I went into the kitchen and started making a fresh pot of coffee. He asked if he could sit, I nodded. We were silent as I brewed the coffee and I thought of what I wanted to say.
“I didn’t know.” He interrupted my musing. I looked at him. Jay looked back at me. “I swear, Aaron said they were just rich dicks wanting to dabble in illegal fighting for thrills. They’re good, all three of them. Colton’s something else. Guy could probably go pro to be honest,” Jay shrugged. “They didn’t look like they weren't enjoying it Arielle. I genuinely thought they were there for the thrill of it.”
He ran his hand over his hair and then sighing in frustration he pulled the hairband out. He shook his hair loose. I reached out and caught a strand, it was soft and silky. Was that a manly thing? I toyed with the end of it.
His hand caught mine. I got caught in his gaze. His stare grew heated. He tugged me towards him, spread his legs and I was drawn in between them. I looked down at him and he in turn, studied me. His arms wrapped round my legs securing me in place.
“I believe you didn’t know,” I admitted, “what happens now?”
He broke eye contact and sighed. “I need to ask Aaron what shit he’s involved in.”
“You think he is unwilling?”
“No.” He shook his head. “I think he’s in over his head but is enjoying it.” He looked at me again, “It brings in real good money.” He shrugged.
Did that make it acceptable then? No. It didn’t.
“However,” he continued, “people shouldn’t be forced into being there. They should be there because they want to be there, to be in the ring.” He swung his gaze back up to me. He tugged me onto his lap and I went.
“How are you? Will you be ok with this, with us, even though Aaron is my brother?”
My fingers were playing with his hair again. “I don’t know. They could have been hurt.” Jay snorted. “They didn't want to be there. They didn’t want to fight. He knew that and he made them do it anyway,” I sighed and rested my head against his. “I’m tired. I just want to not think about it anymore.” I confessed.
“I can help with that.” He was kissing me again. Like when we were outside, I lost myself in his embrace. I manoeuvred slightly and I was straddling him on my kitchen chair wrapped around him. I don’t know how long it lasted but his hands slipped under my ass and then he was lifting me, my legs tightened around his waist. Our lips didn’t part.
He started walking. He broke away briefly “Bedroom?” I pointed. He couldn’t see, obviously. I was wrapped round him.
“Straight ahead.” I got out before my lips were on his again.
I was laid on the bed, Jay coming with me, dropping down on top of me, he rested between my legs as the kiss got more heated from this angle. My hands were tangled in his hair, one of his hands supported his weight above of me, but the other one rested just below the curve of my breast.
Connor and I had been together over 2 years, but we were kids. Heavy make out sessions were our limit, there had been tentative touches over clothes but never anything like this. My virginity was intact and if I kept going like this on the bed, it wouldn’t be for much longer.
“Jay…” I groaned. I turned my head away, that was worse. He was kissing my neck and my resolve started to melt away.
His hand moved further up and a thumb brushed over my nipple.Dear baby Jesus,I arched into him. His lower half was ground against me and I could feel every inch of him.
“Jay,” I groaned again, whilst trying to move away. He lowered his head into the crook of my neck and groaned.
“Ok, ok. I’ll stop.” He sat back with effort and moved off me.
I lay there looking up at him, feeling so many different emotions. I needed air. Wow, that was, intense.
He straightened his clothes, I sat up, my cheeks were flushed and I was unsure. I think it showed because Jay chuckled at me.
“I am going to go speak to my brother. I stay in here much longer with you and I won’t be moving out of this room any time soon.”
My cheeks were scarlet. I nodded. I also wasn’t sure I was ready for a day locked in the bedroom with Jay, so I left the room hastily.
He grabbed his coat from the kitchen and then dropped his head to kiss me again. I pulled back quickly before it got any deeper.
“You’ll be ok?” He asked me, he was full of concern and I smiled.
“I’ll be fine, I have so much to do.” This wasn’t a lie, I genuinely had a lot to do. I’d been off school for two days, Monday and today. I needed to get my head on straight.
With the door closed and locked, I went to my room, stripped my clothes off and climbed into the shower.
I needed to wash the day away. I had most likely upset the guys by leaving with Jay. They wouldn’t understand. I had betrayed their trust by telling Mary Ellen. Then even though it had sorted itself out, I had left with the brother of the guy who had been helping to blackmail them.