floor at the sight in front of me.
I had walked in expecting to see Ron rummaging through some drawers for some extra rags to clean the garage with or something. But never had I expected to walk into what was in front of me now. Ron had one hand on the fridge and the other held a water bottle to his mouth. So sure he could see his biceps working against the fridge but that wasn't the worst part. He was shirtless. And sweaty. Oh dear lord, I was going to hell.
I remember the first time I had seen him and had assumed that he had an eight pack, well I definitively had proof now. All I could do was stare at him. I had at least the decency to close my mouth.
Ron finished drinking and put his attention towards me quirking an eyebrow. I looked away sheepishly. And cue the red face.
" Sorry I didn't know-what I'm trying to say is-maybe I can come back later... " I stumbled over my words. I looked back up at him focusing all my energy to look at his face and nothing else. It was proving hard to do so. A sly smirk crept up his face when realization hit him as to why I was stuttering.
" Well I'm here so might as well do it now. " He said smugly.
" Oh um right. I just um wanted to say sorry. For um for yesterday. " My talking had certainly improved some.
He grunted.
" Just don't let it happen again. " Meaning my dog peeing on his car. After regaining my posture, I decided it would be best to leave it at that as to not embarrass myself even further.
Annabelle came back earlier from her walk with Lady than what I thought she would of. Her saying " Lady wasn't listening ". Either way it was clear that we should start training the pups right away. And that was exactly what we did.
It couldn't be that hard right? How wrong did I realize I was.
Maisy and Lady wouldn't sit still for more than five seconds. We tried everything. We tried teaching them to sit which didn't go so bad compared to making them stay.
They were still pups so it was understandable but they had so much energy that we were completely whipped out.
" I give up. " I said laying on the ground all wet from trying to clean them from the hose.
" We can't stop now. Maisy is half full of soap and we weren't even able to get Lady fully wet. " Annabelle exhaled slumped against a big tree. We had changed into our bathing suits to accommodate to the hot weather and making it easier to work with water. Annabelle sported pink ruffled bikini top with pink and black Nike shorts. For myself, I sported a dark blue bikini top with a lighter blue loose mid - drift tank top and sweat pants that were shorts.
At that moment, Ron came out of the house.
" Having trouble? " His tone amused.
" Yeah, the dogs won't listen! And they won't sit still for their baths! " Anna said tiredly.
" Well they're still very young. They've just gotta be thought who's in charge. "
" Oh! Maybe they'll listen for food. " Anna said running in the house to get some type of dog treat.
" Do you mind if I give it a try? It shouldn't be much different than training some of the young recruits. "
" Give it your best shot. " I said sitting up.
He lowered himself to Maisy's height so that he could allow her to sniff his hand. He then put his hand in front of her face and he pointed to the ground. After Maisy not listening to him, he patted the ground before her. She automatically laid down after he gave her a look.
" Wow! How'd you do that? "
" Practice. Years of it. And patience. Lots and lots of patience. Especially with both sets of twins. " He groaned in annoyance at the mere mention of them.
" Twins? " I asked.
" Yes unfortunately. You'll have the misery of meeting them when we get back to base. They're part of the group Autobot so they're not part of the normal recruits. " He explained. " There's the younger ones, Sid and Flynn, annoying fraggers, are always fighting and arguing. Then there's the older ones, Swiper and Sunny. Now those are the ones who you gotta watch out for. They like to pull pranks on the other members. They're also extremely self centered with massive egos, Sunny's the worse one of the two though. "
" Seems like an interesting unit of people. "
" It is but we're not a unit. We're more like a family. " He said. I smiled at the thought. Looks like NEST is gonna end up being a good choice for me. Maisy had decided that she had enough staying still in one spot for long enough and started running like crazy around the yard.
" Ugh! Not again. She's still half full of soap. Grab her while I get the hose. " I got up and ran to get the hose. I turned around and spotted Maisy at once and automatically started to hose her down. The only thing was that Ron was holding her and I hadn't realized till I heard him yelling.
" Whoah! Stop stop! Ugh! " He said all the while holding Maisy in one arm and shielding his face with the other.
" Oh my god, I'm so sorry Ron! Are you okay? " I asked as I surveyed the damage. The front of his shirt and his face were soaked, up to the point that his shirt stuck to his body. I quickly looked down blushing and giggled. It was kind of funny seeing him like that.
" Well I've been bet-are you laughing at me? " He asked. I looked up and saw him put the dog down. He made his way towards me with a mischievous glint in his eyes. Before I could react, the hose was out of my hand and being used on me.
I shrieked as I ran for cover.
" No fair! You could have at least warned me! " I said hiding behind a tree.
" Oh, like you warned me? All's fair in love and war. " My heartbeat increased at when he said the love part but quickly pushed the thought back in order to escape Ron's wrath. The bottom of my ponytail and the top half of my top were wet from the sudden attack.
" You can't hide forever. " He taunted. I spotted a bucket of water near the tree that Annabelle had been resting on. I made my way towards the tree while couching behind the bushes. I peeked over my current bush to see Ron advancing towards the tree I had previously been behind. I arrived at my destination and picked up the bucket.
" Gotcha! " He exclaimed happily as he rounded the tree spraying the empty space. He looked dumbfounded as he looked at where he thought I was.
" Wha- " He never got to finish his sentence when I dumped the cold water over his head.
" No I've got you! " I giggled uncontrollably as I watched his reaction. His expression went from surprised to shocked to challenging.
" You think that's funny? " He asked all serious. I nodded giggling not thinking of the consequences. " You find this funny? "
He grabbed my middle and sprayed the hose over my head. I squealed as I tried to escape his hold but it never wavered it only tightened. While in my struggle to get free, Ron lost some of the control over the hose and the water drenched us both. Seeing this he was distracted to get better control over the hose, I made an attempt to escape only to almost fall on the ground. However Ron had fast reflexes and caught me before there was any damage. And now we were caught in this position. My hands were on his chest for balance while his hands were on my waist to steady me. I could feel the electricity flowing from where his hands were touching my skin. That wasn't even the worse part. Our bodies had somehow ended up pulled flush together.
I looked up at Ron as my heartbeat accelerated from the electricity that flowed between us. I gazed into his bright blue eyes. Up close you could see their brightness and a few light blue specs. Oh I seriously needed to get a grip on myself unless I wanted to become a puddle at his feet.
We were locked onto each other's gaze for what seemed like forever. He looked at me with curiosity, concern, amusement and another emotion I couldn't pinpoint because it quickly disappeared. Was it affection? No it couldn't be. It hadn't even been a week since we'd met. I mean sure he was there for me when I had my breakdown and we've talked a few times but we didn't really know each other. But some part of me was saying that it was because he cared for me. And it couldn't just be me feeling that current whenever our skin made contact right?
" Are you alright? " His voice brought me out of my internal debate.
" Yeah I'm fine. Um can I ask you something? " I whispered the last part.
" Of course. " He said while he still held me up.
" Do you feel that? Whenever we touch? It feels like electricity or some kind of strong energy. " I needed to know that this wasn't one sided. It couldn't be. I didn't want it to be. As soon as those words slipped out of my mouth he went rigid. His face became serious et he let me go. I immediately missed his touch and longed for the heat that radiated from his hands.
" I don't feel anything. " His tone was harsh and cold. I flinched at the sudden his sudden change.
" Oh um okay. Must just be me than. " I muttered sadly. I retracted my hands from his chest and hugged them to my body. Not being able to look in those blue eyes of his, I looked down embarrassed.
" Hey! I finally found some treats for the... What happened here? " Anna walked out of the house to find us soaked to the bone.
" Nothing. " I said taking a step away from Ron. I walked towards Maisy to bring her into the house. I couldn't stand being in his presence with him like that. It was odd how a few words had made him rigid. Like I uncovered a secret or something. Either way, it hurt knowing he didn't feel it and if he did and wouldn't admit to it, then that would hurt even more.
It didn't matter. I was mortified from his response and was not sticking around any longer.
Supper came around and Anna and I decided on ordering some pizza since uncle Will and aunt Sarah wouldn't be back till later tonight.
We ended up watching a couple movies, some being The Notebook, completely stereotypical I know, and Finding Nemo, it was one of my favorite movies. I had tears in my eyes when Nemo was reunited with his dad. Disney always provided a happy ending. If only it were realistic.
My mind began to wander to my own parents but settled on focusing on the third movie.
" Alright I'm heading to bed. " Anna said yawning. I looked over at the clock and saw that it was only 10 PM.
" Really but it's only 10. Old age is hitting you early. " I teased her. She simply stuck out her tongue at me.
It was a good thing we decided to settle in the living room upstairs which was right in front of our bedrooms because I don't think Annabelle could of made it up the stairs. I giggled when she stumbled into the door frame. She waved her middle finger at me and closed her door.
I turned my attention back to the TV and slowly fell into a quick slumber filled with nightmares with Maisy at my feet. I kept dozing in and out of slumber trying to escape the monster that plagued my mind at night. It wasn't until a few hours later that I felt someone pull a blanket over my body that I finally slept peacefully.
" Goodnight Jess. "
The last thing I remember was the pressure of lips on my forehead and the feeling of being safe.
And deep blue eyes.
Alright so for those who are confused as to why Ron denied feeling the electric current between my OC and him will be explained in later chapters. But rest assured that he does in fact feel it.
Let me know if you want me to keep Jazz alive or not when we get to base. And if you want me to go straight to base or if you want me to build up a foundation of Jess and Ron's relationship.
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