The Girl Next Door

“Stupid bitch.” Alex mumbled to himself as he fumbled with his key in the lock. He glanced down at this feet and swore against the shattered pictures before finally getting in the door.
“And who’s fucking car is that?” he continued to himself, slowly climbing the stairs. Reaching the apartment door he found the key and opened the door. “What the hell?” he said, seeing the plate and pictures on the coffee table.

“Yo Ronnie!” he yelled and collapsed on the couch. He had had a few drinks after paying a visit to Sandra. ‘All I have to do is smooth things over and I’ll be good to go again’ he thought to himself and let his eyes close as his head fell back. He could hear bare feet slapping the hardwood floor and soon the light behind his eyes disappeared as a shadow stood over him.

“Come sit on my lap babe.” he said, patting his lap, eyes still closed. “We need to talk.”

No response.

“Come on babe. Don’t be like that.” he tried again, a slight smile on his face.

Still no response.

The smile turned slowly into a frown as his eyes opened.
“Ronnie? What...?” he started, eyes meeting muscular legs in blue dress slacks. That was a far as his eyes got before a fist made contact with his face, sending him over the back of the couch.

“Son of a bitch!” he mumbled from the floor, rubbing his jaw. Groggily he got to his feet and was met by Veronica’s stare from the bedroom door. She had on a pair of shorts and a strapless halter top. He shoulders had a wet, somewhat oily look. He then turned his gaze to the man on the other side of the couch. He was tall, a little taller than him. He wasn’t wearing a shit and his well toned muscles were very obvious. He looked into the frowning face and deep brown eyes. Squinting, he looked harder. “Jason?” he finally said.

“Finally right for once in your pathetic life.” came the deep response.
“Shit!” Alex laughed. “What are you doing here?”
“I could ask you the same thing.” Jason shot back.
“Just came by to talk with my girl. Oh, and I do live here.” Alex said, matter of factly, looking at Veronica. Jason, seeing his line of vision, stepped over, blocking Alex’s view of Veronica.

“I think you need to leave, big bro.”
“Maybe you need to go, little one. This is my place.”Alex said, getting angry.
“And you can come pick up your things in the morning. I’m sure you have other living arrangements worked out.” Jason said calmly.
“To hell with that!” Alex shouted. “Ronnie, babe! Get rid of this clown! Now!” Alex had moved around to the other side of the couch and was able to face Jason and see Veronica in the doorway.

She looked down at her bare feet and then from Alex to Jason, who were staring each other down. She knew Jason would leave if she asked him to and she knew Alex had a horrible temper. ‘But I promised myself I would never go back to him. I promised Jason. But..’ She slowly started to move from the doorway.

“I think you should go now.” she said, standing next to Jason. She found herself suddenly filled with strength standing next to him and her mind flew back to the last time Jason and Alex went toe to toe. She was hiding in a closet..... He seemed powerful then and even more so now. Slight shivers ran down her spine as she looked up into Jason’s stern face and saw a more mature version of the face she used to look into.

“You little slut!” Alex screamed, face contorted. Veronica snapped her eyes back to him, instantly frightened by the tone in his voice. She ducked behind Jason as Alex lunged for her. The next thing she heard was a slight cracking sound and a strangled cry. She peeked from behind Jason to see that he had Alex’s wrist twisted at a strange angle and his head pulled back by his hair. She gasped at the sight. Jason’s veins were popping out of his neck and the muscles in his arms. His jaw was tightly clenched.

“If you ever” Jason barked into Alex’s ear “ever, try and lay a finger on her, I don’t care about blood bonds!” Jason let go of Alex’s hair and wrapped his fingers around his neck. “I will kill you.”
“And what.....makes you think you can......little brother?” Alex chocked out, voice dripping in arrogance despite his position.
“Because, I’ve been trained to do so.” Jason said in a lower, almost growling voice. His grip on the brother’s neck tightened significantly, cutting off all air supply. Alex gasped for air and his face quickly turned red and then purple.

“Now go.” Jason whispered to Alex and gave his wrist a sharp yank before pushing him to the ground. Alex hurriedly got up from the ground, coughing and rubbing his wrist. He opened his mouth to speak but decided against it and headed for his keys on the table.

“You won’t need those.” Jason said, receiving a scowl from Alex before he abandoned his keys and left. Jason turned to face a shaking Veronica.

“I’m so sorry about that.” he said. “If you don’t want me to finish your massage it’s fine. I can go.”
“No please stay.” Veronica interrupted.
“I don’t think you have to worry about him coming back. Tonight.”
“I know, but I want you to stay. For me.” she said shyly, looking up at him.

Jason felt that familiar urge once more. The urge to swoop down and ravage Veronica’s lips. Before he had a chance to think twice, she had reached up and planted her lips on his. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down a little, pressing them closer together. She parted her lips a little, darting her tongue out to taste him.

Up until this point, Jason had remained unresponsive, too shocked to do anything. But feeling her tongue begging for entrance into his mouth melted his walls and he sighed, placing his arms around her before opening his mouth. His tongue snaked out to meet hers and the two stood there, submerged in their own passion for what seemed like forever. When Veronica finally pulled away, Jason stared down at her, a little dazed and confused. Reading his mind, Veronica opened her mouth to speak.

“I let you get away once, without telling you how I felt. Now its been so long and I still hold on to those feelings. I never thought I would get another chance to tell you, but now I have that chance and I don’t want to waste it. I love you, Jason Hampton.” Veronica said, remembering his confession to her four years ago on graduation day.

“I don’t know if you still feel the same but if you do, I want you to know that I would do everything I can to make up for the past lifetime I spent denying you and my feelings. I love you and I need you now more than ever.” Veronica held her breath, waiting for his response.

“Don’t you know by now?” Jason asked. “You’re the only woman I have ever loved, besides my mother. All I ever wanted was to hear those words from your mouth.”
Jason leaned in to take Veronica’s mouth again. “I love you too.” he whispered and hungrily crushed his lips to hers.




*WARNING: The next chapter contains major, long awaited lemon. Not for the overly religious, those embarrased by sex, or those who like seeing Veronica and Alex together (eeeewwww, that\'s just wrong). Anyway sorry about the legnth of this chapter and the last, but I had a sudden burst of inspiration last night and had to get this down today. Also, does anyone have anything they are confused about? Maybe character background or what\'s been going on. Anything. Leave the questions in the reviews and if there are enough I\'ll put in an extra chapter to explain and answer questions. Hope everyone had a great holiday and I know; I wish Christmas break could last forever, too.