AN: Part II
Chapter thirty eight: Happy Valentine's Day Pt. 2
Bella, February, 2011…
A note in his elegant script was on his pillow telling me he'd be right back. I smiled and took it up.
The door opened and he walked in, smiling, with a tray in his hands. "I thought breakfast in bed would be a good idea," Jasper said, coming over to the bed after setting the tray down on the nightstand. It held a cup of tea, a chocolate croissant, sliced fruit and a glass of orange juice. "Happy Valentine's Day, Bella."
I held a finger up, signaling for him to give me a moment, and then jumped up, surprising myself by not getting my foot caught in the duvet and tripping, and ran to the bathroom. The sound of his laughter made me smile.
I took care of business, brushed my teeth, and then ran a comb through my mop of hair.
"Feel better?" he asked when I re-entered the bedroom.
"Much."
"Can I just say that you're beautiful no matter what?"
I sighed and made my way over to the bed, climbing in with him. I drew him close, kissed both his cheeks and then his lips, lingering there for a moment before pulling away. "You think I'm beautiful even when I have morning breath and my hair looks like a haystack?"
"Yeah."
"You're nuts."
"I don't care what you say," he said with a chuckle. "I still think you're beautiful. I'll always think you're beautiful."
Jasper made breakfast fun by teasing me through most of it with tender kisses while he pinched off pieces of my chocolate croissant.
"I thought this breakfast was for me," I pouted.
"I wanted to see that," he said, pulling back with a smile after popping a piece of croissant in his mouth.
"Wanted to see what?" His mouth was hypnotic. I couldn't help but watch him chew. Damn, I had it bad. And from the cunning smirk on Jasper's face, he knew what he was doing to me.
"Your pout."
I sipped the last of my tea. "Why?"
"Because it's cute," he said. "I love how your plump lips press together. And when you pout, all I can think about is kissing you."
"What's stopping you?" I asked with a raised eyebrow, challenging him to make a move.
"Drink the last of your orange juice," he said, eyeing my juice.
I drank it and Jasper attacked me, sending me and him toppling over on the bed. "You're crazy!" I laughed.
He laid on top of me, running a hand through my hair. "About you, yes."
"Kiss me," I sighed while staring up into his eyes.
"As you wish, ma'am," he breathed, bringing his lips to mine.
We didn't go anywhere all morning. After cleaning up our mess in the bedroom, Jasper pulled me into the bathroom where it became about a little bit more than taking a shower.
"What are we doing today?"
"Lounging around until later," he said as he threw the last bag of chips at me.
After our…passionate shower, Jasper threw on some lounge pants and left the bedroom with strict rules that I do not follow. He brought back a variety of snacks and about a dozen movies to the bedroom, saying, "We're gonna to sit around, eat snacks and watch movies."
"Yeah?"
"Yep!"
He put in a movie and then jumped into bed with me.
"Hey!" I chided him, but he ignored that, leaning over to kiss my cheek and steal one of my chips. "This is all you have planned for the day?"
"It's a part of the plan. The relaxing part."
"If I ask nicely, would you tell me what the next part entails?"
Jasper kissed my nose and threw himself down beside me. "Nope!"
"Crazy cowboy," I mumbled as he pulled me down with him and started the movie.
"You love me anyways. Now let's watch the first movie."
The idea was a good one. We ate our snacks, commented on the movies we watched, fought over what to watch next, and made out through some of them until I fell asleep in his arms.
Jasper woke me up later on to Tanya over us. He got up while Tanya offered me her hand. "Come on, Bella, it's time to go," she said.
"Go? Go where?" I asked, confusedly looking between them.
"We're going to get you ready. So hop in the shower, put on what's in the bag, your robe, and I'll be waiting for you," Tanya instructed. Jasper smiled and left the room.
I did as Tanya instructed and took a quick shower. After drying off, I went through the bag. Inside, there was an expensive jar of body butter, a black lacy bra and panty set and a small black velvety box that contained a diamond encrusted cross pendant.
When did he do this?
I used the body butter, slipped on the lacy set and took the velvety box with me. Tanya was waiting for me in the living room and Jasper was nowhere to be found.
"He'll be back for you," Tanya smiled.
"You know what he's up to."
"Of course!"
And that was all I got. Tanya couldn't be bribed or persuaded into telling me what Jasper up to.
About two hours later, I was dressed in a red strapless knee length dress and red strappy sandals to match. Tanya had kept my makeup light and we decided to let my hair down in soft curls. I was eyeing the box when I heard his voice behind me.
"You haven't put it on. You don't like it?"
"I love it. I'm just wondering when you had the time to get it," I turned to him and said.
He walked over to me and pulled me into a kiss. "I've been thinking about that since you left. And some of these plans were handled far before today."
I took a step back to look at him. He did. His black suit with a white inner shirt fit him like a glove. "You look dashing."
"You look stunning," Jasper countered, his eyes moving down my body and back up. "Can I put it on?" He gestured to the pendant.
"Sure."
"You two look so good together," Tanya said from her place at the door as Jasper put the pendant on.
I smiled at her.
"I'll see you guys there," she winked at me and I wanted to ask her where, but Jasper pulled me toward the door.
"See us where?" I asked Jasper as we waited on the elevator.
"You'll see."
When we got downstairs, I pulled to a stop noticing that I didn't see Sam anywhere. "He'll follow us there, stay with us and then trail us home," Jasper whispered to me when I tensed and refused to move an inch closer to the car parked out front.
"Okay," I said. It was good to know Sam wouldn't be far behind. "I'm glad he'll be around."
On our drive to wherever, I asked Jasper about Maria. I hadn't seen her since we left Henderson.
Jasper sighed, "It's Valentine's Day, Bella. Mom tends to sit this one out. It was one of her and Dad's favorite."
"I understand." And I did. I don't know what I would do if I lost Jasper. I loved him so much.
When we stopped at a red light, Jasper said, "Tell me."
"Tell you what?"
He chuckled a bit. "I can see the wheels turning in your mind, Bella. What are you thinking about?"
"How I can understand Maria wanting to sit Valentine's out. I don't think I'd want to go on without you."
The light changed before he could answer and we drove in silence to a restaurant. This was a dinner date. Jasper got out and came around to my side and opened my door. He pulled from the car and up into his arms, giving his keys to the valet. I spotted Sam standing off to the side, giving us some space.
"Bella, don't think that."
"Why not?" I turned my focus on Jasper. "Why would I want to exist in a world you're not in?"
"I'd want you to go on."
I smiled up at him, palming his cheek. "Jasper, if I lose you, I'll die too. There is no one else for me. You're it. No other man can compare."
"Bella…" he tried.
"That's all I have to say." I pulled out of his arms and stepped away from him. But Jasper wasn't through.
"I'd want you to stay, to live, to love."
"No," I answered defiantly. "None of it would matter without you."
We settled the argument there. Sam joined us and I told him I felt bad about taking him away from his wife on Valentine's. He dismissed it saying the Whitlocks were family and he was happy to do his job and be paid for it too.
Jasper gave our names and we were led to our tables. Sam was seated not far from us with our table within his view. He actually had a perfect view of our table, the door and anyone approaching us.
Our waiter left us with our water and our menus. Jasper and I went over them and decided on our order. When our waiter returned, we gave him it to him. Jasper was silent and a bit distant leading me to think that our talk had taken a toll on him. "I'm sorry."
He looked at me with genuine confusion etched on his face. "For what?"
"The heavy talk about love and death by the door."
"That wasn't heavy," Jasper assured me, his face relaxing and his eyes lightening up. "I'm happy to know your thoughts on the matter. We won't be on this Earth forever. It's not like we're vampires or something."
I laughed. "You've watched too many movies. But you're right, we're not."
"Exactly," Jasper chuckled. "It's good to know where we stand, Bella. And aside from one issue, you and I are on the same page."
"You mean you wanting me to go on without you and I'm stubbornly refusing to?"
Jasper smiled. "That's the issue."
"It's not one for me. It's my decision and you promised never to take that away."
He nodded. "You've got me there. I did promise you that."
"Let's forget about it. I don't want to spend our night like this. I don't want to talk about things that will bring us down. Tell me something about your dad, was he big on elaborate surprises for your mom like you are with me?"
Jasper laughed. "Yes, he was."
I chuckled. "That's who you learned it from."
"You got it."
Dinner was divine, our mood had lighten and Jasper thought I could give the chef a run for his money. I admired his faith in me. It made me feel like I could do anything. He made it clear to me that he would support me in whatever I wanted, and when I tried to thank him, he said there was no need to. I told I wanted to be a caterer.
"I'm with you 100%," Jasper said.
"Even if it takes me away from you for hours on end?"
"Payback for my job as a doctor taking me away from you for hours on end."
"Yes, especially on the weekends when you volunteer at the hospital."
He smiled at me. "You're messing with me, Bella. I know you don't mind that."
"That's true. I don't," I replied. "I love that you help people."
We continued to talk, keeping the conversation light. Jasper told me about pranks and dares him and the guys played. I loved hearing about his childhood. Emmett, Peter and Edward were really good friends.
"You're telling me that you, Peter, Edward and Emmett streaked and then jumped into a freezing lake?"
"Yeah, we were bored and wanted to do something crazy."
"You're all crazy!" I laughed.
Jasper was laughing along with me until he looked over Sam's table and grew serious. "Jasper, what is it?" Whatever Sam was showing him, unsettled him.
Following his eyes, I looked behind me and saw her on the approach to our table. This wasn't happening. But it was also too late to move. She was right at our table staring down at Jasper with a gleam in her eye that made me want to smack her.
"Jasper! You naughty bunny! You didn't tell me you were coming here tonight," Natasha said.
I glanced at the naughty bunny, watching his face turn purple with anger. He looked at me and I mouthed, 'Naughty bunny?' to him. He gave me a tight smile before turning his attention to Natasha.
"I have no reason to inform you of anything," Jasper said coldly.
Was it wrong to be turned on by him right now?
Natasha ignored his snippy response. "Well, I just wanted to know, silly. We could've met up and had some drinks."
Jasper took a deep breath trying to rein in his temper while I attempted to ignore how desirable he looked when he was mad. I couldn't have my head clouded with lust right now. Natasha was bound to do something and I had to be ready for her. I knew her type. She reminded me of Victoria. Obnoxious and obscene.
"You remember my girlfriend, Bella?"
She spared me a sideward glance and a fake smile. "Oh yes, Bella, how are you?"
I wanted to claw her eyes out. That was how I was. "I'm fine, and you?"
"I'm great now," she replied, turning her wandering eyes back to Jasper.
"Is there something you need, Natasha?" Jasper said through clenched teeth in hopes of dismissing Natasha before he exploded. He was doing well to mask it from an oblivious Natasha, but I wanted her gone before he cracked under pressure.
That would an 'in' for her. Jasper asked her the perfect question. If she smirked at me before answering it, then she was about to say something she thought would affect me.
Like clockwork, Natasha spared me another sideward glance mingled in with a smirk and said, "I wanted to know when you want to meet up?"
I looked at Jasper to gauge his reaction. He was mad as hell. He was glaring at Natasha as he replied in a deadly calm tone, "I already told you, Natasha, I'm not interested."
"Funny, you used to be," she countered.
Oh, the nerve of this woman! How desperate do you have to be to interrupt a man's private dinner with someone else just so you could throw yourself at him?
I sat back with my arms crossed over my chest, letting out a snort that garnered both Jasper and Natasha's attention. I probably shouldn't have, given the mood Jasper was currently in, but this shit was too funny. She was trying so hard.
It was also wrong to egg Jasper on, but I couldn't resist. "You were supposed to go on a date?"
Jasper growled and muttered something under his breath while Natasha looked proud. She obvious thought she was getting to me. It was a pity that this woman was so dense she couldn't see that she was the one causing Jasper to act like a caged animal at the moment.
"Bella, I think it's time we left," he managed to get out without growling.
Natasha didn't like the sound of that. And I was fighting back my laughter because of what I was about to say.
"But you can't go!" she whined, snapping her eyes to me like she thought I was controlling what Jasper thought.
I held my hands up in surrender to push things. "Don't look at me. I'm having a good time. Jasper is the one who wants to leave."
Jasper glared at me and I laughed at him. "What? It's true. I'm not through with dinner. I like it here and I was enjoying your trip down memory lane. I wanted to hear some more."
"We can do this another time." Jasper tried to compromise.
"Really? I kinda liked what we were doing now," I smiled. Jasper called the waiter over and gave him his credit card. "Oh, come on, you're no fun."
"Bella," he growled. He wanted me to stop making fun of the situation. He wanted to get rid of Natasha and my jovial mood was making her hang around.
"Jasper," I mock growled. "Oh quit it. We both know the truth. Your dick is that good." His eyes widened and Natasha coughed. "What?" I asked, looking between them both. "We're adults here, and you both know I'm telling the truth."
"Bella, I don't think we should be talking about this," Jasper said through gritted teeth.
"I think this is the perfect time," I said, disagreeing with him. "I mean, your dick is the reason your ex is standing here. Aside from the fact that she can't believe you're dating a nobody like me after you break up with a socialite like Alice Brandon and not immediately find another socialite like herself to stick your cock in, she's here because…" I leaned in close and whispered. "She wants you to fuck her brains out."
Jasper looked at me like I had grown two heads, but I was all smiles, hoping that he would wise up and stop letting Natasha get to him. I wanted him to catch on to what I was doing.
Jasper relaxed in his seat, peering at me. "So what you're saying is that I should be fucking Natasha, not you?"
"Well, I can't speak for Natasha. I can only speak for me and that's how I see things."
Natasha was looking between us in shock and a little bit of hope. This woman was unbelievable.
Jasper let out a laugh. Sam presented himself at our table with the waiter standing behind him. He took Jasper's credit card from the nervous looking guy and handed it to Jasper. He tipped the guy and sent him away.
Jasper got up and held a hand out which I took. He came around to my side of the table and pulled me close. His fiery blue eyes holding me captive. "Well, here's the thing, Bella."
"Yes?" I breathed. I really wanted to kiss him. His lips were so close to mine.
"I'd rather fuck you."
Natasha gasped in shock, although I don't see why, Sam chuckled, and I was willing my legs not to give way. My body lagged against Jasper's. He was practically holding me up. And his sexy smirk told me he knew what he was doing to me, but I wouldn't be topped.
"I think you just don't want to give up the blowjobs."
Jasper was surprised at my comeback but chuckled and replied, "I really don't."
Natasha huffed and stormed off. I hope that was the last we saw of her.
Jasper and I laughed all the way to the front of the restaurant. "I can't believe I said that!" I said, wiping the tears away. I had laughed myself to tears. That was really me. A confident me that didn't take anyone's shit.
"You, darlin', were magnificent!"
"Why, thank you, kind sir."
The valet brought Jasper's car around and when we got in, I told him why I did what I did.
"You were drowning in your anger."
He gave me a small smile. "I'm sorry you had to see that."
"I'm not. I was glad I could help. She was getting to you and I wanted you to know that I'm here, and I don't feel the least bit threatened by her."
He pulled me into a deep kiss that only ended when Sam honked his horn.
All the way to the club, Jasper kept his hand on my thigh. My little show of strength against a dumb ex had left us both turned on. At a red light, he leaned over the console to whisper, "You have no idea how much I want to fuck you right now."
I was still feeling overly confident. "Yeah? Then I can't wait until you stop the car."
When the light turned to green, Jasper took off. His hand was climbing higher up my thigh until he was skimming the edges of my panties. I opened my legs a little wider to accommodate him, reached down, slipped my panties to the side and guided his finger inside of me. I threw my head back and closed my eyes with a moan while writhing on his finger.
The car came to a stop and I felt Jasper's lips on mine. They moved from my mouth with kisses and gentle bites down to my neck while he added another finger in me.
"Oh, Jasper…"
"Fuck, Bella, you're so wet for me."
Coherent thought told me to stop. I could hear the pounding music. I knew we were somewhere near a club, but Jasper's skilled fingers were working me over.
"Jasper…we should…mmm…stop."
He twisted his fingers inside of me, shutting me up. "No, we should bury my cock in that sweet, tight pussy of yours and let you fuck yourself on it until you come. I want to watch you come for me, Bella."
His long fingers. His words. His kisses. It was too much. And suddenly, I didn't care where we were, I had to have him. I wanted to fuck. I wanted to feel his hard cock pounding into me. I wanted to come on that cock. "Jasper…you should stop," I rasped and he did. But before he could mistakenly think that I wanted this to end, I attacked him.
Climbing into his lap, I kissed him soundly on the lips. My tongue sweeping over his and I vaguely heard a car door being opened and closed. I didn't care. Jasper pulled me into the backseat where we kissed while I fumbled in his back pocket, looking for his wallet.
When I found it, I cheered and he laughed. I pulled out a condom and threw the wallet down somewhere. Together, we took my panties off and then pushed his pants down. We rolled the condom over Jasper's sensitive cock and he hissed. I pumped him and bit his bottom lip making him kiss me fiercely.
"Want you.." he said harshly against my mouth.
I hitched a leg up over his hip and we guided his dick inside of me, both of us sighing in satisfaction before he started to move. It felt so good I wanted to scream.
We switched positions at one point. Jasper sat me in his lap and held my hips while I rode his cock, wanting to come. He was so deep I bit his shoulder not to scream.
"Fuck, baby, you feel so good," he moaned. "That's it. That's my girl. Fuck my cock."
I was already so close, his words and hard thrusts sent me over the edge. My pussy clenched, and I exploded around him, gasping his name. "Jasper!"
Lights exploded behind my closed eyes and my body trembled while Jasper sought his end. When he came, he pushed me over the edge again.
We held each other until we calmed down, and I backed away, self consciousness kicking in while I sat in his lap, naked from the waist down with his dick inside of me. "What did we just do?"
His smug smile made me laugh. He rocked his hips into me, making his semi hard cock massage my inner walls. "Jasper, stop. What did we just do? We're in a parking lot and Sam has got to be around here somewhere."
"We just fucked," he said nonchalantly. "And even if Sam knows what we just did, he won't say anything about it. He'll probably look at it as us scratching an inch."
"That's it?" I was mortified for some reason. Actually only a part of me was. The other part of me wanted to do this again.
He pulled me down into a kiss. "That's it."
The kiss was quickly turning into something more but we couldn't. The lust haze had lifted and I was more than aware that we were in a public parking lot. "Jasper, we really have to stop this time."
He laughed and backed off.
We fixed our clothes and my hair. "Jasper, the car smells like sex."
Jasper chuckled. "I'll have it cleaned."
"We fucked in a rental," I sighed and rolled my eyes at myself. "What's happening to me?"
"Nothing," Jasper said. "We're in love and can't keep our hands off each other."
I didn't see Sam anywhere all the way into the club. "Jasper, where's…?"
"We can't see him, but he can see us," Jasper was quick to explain as he guided me through the throes of people dancing. I hadn't been to a club since college. I think I had actually forgotten how to act. Garrett, myself and his friends used to go, but when Garrett died and James happened, my social life was over.
I was used to be comfortable under these lights, dancing the night away, but now, I clung to Jasper's arm like a scared kitten. "Are you alright?" he said in my ear when our friends came into view. We had stopped at the entrance to VIP so he could talk to me.
"I'm fine!" I yelled over the music. "It's just been a while since I've been to anywhere like this."
"We can leave!"
"No!" I shouted back. "I want to stay! This should be fun."
Jasper nodded and continued into VIP. Tanya jumped up and pulled me to her. "You good?"
"I'm fine."
And I was. Emmett kept me laughing. Peter and Edward tried to coerce me into drinking. Jasper danced with me. And Tanya, Rose and Char were the girlfriends I have always wanted. We all danced, laughed and had a good time.
The guys got into a daring drinking game with Jack Daniels and Jasper won. Emmett pouted, Edward passed out and Peter asked defeat with a middle finger, sticking out of Char's window as she drove them home. The girls and I had opted not to drink too much.
Around three am, I followed Sam home with a talkative Jasper beside me. Sam helped me get Jasper inside while he told Sam that we had sex in the car. Sam laughed and said he knew. I should be mortified, but it was too late to care. We had to get Jasper to bed. We made it to the bedroom and threw him down on it. Sam helped me get his boots off and put him under the covers, only to have him throw it off with a laugh.
"He's a playful drunk," Sam said. "Are you good? Can you handle him?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine," I said. "Thanks for your help."
"Sure. See you in the…see you later," Sam chuckled on his way out.
"Later."
I went to the bathroom, washed off my makeup and changed into one of Jasper's shirts. I grabbed two aspirins and a glass of water, knowing he will need it a little later on and returned to the bedroom to find a drunken Jasper wide awake and grinning at me.
"Baby, you look so cute in my shirt." he slurred.
"Thanks." I placed the water and pills on the nightstand.
"Oh, baby, you're so sweet," he cooed. "And so cute. I love your hair. It's pretty."
"Thanks, Jasper. I love you too."
"We should get married."
"We will." I lay beside him but he jumped up and sat on his knees, staring down at me excitedly.
"You really mean that?"
I sat up. "Yes, I do."
"I can't wait to marry you."
"We have to."
He knitted his brows and pouted. It looked kind of cute. "Oh yeah, that asshole, James. Why did you marry him? You should have come to Texas and meet me first then we wouldn't have to do this."
"Come and lie down, we need some sleep." He had a point, but the past was the past.
"Yeah, maybe sleep would do me some good."
"It will."
~~abt~~
Garrett's smiling face faded as the ringing got closer and louder. I shot up in the bed, taking up the offense device and answering it after I saw whose name flashed across the screen. "Hello, Jasper's phone."
"Ms. Swan?" Jenks said.
"Yes, it is, Mr. Jenks. What is it?"
He hesitated for a second and then told me that he needed to speak with Jasper. I told him that Jasper was asleep. "If it has something to do with James, you can tell me."
He paused again. "Ms. Swan, Mr. Carter's friend has died."
"Which friend?" Could it be?
"Alec Felix Vincent."
"From the Vincent family," I said with a shaky breath, fully awaken now that I realized who we were talking about. Felix was dead.
The bed moved, signaling that Jasper had been roused from his sleep. He was looking at me worriedly and asking for the phone when he saw my hand shaking with it. "It's Jenks. James' friend and dealer is dead." I told Jasper while Jenks listened.
"Ms. Swan, you were aware of Mr. Vincent being Mr. Carter's dealer?" Jenks asked.
"I learned it from Victoria. He had a weird name thing. He liked to go by 'Alec' or 'Felix' on any given day," I answered Jenks and told Jasper. "How did he die?"
"It was a car accident, ma'am."
"Good. Here's Jasper," I told Jenks and handed Jasper his cell phone. I got up and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I didn't need to hear anything else about this. It was sending me back there. Back to that afternoon. Felix's laughing face was in front of me. I could feel his eyes creeping down my body as he leered at me. I could feel his hands on me.
I went over to the mirror and stared at myself. "You're here. You're with Jasper and you're happy," I said to my reflection. "They can't hurt you anymore." And then I went over to the toilet and threw up.
Jasper came into the bathroom to check on me. I was lying on the floor, loving the feel of the cool tile against my hot and sticky skin. Jasper sat me up and told me I could catch a cold that way. I smiled at him. He was so caring.
"I'm sorry you had to hear that."
"No. It concerns me," I said, referring to Felix.
"I would've told you."
"I know now and I'm okay with that."
Jasper nodded and got up. "I understand. Come on, let's get you back to bed. Thanks for the aspirin."
It was my turn to nod. "Sure, but I'm not going back to bed."
"You want something to eat? I can make you breakfast," Jasper offered.
"No."
"Are you okay?" He placed his palm on my forehead. "You feel a little hot. Maybe I should check your temperature. You could be coming down with something. Let's get you to bed."
"I'm fine," I told him as he pulled me up from the floor. "I'll be fine."
Jasper took a step back and looked at me concernedly. "Bella, what's wrong?"
"I need to go to the pharmacy."
Jasper chuckled. "The pharmacy, why?"
"I need a test." The dream was coming back to me. I knew what Jenks' call had awoken me from. I remembered what Garrett said.
"What kind of test?" Jasper asked.
"A pregnancy test."
Jasper gasped.
Garrett and I were sitting on the bench, watching the little girl play.
"How is this possible?" I asked, amidst my tears with a hand on my flat stomach. "She isn't even born yet."
"Hey, we know a lot over here," he said, caressing my cheek. The warmth of his hand relaxing me. "Take care of her."
I looked back at the little girl and she looked at me, smiled and waved. "I will."
"Bella, what are you…"
"I had a dream. I saw Garrett and he clued me in. He said it was time I knew."
Jasper's entire lit up with a radiant smile. "Then let's go make sure."
~~abt~~
James, February, 2011..
Vicky laughed and shook her head at me. "I can't believe you did it. I thought he was your friend."
"He served his purpose."
"Bullshit!"
Vicky was walking a fine line with me. But the effects of the drugs were kicking in and it felt too good to move from my spot on the couch to bash her head in.
"Why do you say that?"
"You killed him."
"He got in an accident."
Vicky laughed. "An accident, James? You laced his fucking coke! And then you let him go driving with that little bitch. She's an heiress, you know? He could've killed her."
"Well, he didn't, now did he?" I was feeling a little smug. This was a good high. Felix had been hiding the good stuff from me.
"Are you forgetting that I was here?" she asked with a smirk I wanted to slap off her face.
"So?"
"He mentioned Bella."
"Don't call her that!"
She scoffed at me. "He mentioned her and what he wanted and how much he loved the afternoon you let him fuck her and you went off!"
She was shouting but had the sense to stay away from me. Good girl. Or else I would be choking her right now.
"He wanted to know when I was bringing Marie home," I said, remembering the smile on Felix's face as he talked about how unforgettable Marie was. How tight she felt. And how he couldn't wait to have her again. Aside from messing with our dealings and robbing me blind, he wanted to fuck my Marie again? Hell no.
"And that's grounds to kill him?"
"The son of a bitch was robbing me. He needed to be dealt with."
Vicky scoffed again.
"What?"
"Nothing. All I have to say is, you better pray his family doesn't find out."
"They won't."
"Good. Because if they do, you're dead."
"They won't find out," I smiled at her and said coyly, "It was just an accident, remember?"
Vicky laughed.
Next: March...