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When You're Around

Chapter 56

"Hey Jess, it's me," John spoke into the phone, disappointed that he'd caught Jess' answering machine. "I just got off the phone with Randy and he told me he'd just dropped you off at home so I was hoping to catch you…" He'd tried calling her cell earlier but she hadn't answered. "Anyways just wanted to let you know I'm on my way over from the airport. We just couldn't stay away from you guys. It was supposed to be a surprise but Adam spilled the beans to Rachel," He said as he shot her friend a glare. "Just wanted to-"

"John, hey, how are ya?" A distinctly male voice said as the phone was picked up. All the muscles in John's body contracted as he recognized the voice.

"Josh," He said in a low voice. "What the hell are you doing there?"

Josh smiled as he turned and looked at Jess who was sitting at the head of her bed, her hands tied securely to the headboard. "She's a little tied up at the moment. Want me to take a message?"

"Where is she?" John demanded angrily.

"Oh calm down, she's just fine. We're just going to have a little talk." Josh responded as he smiled at his ex-girlfriend who glared at him.

John sat in the passenger seat of the car fuming. "I'll call you back," He said before hanging up.

Josh looked at his phone in surprise. Had he really just hung up? "Sorry babycakes, looks like lover boy isn't all that worried about you." He said as he walked closer to the bed. "He's got more important things to worry about than his flavor of the month."

"Fuck you," She spat at him as she struggled to get her arms free but it was impossible, he had tied her wrists too tight.

He just grinned. "This could have all been avoided if you'd just have given me the time of day. You wouldn't let me explain myself so I have to take things into my own hands."

She let out a sarcastic laugh. "Oh please, enlighten me with your wisdom."

"Sure I made a mistake, I realize that but you weren't giving me what I needed; I was feeling neglected." Josh explained.

She rolled her eyes. "So let me get this straight. I gave you a place to live, food to eat, money to spend, all the amenities you could ask for…and yet what you needed most was sex?"

"Exactly,"

"Oh please Josh, you are so full of it. If you wanted something more you could have just asked, not go to some whore."

He shrugged. "You left me no choice." He opened his mouth to say something else but the phone rang. "Hello?" He answered.

"Let me talk to Jess," John demanded. He'd had to hang up the phone to collect his thoughts for a few minutes and tell Adam what was going on. Then he'd called Randy and told his friend to head back to Jessica's place, they would probably arrive there around the same time.

"I'm afraid I can't do that man," Josh said pretending to be sorry.

"John," Jess croaked out.

John's blood boiled when he heart her cry for help. "Hey," Josh said sternly to Jess. "You shut up."

She glared at her ex-boyfriend. "Why don't you bite me?"

He lifted an intrigued eyebrow. "Well that can definitely be arranged."

"You listen to me," John finally said, sick of listening to this guy berate his girlfriend. "You better not touch one hair on her head or I swear to God…"

Josh chuckled and rubbed his chin in amusement. "Don't worry, it's not the hair on her head I'll be touching."

Jess dry-heaved when she heard what he said. "Don't you fucking come near me," She said as she kicked her legs wildly as a warning.

"Don't make me come over there and tie your legs up too." Josh warned.

Her glare intensified. "If you touch me I will not hesitate to kick your balls so hard you can't have children." Even though this was a serious situation, John felt a sense of pride swarming through his chest as he heard Jess fighting back and not taking this weirdo's shit.

Josh just smiled at her as he walked closer, bending his head so her face was only inches from his. "If you kick me, I will not hesitate to rip you limb from limb."

Adam snorted as he heard what the man said and tightened his hands on the steering wheel as he flew down the streets. "That's a little drastic for a little kick in the balls."

John shot his friend a glare, telling him to shut up. "Bye John," Josh said suddenly before hanging up.

"Shit, he hung up." John exclaimed as he angrily tossed his phone on the floor of the car.

"It's alright man, we're just a couple streets away." Adam reassured his friend as he didn't even touch the brakes before making a right turn.

Normally John would tell his friend to slow the fuck down, but his speed was justified. They needed to get to Jess as soon as possible; who knows what that guy is capable of. They pulled up in front of her apartment and parked the car, not even caring that they were probably in a no parking zone. Just as Adam and John got out of the car, Randy drove up behind them, throwing the car in park before jumping out of the car, giving Lindsey and Chloe strict instructions not to get out.

"Hey, so did you call him back?" Randy asked as he approached his friend.

John nodded as he ran a hand through his hair. "Yeah but he hung up just before we pulled up. I have no idea what his intentions are but I heard her verbally fighting back so that's a good sign."

Randy nodded. "Chloe called the cops on our way over, they should be here soon."

Adam gestured to the door to the building. "Should we go inside?" The men nodded and they all turned to walk in, John leading the way. After climbing a couple set of stairs, they walked down the hall until they reached Jess' apartment and quietly pushed open the door. They looked around and didn't really see anything amiss except Jess' purse laying on the floor, probably where she'd dropped it when Josh ambushed her. All three of their heads turned to the direction of Jess' room when they heard a loud girly shriek.

In a flash they were at the door, kicking it open. They stopped when they saw Josh crouching on the floor holding his crotch in pain and Jessica sitting on the bed, her wrists bound, with a smug smile on her face. "You bitch!" Josh yelled out. "I told you not to do that!" He stood up unsteadily. "I'm going to kill you."

Jess' eyes lit up when she noticed the guys all walking toward Josh. "Sorry bud," John said as he slung an arm over his shoulders, I can't let you do that."

The anger in Josh's eyes washed away as he saw the man standing next to him. "I, uh…"

John just grinned. "Not so tough now are you?" He asked amicably before rearing his fist back and punching the guy in the stomach. Josh automatically hunched over in pain as he stumbled back a few steps. He hit a hard body and turned around hesitantly, afraid at who he'd see.

Adam kept a neutral expression on his face as he crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head. "I hope I didn't hear you threaten my friend," Josh's eyes widened and before he knew it Adam's fist propelled forward, hitting Josh right between the eyes.

"Ah shit!" Josh yelled out as he reached his hands out to cover his face.

Randy, not wanting to be left out, reached a hand out and clasped it around Josh's shoulder, turning the man to face him. "No fair, you guys can't have all the fun." Randy said as he secured both hands on the man's shoulders, swiftly pulling his knee up to catch the guy in the gut John had just punched. "Damn that feels good." Randy said with a grin.

John turned to Jess and walked over to her, sitting down on the bed. "Damn you're feisty huh?" She gave a little smile. "Remind me to not piss you off."

"Hey," Adam said, interrupting their little moment. "The cops will be here soon, we're going to take this guy downstairs."

John nodded at his friend, turning back to face Jess. She tugged her wrists and sent him a pointed look. "Are you going to just sit there or untie me?"

He laughed and leaned his face closer to hers. "Well I don't know, maybe we should keep you like this and we can have a little fun." His voice was low as he pressed kisses across her jaw.

Her eyes fluttered closed on instinct. "How about you untie me now and we can revisit the idea at a later date."

His eyes flashed with lust before he nodded. He reached forward untying her wrists from the bed. Once she was free, John seized her waist in his hands and easily maneuvered her in his lap. She instantly melted into his touch and wrapped her arms around him. "I'm so happy you were here."

"Me too, baby, me too." John said, his hands stroking her hair.

"You know," She said pulling back a bit. "We haven't really talked about we are to each other…"

He just grinned. "Well I didn't know we had to talk about it. You're my girlfriend…is that ok?"

She let out a sigh of content and she nodded with a smile. "More than ok," She said before pressing her lip to his.

Ten minutes later, after John and Jess had a little intimate moment between the two of them, they walked outside to see their friends. Chloe and Rachel, who'd arrived a few short minutes ago, rushed to her, nearly knocking her over in a hug. "Oh my god, are you ok?" They both asked simultaneously.

She gave them a small smile. "I'm fine,"

"Were you scared?" Chloe asked as she attached herself to Randy's side. "I would have been so scared."

Jess shrugged. "I mean definitely at first I was scared but the longer I sat there, I realized that this was Josh; he's all talk. But, I mean, even though I didn't think he would do anything it was a little nerve-wracking thinking he could." She leaned into John when she felt him wrap his arms around her.

"She was really strong. She didn't even need us, she had the guy on his knees." John added.

Rachel smiled. "Really?" When her friend nodded she punched her softly. "Go Jess,"

The friends stood around talking for a while, waiting for Jess to talk to the police and give her statement. Once all the commotion was over and the cops had cleared out, they all gathered near their cars. "Well, we better get going," Chloe said and gave her friends a scared look. "Randy's parents are coming over for dinner tonight. I have to figure out what to make,"

Rachel smiled at her friends nervousness. "Chlo, they're going to love you,"

Randy nodded as he tightened his hand around Chloe's. "That's what I keep telling her but she doesn't believe me."

They all laughed before the girls gave each other a hug. "I'm going to make dinner for Adam tonight," Rachel told her friends. She glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw the boys talking. "If we make it until them," She said as she bit her lip as she ran her eyes over his body. He turned and caught her stare. He grinned smugly and sent her a wink before turning back to his conversation. "Damn, he is hot."

Jess laughed. "And you will probably not leave your bedroom until Saturday morning."

Chloe and Rachel laughed knowing that was probably true. "John's taking me out to dinner. Our first date as an official couple. "She beamed.

"Aw, that's great Jess," Chloe commented.

"All right baby, time to hit the road," Randy said as the men walked back over, Lindsey's hand in his.

"Yeah us too, we've got some catching up to do," Adam said, his eyes focused solely on Rachel. She felt her body heat up at the promise in his eyes.

"Bye!" Jess yelled to her friends as they drove away while she and John stood off to the side waving. She turned to him and let out a sigh as she clung to his frame.

"You ready for dinner?" He asked as his hands ran up and down her back.

She mumbled and shook her head. "No, let's take a nap."

John grinned. "If we go back in that bed, the last thing we're going to do is sleep."

She lifted her head and smiled evilly. "I know," She said causing John to lift a brow in surprise. He watched as she slowly walked backwards toward the entrance to her apartment building. She crooked a finger, telling him to come toward her, and he, of course, complied. She let out a surprised yet happy shriek when John threw her over his shoulder and hurried up the stairs so they could 'nap'.

A/N: So I originally intended to post this tomorrow but I just couldn't wait! So this is the last chapter, hope you all enjoyed it, I've got a good epilogue ready to go so I'll probably post that Thursday or Friday. Oh and another thing! While working on this story, I've been writing another story centered around John Morrison. I'm going to post the first chapter probably on Sunday so look out for that, It's called Dear John and it's probably one of my favorite stories that I've written so please read it if you enjoyed this story! Thank you again for all your amazing reviews for this story!