A Little Piece Of Heaven

Chapter Ten:

I jumped up when my alarm went off. Matt groaned and sat up, looking for the source of the noise. I’m exhausted but rested at the same time. Maybe the nap was all I needed. I got up and stretched before slipping on my shoes.

“I better go.” I told him. He gave me a lazy smile.

“Do you have to?” He asked. I nodded.”Come on – I’ll walk you out.” He told me. He got up and handed me my bag. He put his arm on my shoulder and led me to the front door. I found my way to my car. He pulled me in for a quick kiss. It was sweet despite our morning breath.

I couldn’t concentrate on anything other than the road on the way to Jace’s place. I can’t believe last night, well, this morning actually happened. I surprised myself. I’ve never really been brave when it comes to guys. I don’t have much trust in that area, thanks to Eric.

And then there’s that – Eric. What’s he doing to do when he finds out about Matt? I can’t keep him a secret forever. Or, what’ll happen when Matt wants to meet Eric? Why do things have to be so fucking complicated? I’ve got this awful feeling in my gut that something is going to go badly sooner than later. I can’t shake it. It’s got me on edge. I parked my car and my phone went off. I jumped; it’s Eric. I sighed and answered it.

“Don’t you have business to attend to?” I asked him. He chuckled.

“Maybe I missed hearing your sexy voice.” He countered.

“Maybe you should date people your own age.” I shot back.

“Why bother when I have you?”

“You don’t have me.” I told him.

“Then who does? No matter who you’re with after me, I’ll still be your first. You’ll picture me no matter who you’re with. I’ve made you mine.” He sneered.

“Is this why you called? To brag about your bullying skills?” I asked him.

“I thought I’d let you know that even though I’m out of town, I still have eyes on you. I know what you’re doing and who you’re doing it with.” He whispered. A chill ran down my spine.

“You’re having me followed?” I asked him.

“It’s for your own protection. I can’t stop someone from hurting you if I’m not there.” He argued.

“You’re the only one who ever hurts me.” I told him.

“And how long do you think it’ll be until your friend hurts you?”

“What?”

“Matt. You didn’t think I wouldn’t find out, did you? That could never be anything more than puppy love compared to what we have between us. You know that. You’ll always be mine. I’ll never let you go.” He told me.

“I won’t be a minor forever, Eric.” I told him. He got quiet, really fast.

“There are other ways of acquiring what I want.” He told me.

“And what are those?”

“You’ll find out soon enough.” As soon as he said it I felt dazed. How does he always find a way to make things worse?

“Or not. Look I gotta go.” I told him.

“Bye Angel. I love you.” He hung up. I all but threw my phone. I took a few deep breaths to stop from shaking, before walking inside. Why does he have to ruin everything good for me?! I’m so fucking sick of it. I walked in as quietly as I could and sat down on the patio.

“There you are.” Gwen waltz out onto the porch and took a seat next to me. “How was your night?” She asked.

“My morning was great. We completely ignored and movie and just talked.” I told her. She smiled.

“When are you gonna see him again?”

“I-I don’t know. Things are… weird. Eric doesn’t want me seeing anyone. So, I don’t know how long it’ll last.” I told her. She frowned and pat my leg.

“It’ll work itself out, Gel. I promise.” She told me and I let myself believe her. “Come on. Let’s eat. I made crepes…Your favorite.” She pulled me up. I chuckled and followed her into the kitchen. I started putting banana slices and cinnamon sugar on mine.

“Is Jace up?” I asked her. She shook his head. “I’ll go get him.” I ran up the stairs and plopped on top of Jace’s bed. He groaned.

“Sleep.” He complained.

“Come on Sleeping Beauty, get your ass up. Your breakfast is getting cold. Gwen made crepes.” I told him. He buried his head. I sighed and started pulling his blankets off the bed. “Up and at ‘em.” I let the blankets fall to the floor. He sat up and stood up, making a face at me.

“Sleeping is so much fun.” He argued. I rolled my eyes. He grabbed me and fell back onto the bed. “Nap with me.” He whined.

“Crepes.” I tried again. “It’s food.” I pushed him off of me and straddled his knees and started pulling on his arms. He just pulled me back to him. This went on for a good few minutes before I got pulled a little too close to his man parts. Yeah, that’s definitely morning-wood that I just rolled on. I gasped and tried to move off of him. “Well, this is awkward.” I told him. He chuckled.

“You’re hot; what can I say?” He tried.

“Get your ass up!” I told him. He whined the entire way downstairs. I sat down and started eating my food.

“You staying today or are you going home?” Gwen asked me. I shrugged.

“I think I might head home later.” I told her. It’ll give me some time to mull things over.

“Want some company?” Jace asked. I nodded.

“Sure.” Well, this is going to be awkward.

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