So I had part of a post done and I'm not sure what happened but I got a bunch of random letters at the bottom of the post and it wouldn't let me erase it. So I erased the whole thing and now am stuck retyping what I had and then I still need to finish it. I have today and tomorrow off so hopefully I will get the next update done either tonight or tomorrow at the latest. Thanks for the patience. It's been appreciated.

Confusion And Understanding Chapter 27

So I know I said that I would be taking a short break on my other story and I meant it but I had this chapter 3/4 of the way done already and I couldn't resist finishing it. Hope you guys like it!


Mel's Pov


I had shown up at my dad's door without warning and he let me in without asking any questions. I sat on a chair in the kitchen and watched him go about his routine of making himself breakfast. It was comforting to know that while my life was a complete mess that at least some things hadn't changed. He sat a plate in front of me and sat down with his across from me and started to eat. I could only move the food around on the plate, my stomach was such a mess that I knew if I ate anything that I would probably just get sick.



" So does you being here have anything to do with the fight that Jordan and his teammate had in that night club last week?"



I should have known that he would have heard about it. It was probably front page news here in the bay. I found myself telling my dad everything that happened that night and in the days following up to me sitting here.



" You should have seen the look on his face. I can't even describe it but it was scary. I still haven't talked to him and then I went to make sure that Max was okay and he kissed me and told me that he meant everything he said and now I'm just confused. "


I could feel the tears coming on but I was tired of crying. I tried to hold them in but it didn't work. I felt them start to fall and my dad got up and came around the table. He kneeled in front of me and wrapped his arms around me. I leaned into his shoulder and cried so hard that I could barely breath. He patted my back and all of a sudden I was five years old again, crying because a boy had told me that I couldn't play with them because I was a girl. After a few minutes the tears finally slowed and I pulled away feeling slightly embarresed. He patted me on the shoulder one last time before he got up and went back to his seat.

" I think that when you love someone that it is easy to put them on a pedastal but honey no one is perfect and they will fall eventually. I think that's why I took your mom leaving so hard. I had this image of her as the perfect women and the pressure just got to be too much. Now it's up to you to decide if you can forgive him for not being the perfect guy that you want him to be."

God he was right. I had always painted this picture of Jordan as being this perfect guy and the minute that I had seen the side of him that wasn't perfect I had done what I always did. I ran away.

" What about Max dad? I can't stand the thought of hurting him." I said as I thought about what had transpired between the two of us in his living room.

" I don't know what to tell you sweetie but eventually you will have to make a choice. I don't know him but I do know you and I can tell that you care about him or this wouldn't be affecting you so much."

I still didn't know what to do so I excused myself and went to the bathroom. I splashed some cold water on my face and I didn't like what I saw in the mirror. I was too pale and it made the bags under my eyes even more pronounced. I looked like a junkie with my skin so pale and the bags under my eyes looking even more pronounced because of it. I went to lay down even though it was pretty early in the morning. My body was tired but I couldn't get my mind to shut off long enough to go to sleep. I thought about the two men and tried to figure out not only how I felt about them but why.

Max's pov

I knew that she was gone and I knew that I was mostly to blame for it. Sid had dropped of the envelope with my name written on it in her handwriting . I put it off for a little while but I finally sat down and opened it. It said that she was going home and that she would get a hold of me when and if she wanted to and that I wasn't suppose to try to contact her. More importantly it said that she wanted to make sure that Jordan and I were at least nice to each other, if not for her than for the sake of the team. I could tell that it was important to her that we at least fix things to the point where we could at least practice and play togeather again. I was going to see how that was going to go since I was finally able to go to practice after all most two weeks. I had already met with Mario and gotten a lecture from him about behavior that made the team look bad and I knew without being told that if they had to pick between a fourth liner and a selke award winner that I wasn't going to come out on the good end of it. I'd fucked things up in a way that I had never thought possible. I picked up my phone and went through my contacts. I stopped when I saw a number that I hadn't called since the situation had happened. I knew that Bridgette had found out about why I had gotten the shit beaten out of me and ever since I didn't have it in me to call her, even though I did really feel bad about what I had did to her. The sad thing was that I was actually really starting to like her and she was a great girl that didn't deserve how I had treated her. My finger hovered over the green dial button but I saw what time it was and if I didn't hurry I was going to be late for my first practice back and I didn't really think that it would make a really good impression.

Jordan's Pov

I got to the arena early and started to put on my gear. I knew that Talbo was suppose to be in today and I was dreading having to interact with him. I had already gotten the lecture from Sid and Mario about how we needed to get past this so we could function as teammates at least and I knew that it was important to Mel so I was going to make every effort to make that happen. I looked up as I heard Tanger say something in french and I looked up to see Talbo walk into the room with his hockey bag slung over his shoulder. Our eyes met across the room and I expected him to be pissed, or maybe even proud but instead I saw a look that I swore almost looked hurt. Tanger and Flower went to his stall and started to talk to him and he broke the eye contact to concentrate on what they were saying. I stopped what I was doing and I decided to be the bigger man and the whole room went silent and I felt every single pair of eyes follow me as I made my way over to where he was standing. I could see his body tense the closer I got and he didn't take his eyes off of me for one second. Marc stepped forward like he was trying to make sure that nothing was going to happen again.

" It's okay flower. I just need to talk to Max." I said placing extra emphasis on the word talk. He didn't say anything for a few seconds but he must have believed me because he grabbed Tanger by the arm and they both moved away.

" Look. I'm sorry for the way that I acted but fuck man, I had just overheard you tell my girlfriend that you dreamed about fucking her and it just made me crazy." I said as a way to explain my actions. I expected him to be pissed at me but instead he just let out a defeated sigh

" You don't have to apologize. I probably would have done the same thing if the situation were reversed." He admitted as he sat down on the bench in front of his stall.

" I'm starting to think that this is Karma's way of getting back at me for being such a manwhore all of these years. The first girl I ever love and not only does she love someone else but it's one of my teammates." he said as he shook his head like he couldn't believe it. I wanted to be mad at him for admitting that he loved her but I really didn't have it in me anymore. I wasn't even sure that it mattered because she might very well decide to not come back and then we'd both be out of luck.

" I'm not sure that we can ever go back to being friends like we were before all of this but we need to be able to play well togeather for the sake of the team." I said as I looked at him for a reaction

He nodded his head in agreement and I got back up. I guess things were as okay between us as they could be. I turned around to go to my stall to finish getting ready and I saw Sid look between the both of us. I gave him a small smile to indicate that everything was alright and as I quickly threw the rest of my gear on and got out on the ice. For the first time in two weeks it felt like things were starting to get back to normal and it was like a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders. Now I just had to wait and see how the other important thing in my life was going to play out and I hated that I had no control over it.

The Aftermath Chapter 26

Mel's pov


It had been almost five days and I really needed to talk to him, make sure he was okay but a part of me was scared. I had no idea if he even wanted to see me and I had no idea if I could take the rejection if he didn't. I went to knock on the door and hesitated before I turned around to leave. I heard the door open behind me and I froze.


" What are you doing here?" I heard a voice say behind me


I turned and saw Max standing in his doorway. I swallowed, not really knowing what to say.



" I just wanted to make sure that you were okay." I said as I stayed where I was. Sid had told me that his face looked bad but to see it in person made me wince. The whole entire left side of his face was covered in a big black bruise and his eye was still puffy where it had swelled almost shut and there were several spots where they had to glue him because his skin had split open from Jordan's knuckles.


" I'm fine." He said and I noticed that his whole body was tense, like there was some kind of electric current that was running through him. It was cold out and I rubbed my hands over my arms to try to warm up. He looked down and looked back up at me before he stepped away from his door and motioned for me to come inside. I followed him inside. He told me to go sit in the living room and I did as I was told. I watched him as he disappeared and returned a few minutes later with a cup of what looked like hot chocolate. He handed it to me and I took it without saying a word. We both fiddled around for a few minutes before he finally spoke.


" I wish that there was a way that I could take this all of this back." he said without looking at me


" I know Max. I know that you didn't mean what you said. You just had too much to drink and let your emotions get the best of you."


He looked at me for a minute and I could tell by the clenching of his jaw that what I had said wasn't the right thing.


" I said I wish I could take it back, but that doesn't mean I didn't mean it. Yeah I was drunk and I shouldn't have said what I did but I meant every word of what I told you."


He moved closer to me and cupped my face with one hand. I held my breath as he moved closer and put his lips on mine. I didn't kiss him back until he put his thumb on my chin and got me to open my mouth. I put my hand on his bicep and leaned into the kiss as his tongue swept into my mouth. My mind shut itself off as I let the sensations of his mouth on mine take over any rationale thought that I may have had. I was surprised by how gentle he was and when he broke the kiss I found that my hand had a fistful of his shirt in it and that I was breathing like I had just run a marathon.


" Now tell me that I didn't mean what I said." he said as he grabbed my hand and pulled it away from his shirt. He looked at me for a few seconds before he leaned over kissed me one more time and then got up and disappeared. I was so confused and his kisses did nothing to help the situation. No matter what I did I was going to hurt someone and lose one of my best friends in the process. I got up and made my way to the front door to leave. I knew that he would want anwsers and I just wasn't in any kind of condition mentally to give them to myself much less anyone else. I slipped out the front door and into the Suv that Sid had let me borrow. I went to start the car and I looked up and saw Max standing in the window looking at me. Our eyes met and I could see even from a distance how hurt he looked. I lowered my eyes and backed out of the driveway so I could head back to the place that had become my home the last few days. I went inside Sid's entrance and holed myself into the guest room that had my stuff in it.


Jordan's Pov


The very next day I found myself sitting at a table with a microphone in my face reading the statement that had been prepared by the PR staff.


" It was a regrettable thing that happened that night and I am aware that my actions have negativly affected not only myself but my teammates, the Penguins organization and the fans and for that I am truly sorry. I have taken a lesson from this and hope that everyone will forgive me and let me move forward into the future.



I had been instructed to leave it at that and to not anwser any questions that the press was sure to have. Everything besides that had to be no comment. The swelling in my hand was just about gone and Coach B said I could practice today after the media conference as long as I felt good. I needed to get out on the ice, to practice until my muscles screamed at me. I knew that Talbo wasn't going to be anywhere around because the PR people wanted to keep us seperate for awhile until this blew over and from what I had heard I had messed up his face enough that he probably wouldn't be able to play anyway. I knew that I was suppose to be remorseful and I guess a part of me was but there was an even stronger part of me that was whispering in the back of my head.




" He deserved it. He deserved worse."




I shook my head and tried to get that thought out of my head. I knew what I had done was stupid and immature but I remember the satisfaction of feeling my knuckles hit his skin. I had been plenty pissed about different things in the course of my life but this had been different. It was like my mind had seperated from my body and I couldn't control my actions. I just did what felt right and punching him had felt right. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize that I had walked into the locker room and that everyone was staring at me like I was insane. I ducked my head down and quickly walked to my stall and started to strip so I could put my gear on. The usually loud room was deathly quiet as I started to pull on my underarmour. It didn't take long as I completed the familiar routine and in no time I was making my way out on the ice. I only talked to the guys when I had to and I was starting to get pissed. They could all go fuck themselves for all I cared. It's not like they wouldn't have done the same if he had hit on one of their girlfriends or wives. I got sick of the attitude and decided that I just wanted to go home. I told the coach that my hand was starting to hurt and that I would try it again tomorrow. There was only one person that I needed to talk to before I left. I skated over to where Sid was standing against the boards with Billy and Eats. They both looked up and skated off as I approached. Sid turned around and before I could even get a word out he stopped me.




" She's doing okay and that's all I'm going to tell you. If you want to know more you'll have to talk to her yourself."

I wanted to scream I was so pissed. Things weren't suppose to be this complicated and messed up. All I wanted to do was be with the women that I loved, maybe get married and have our own brood of kids someday and along the way be able to play a game that I love until my body couldn't do it anymore. I stripped out of my stuff and threw it all in the direction of my stall. I didn't bother to shower, I just wanted to retreat into my house and not leave until I had to. I ignored all of the fans as I jumped into my car and took off. The next five days went pretty much the same. The two games that we played in that time didn't even help to distract since I was playing like I was in peewee again. I knew that I should just go and talk to her but I was afraid that she would want nothing to do with me after everything that happened. It killed me to think that she may not want anything to do with me again. I was sitting in my stall for another practice and I still wasn't out of my funk. Little did I know that it was only going to get worse. We went out and as much as I tried I couldn't concentrate. Afterwards Sid came over and handed me an envelope and he had a look of pity on his face. I took it without a word and sat it on the small shelf in my stall until I was finished changing. I signed some autographs to make up for not doing it the last few days and really I was just trying to prolong the fact that I was going to have to read whatever the letter said eventually. I threw all of my gear into my car along with the letter and I went home so I could do it in private. I sat on my couch and ran my fingers over the plain white envelope that had my name printed on it in her handwriting. I finally got the nerve to open it and I found a single sheet of paper inside

Dear Jordan

I know that I should tell you this in person but I can't bring myself to see you right now. I need time to think about things and I can't do that here so I've decided to go home for awhile. I know that you would never hurt me but after seeing what you did I just don't know if I can ever look at you the same way again. Please don't try to contact me, when and if I want to talk I will let you know. No matter what I hope you know that I love you and always will but I just don't know if things will ever be the same. I hope that you and Max can at least be civil to each other in the future, if not for each other than for the sake of the team. I would hate to be known as the yoko ono of the Pens and I know that you are both better than that. If you love me at all you will do what you can to fix it between you two. If you can't do that then I think that there will never be any hope for us.

Melany

I slid the paper back into the envelope and sat it on my coffee table. I called Sid and he must have known I was going to call because he anwsered on the second ring.

" She's already gone man. I'm sorry." he said " I tried to talk her out of going but she is pretty messed up about what happened.

" Did she say anything?" I asked as I ran my fingers through my hair

" Just that she needed to get away from everyone so she could think and that I need to make sure that you and Max are okay."

" Alright. If you hear from her will you let me know."

" Yeah of course but the way that she was talking I don't think that's going to happen." I knew he was right but I made him promise anyways. I wanted to get on the first plane to Thunder Bay and find her and beg forgiveness but I knew if I didn't respect her wishes that it would just make things worse. I really hoped that I hadn't damaged things beyond repair.

Fight Night Chapter 25

Mel's pov



The guys had been playing well and it was decided that we were all going to go out to celebrate since we hadn't done that in awhile. I was excited to hang out with the girls and it was decided that we would meet at Vero's to get ready and meet the guys there. I had gotten Bridgettes number from Max and called and invited her along so she could meet them. She seemed excited by the idea and I she gave me directions so I could pick her up. I got to her house a little while later and she met me outside carrying a small duffle bag that I assumed had some different outfits in it to choose from for the night ahead. I greeted her as she slid into my car.



" Mel I am so nervous to be meeting some of the other girlfriends." she said as we started to drive in the direction of Vero's house



" Don't worry. Vero and Kelsey are really great and I'm sure that they will love you." I said trying to reassure her.



It didn't take long and we pulled up in front of the house. She still looked nervous so I gave her hand a squeeze before we went to the door to knock. I should have known better as the door was pulled open before we even got all the way up the steps and I was tackled by both women.



" Uhh guys it's only been a week since I've seen the both of you. Not a year or something." I said as they both let go of me.



" I know but it's been awhile since we got to hang out and we're just excited." Kelsey squeeled.



" Guys this is Max's..... um friend Bridgette." I said as I introduced all of them



I saw both women size her up and then look at each other as if they were communicating silently about what they thought. Finally Vero smiled and introduced herself and Kelsey and we both followed them inside. It seemed like she had passed the first test at least. There were already glasses of wine sitting on the table ready for us to get ahead start with and we started to try on clothes. It only took us a few hours but we all felt like we were ready to wow our men. All of the guys were already at the club so I text Jordan to let him know we were on our way. We all piled into Vero's suv and headed out. We made it to the club and since they recognized Vero and Kelsey we got in without any problems and we saw a bunch of the guys waving to us over the railing. I smiled as I saw Max and Jordan looking down at the both of us and I nudged her in the arm and pointed at the both of them. She gave them both a small wave and they met us at the top of the staircase. We split off so we could greet our men properly.



" Babe you look great." He said as he bent down to kiss my lips



" You look good too." I said and I meant it. I loved the way that he filled out a t-shirt with his muscular arms and chest. I ran my fingernails down his arm and felt him shudder slighty.



" If you keep doing things like that we won't be here very long." he growled into my neck



" Sorry I couldn't resist." I said with a smile on my face. We both turned around to find Max standing behind us with his arm around Bridgette's waist. We talked for a few minutes before we all headed over to the bar and got drinks. The night was going well and everyone was seeming to have fun. I even convinced Sid, who I had never seen dance ever, to come out on the dance floor with me. When we were done I decided to sit for awhile since I was getting tired. I couldn't find any room on the couches so I squeezed onto a stool at the bar. I flagged down the bartender for a drink and when he came back with it he started to talk to me. I found out that his name was Mike and that he was working to help pay for a degree in engineering from the University of Pitt and he was gay.

" So if you don't mind me asking, what is it like to have two big brawny hockey players in love with you?"

" Two?" I said trying not to sound to dense but I really had no idea what he was talking about.

" Yeah. Two. There is the guy that you are obviously dating, mister big, blonde and jaw over there and then there is the little hairy guy with the accent that all of the girls seem to love. I know that he came with a girl tonight but you should see the way that he stares at you when you aren't paying attention. It's like blondie has a toy that he wants and he's just trying to figure out a way to steal it."

I shook my head. It couldn't be true. I turned to look to where he had gestured and I did find Max looking at me with an intense look on his face and when our eyes met he quickly looked away and went back to whatever him and Tanger were talking about. I told him to put the drink on Jordan's tab and I went over to where Max was sitting.

" Max I need to talk to you for a minute." I said as both of the guys looked at me

" Okay." he said as he looked at me funny

I grabbed his hand and went through the crowd. I wanted to find a place that was quiet and a little more private to have this conversation with him. I was getting frusterated when I saw a door that said employees only. I opened it and saw a large closet that held all of the stuff that would be needed for cleaning the place up after close. It was plenty big enough for the two of us to fit in and I really needed to have this conversation with him or else it might drive me crazy.

I pulled him inside and he partially shut the door so he could fit.

" Max are you in love with me?" I said in a tone of voice that was alot more breathy than I wanted it to be

He looked down and it made me realize that I was still holding his hand. I quickly let go and waited for his anwser.

" Since the first time that I met you." he mumbled as he admitted his feelings to me

"But Jordan is your friend and teammate." I sputtered

" Do you think that I want to feel this way, that it's easy for me?" he said bringing his eyes up to mine. I could hear the anger and frustration in his voice and I saw that his eyes had gone dark, like the sky right before a bad storm and it scared me.

" Do you think that I enjoy wanting something that I know I can never have?" he growled as he stepped closer to me. I tried to move away but my back bumped into the wall. I didn't know what to say. He brought his hand up and placed it against the wall right beside my head and leaned into me so that our faces were only inches apart. I could feel his breath on my face and smell the alcohol as he continued talking.

" I dream about you constantly. I imagine the way that your body would feel under mine, the way that your voice would sound screaming my name as you came."

I put my hand on his chest to push him away but I never got the chance



Jordan's pov

I was having a good time. We were finally at a stage in our relationship where we trusted each other enough to be able to do our own thing without worrying and it was nice. She danced with some of the other guys and even convinced Sid to dance, which is a feat considering the man can't dance to save his life. I was sitting nursing my drink so I wouldn't get totally wasted when I saw her make her way over to the bar. I felt a little tinge of jealousy go through me as she sat and chatted with the bartender but that ended quickly when I remembered that the guy had hit on me awhile back. I was still watching them just to make sure when she turned around with a frown on her face. She started looking around and her gaze fell in the direction of where Max and Tanger were sitting. She got up and made her way over and I watched as she grabbed his hand and dragged him off somewhere. I knew that she liked Bridgette and figured that she was going to give him a lecture about keeping it in his pants as long as he was dating her. I went back to the conversation that I had been having with goose before I got distracted.

" I think that I am going to go find my beautiful girlfriend before she decided that I am ignoring her. Unlike you I actually plan on getting laid tonight. I told him with a laugh and a pat on the shoulder. I looked around and saw that neither of them were back yet. I started in the direction that I had seen them dissappear to. I didn't see them and I couldn't figure out where the hell they could have went since the hall ended not much farther down. I looked to my left and saw a door that was partially opened and I could hear faint voices coming from it. I stepped closer and I went to put my hand on the knob but stopped when I heard a familiar voice.

" I dream about you constantly. The imagine the way that your body would feel under mine,the way that your voice would sound screaming my name as you came."

I froze for a second and then I pulled open the door. I saw Talbo with his hand against the wall close enough to Mel that he could have kissed her in the second that it took me to cross the small room and grab him by the shirt. I heard someone screaming my name but it was like it was in the distance. All I was focused on was beating the shit out of the backstabbing french man that I had in my grip. He didn't even try to defend himself as I got in three good shots before I felt several pairs of arms grab me, making me drop him on the floor in a heap. I looked up from where Max was sitting on the floor, blood all over his face from the beating I just gave him. He was talking to tanger in french and since I didn't know a damn word of it I had no idea what they were talking about. He was looking at something as he spoke and I turned around to see Mel standing there looking at the both of us with a look of shock on her face. I stepped towards her and she took a step back to let me know that I was the last person that she wanted to talk to. I noticed a dull throb start in my right hand and I looked down to see that my knuckles were a bloody mess. There was no way that I could tell how much of it was mine and how much of it was Talbos but I knew it was going to hurt like a bitch in a little while. A group of people had started to congregate and I saw several of them with their camera phones out taking pictures and video no doubt. A bunch of the guys had formed a circle around Talbo to keep me from doing anymore damage and to keep people from getting any good pictures. Sid came up the stairs with security and they quickly emptied out the vip area so there wouldn't be anymore problems. I saw Sid on his phone and he had a grim look on his face.

" I talked to Mel and she told me what this was about. I can't fucking believe you two. I called Mario and he told me to tell the both of you that unless you need to go to the hospital that you should go home and wait for Christy from PR to call. He also said to not bother showing up to practice tommorrow if this is just going to continue.He's got guys from Wilkes Barre who would be more than happy to take your places until you get your heads out of your asses.

" What about Mel?" I asked not seeing her wanting anything to do with me right now

" Mario said that she was welcome to stay with the family until she figures out what she wants to do."

I nodded. At least I knew that she would be safe and taken care of." I told him that I would give them sometime to go to the house and get some of her stuff. I went to the bathroom and turned on the water in the sink so I could assess how bad my hand was. I watched as the water that ran down the drain turned pink and I flexed my hand. It was already starting to swell. I should probably have it xrayed just in case I fractured something. I went out and found goose who was on his phone.

" I have no idea what the hell happened. He must have caught his women and Talbo doing something because things were fine one minute and the next Staalzie was holding onto Talbo beating the shit out of him while Mel stood behind them screaming. If we hadn't gotten him to stop I'm pretty sure he would have killed him. Tanger is taking him to the hospital right now to make sure that nothing is fractured or broken." He turned around and saw me standing there

" Listen Billy. I need to get going. I'll see you tommorrow at practice."

He looked at me like a kid that had just gotten caught with his hand in the cookie jar.

" It's okay goose. It's not like the guys aren't going to find out what happened anyway." I said with a shrug. I asked him to drive me to the hospital to get my hand checked out and he nodded. We didn't talk on the drive there and as I was waiting to be examined I couldn't help but think that what had happened would change things and not just between me and Talbo.

Date Night Chapter 24

Max's point of view


I pulled up in front of Bridgettes house and found myself getting nervous which was totally stupid. I was Max fucking Talbot, I scored goals to win cups, I didn't sit on the street in front of some girls house acting like a damn high schooler with no game. I took a deep breath to steady myself and got out of my car to go to her door. I knocked and I heard a voice yelling through the door that it would be a second. Bridgette anwsered her door and I I had to make a concious effort for my jaw not to hit the floor. She looked beautiful, the emerald green dress made her skin and hair seem even darker and more exotic. I realized that I was just standing there staring at her like an idiot and finally I smiled.



" You look beautiful."



" Thank You. You don't look to bad yourself." she said smiling back at me



I offered her my arm and led her to the car, opening the door for her before I got in myself. We were going to a fancy restaurant that I had heard good things about from some of the other guys. On the way there I phoned staalzie to make sure that they were still coming. He anwsered and told me that they were already there. We pulled up and I gave my keys to the valet before we headed inside.







Mel's pov



Jordan grabbed my hand as we walked into the fancy restaurant that Max had made reservations at. It wasn't really my type of thing but I guess that he wanted to impress this girl and I could see how this would go a long way in doing that. We looked around and didn't see him yet so we were going to wait but the waiter told us that we could sit if we wanted to since they already had a table in the back reserved. We followed him and as we waited we ordered some wine. He got a phonecall as we were sitting and from what I could hear I assumed it was Max telling him that he was on his way. They finally showed a few minutes later and we were introduced to his date. She was beautiful and even though I would never admit it to either of the men, I felt inadequate just standing so close to her. I could tell right away that she was one of those girls that commanded guys attention without even trying, as was evidenced by the fact that neither man could take their eyes off of her. I knew it was stupid and childish but part of me wanted to stake my claim, let her know that she better damn well keep her hands where they belong or else I was liable to tear them off. Our food came and while we were eating she was anwsering questions that the guys kept asking about her. I was being completely ignored and I didn't like it one bit. I wanted to get Jordan's attention back on me so I took my free hand and ran in up his leg and thigh. He turned his head and gave me a look, one that said " not now" and took my hand and placed back in my own lap. He directed his attention back to her and I had had enough. I excused myself so I could go to the bathroom and when I got there I called Vero so I could vent to someone about the situation.



" God V you should see this girl. Big boobs, small waist, she pretty much looks like a fullsize walking version of barbie. Jordan and Max haven't even acknowledged that I am in the room with them all night. The worst part is that I really want to hate her but she seems nice so it's making it kind of hard.



" Sounds like someone is jealous." she said trying not to laugh at how ridiculas I was being



" Yeah I am. Really jealous. Wouldn't you be if Marc did the same to you?"



" No because Marc would never be stupid enough to do something like that in front of me. I would beat the crap out of him and he knows it."



Even though I was still pissy about it I got a mental image of Vero pounding the shit out of poor Marc and I couldn't help but laugh



" See now that's better. Just remember that even if he is looking he's going home with you and that's all that matters."



" Yeah I guess your right." I said with a sigh



" Now go and try to enjoy yourself. "



" I'll try."



I tucked my phone back into my purse and went to use the bathroom. I was washing my hands when Bridgette came in.



" The guys sent me to check on you. I think they were a little worried that you were taking so long." she said as she came over to the sink



" I'm fine. I just had to take a phone call."



" Oh. Okay."



I hesitated, I wanted to ask her something but I didn't want her to get offended.



" Can I ask you how you know Max? He hasn't mentioned any girls since I moved down here."



I watched as her cheeks turned pink and she bit her lower lip before she anwsered.



" I know that this is going to sound horrible but we met at diesel awhile ago and I took him home with me. The funny thing is that I really am not a sports person so I had no idea at the time who he was at the time.



" So your whole relationship has been about sex so far?" I asked



" Yeah but not because I want it to be. After the first night I told a friend about the guy that I had met and apparently she knew who he was because she told me to google him, which I did. It didn't take me very long to figure out his reputation and I figured that it was better to act like it was no big deal that we just had sex then to try to push a relationship because obviously that wouldn't have gotten me very far. I figured that having him in my bed a couple of times a month was better than not having him around at all."



Wow that just killed any hatred I may have felt for this women. Now I just felt bad. At least Jordan knew how I felt and he felt the same way about me.



" Well this date is a step in the right direction right?" I asked as I put my arm around her shoulder



" I hope so. I've had a really good time tonight."



" Let's get you some alone time." I said as I let go of her and went back to the table



" Babe. I'm not feeling good. I think I want to go home." I said as I sat back down next to him holding my stomach



" Alright. Talbo your on your own man. I have to take my women home and play nurse."



He stood up and laid some bills on the table even though Max insisted on paying. I leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek and as I did I whispered in his ear



" Don't fuck this up. I think this one might be a keeper." I watched as his blue eyes got big and I gave Bridgette a wink before I straightened up and pretended to play sick again. We headed home and I climbed into bed. I wanted to keep pretending to be sick just to see what Jordan would do but I knew that wouldn't be nice so I let him in on what was going on.



" Damn that sucks for her." he said as he crawled into bed beside me,



" Yeah that was what I thought."



" What a dumbass. Hopefully he doesn't fuck it up. She seems like a great girl and lord knows its about time he settle down."



" I really didn't like her at first but after talking to her I agree that she does seem nice."



" Why didn't you like her?" he asked as he rolled over to look at me. I didn't want to admit that I had been jealous but I had brought it up and I knew he wouldn't let it go without me telling him.



" You both were paying attention to her most of the night and I got kind of jealous." I admitted feeling stupid



" You were jealous?" he asked with a grin



" Umhmm." was my only reply



He scooted closer to me and brought his lips down to my collarbone. He laid a few gentle kisses there and started to move higher.



" I'm sorry babe, I didn't mean to make you feel bad but I'm paying attention to you now." he said as he nipped at my earlobe. My breath quickened and any conversation we were having went out the window as he undressed and slid himself into me. I didn't have any idea how this night would end for the other two but as far as I was concerned I couldn't have asked for a better ending to mine.