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*Vanessa's POV*
I walk out of John's room and hear another voice coming from the door. I stop by the top of the stairs and stay by the wall, to keep from being seen by whomever was on the other side of the door, talking to John.
"Do you want me to get it for you?" He asked the person.
"Is it okay if I go up as well?" The person asked. It sounded like another woman. "I want to make sure that I get everything that I need so that we don't have to bother each other."
"Oh, okay. Sure." Said John as he stepped aside to let the woman in.
My eyes widened when I saw that it was his soon to be ex-wife, Tina. I quickly looked around to see where I could go. I went into Derek's room, knowing that I couldn't go into the room that she would sleep in, nor going into John's room, not wanting her to see me. There was still a possibility that she knew nothing about me but I still didn't want to cause any problems between the two, even though they were getting a divorce that would be finalized in at least a few months if nothing delayed it.
I heard footsteps as I hid behind the door, but I couldn't tell too well who it was from. Because Derek wasn't home, I didn't have to worry about him wanting to make any noise. I poked my head out slightly and saw John standing by the door to his bedroom with his hands in his pockets. He looked over at and spotted me, causing me to quickly hide again. Slowly looking out into the hallway again, I saw him slowly walking around between the door and the wall that was in across from it before slowly making his way towards me.
My breath caught when he stopped by the door and looked into the room and at me. He gave me a soft, but warm smile. John looked back before cupping my chin and captured my lips for a soft kiss that sent butterflies swarming into my stomach and took my breath away, even as he pulled away.
"Please stay." Jon whispered to me.
"As long as she's here, why?" I asked him.
"Because...there's things that I think we should talk about." He replies.
"John?" Asked Tina.
He closed his eyes and sighed quietly before walking back out into the hallway. "I'm here. You got everything you need?"
"Yes." I hear her say. "I believe I have everything, but if there's anything that I forgot, please let me know."
"Will do." Said John before they both walked down the stairs.
I stepped out into the hallway, when I was sure that they were not nearby and waited until I heard the door close after she left. I slowly walked down the stairs and sat on the couch in the living room when I was sure that Tina was gone and no longer in the house. I crossed my legs and let out a deep breath before looking up at John who was walking towards me and sat down next to me.
"So what do you want to talk about?" I asked him.
"I've been doing some thinking." He begins. "Specifically to what's going to happen between us if and when we end this whole Leah and Dean thing."
I looked down and began to really think about what would happen. "Are we even still going to do the whole thing against them?"
"I don't know, Vanessa." John tells me. "Are we even interested in doing anything against them anymore? Do we even still want them?"
"We do. Or at least, we used to." I say when I look up at him.
John looks at me before saying anything. "Remember when I said three weeks ago, something about remembering why we started this physical relationship that we have? We should try to remember that right now."
"For what?" I asked him. "There are so many things that lead us to where we are now. Is it even possible to remember? It no longer was because we had a connection between us and you had to admit, John that we did. Physically, absolutely. But mentally and emotionally, it was there and it only got stronger as the time went on. You became so busy with wanting Leah, that I risked my friendship with her to help you."
"And you didn't have to, Vanessa." He said. "You could have said that you didn't want to have anything to do with it and you could have at least tried to convince me that it was a bad idea if that's what you truly believed."
"What would that have done, John?" I asked him. "What would that have changed?"
He looked at me seriously. "Our reasons for coming together in the first place, would not have been fogged up."
"So what happens now?" I ask. "Where do we go from here?"
"Do you ever feel anything between us, that's more than just physical?" John asked. "Those nights where all we do is just talk about anything and everything that we can think of. The way we just get each other and the understanding that we share."
Looking into his eyes, I understand, in a way what he is trying to say, though not fully of where is he trying to go with all of this. "What is it exactly, that you want, John? What exactly are you thinking about when it comes to us? I know we have a connection since the day that we met on numerous levels. I won't deny that, because I can't. But is that connection still there, without all of the sex? Without the worry and constant attention that we give Dean and Leah? Without that, what do we have anymore, John? I'm tired of having to hide what we were doing, let alone us doing anything at all for fear that you're wife was going to find out. For fear of what others would think because of our age and the age difference that becomes obvious when they find out how old we are."
"We don't have to hide anymore." He says. "Tina and I are no longer going to be together. After Derek leaves to college, I'll be moving out as well. What would you like? What do you want? We'll work it out."
"But that doesn't change the fact that I'll be going out of state for college." I tell him. "As for what I want...I know what I want. I have gained feelings for you, John. A man that I got while he was still married to his soon to be ex-wife. And with us being in two different states, how do I know that we are going to work out? I've never done long-distance before and I've always been against it because of how they sometimes turn out. All I hear about long-distance relationships is how hard they are and how you have to have so much trust in that person to be on their best behavior while you're apart. How something happens to keep the relationship from becoming successful. So you tell me, John. What are we going to do? What does this mean for us?"
"Vanessa, I want you." John says to me as he sits closer to me and takes my hands in his. "I stopped wanting Leah months ago."
"Then why didn't you tell me that, months ago?" I asked.
"There's no excuse for that." He replies. "A part of me liked messing with them. But the other part of me didn't know if you still wanted Dean."
I looked at him and grab his hands. "I never really wanted him, John. He's been my friend since before we got into high school and our friendship is done as well. Probably past the point of any kind of damage control. I have fault in this as wel, for going along with it and not saying something when I thought that we should have stopped."
"I have fault in it, too. I shouldn't have been so interested in going after her, even when she got a boyfriend." John says. "We were both in the wrong and it should not have happened. The good that came out of it was what you and I can get out of it."
I thought for a moment. "What are we going to be exactly? I want you to make sure and prove to me that you're over Tina and completely done with her, especially after this divorce. I don't want no going back and forth between her and I with me being out of state for the next four years."
"It won't happen." John tells me. "I promise to keep things straight with you."
*Leah's POV*
Dean and I had just finished packing up the last of our things for when our lease is up. We had saved the little furniture that we had, in case we were to ever need it in the future. All we would have to pack up, would be our bed sheets.
"Are you sure it's okay that we go back to Roman's for the rest of the summer?" I ask Dean. I know that they are best friends and Roman was willing to help out, but like I told him when he had first mentioned it, I don't want us to be a burden on him and his family.
"I don't want to either, Leah." He tells me. "But we don't really have anywhere else to go. I'm not going to go through the whole shelter process. It's not even guaranteed that we'll be able to get a shelter to go to and what will happen if they split us up? I don't want to not be able to give my girlfriend a roof over her head."
I walked up to him and placed my hands on his sides as his hands rested on my waist. "We've been through it before and we made it out just fine. Dean, we're not going to be homeless forever."
He lowered his head and kissed my cheek before hiding his face in my neck. "But I want to give you a better life. I don't want you to suffer because of me."
"I won't, baby." I tell him softly when I get him to look at me. "I know Roman is willing to help us out. But I want to make sure that it's going to be guaranteed for the rest of the summer. Not just a few days or a few weeks and then we can't be there anymore because something went wrong. I don't want you to suffer because of me either, Dean. I want you to be happy and I want you and Roman to remain best friends for years to come because you're good for each other. Roman has done so much for us and I want us to be able to do something good in return for him for his kindness. But I'm also scared of getting kicked out again. Of having to live out in the streets because somebody doesn't want me. I don't want to go through that again."
Dean wrapped me in his arms and rested his forehead against mine. We both didn't want to be homeless, but we didn't want anyone to think that we were taking advantage of them.
"Can we at least stick it out at Roman's for a few days until we have everything figured out for sure?" Dean asked. "At least a few more days with food and shelter, baby. Please?"
I look into his blue eyes and wrap my arms around his neck. "Okay. Just until we find what we can do for sure."
"Yes, ma'am." Dean says to me. "I got you."
I smile at him and kiss his cheek when he shows me those adorable dimples of his. "And I got you."
He gives me a kiss and keeps me in his arms. I am madly in love with this guy and I want him in my life for a really long time. Dean means the world to me and he's my everything. The first person I have truly felt wasn't ever going to leave me like everyone else has. I truly believe that Dean is my one true love and I can't wait to see how far we can take our love.
A few days later...
*Dean's POV*
"Hey man, I just wanted to say thank you again for letting us stay." I tell Roman after dinner. "We're both very grateful for this."
"No problem." He says. "Just helping out a friend."
"And we're both working." I tell him. "I know it's part time, but it's better than nothing. We won't be here all day not doing anything and we'll help out around the house. I'll put in a little something towards the phone bill or for gas for the car or water. Even if it's just a little bit, it'll be something. I don't want to come across as taking advantage of you trying to help us."
Roman smiled and shook his head. "I know you won't take advantage of it in a bad way. I've known you long enough to know that it's not the kind of person that you are. I know it's hard on Leah, but let her know that it's okay."
"Leah is thankful for everything you've done for her. For us." I tell him. "She doesn't like asking for help though. Leah wants to be able to do things on her own and she doesn't want to go through getting kicked out again and having no where else to go."
"I understand." Roman says with an understanding smile. "Have you found anything yet for her?"
I thought for a moment. "There are a few things I found that I like. They're simple, but it's in my price range."
Though I was grateful for him wanting to help out financially with what I want to get Leah, I want to be able to do this on my own. I want it to be 100% from me and me alone. Leah deserves that.
"Hi." Says a soft voice from the staircase. We both look up to see that it was Leah. She smiled at both of us as I wrapped an arm around her waist when she stood next to me. "Thank you again for letting us stay."
Roman smiled at her and nodded. "Anytime. If you need anything, let us know."
Leah and I both nodded and watched him take a phone call from his girlfriend a few minutes later. I sat on the couch and took Leah's hands to get her to sit next to me. She cuddled up against my body and wrapped an arm around my waist as she laid her head on my chest. I can definitely see myself doing this for a very long time, her and I.
A/N: What do you think is going to end up happening with Vanessa and John? Do you think anything can work between them with the distance that they will have? Can Vanessa believe anything that he is saying? Do you think that they'll leave Leah and Dean alone? Is there something that Leah is afraid of that goes deeper than not wanting to get kicked out again and left out on the streets?