Wreckers or Checkers: In It to Win It (10 page)

I stopped and put my hand on my hip, “Well that’s a no brainer!”

“No cheap shots, if you knee me in my junk, it’s a forfeit and YOU have to make it up to ME.” He said and walked towards me. 

I
started shaking my head and demanded a forfeit, he told me I at least had to try.  He walked backwards but never took his eyes off of me, I walked backwards until I was in the middle of the field.  He bent over put his hands on his knees, “Bring it on woman!” He yelled.  I tossed the football from hand to hand and stared at him, then I tucked it under my right arm and took off running. I faked like I was going to run left and he didn’t flinch, just when I thought I was going to get past him he grabbed me around the waist and pulled me against his body.  I started laughing and turned in his arms, he lowered us to the ground his body covering mine. “One..(he hit the ground) two..(another hit) three..(another)”

“We’re playing football not wrestling!” I said as I laughed harder.

“No shit!  You only get to have three orgasm, tonight.” He said then kissed me quickly and stood up pulling me up with him.

“What?” I asked confused. 
Then suddenly I felt like I was being watched.  I looked around but there wasn’t anybody else at the track.  I looked back at Brody, he was smiling.

“
I was counting the number of “O’s “ I get to give you.  You only want three, (he shrugged a shoulder) your loss.”

“Wait a minute, you said NOTHING about that BEFORE hand!”

He started laughing then stopped walking and leaned against the rock wall in front of the bleachers.  I tried to ignore that it was the same place that Jet tried to talk to me when we first met.  Brody pulled me into his chest, “Chass, I have ONE request..just ONE..Can I PLEASE, fuck you later.  I’ve tasted you, felt that pussy with my tongue and fingers, I want to bury myself in you.” He said, then leaned down and kissed my lips softly. 

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up and a chill ran over my body, I shivered as he leaned further and kissed along my neck.  “We’ll see…” I told him.  I felt him smile against my neck then he kissed me hard on the lips.  We left and each went back to our dorms
, he was going to order supper around seven in the evening so that gave me plenty of time to do some school work.  It also gave me plenty of time to decide if I could let things go that far with him. 

I was texting Justin as I walked back to the dorm.  I walked in the building and up the steps that led to the hall way to our room.  Justin had sent me a text that made me laugh, I typed out a reply then ran right into a solid chest. 

“Oh god…I’m so sorry…” Then I looked up… “JET!! Oh god!!” I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him.  I started crying, I had missed him so much and he was finally back.  He pushed me away by my hips without returning the hug. 

“Obviously we need to talk.” He nodded for me to go inside and tucked his hands inside his jean pockets. 

Asher was gone back in Kansas with Mitch for the weekend, so we wouldn’t be interrupted thankfully.  Once we got inside I laid my phone on the kitchen counter and ran back over to Jet but he stopped me.

“How long has it been going on?”

“What?”

“DON’T fucking WHAT me Chassis, I fucking seen it with my own to mother fucking eyes!  You and BRODY!  HOW.FUCKING.LONG?” He asked.

I crossed my arms over my chest, “How long have you been gone? I’d say about two weeks AFTER you decided you were done talking to me but could talk to everybody else!” I said with a shaky voice. 

He shook his head, “Un fucking believable.  You go and cheat on me because I was busy with
burying my mom and my piece of shit dad.  I had things to take care of, and no, talking to wasn’t a top priority.  Jesus!” he ran a hand through his buzzed hair, he had cut it shorter on the sides and had it spikey on the top.  I walked away from him and into the bathroom, I figured he would leave but he didn’t.

I was just finishing up washing my hair when I heard the bat
hroom door open then snap shut.  I peeked around the curtain to find Jet leaning against the sink with his hands gripping the edge like he was trying not to hit something.  I put conditioner in my hair then started shaving, when the curtain was pulled back and Jet stepped into the shower.  I moved forward so he could stand under the water.  We said nothing to each other and didn’t touch each other.  I could feel his eyes raking over my body that was covered in goose bumps from being so close to Jet.  After I was all rinsed off I climbed out of the shower, dried off and walked out of the bathroom into my bedroom.  Before I could even get clothes on Jet had me thrown on the bed, his hard, tattooed, solid body covering mine. 

His jaw muscle ticked as he stared into my eyes, “Have you two fucked?” he asked.

I shook my head ‘no’, “No, just (I cleared my throat) other things.” I said and tried to look away.

He grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him, “Other things?  So he’s tasted your sweet fucking pussy that’s supposed to be MINE?”

I couldn’t speak so I nodded my head yes, Jet’s jaw muscle ticked as he stared at me harder.  “So are we broke up then?” he asked.

“I thought…since you weren’t talking to me…”

“That I’d be okay with you fucking around with another guy?  Yeah I’m thrilled as fuck you found somebody to pass the time with.”

“I’m sorry…it’s just that you shut me out, you ignored ME!”

“It’s cool, I’ll just go find a chic to suck my dick while I eat her pussy and see how you like it.” He said and climbed off the bed and started getting dressed. 

“Jet, if you walk out that door…I’m done with you, I’m not playing games.  YOU say that I run from our problems, YOU are the one that shut me out for some reason and I did NOTHING.  I texted you and called you nonstop YOU ignored ME!  So if you want us to be over, then leave, I’m not going to lie and say that I don’t have feelings for Brody because I do.  He’s become a good friend, somebody that I trust, somebody that I can talk to, be myself around, and somebody that wants ME. “ I said and wiped a tear off my cheek.

Jet

****

I had gone by her dorm room but she wasn’t there, I called Mitch to see where Asher was so she could let me in.  I wanted to surprise Chass, but Mitch told me him and Asher had gone back to Kansas for the weekend so he could meet her family.  I thought about calling Chass but then I remembered she was probably at the stadium for her morning run. 

I got back in my pickup and
drove over to the stadium, I hid my truck and planned on sneaking up on Chassis from the tunnel that the players came out of during the games.  I made my way through the stadium and stood in the shadows of the tunnel until I spotted her.  She was laughing and smiling with Brody, one of the best god damn football players and best defensive players ever.  They threw a football back and forth as he jogged backwards, she would throw the ball he would catch it and toss it back.  When he missed the ball he would do pushups, while she stood back and smiled.  This went on for about twenty minutes, then he walked backwards towards the football field.  I heard him say something about “making a deal” for what would happen later.  Chassis kept turning around looking around the stadium, no doubt I knew she could feel me there.  I watched as they backed away from each other, Brody put his hands on his knees then motioned for her to run at him.  Chass shook her head and laughed then took off running towards him.  I knew he was only using it as an opportunity to get his hands on her, what I wasn’t expecting was for her to not push him away when he had his body covering hers on the ground.  I watched him kiss her and smile at something she said, I had to get out of there before I made an idiot out of myself with Brody.

I went back to my pickup, drove to her dorm, went inside and waited for her to come in.  When she walked in she was too busy texting on her phone to even notice me so I stepped in front of her.  The look on her face when she realized it was me she had
run into, then when she threw her arms around my neck and hugged me.  The anger I felt though, just ten minutes ago she was wrapped in the arms of another man.  I pushed her away by her hips and told her we needed to talk.  Needless to say there was more yelling than talking, at first she wouldn’t tell me how long they had been screwing around.  It started about two weeks after I had left, I knew exactly why she had turned to him and it was my own god damn fault.   Before I could ask her more questions she was in the bathroom taking a shower.  I waited a few minutes before I went in, I braced myself against the sink, trying to calm my anger that was coursing through my veins.  I stripped down and climbed in behind her, she was shaving her legs and moved so I could stand under the water.  She never looked at me, and I never talked to her, the shower went quick and passed with silence between us.  She got out of the shower wrapped a towel around her and walked out of the bathroom.  I hurriedly washed my body, rinsed off, shut the water off and got out of the shower. With just a towel wrapped around my waist I walked into her bedroom.  I shut and locked the door behind me then pushed her over to her bed then roughly pushed her down and covered her body with mine.  I had to know, if they had fucked, I held my breath waiting for her to answer.  She told me they hadn’t but they had done “other things” my blood fucking started boiling.  I climbed off of her and started pulling my clothes on, I told her that I was going to find a woman to do “other things” with. 

Chassis stood there shaking her head as she dressed, “Jet if you walk out that door we are done, I’m not going to play these games.”
She told me that she does have feelings for Brody.  I stood there staring at her, I wanted to scream at her I wanted to beg her to not go to Brody.

“Why’d you go to him?” I asked her.

“Jet, I tried for days and even weeks to get you to talk to me.  You wouldn’t, you told me that you didn’t want to argue over the phone.  You wouldn’t let me come see you.”

“That doesn’t answer my question…”

“What do you want me to say Jet?  I love YOU, I’ve always only loved you and then you pushed me away!  It doesn’t make any sense!” She said with a tremble to her voice.

I blew out a breath, “Chassis, I don’t know what to do, I guess if you have feelings for him then go to him.  But I’m not going to be here when things go bad between you two.”

“So that’s it?  This how it ends between us?  I guess if that’s what you want Jet, I’m sorry that I did what I did.” She turned and walked out of her bedroom. 

I followed behind her, “I don’t know what else to do, any trust I had for you…
its gone Chassis.  I completely understood you getting mad for what I did in Boone, I apologized and you still didn’t believe me.  You left…but not before letting some woman do things to you.  Then when my life gets flipped upside down by my piece of shit dad, it really fucked with me okay!  I shouldn’t have pushed you away, but that night…that day that we had sex with a condom…it made me think you don’t trust me okay.  I know my body and I could have pulled out way before…”

“Jet do you realize how stupid that just sounded?  You ignored me because I made you wear a condom…because I don’t want to get pregnant or even RISK getting pregnant!” she yelled then walked over and sat down on the couch.

I sat down on the coffee table in front of her and stared at her as she sat there crying she looked up at me, “So…now we go our separate ways?” she asked then grabbed a Kleenex off the end table. 

“I think it’s the only thing to do…”

“Okay, then…then you need…need to leave please…”

“Or we can try to talk about it.” I said softly to her.

She looked up at me, “Jet, we go in circles when we try to talk about it.  Riley, you, Carley, Me, Me, Brody, I think the problem is me.  You deserve somebody that you can trust, and I’ve ruined that.  Chalk it up to me being a virgin I guess.”

“Chass, this is killing me.” I said and swallowed the lump in my throat. 

She smiled a sad smile at me, “Just go, we can still be friends right?”

“Ahh the “friend” line, that’s another blow to my man card.”

“I just don’t want you to hate me, you’ll find a woman to fall head over heels in love with.  I was just a speed bump.” She said as more tears flowed down her face.  I stood up and pulled her up so I could hug her.  This was far from over, she wasn’t’ going to get rid of me that easy she would soon find out that it is HER that I’m head over heels in love with. 

I cupped her face in my hands, lowered my lips to hers and kissed her softly.  With her hands fisted in
my shirt, her lips quivered as our tongues met.  I had to walk away, I had to leave, we needed time apart to figure out that it was each other that we wanted. I kissed her softly one more time then hugged her tight. 

“I guess I’ll see you around.” I told her then let go of her.

She nodded her head, “Okay, and Jet…I’m so sorry…about everything.”

I nodded once then walked out of her dorm.

~~~~

The weekend went by with no
calls or text from Chass, I found some of her clothes in my room and put them in the top of my closet.  I was dreading class on Monday because I knew that seeing the hurt in her eyes was going to kill me. 

Sunday afternoon I finally decided to go to the shop, I hadn’t talked to Cameron since Boone.  Jason was swamped at work after he got back from the funeral for
mom that he hadn’t been to the race shop.  I met Jerod at the shop, the race rig was backed in and the key was back in the lock box like we had asked Cameron to do. 

I walked into the shop, over to the trailer and unlocked the back gate door.  “I’m not looking forward to… What in the FUCK!”

“WHAT?” Jerod yelled and came running over to the trailer.  “Is that the…the back-up car?”

“Well yeah, but…”I walked into the trailer taped to the top of the car was a letter from Cameron.

Jet,

You made me very proud with your success over the season, I’m sorry to hear about you
r mom.  We heard the news the day after you boys left.  Anyways, I’m giving you the back-up car because, well honestly, yours is junk LOL.  Also enclosed is the check for the winnings from Boone, the trophy is in here also.  I don’t need the money, you’re a college boy you’ll put it to good use I’m sure ;) I’ll have two more cars built, they will be ready for you when you race in Las Vegas (I’ll supply those tickets for your crew, girlfriends, and friends) and again in Boone. Take Care and Great Job !!

Cameron

I stood there in shock as Jerod read the note too, “Fuck’n’a!  You lucky son of a bitch!” he said and pushed at my shoulder.  The shop door shut and Jason walked in, Jerod handed him the note.  “Holy shit!” He looked at the car then, the letter, then me.  “You, can take us out for supper then.  Call Chass she’ll want to go.”

“Yeahhh, about that…”

Jason narrowed his eyes at me then looked at Jerod, “What the fuck happened?” he asked clearly confused.

I explained to him about her screwing around with Brody.

“You ignored her for almost a month and you expect her to be just all “Oh I’m just going to chill and wait for him”…Really?”

“What the fuck,
yes that pissed me off, she cheated on me.  Another thing that pissed me off was her making me wear a condom after I got back from Boone!  She claims it was because she forgot to take her pills but I doubt that’s it at all.”

Jason stood there shaking his head, “You..what?  Did you get hit in the head on the flight back or what?  You…are we seriously related?” he stammered out.

“What?” I asked confused.

“So let me get this right, it all comes down to trust and neither of you can trust each other…am I right?” he asked.

“Man she let Carley screw around with her AND she screwed around with Brody, but, they didn’t cross THAT line.  YET!”

“Dumbest fucking fight I’ve ever heard of.” He said and shook his head.  “I don’t want to hear you bitching when she moves on, because women like her don’t come along often.” He walked out of the shop and left.

Jerod stood there in shock, “I thought they looked like they were getting pretty cozy.  He’s a damn nice guy though, he’ll treat her right.”

“You’re making this
so much easier, I don’t think it’ll last between her and Brody.” I was hoping it wouldn’t even go any further than what it had already.

“
I’m confused as fuck, and this fight seems pretty childish for two college students.  I’m sorry but if a woman told me to wear a condom so I don’t get her knocked up I’d be perfectly happy with that.”

I pulled my hat off and ran my hand over my hair then roughly put my hat back on, “I guess the time apart will give her a chance to play the field, she was a virgin…”

“You’re just going to WATCH her screw around, this I have to see.” Jerod said then turned and walked out of the race shop.