Wanted (28 page)

I decided it was time for me to find out
where the fuck Jeff went and what the hell he was thinking
. I walked outside and he was sitting in a chair just staring off into space.
He was the only on
e outside, just sitting there
alone.

“You want to tell me what the fuck has gotten into you tonight
dude
?” I asked as I grabbed a beer out of the cooler and pulled up another chair to sit next to him.

Jeff lo
oked up at me and
I had never seen him lo
ok
so god
damn upset. “I don’t want to talk about it.”

“You’ve got to kn
ow what an asshole you were
tonight, not only to Ari but to your sister as well. I can’t be
lieve you fucking slept with Rebecca
dude. What a stupid
ass
move man.” I to
ok
a long swig of beer and lo
ok
ed over at Jeff. He had his
face
buried
in
his hands.

“I don’t want to
fuckin
’
talk about it Gunner. I know I fucked up
okay
?
Just leave me the fuck alone.”

“I have
never
in my life been so god
damn disappointed in you Jefferson.
NEVER!”
I heard Ellie shout.

I lo
ok
ed up to see her standing in front of Jeff with her hands on her hips. She lo
ok
ed so fucking cute standing ther
e all mad.

“Ellie, why don’t y’all
head into my room and get some sleep
okay
honey?” Jeff
said without lo
ok
ing up
.

“WHAT?
!
You really think either on
e of us wants to go and sleep
in a bed you just
FUCKED
a girl
in! No thank you Jefferson. I’
m calling a cab and we are going back to Ari’s house.” Je
ff flinched when Ellie shouted the word fucked
.

“Ellie
,
no don’t leave sweetheart. Ari has had way
too
much
to
drink. You both can sleep in my room tonight.” I said as I stood up and walked Ellie away from Jeff.

“I can’t believe he did this Gunner!
I just can’t believe it!
Ari just told me what he said about he
r losing her virginity
.
Oh my god Gunner
……this…..
this
person
sitting here
is NOT
my brother!
” Ellie was now
on the verge of tears
. She lo
ok
ed over my shoulder at Jeff and screamed out, “
You are
just
like mom! You drink and you spit out hateful hurtful things you prick!”
Ellie pulled out of my arms and
started to walk into the house.

I turned around to lo
ok
at Jeff and saw so
mething I never thought I would
see……..he was crying
as he watched Ellie walk
back
into the house.

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

Ellie…….

I was shaking from head to toe after I walked back in the house from yelling at Jefferson. The moment Ari told me what Jefferson had said to her earlier in the night I thought I was going to throw up. It all made sense now. I was wondering why Ari had been dancing so provocatively with a few guys. I noticed Jefferson a few times watching he
r but had I known what he said.

Oh. My. God…..he was such a
prick! I was mad at myself also. If I had not slipped and said Ari was still a virgin Jefferson woul
d have never have said anything to her.

THEN……to see him walk out of his bedroom with that whore who had been hanging on him all night. I couldn’t believe it. If he did this kind of shit at each party maybe it was for the best if we made this our first and our last party.

I had to stop and settle my anger. I was not only pissed at Jefferson but that fucking
Crys
ti
chick had been hanging all over
Gunner when we walked into the living room. It lo
ok
ed as though he was trying to push her away but…..if my own brother could do it……I got a glass of water and drank it down quick. I was feeling sick to my stomach. Ari was now just sitti
ng on the sofa lost in thought.

FUCK!

“Ari, honey let’s go get changed and go lay down. I’m not feeling very well.” I sa
id as I walked in front of her.

“There is NO FUCKING way I am sleeping in his bed Ellie…..NO….I will walk home if I have to.
No…not after what he did in there with that slut.
Did you see her smile at me when she came out of his room? Did you see that? I mean….oh my god….
she actually gloated right
…right in my fucking face!
”

Ari threw her hand up over her mouth……shit….I think she was about to get sick. Next thing I knew she was flying down the hall to Jefferson’s bathroom. Right then Gunner walked in with Jeff
erson. They both saw her go running by and down the hall
.

“
What’
s wrong?” G
unner asked me as he walked in.

“Ari is abo
ut to throw up. Shit! Shit! Shit! D
o you have a towel I can
get
wet to bring to her?”
I asked Gunner as I turned and saw
him
walking into the kitchen.
He was already making his way to the sink with a small
towel and running it under warm
water. My goodness….this guy was too much. Everything he did made my heart skip a beat.
I walked over and stood next to him.
I bumped his arm with my shoulder.

“You really are something else do you now that?!” I said with a smile. Gunner smiled at me and handed me the towel. Just then I heard Ari yelling.

“
DON’T
TOUCH ME!
DO. NOT. TOUCH. ME!
Get the fuck awa
y from me you fucking asshole!”

“SHIT!” Gunner and I both said it at the same time as we ran towards the bathroom. Jefferson was standing in the bathroom holding a towel out for Ari, trying to hold her hair back. He lo
ok
ed co
mpletely shell shocked.

Ari was throwing up bad and when she wasn’t throwing up she was screaming fo
r Jefferson to leave her alone.

I walked up and to
ok
Ari’s hair out of Jefferson’s hands. Jefferson just stepped back out of my way.

“Gunner….
please get him out of here. He’
s only making it worse.”

Gunner nodded his head and lead Jefferson out of the
bathroom and into his bedroom.

Ari just kept
say “
Oh.My.God
……
Ohhhhh
my god!!!”
Over and over.
I wasn’
t sure if it was the thought of seeing Jefferson coming out of his room with another girl or if it was the alcohol that was making her
so sick. It was probably both.

Once it seemed like she could not possibly throw up anymore she sat back and leaned against the wall. The tears where just pouring out of her eyes
.

She started to laugh. “Oh my
fuckin
’ holy
shitin
’ son of a
bicth
in
’ hell
……how could I be so fucking stupid? What would make me think he would
ever
be interested in me Ells?
So
fucking stupid!”
Ari shouted
out.

I bent down and pushed her hair back behind her ears. “Stop crying right now Ari. What would your mother say right now if she saw you? She
’d
be pissed and probab
ly telling you some stupid Katha
rine Hepburn
quote
. Pull yourself together…..yo
u’
re
a beautiful, smart young women.
Come o
n…..let’s get you to bed. You’
ll see, in the morning you wi
ll feel so much better sweets.”

Ari stood up and I helped her across the hall into Gunner’s room. It had been the third time I had been in his room. Well really the second time being fully in his room. I still could not get over how neat he was!

I helped Ari get her shoes off and her shirt. She pulled her shirt up over her head and crawled under the covers. I swear as soon as her h
ead hit the pillow she was out.

I picked up her clothes and laid them over a c
hair
. I walked over to Gunner’s
dresser and lo
ok
ed at the few pictures he had. One picture was of an older couple. They lo
ok
ed so happy and so much in love. I bet these where his grandparents. Then there was a family picture. A handsome young man in a military uniform and a very beautiful girl, she must have been in her late 20’s or early 30’s along with a very handsome boy. This must be Gunner and his parents.
I had to smile at the little cro
ok
ed smile he had even then. There were a few other pictures of just the young women. She really was beautiful. She had shoulder length brown hair and beautiful gr
een eyes. Gunner had her smile.

I lo
ok
ed back at Ari who was sound asleep. I guess I should go clean up the bathroom.
I walked into the hall and stopped when I heard Jefferson and Gunner talking. I shouldn’t have but I put my head up to the door so I could hear them.

“Jeff man you got to explain how the fuck you ended
up sleeping with fucking Rebecca
. You can’t even stand her.” I heard Gunner trying to whisper.

“I don’t know
okay
?!
I had
too much to drink and she was fucking coming on to me all fucking night. Then watching Arianna out there practically dry humping every fucking guy she was dancing with….I. Don’
t
. Know. I just snapped. I sure
as shit couldn’t have Ari. Rebecca kept hinting around about
having sex and I guess I just gave in.”

I could not believe my ears. My own brother….all I could think of was Ryan and how he said almost the same exact thing. Maybe my mother was right….all men are just out for one th
ing.

NO…not Jefferson….I won’t
believe he did this on purpose. He needs to explain to me why he just broke my best
friend’s
heart.

“You just gave in? That’s fucking bullshit and you know it. You were pissed at Ari before she even got here Jeff. You did this on purpose dude. You might not realize you did
it
on purpose
but you did. You invited Rebecca
here knowing that she was going to be hanging on you all night. You might not have planned to sleep with her but you did. You wer
e trying to push Ari away Jeff and I think you were successful by what I just heard her yell out in the bathroom.”

“You don’t think I can see that? It fucking killed me when she was screaming at
me not to touch her. Knowing I’
m the one who caused this…..oh god…….it’s tearing me up inside Gunner. I’m no better than that fucker who hurt Ellie…..and worse of all…..I not only hurt Ari, I
hurt Ellie
. Oh god….did you see how she was lo
ok
ing at me Gun?
I fucked up with Ellie big time.”

“Dude you fucked up with Ari big time also. You know the girl likes you….what’s with this you don’t like her bul
lshit.” Gunner asked Jefferson.

“
I don’t und
erstand my feelings for Ari
. She has me so fucking messed up
all the god
damn time
.
She has for at least the last 5
fucking years. FUCK!” Jefferson shoute
d so loud it caused me to
jump and my elbow hit the door.

“C
ome in.” I heard Jefferson say.

FUCK A DUCK! Shit…..I slowly opened the door and saw Jefferson and Gunner both sitting on the end of Jefferson’s bed. I lo
ok
ed at the bed and it was a mess. I instantly felt sick to my stomach knowing what had happened in here not too long ago. I put my hands up to my mouth in a reflex. Gunne
r jumped up and ran over to me.