24. An accident or two
I'm sorry for being so late. Turns out my PC had a lot bigger problems than a virus or two.
As it turns out it was the hard disk, so all of my memory may or may not vanish. The chances of fixing this problem are like 20% but i'm taking them and getting a friend to try and fix it for me. So in the mean time all i could do was try to remember what i wrote and re write it. Sorry if updates are slow, that's all.
Have a nice time reading.
Jackie's p.o.v
After a week of the incident with Andy and the scene in the gym I couldn't help but be on guard when I was with Ethan. I couldn't stop the blush when he would even get near me let alone kiss him properly without panicking I would let myself do something like that again.
"So after a long list of pros and cons I concluded there is not one pro in dating that ape."
Maybe I should take my mind of things and learn more about Andy. I miss the thrill of dealing with a case and the FBI hasn't called me in a while.
"Earth to Jackie."
"Oh what? Did you say something Taz?"
"Yes and I tried to sound like you to get your attention but nothing. What has gotten into you? You have been distracted all week and you said you will help me deal with you know..." She leaned to whisper. "With my Landon problem."
Right, I had that thing too.
"I have an idea. Why don't we go to their school to surprise them? We have only few classes anyway." That was I can deal with Andy and Landon at once.
"Perfect. I am up for that."
I wasn;t so sure Tazia was aware of her own actions because she skipped the last class and spent it in the girl's bathroom getting ready.
We got on the bus and Tazia for the first time looked outside the window instead of talking.
I didn't interrupt her because I enjoyed the quiet.
As we got to the school Tazia's jaw dropped.
"What the hell is this school?"
"It's for rich and talented kids."
"Please tell me Landon and Logan are rich. Please." She looked desperate.
"No, they are on scholarship. They both are pretty smart."
"Damn it, there goes the IQ insults I prepared for him."
I wasn;t sure why I laughed at that moment, but seeing the carefree Tazia struggle made me realize we were both changing.
We entered the school but we probably caught them on lunch break because it was full with kids outside.
"Let's go. This will sure surprise them. Maybe we should have called them first." I looked around for Ethan.
"Nah, surprise is better." Tazia added scanning the crowd herself.
"I can't see Ethan anywhere."
"Neither can I."
My eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of Andy. He however was already staring at me. But he didn't smile or came to me as usual; instead he turned his head away and got lost in the crowd.
Suddenly I felt presence behind me.
"Well isn't this nice." One voice
"Well Isn't this splendid." Other voice.
"Well isn't this a wonderful surprise." They finished the sentence in sync.
"Ah, I haven't heard you guys talking in sync or a while now." I smiled.
"We drop the act when we are around you." Logan pinched my cheek.
"Oh it's you too." He suddenly turned towards Taz with a disgusted face.
Wait...What? Did I get the twins wrong?
"Yes it's me doofus." Taz pulled out her tongue.
"Why are you here? To see the life of rich and smart and cry when you go home?" He spat back.
Was I so shaken up by last week's events that I mixed them up? How is this possible?
"Yes..I came to come here, see you and go home crying out of feeling sorry for this people who have to put up with you every day."
"Good for them, they don't have to put up with a witch as you."
Suddenly Tazia looked taken back and or a moment I thought she was going to say something but the she covered her face and started crying.
What?
"Oh you're going to cry because of that? You...you crybaby."
Landon looked awkward. No why is he...Wait a minute....
"You are such a meany." Tazia yelled and hugged the other twin.
"Your brother is being so mean to me." Suddenly he blushed and pushed Tazia away. "Get away from me."
"A-ha." She suddenly laughed dropping her act.
"I knew it." She crossed her hands smiling pointing at the now red ace twin. "I knew you guys switched roles."
Exactly. Phew, I didn't mix them up. I had this right all along but I doubted myself. What an idiot I am.
"Damn It how did you know?" Logan who acted like Landon now smiled.
"Because Landon never uses insults like "a witch"." Tazia explained. "He always insults my homeland calling me an Italian something."
"Damn it, I didn't think o that." Logan sighed.
Landon was quiet all the time. Well it was safe to say his face expression showed everything. When he hugged me to spite Ethan he didn't went all red and stuff. One hug from Tazia got him acting all crazy like a child.
"I am a genius, right Jackie?"
"I am impressed you got them right." I smiled not saying that I doubted myself.
"Maybe I should go here seeing I am smart enough to trick you guys back." She waved her hair back.
Landon suddenly disappeared and Tazia ran after him. "Hey where are you going? I am not done with you."
Me and Logan stand there alone.
"Where is Ethan?"
"He left after the first class. He made up an excuse he had stomach ache but he was called from his organization."
"Oh." I felt disappointed that I didn't see him.
"Listen, we have one more class, how about you girls wait and then we can go to the coffee shop later. I wanted to talk to you anyways."
"Okay." I agree and sat on the bench watching the crowd slowly fade away as everyone was heading for class.
"Man he got away, that guy." Tazia came back and sat next to me.
"So how did it feel?"
"What?"
"Telling them apart?"
"I don't know...I can't really tell you know. Maybe a feeling like I found out a big secret of theirs, and now I share it too."
"I guess that's how it really is."
"But..."
"But what?"
"It's not good Jackie."
"Longer sentence please."
"When I teasingly hugged Landon I didn't expect my stomach turning upside out."
"So you really do like him."
"Well my brain is still denying it but...everything else seems like it's against me."
"Look, no one is telling you to rush things. I can notice he likes you but he isn't really sure of his feelings too so just take your time."
"I don't like this feeling." Taz rubbed her chest nervously.
"I loved Mathew. It was sweet and wonderful and carefree. This makes me troubled and nervous and I can't sleep at night."
"Well I can relate to the second one and you know how I feel about Ethan so..."
"Look at you miss now love expert." Taz sighed. "I don't believe my feelings are love or anything. I don't even know..know him.. Only that he is disgusting and he eats with an open mouth. And he steps on my toes on purpose. And he is basically acting like Logan's clone... and goes on and on blah blah, they have to have the same bruises and stuff. Not to mention he said they shower together which makes me think of very perverted things."
"Perverted how?" I raised a brow.
"Like me in the shower with them."
I hit her head.
"ouch! Well I can't help it, I have a dirty mind."
"For what is worth I hate a lot of stuff Ethan does but I still date him."
Suddenly Tazia pulled my cheek. " Blab la bla, I am the love expert. Stop giving me advice."
I rubbed my cheek and watched her as she stared at the school struggling with her emotions.
"Those are cute uniforms. Where are you guys from?"
Three guys approached us and I did not like the way they were starring.
"We are from another school." Tazia replied.
"Did you come to visit your boyfriends?" One of them asked.
"No." She replied to soon.
"Oh then can I have your number?" The same one grinned at her.
"No you may not. Go away." I added before she could reply something.
"She has a mouth on her own to speak." He told me smiling but I didn't really like this guys.
"I'm sorry guys, I'm not interested." Tazia added.
"Oh come on sweetheart, don't listen to what she says." He leaned closer and touched her hair.
"I said no." Tazia was smiling but her tone was cold. I think she got the memo this guys weren't really interested in normal talk.
"Can you just leave now and leave us alone." I added.
"Or what?" Another one spoke.
"I'll twist your hand and brake it if I have to." I said with a cool tone.
"Oooh, how scary." They laughed.
"You don't really know how rich my dad is, do you? One wrong move and I can get your whole family fired from anywhere." The one who deliberately got on my nerves threatened me.
"I would like to see you try. Now goodbye." Tazia added angry.
"You girls need to.." He came closer and I was ready to show him what I've learned from my dad when two hands got around me and Tazia. I wanted to hope it was Ethan but...
"Nah guys. These girls are here for me. I'm sorry to take your fun away."
I looked back to see Andy standing behind us smiling at them.
"Fine." All of them disappeared slowly from our sight and then Andy pulled away.
"You two are idiots to threaten them. You are girls."
"I could have taken care of them myself." I spoke.
"Maybe if it was one but they were three and as much as I would like to be a feminist I don't think you could beat them all. Plus think of your friend."
He added and started leaving. I ran after him.
"Just so you know I can't thank you because I didn't ask for help."
"Fine."
"But then again I don't know why you helped us."
"Because now you can tell Ethan I was the one who saved you." He added not turning around.
"I want to talk to you. Can you stop?"
"No." he kept on walking and I pulled his shirt. "It's not Ethan's fault for what happened to you. He told me the story and..."
"He only told you his part."
"Then tell me yours." He finally stopped and turned around.
"Why?"
"Because I want to know."
"You only care about Ethan and his wellbeing. It doesn't matter I say it's not just his parents that caused me problems. " I was taken back for a moment.
"Ethan is a self-centered, pompous, idiotic pervert but he's not a person who harms others intentionally."
Andy stared at me or a moment and then lifted his look behind me. Then he smiled.
"Sorry babe, you look like a nice person but I can't let my revenge go."
He suddenly grabbed my chin and kissed me. In the same second he pulled away and smiled to someone behind me.
I turned around to see Ethan taking small steps towards me his body stiff and his eyes held murderous intent.
I turned back at Andy and he was gone.
"I am going to kill him." I wiped my mouth away really angry.
"JACKIE."
Ethan's p.o.v
"So that's why he kissed me. That asshole." She slammed her fist on the table.
After I saw that...incident I felt like my body was on fire. Luckily the bell rang and the twins came out dragging us to the coffee shop. Jackie finally explained with Tazia what happened.
"I don't know which is worse, the fact he protected you instead of me or the fact that he kissed you."
Jackie sighed annoyed.
"As much as he "protected us" I still think I would have handled those guys, plus they wouldn't have done anything in the middle of the day except throw bunch of threats. As for him kissing me, he only did it to spite you because he saw you. And his lips barely touched mine so I wouldn't call it a kiss." Julie added even tho there was a slight anger on her look.
I was still angry despite that.
"I think we are just supposed to forget that he..." She started but then ruffled her hair nervously. "Ugh I want to kill him."
Seeing her worried reaction made me drop the anger and worry a little about how she was feeling.
"How about we talk about something else?" Logan added sitting between Tazia and Landon.
"Yes, you said you have something to tell us." Jackie asked interested in the change of subject.
"Well Ethan, Landon and I discussed it and we thought about the spring break coming up."
"Yeah, what about it?"
I continued. "My family owns a villa at the outside of this town. We thought about gong there. All of us a as group. It's usually only me and the twins. But this year I want all of you to come. Including Dom, his boyfriend and..."
"My girlfriend to be." Logan added.
"What?" Jackie and Tazia both jumped.
"You have high hopes brother from someone who still hasn't said yes." Landon tapped Logan's back.
"Who's the girl?" Jackie asked.
"Good or you." Tazia smiled.
"Thanks..And It's the girl from the festival. She's still mad at me but she said she will give me a chance."
"Yay, I want to meet her, let's go." Tazia was over thrilled.
"I am not so sure my parent's will be fine with this."Jackie said blushing. The fact that her blushing was because she had to ask her parents for this and not because she thought she could be alone with me made me annoyed.
"It's fine. My grandma will be there so you're parents don't have to worry."
Jackie smiled. "I guess it's okay then."
Tazia leaned and whispered something to Jackie that made her blush and hit Tazia.
"Think about it and let us know." Logan smiled.
After everyone went on their way I was persistent in taking Jacking home myself.
"You didn't have to walk me home you know, nothing else is going to happen."
"I can never be sure."
"I think I had enough accidents for today."
"Jackie..." I stopped her. "I'm sorry for not being able to...today.."
She hit my forehead with her fingers. Something I did not expect for her to do in her mood.
"Don't be an idiot. You can't expect me to always stay out of trouble and nothing troublesome happening to me. There are going to be times when you can't be next to me or protect me but I can protect myself so you don't need to worry."
I sighed annoyed. She was right.
"However...I would like to count on you when needed." She said looking the other way.
"You can always count on me." I turned her head and patted her head gently.
"Don't do troublesome things however." She added.
"Hm?"
"Like going after Andy."
"I am not the type to go and beat up other people."
She seemed like she had trouble trusting me though.
"Stay for lunch." She said with a look in her eyes I've never seen before. She really was worried about me.
"I'll be good, I promise."
I smiled and started walking again holding her hand but she didn't move out of place.
"I want you to stay." Her voice was loud and clear. That was a girlfriend's order.
"Only if you say pretty please."
"Pretty please." She gritted her teeth.
"with a cherry on top."
I could feel her grip on my hand slowly crushing my fingers.
"with a cherry on top."
I had felt so much better teasing her like this.
"And a kiss."
"I will punch your face for getting too cocky."
I leaned my head and closed my eyes. She was either going to slap me or give me a kiss.
I felt her lips gently touching mine. Her lips moved slowly, teasingly and tenderly. Despite her fighting spirit, her kiss was feminine. I opened my mouth and deepened the kiss.
I didn't touch her and surprisingly her hands touched my face. She pulled me closer and held me like she was free to do what she wanted.
My stomach clenched as I pictured her doing stuff more freely to me.
I pulled away smiling.
"This really is stirring my desire."
She was ready to hit me now.
"I'll be delighted to join you and your family for lunch Plush."
I took her hand and we walked towards her house.
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