I sat there on the couch, absentmindedly tapping away on my phone. Jon and I talked for about a half hour. I don't think he had that long to talk and I am pretty sure he sacrificed sleep, to stay on the phone.
He just didn't seem to believe I was ok, I really was better now. He was a lot more thoughtful than I would have thought. Don't get me wrong he was a gentleman from the start, it was just most people probably wouldn't see him like that. Plus what Steve said earlier still made me wonder just what he meant. Maybe he didn't know Jon that well, I mean of course he knew him but I mean really know him. Men always keep their guard up around other men. A loud crash in the hallway tore me away from my thoughts.
After a few minutes of struggling with the locks, Kim stumbled through the door. The smell of alcohol, drifting through the door along with her. She stumbled around almost falling with every step. She was a mess, I had to compose myself and calm down before I spoke. She broke the silence first.
"I saw Matt again tonight." She blurted out. "What an asshole, he wants to talk to you" She slurred out as she grabbed on to random pieces of furniture, for support.
"What did he say?" I asked
"All he said was he wants to talk to you." She thought about it a second "Yup that was it." She made her way over by me throwing herself on the couch next to me, Completely ignoring the free couch. I just sat there and shook my head.
"Kim, you need to go to bed." I insisted.
"No, I am just going to stay here on the couch." She whined "The bed is so far away."
Standing up I grabbed the blanket and threw it over her. Walking away and heading for my own bed.
I threw myself on my bed, laying there and mumbling aloud "That girl is a mess." Forcing yourself to sit back up you remove your shirt. As you stand up and remove your pants and unclasp your bra shrugging it of yourself and picking up his t- shirt and slipping it over you. The material felt soft as it caressed your skin. You could picture him as plain as if he was standing in front of you. Pulling the shirt up to your nose you breathed in deeply, his scent still clung to it. This man had already grown to be someone you couldn't possibly resist. In fact you wondered how you would possibly make it through being alone with him when he came home and not having your body completely surrender to him.
A knock at the door broke you from your thoughts, who the hell would be here so late you ask yourself glancing at the clock. Its 2:40 in the morning this can't be good. You cautiously leave the bedroom and creep to the door. You try to look out the peephole without making a sound. You sigh to yourself, the man outside your door wasn't facing you but you could tell that it was Matt. There was no mistaking him. You wanted to just turn and walk away; there was no reason not to. You had nothing to say to him and just as you made your mind up to walk away and ignore him you heard him say
"I know you're in there Becca, just give me one minute."
You cursed yourself and him as your hand moved to the doorknob opening it and cracking it open.
"What, do you want?" You snapped out annoyed.
"I just wanted to talk to you for a minute." He held his hands up "Then I will leave."
"About what?" You questioned through the cracked door. You had no intention of letting him in.
"You want to do this here?" He asked as he peered at you through the crack in the door.
"This is fine, You said you only needed a minute." You snapped.
He sighed "Fine, Look I just wanted to give you a heads up that Josh will be getting out in about a month." He said looking down at his feet.
"I know, I got a letter a couple weeks ago, the prison board warned me." You informed him.
" I thought you should know, Becca." His tone was more hushed as he continued, " I tried to talk him into leaving, he said he wants to stay here."
Your knees were weak; you leaned against the frame of the door. You tried your hardest to not think about this.
"I didn't think he would leave." You said swallowing hard.
"Becca, what happened was wrong, I am so sorry you had to go through that." You cut him off
"I still am going through it." You snapped. He looked down the hall, his eyes were full of sympathy.
"I am sorry, Becca." He sighed
"Can you just get to the point, Matt." You demanded.
"I just wanted to let you know he will be staying with me and my girlfriend. I don't think he will bother you."
"I hope not." You sighed "If he does, he will be the one who needs the ambulance this time." You threatened. "You know I am serious? Right?" You gave him a look full of hostility.
"I know you don't like me Becca." He shook his head slightly. "He's my brother, I had to support him, it wasn't about picking sides." He tried to plea.
"Was that it, Matt?" I questioned while rolling my eyes.
"Yea, I guess so." He said.
"Fine, Goodbye." I said as I closed the door and locked it.
I turned around to head back to my room as I looked at Kim laying there on the couch. Her eyes were open and she looked at me, watching me as I walked through the living room. I heard her squeak out ""maybe we should move back east." She offered up as a solution.
"No, I am not going anywhere." I stated closing the door to my bedroom.
I went over and sat heavy on my bed. I wasn't going to leave, I wasn't going to hide, I wasn't going to run. I had no reason too; I was going to reclaim my life. Josh had taken all that I was going to allow, he was not going to get anymore, not ever again. I was willing to do anything I had to in order to ensure it. I was angry but I still had to fight back the tears that stung my eyes. Why did I feel like this was far from over?
CoreysKitten she isn't trying to lie to him, she is just scared of letting him know too much too soon. She will open up and tell him everything soon enough, once the time is right. Plus like you said that isn't right to say all of that over the phone. Tootertoad 85 glad you're still loving it. This chapter was a bit boring I kind of needed a filler. Psion 53 Glad you liked the part about the keys that was my favorite part of the last chapter. Sorry about the confusion, as PunkMoxleysViperGirl kindly pointed out I made the mistake of not pointing out it was a dream/ flashback. That was my fault. I will make sure I don't overlook that again. I will make sure I have another chapter for you ladies tomorrow.