Status: Slow But Sure

I'm Adopted: Vengeance Edition.

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*Jackie's POV*

I could feel his hands against my hips, tracing my skin with his finger tips. My back arched as his lips trailed kisses down my neck. His fingers unbuttoned my jeans, I smiled against his ear. My head was dizzy from the amount of booze in my blood. But everything felt so glorious.

"Are you sure?" He whispred, his breath tickling my ear gently. I nodded against the crook of his neck "I wanna hear you say it."

"I'm sure." I whispered, opening my eyes to his green ones "I'm positive, Aaron." I let his lips collide with mine as he worked at my bra under my tank top. He skillfully removed it and tossed it aside.

Tonight was a study date, the only way Zack ever let me go out. For this reason exactly. He was in super over protective brother mode after someone got busted with crack at my school this week.

I could feel Aaron's body agaisnt mine as his hands rested on my breasts, his crotch grinding against mine. "I want you so bad." He whispered. I rolled my eyes behind my eyelids. Then take my jeans off and fuck me moron. I said inside my head.

"I want you, fuck me." I whispered, bucking my hips into him, feeling him against my legs.

Soon my pants were on the floor along with his in an instant. His arms pulled me ontop of him and all I could do was stare at the ceiling in mock ecstasty as he moaned beneath me. Good lord, is this what sex has become? This was probably the most boring thing I've ever expirienced. If I hadn't been drunk I probably would have been having more fun...

"Jackie..."

"Yah?" I asked, looking down as Aaron stared up at me "What's up?"

"Will you go out with me?" He asked "Be my girlfriend?"

"Aaron, just... I want you to fuck me." I leaned down and kissed him "I'll be your girlfriend if you fuck me like you hate me." I whisered in his ear.

"You asked for it." He growled into my ear and flipped us over, pushing me on to my knees. I smirked, well here we go. He slid into me and grabbed my hair, yanking it back.

I let out a moan as he gripped my hips, thrusting hard into me "Oh you like that?"

Moment ruiner. I groaned into the pillow and nodded as he slammed into me again, this time i bit the pillow, feeling my insides tightening. Maybe I wasn't fully mentally here, but my body was having the time of my life. I moaned again as Aaron yanked my hair.

"God, Jackie. God I'm gonna go..." He moaned and flipped me over, bringing my knees over his shoulders and leaning down and kissing me "God you're so beautiful."

"Aaron I want you to fuck me." I moaned "Harder.."

"I don't wanna hurt you baby." He whispered, slowing down slightly so he didn't come.

I chuckled under my breath "You won't." I looked up into his green eyes, part of me anticipating brown. Slightly dissapointed by the color..

He smirked and my heart melted, he had a faint dimple on the right side of his face. He began thrusting harder and faster, causing me to scream momentarily.

"Aaron... Oh my god... Aaron...."

"Jackie... Jackie.."

I let out a loud moan as we both came, Aaron collapsing next to me on his bed. I heaved a breath in and felt my head getting light. I could sleep this one off.. I didn't take my medication this afternoon but I'd be fine till morning... I hoped.

"That was amazing." Aaron whispered as he wrapped an arm around me, bringing me close and kissing me "These have been the best two months of my life, I'm so glad you said yes." He smiled against my neck. I smiled and turned around, placing my lips on his.

"I am too." I smiled, hiding the disappointment in my voice for once again the color didn't match.

"What time did you tell Zack you'd be home?" He asked.

"Ten." I rolled my eyes as my phone lit up, I reached over to grab it as Aaron's fingers lingered on my body, tracing lines on my hips "Hello?" I answered, disregarding the disappointed huff Aaron let out. He was clearly a cuddler.

"Jackie? Where the fuck are you?" Zack sounded worried.

I glanced at the clock 11:30 "Fuck." I groaned. Reasons not to get drunk when you have to be home on time..

"Where are you?!" He screamed.

"Studying at Aaron's-"

"Ass. Home. NOW." He hissed and hung up.

I groaned and sat up "Babe, I gotta go..." I mumbled and grabbed my clothes "Zack's flipping out."

"You didn't tell him you were here? You said you were studying?" He asked, sitting up and grabbing my hips, pulling me towards him and leaning down to kiss me.

"Yah... it's the only way he'll let me out of the house." I mumbled "I need to go before he has an anurism." I rolled my eyes as Aaron turned the lights on.

"Why is he so protective?" Aaron asked "You never explained that to me."

"It's a long story, I don't really have time right now..." I buttoned my jeans as my phone rang again.

"Hello?" Aaron snatched it from the nightstand and answered it. His eyes widened "Uh... yah... here." He handed it to me "I don't even know."

I rolled my eyes and walked downstairs, past the table full of empty beer bottles and whiskey bottles "Hello?" I asked as I walked out the front door, leaving Aaron inside.

"Jackie!" It was Matt "Where the fuck are you?! Zack's flipping a lid-"

"Matt." I paused "STOP." I sat on the stairs outside.

"So you're at Aaron's? Are you ok? Do you need-"

"STOP." I laughed "Matt-" I hiccuped "Please calm down."

"Are you drunk?" He asked, worry coating his words "Please tell me-"

"I'm at Aaron's, yes I'm drunk. I've talked to Zack, I lost track of time. I'm going home." I stood with my keys in hand and waved to Aaron, gesturing to the phone and rolling my eyes.

"I'm coming to get you." Matt stated "Where are you? You can't drive."

"Matt, stop it!" I laughed and leaned against my car "I'm fine to drive." I dropped my keys on the pavement and giggled.

"Did you drink sitting down?" He asked.

"Laying down?" I snickered "I just stood up finally, is this getting worse?" I giggled and picked up my keys "OOPS!" I laughed and leaned against the car.

"Jackie I'm coming to get you, please stop and let me. As a friend... or I can send Brian-"

"No, cuz then Brian will tell Zack everything. Come get me." I giggled and gave him the address and walked back up Aaron's stairs, knocking on the door.

"Hey, decided to actually come say bye?" He opened the door and smiled, holding a beer in his hand "Thought Zack was freaking out?"

"Matt's coming to pick me up cuz he thinks I'm too drunk." I shrugged and walked in.

"We could uhm..." Aaron smacked my ass "Have a little fun till he gets here." He pulled me close and pressed his lips to mine.

"Not when Matt's supposed to come get me." I laughed and pushed away gently.

"Why not?" He smiled "He won't give a fuck." Aaron smiled and pulle me close again "Come on baby."

"Aaron no, I don't want Matt seeing this-"

"Why?" He asked "What's with you?"

"What?" I asked as he pushed me back "What do you mean?"

"Why do you care what Matt thinks anyway? It's like you give a fuck if he sees me fucking you." He hissed.

"I just have common sense that you don't fucking fuck infront of someone!" I shouted "Why are you so terrible?" I asked.

"Well he'll see then won't he?" Aaron smiled and pulled me close, making me drop the beer bottle from my hands. His hands reached around and pulled me down on to the couch as I struggled from beneath him.

"Aaron come on, knock it off." I groaned as his mouth battled mine. I rolled my eyes as he pushed his way between my legs "I have pants on you fuck!" I screamed "Please just knock it off!"

"No. You're my girlfriend and I'll do whatever the fuck I want." Aaron hissed and pulled my shirt off, undoing my bra quickly.

I heard a faint noise and then a car door, but Aaron couldn't, he was too busy working at my pants. I hadn't noticed the tears swelling down my cheeks until he was too rough. I screamed lightly as his teeth grazed my nipple.

"Aaron stop it!" I screamed and smacked his arm as the door opened.

"Jackie? Are you still he- Oh holy shit, oh, I'm sorr-... Jackie??" Matt's voice boomed.

"Aaron stop it, please stop it-" My words were cut off by matt ripping Aaron off of my by the back of his pants.

"What in the name of fuck do you think you're doing?" Aaron sneered a Matt, his height matching Matt's.

"Knocking out a prick that's what." With one swift movement Matt knocked Aaron on his ass. I covered my chest with my arm and wiped my eyes, looking up at Matt as he stared at me "Jesus, Jackie.." He came over and picked me up.

"Put me down... please.. I can walk.. I need my purse.." I whispered, trying to talk between sobs. Matt shrugged off his zip up and put it around my shoulders. I slid my arms in and he zipped it up "Thanks..."

"Where's your bag? I'll get it, get in the truck." He threw me the keys and I pointed to the couch. "I'll meet you there, lock yourself in." He watched me walk to the truck as he walked to the couch.

Before getting in the truck I could hear Aaron's angry voice and cringed. The one time I trust someone outside my circle of friends and try to have a normal life.

WRONG.

Matt emerged as Aaron's voice quieted down, my bag in his hands, and my shoes. I brought my knees up to my chest in the front seat as Matt climbed in. He tossed my bag between us and grabbed his phone before starting the truck.

"Matt-"

"Don't talk." He mumbled and put his phone down aggressivly into the center console and began driving. "I told Zack you were safe." I nodded, keeping quiet.

My fingers played with the hem of Matt's sweatshirt, it was like a blanket around my body. A blanket of him. It smelled exactly like him. My brain was lost in thoughts of everything, swimming in memories, when Matt's concerned voice broke my thoughts.

"What did he do before I got there?" He asked "I know you said laying down to begin with but... what was going on when I got there?" He asked.

"Uh.. Uhmm.." I stammered, not apologizing because I knew Matt understood what was going on "The first time I was .. I was ok with it, I mean.. it was boring as fuck.. but the second time I didn't want to cuz... cuz I didn't want you walking in.." I muttered, my head swimming around slightly, but not much cuz I noticed he was taking the long way to Zack's appartment. "I kept telling him no and he pushed me onto the couch.."

"I'm pretty sure he won't be fucking around with you any more after tonight." Matt glanced down at the blood on his knuckles "I'm sorry that happened.."

"I should have listened when you told me he was a prick." I sighed.

"Don't say that. You're a human, we all fuck up. I'm sorry I didn't get there sooner." He took a breath in.

"So... how've you been?" I asked, we hadn't spoken much in the past two months which is mainly why I was so surprised to see his name come up on my phone earlier.

Matt laughed "Good, busy but good."

"That's.. good." I shrugged "So... How's-"

"I'm not seeing any one." He answered before I could ask. "I'm focussing on music and planning tour."

"Zack mentioned tour a few days ago.." I nodded "That'll be good for you guys, you need to get back out on the road."

"Well.. we did. Not now. After tonight." He laughed "We need to get you safe first-"

"I am safe, I just need to not put myself in that situation again."

Matt nodded.

"So no new chicks? Nothing at all?" I smirked "Come on, you have to have had some fun."

"Jackie, swear to god I haven't. I'm just not really interested-"

"IN WOMEN?!" I said in fake shock "HOLY SHIT MATT!! You could have told me you were gay." I smirked as he rolled his eyes. "I'm joking." I smiled and lifted the center console, moving his phone to his lap, and sat by his side "I miss just being normal." I sighed "Not freaking out over every little thing." I rested my head against his shoulder, his arm instinctively moving around my shoulders and holding me close.

"I miss just goofing off and having fun together." He sighed as I took a deep breath in of his scent.

"Matt?" I asked.

"Yah?" He asked back.

"Why can't we get along?" I asked "I never understand why we argue..."

"I don't actually know." He laughed "It's usually something stupid... and... lately it's been because you don't want me around because you wanna show me you don't love me." He shrugged. I sat back up "Stay there, it was comfy." He laughed as I snuggled back down.

"I miss this." I whispered, feeling a tear fall down my cheek. "I really do... why am I such a stubborn asshole?" I whispered, sniffling back a sob, "I ruin my own life and freak out at everyone else for it.."

Matt's POV

I felt water drip on to my arm and that's when I noticed she was crying.

"I don't get it... I ruin everything." She sniffed again.

"Jackie-"

"I'm sorry, I just.. I don't know." She sighed. "I don't want to hear Zack's bullshit tonight, that's for sure." She groaned as we pulled on to their street.

"Well good thing you don't have to." I drove past their house "I told him you're staying at my place tonight."

"Matt..." She sat up "I have to go back though... he'll flip out..."

"He's fine, he knows he needs to cool off." I shrugged "And you need to vent. And you are. And it's healthy. So keep going."

She crossed her legs under her as we drove back again, this time towards my place "I don't know. I just.. I miss how we used to be. We used to have so much fun, and goof off, and just be a blast. Now it's like every time we see eachother," She hicupped "All I do is scream at you for trying to be nice."

"Tell me about it." I laughed "I know first hand."

"I'm sorry." She wiped her eyes "I'm an actual ass bag. I'm so sorry."

"Don't be, I don't really do much to prove my self having a reason not to be yelled at." I laughed as she sat back against me "I like this though..."

"What, saving my ass from being hurt and me crying?" She laughed between tears.

"No... being able to have you realize that we can coexist as friends and not try to kill eachother." I laughed.

"I know.. this could totally be a thing." She smiled as we pulled in to my drive way.

"Want a beer?" I asked as I put the truck in park.

"I think I've had enough." She giggled.

"Oh yah... and what else? I saw whiskey on the table." I laughed as she scooted closer to me, putting her arm around mine.

"Yah, whiskey. We did some shots of tequila too.." She wiped her eyes again and looked up at me "Matt? Can I tell you something?" She asked.

"Go for it." I smiled and leaned against the door as she leaned against my chest.

"I really miss you... I miss hanging out with you, I miss kissing you," I couldn't help but be slightly surprised at that statement "I miss being around you all the time. I love you... I still really love you and I think that's what hurts the most is that I love you but I fucked everything up.."

"You didn't fuck it up, Jackie. We all make mistakes. I've made mistakes." I ran my fingers through her hair as she sighed.

"I just feel... I feel like deep down you hate me for Maddy going away." She whispered as tears ran down her cheeks.

I sat up and spun her so she was facing me "Excuse me?" I asked.

"I'm sorry... I just.. that's-that's how I feel." She stammered between sobs "I'm sorry Matt... I dont want you to hate me..."

"Jaclyn Baker." I whispered and tipped her chin up so her bloodshot bright green eyes met mine "I anything but hate you. I fucking love the hell out of you and you know that."

"But I feel like-"

"No. Not at all. It sucks, yes I agree what happened sucks. But it's no one's fault. I forgive you for making the mistake of using drugs but in no way shape or form was that your fault." I held her chin steady "Do you understand me?"

"Y-y-yah." She stammered and nodded "I'm sorry Matt. I'm sorry you had to come get me, and I fucked up your night."

I rolled my eyes "Oh ya, fucked up my night of nothing." I laughed and opened the car door, picking her up off the front seat. Her legs wrapped around my middle as I carried her up the stairs to the door "You're sleeping in my bed, just so we're clear with this."

"Ok.." She whimpered as I kicked the door shut "I haven't been here in... in so long." She whispered as I maneuvered around without the lights on towards my room.

"Hasn't changed at all." I laughed as she reached down and flipped the lightswitch to the bedroom.

"No it hasnt'." She laughed as I sat her down on the bed "I hope you've at least washed these sheets." She laughed "These were the last sheets on this bed that I remember."

I laughed "I actually just found them in the laundry room downstairs yesterday." I went to the dresser and grabbe a pair of basketball shorts and a teeshirt and tossed them towards Jackie "I gotta run to the bathroom, get comfy I'll be back. Then it's lights out Mrs. I Missed Curfew By A Long Shot." I smirked and left her to get dressed.

I came back and she was sitting in the exact same spot, except in my shorts and shirt. Her clothes were neatly folded by the foot of the be. "You could have laid down." I laughed and sat next to her "Do you sleep sitting up now or something?" I asked, knowing something was wrong.

"I.. I uhm... I didn't know what side you wanted..." She muttered and fidgeted, playing with her hair. She did that only when she was uncomfortable.

"Listen, I can totally go sleep on the couch if you don't want to sleep in the same bed-"

"No! No that's not it." She laughed "I'm just nervous I guess." She laughed.

"Why?" I asked "There's nothing to be nervous about."

"Well.. I haven't slept with someone in so long I.. what if like I snore or talk in my sleep?" She twisted her hair around her finger.

"Oh for God's sake lay down." I laughed and gently pushed her shoulder. She laid down infront of me and literally scooted to the edge of the bed. "For fucks sake Jaclyn."

"What?!" She asked. "I laid down!"

"Fine, fine. I figured once I turn the light off you'd be afraid and want someone to hold you but you're all the way in east bumfuck so it's fine. Be that way." I reached up and as soon as the switch flicke off, her body was pressed against mine "Called it."

"I. Hate. The. Dark." She muttered "And I haven't been here in ages."

"I figured." I laughed and put my arm around her "Go to sleep Jackie.. I'll be right here in the morning." I had to fight the urge to kiss her shoulder, this would be an interesting night.

I let my mind wander as I felt Jackie's breathing steady out. All I could think was how much I missed this. How perfectly her body fit infront of mine, how her skin felt under my fingers, how her bone structure had the perfect spot for my arm under her's by her side. Her hair barely tickled my face. Just as I thought she was asleep, I heard a faint noise.

"Matt?" She whimpered almost inaudibly. I felt her body shake slightly. Fuck.

"Yah?" I asked.

"Are you awake still?" She asked.

"No, I answered you in my sleep." I laughed a little "What's up?"

"I have to get up... I forgot my pill this afternoon and... well... I don't think I'll make the night without it." She whispered.

I gently lifted my arm as she moved to the end of the bed. I don't think I'll make the night without it stuck in my head. I heard her shuffle in her bag, a cap click twice, then a bottle shaking, clicked again twice, and she came crawling back "Ok." She snuggled back down next to me..

"You good now?" I asked.

"Yah." She nodded and backed her body flat up against mine. I couldn't help but wish I could kiss her.

"Uhm... Matt?" Her voice was nervos.

"Mhm?" I asked.

"Uhm.." She mumbled and turned in my arms, her eyes catching the glimmer of light coming from the window. They were soaking wet.

"What's the matter?" I asked, propping myself up on one arm as she sobbed "Jackie, what's wrong?"

"I feel like I'm bothering the shit out of you." She whispered.

"You're not, what's wrong?" I asked, coming back down to her level.

"I love you." She whispered "I love you so much and I'm so sorry." She whimpered "I just... I don't feel good and I'm scared because I haven't... I haven't actually taken my medicine the past three days and... I keep blacking out and... I don't want you to think I'm dead.." She wiped her eyes.

"Calm down, just go to sleep. We can start taking them again in the morning ok? You took the right one tonight right?" I asked, she nodded and looked up at me, her eyes wide and scared "It'll be ok Jackie, I promise ok? It'll be fine. You're gonna be ok."

"Thanks Matt." She whispered, leaning closer and pressing her lips against mine. I cupped her chin in my hand and deepened the kiss as her hands grabbed my arms closer. "I love you." She whispered as we parted for air "I love you so much."

"I love you too Jackie. But you need to go to bed." I whispered and kissed her forehead "I'll be right here in the morning. I promise." I whispered as she nodded, closing her eyes, and all too quickly falling asleep. I sighed and laid on my back, letting her readjust so her head was on my arm and her arm on my chest.

I stared up at the ceiling and felt a tear slide down my face. Call me a pussy, call me a wimp. But I was more than thankful and happy to hear those words leave her mouth, I had been waiting almost a year for them. And finally... thankfully.