Secured Sevenfold

Brian’s POV
I watched Jack walk out of the room, pulling the door close behind her with silent anger and a lot of determination. I had regretted my words the instant they came out of my mouth, but I couldn’t back down now. That meant I had to admit to my sins, admit to the fact that I was green of jealousy, jealousy of the man that had had her for so long, the man that was able to be friends with her, sleep with her whenever he wanted, but especially the man that could take her out and act like there was something between them, showing the world they belonged to each other.

“Damnit!”
I grabbed my sweatpants of the floor and let myself fall back on the bed, spreading my arms wide.
“What the fuck are you doing Haner?!”
Shit, now I was even talking to myself. How could I have said all of that to her, how did those words even cross my mind.
Because you are a jealous prick, that’s why.
I knew that was right, all because I was jealous, I would be very well just have ruined whatever was starting between me and Jacky. I did want this to be ‘something’ even though I had no idea what. I needed to make this up to her. I got of the bed and headed downstairs, I would talk to her, make her listen, make her tell me what to do to make things better.

I walked for the garden doors and already had one hand on the door to open it up when I changed my mind. I saw Jacky do laps in the pool, back and forth, back and forth. Only breathing once every time she went back up. Every stroke was a bit more angry, a bit more determined. I knew talking to her wouldn’t solve a thing tonight. My dad always told me nothing good happened after 2 am, so maybe I should take his advice, maybe I should just leave her alone, take the time to think of something to not piss her off every time.

Matt’s POV
Joe and I had barely spoken a word, not before, not during and certainly not after. I guess we were both a little shocked about what happened. I shouldn’t have done it, but I couldn’t say I was sorry about… Not without lying that was. Being with her woke up every little fiber in me that wanted someone by my side, someone to share my life with. I had put away those feelings for a long time, always putting the company first, but now… Now I’ve woken up the beast.

Having sex with Joe had been inevitable, I had wanted her since the moment she strode into my office. She was pissing me off all the time, but turning me on at the same time, and after I took her to bed and we decided I was boss, it had just been effortless, easy to get pleasure of, for both of us. After we both finished, it had felt like I had ran a marathon and it hadn’t been long before I fell into a deep sleep.

Now I was slowly waking up again, not really knowing how long I’ve slept. I turned around, to find Joe, I needed to talk to her about what happened. I let my hand wander over the bed, trying to find that hot body of hers, but I found the bed empty. I quickly sat up and turned on the light, she wasn’t there. I looked at the clock, 2 am, has she gone back to her own bed? I got up and pulled on some sweatpants and headed for the door. I would just check if she was in her bed, if she was asleep I would talk to her tomorrow, but if she was awake I needed to talk to her now. The fact that she left me couldn’t really mean anything good. I sneaked over to her room and softly opened the door to find an empty room, the bed not even slept in.

FUCK! Where was she? Did she leave? Way to go Sanders, you put her in danger again. I quickly rushed down the stairs, maybe she was working, that was what I did when I needed to think. I opened the door to our office… nothing…. I walked into the living room and saw a silhouette standing in front of the garden doors, staring outside.

Brian’s POV
“Hey, what are you doing up?”
I turned around quickly and avoided looking at Matt directly.
“Jack is swimming, she didn’t want me around, but I’m trying to keep an eye on her anyway” I shrugged.
“Good, good” Matt replied absently “Did you two fight?”
I snapped my eyes up to him “What makes you think that?!”
“Because you said she didn’t want you around”
Fuck, how was I supposed to talk myself out of this? “Yeah Matt, we just had amazing sex and then I was a jealous bastard and she didn’t like that”? Damn! I quickly thought of something else and replied quietly “Nah, not really, she is just…. A hand full sometimes…. But her dad raised her well. He told her never to go swimming by herself, so she came to tell me she would go use the pool. She said it clears her head, said it was the only thing her and her sister have in common”

Matt seemed think of something and rushed to end the conversation “Alright… just look out for her okay?”
I nodded and watched Matt leave the room, heading for the basement. What the hell was he going to do there? It was 2 am…. I didn’t think of it much anymore, I had problems of my own, I turned around to look outside again. The pool was beautifully lit and I saw Jack doing her last laps, before she let herself float in the pool for a while, just laying on her back, carried by the water. She seemed to relax and her body went under water and then it came back up again. She swam to the side and used the stairs to get out. Her body dripping wet as she pushed her wet hair back, squeezing most of the water out and walking over to the longchair where she had put her towel. I only now noticed she had brought her robe too and I watched her dry herself and put on the robe, she looked beautiful in this light, no, I was lying she looked beautiful all the time.

I watched her walk back to the house and I quickly rushed upstairs. I knew she was serious and she didn’t want to deal with me anymore this night, we were both stubborn and maybe it was best if I just left her alone for now, giving her the chance to cool down so she wouldn’t bite my head off the minute I would start talking. I closed the door to my room and stood close to it, listening to hear if Jacky would come back to her room. As soon as I heard her door open and close I pulled of my sweatpants and slid into bed. It was cold and empty and I already knew I would barely sleep tonight. How the hell would I make this up to her?

Matt’s POV
The pool! Of course the pool, if she was still in the house, she would be at the pool. Arin told me those girls loved their swimming and Brian just confirmed it. I rushed over to the inside pool and let out a sigh of relief when I saw the light coming from under the door, she was here, thank god she was here. I carefully opened the door, not wanting to let her know I was here just yet. I didn’t know if she would appreciate me interrupting this for her…. Ah fuck, who am I kidding… I didn’t want her to know I was here, because I really didn’t know what I would tell her
“Hi, that sex was amazing, you made me realize I want to look for a relationship again, thank you”?I let out another sigh, how the hell did I get into this mess. I knew I had made those rules for a reason.

The entrance of the pool was dark and only the lights in and directly around the pool were switched on. I saw Joe swimming fast from one side to the other, doing laps in a quick pace, almost like a professional. I leaned against the doorframe and just watched her for a while. I understood this would clear her head, only watching her do these laps made me relax instantly. Her body was sliding through the water as if nothing could stop her and the few times I saw her face, I could see the look in it was determined, as if she had set a goal and she was dying to reach it without trouble.

She sure was something else, the persistence she had was amazing. Running a large company like she was took balls, because I knew being at the head of a company didn’t always give you friends, you had to make tough decisions and you were never able to please everyone. She must have put her life on hold while she tried to achieve her business goals, did she even live while she was a little girl, enjoying life? Or when she was a teenager, rebelling against her parents? Or even was she was studying, drinking too much, partying until the sun came up? I didn’t know nothing about her, and it struck me…. I wanted to…. I wanted to get to know her, all of her….

I watched Joe until she was finished, never taking my eyes of her, she was mesmerizing. My eyes never wanted to leave that beautiful view again.
I didn’t know what she was thinking now after our time together but I couldn’t just let it slip, I had at least to talk to her a final time, make this a little clearer for both of us.

She walked past me not having realized I was standing there and had watched her swimming, she towel dried her hair and had a bathing robe on.
“Joe?” I asked softly and she swirled around to me looking a little caught off guard.
“Damn.. you scared me.” She put her hand over her heat and I felt the need to soothe her again, but when I made a step towards her she took a hesitant step back.

“What are you doing here?” I asked and she looked at me her eyes narrowed and the woman from my bed earlier seemed to have disappeared behind a wall of control again.
“Clear my head.” She replied and I took her hand, when she wanted to pull away, I held on tight, and made her follow me back to the swimming pool area to have some privacy.
I didn’t really have a plan on what I would tell her now, but I had to say something.
“Can we talk about what happened?” I asked and she looked uncomfortable.
“I don’t think that-” She began and her eyebrows drew together as if she was thinking about her next words.
“Then don’t think…” I said and she looked at me perplexed as if I asked her to do something completely out of the ordinary.
“Okay, let me try then. What happened between us… it had been amazing. I wanted to let you know that, in a long time I hadn’t had this much well, pleasure and fun with someone. You drive me nuts, I mean it, Joe. But I also kind of like that. I guess we fit good in that way.” I smirked showing her my dimples. She didn’t reply so I had to move on a little more.
“I broke my own rules for you, you know. This -” I motioned between us “Shouldn’t have happened, but it felt… right in that moment.”
Yes, that was what I had to say, now she must understand that even when we were both different in so many things but still the same in business and control manners that this was good between us and that we should work on it.
“I don’t know what to say.” Joe finally said and looked tired, maybe I should let her get some more sleep, we could work on this more tomorrow.
“You don’t have to but you understand me right?” I asked again and she nodded reluctantly.
“Yes, I guess.” She got up and looked at me again “I need to sleep now.”
“Yes, get some rest, we will see us tomorrow.” I grinned at her and she turned around a final time, couldn’t get enough, I smirked and she left.
Yes, good… that worked out good.

Notes

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