Lawful Overdose (10 page)

This conversation all of a sudden took a very
serious turn. A turn I usually try to avoid at all costs, but with Jaxon it
just feels right.

“I do, I do feel the same way about you… baby.”

I kiss him softly on his Adams apple before
nuzzling my head into his neck.

“I forgot one more," he whispers. “This might
be the most important one. You’re mine, and I’m yours… forever yours.”

I drift off to sleep, soaking in his words. He’s
mine and I am his. Those are the best words I’ve heard in the last six years,
and I fall asleep with a big ass smile on my face.

Chapter Nine

Secrets

I wake up in a cocoon of comforter and sheets. I’m
warm, well rested, and happy. I can’t remember the last time I was truly happy
before Jaxon. I’ve been happy for weeks now and I know he deserves all the
credit.

I roll over and reach for him, but he isn’t there,
he never is in the morning. This is where the two of us differ the most. He is
a morning person and I would love nothing more than to skip the morning all
together. I untangle myself and get out of bed, ready to start my day.

I’ve been sleeping at Jaxon’s place almost every
night. It’s been a month since we started sleeping together and I still can’t
get enough of him. Piper tells me it’s called the honeymoon phase and it will
end eventually. I’ll take her word for it because I’ve never done the
relationship thing before, and I’ll never get anything accomplished if my
feelings for Jaxon don’t start dwindling a little.

When I wake up, the first thing I think about is
finding Jaxon. At work all I am thinking about is finishing to go see Jaxon. My
junior year of college started last week and the entire time I’m in classes,
I’m watching the minutes tick by until class is over and I can go see Jaxon.
It’s sickening really, but I can’t help myself. I’ve fallen in love with Jaxon.

He doesn’t know it yet, and there is no way in hell
I will ever tell him. Love makes people vulnerable and changes the dynamic of a
relationship, or so I’ve heard. I’m completely content in keeping my new discovered
feelings to myself. I’ll tell him when it’s necessary, like if there’s a tragic
accident or a death.

I leave his bedroom and walk into the kitchen where
I see Piper making pancakes while drinking orange juice.

“Well, good morning, sunshine.”

“Not you, too. I told you, I only let Jaxon call me
that.”

She flips the pancake on the frying pan and turns
to face me.

“I know, but it’s just so darn adorable. He should
try staying in bed with you until you wake up. That’ll make him realize you’re
anything but a bundle of sunshine.”

“Ha ha,” I huff dramatically. “You’re no bundle of
joy in the morning either.”

“Never said I was.”

“So where is my man who thinks I walk on water?” I
ask her, seeing that he’s not in the kitchen.

“He and Ryan got a call for work around five this
morning, they’ve been gone ever since. I couldn’t go back to sleep after Ryan
left so I cleaned his room, watched a movie, and now I’m making breakfast. Want
some?”

I shake my head in disgust. “No, I’ll stick with my
coffee and ice cream, but thanks for the offer.”

Piper shrugs her shoulders and turns off the burner
on the stove. I leave and walk down the small hallway to Ryan’s room, peaking
through the doorway.

“Holy shit,” I shout and run back to the kitchen.
“His room looks fantastic. I don’t know if he’ll shower you with gratitude, or
bury you in the backyard for touching his stuff.”

Piper laughs at the conclusion I’ve drawn, “He’ll
shower me with gratitude. Especially because I found some odd shit in there and
I’m not even going to bring it up to him. I’m going to be a good friend and
ignore it.”

“Friends? Are you both still just friends?”

She sighs dramatically, “Yes, Tessa. Unlike you and
Jaxon, and your sick fascination with each other, Ryan and I are completely
comfortable in the relationship we have. There’s no chance of a
misunderstanding, and we can both come and go as we please.”

“And you’re okay with that?” I ask her.

She nods and smiles, “Of course I am.”

“Okay.”

We’re both silent. I’m happy if she’s happy, but
it’s obvious I’ve made her uncomfortable. I make a mental note to never bring
up the subject again. I decide to change topics.

“So…. What kind of weird crap did you find in his
room?"

She starts giggling, “Okay, I’ll tell you, but you
can’t let anyone know, not even Jaxon.”

“Deal,” I agree eagerly. It’s an easy decision to
keep my mouth shut if I’m going to get juicy gossip.

Piper starts telling me everything.

“I’m cleaning his room, trying to mind my own
business, but it’s hard to not go through stuff. I mean I have to know what I’m
moving in order to find a new place for it. The man subscribes to Playboy, he
must have the last fifteen issues in his nightstand.”

I laugh at her, “Playboy is like a staple for all
college guys. That’s not really weird, Pipe.”

“Can I finish telling you the story, Tess?”

I nod my head, urging her to continue.

“He’s a complete slob. I found dirty dishes under
his bed, he has hardly any clean clothes in his dresser, and I’m pretty sure a
family of mice is living in the chair next to his bed. So, I’m trying to clean
as much of this up as possible, because I want to sleep in a clean room when I
come over in the future. I decide to bring his clothes to the basement and get
some laundry done. I figured it would be a nice surprise for when he got back.

“I removed the sheets from his bed so I could wash
them, and a folder drops to the ground. I think it’s odd he has a folder
in-between his sheets and mattress, but I try to ignore my curiosity and pick
it up off the floor. I go to put it on his dresser when I notice the name
written in small penmanship on the manila folder. It was a name, and a name I
recognized well. Do you want to know who?”

I hesitate before answering. Her story is taking a
creepy turn.

“I do want to know, but if this story is taking a
horror movie turn, then I don’t want to know.”

“It’s not, I promise.”

I smile, “Okay, then tell me.”

“It’s Jimmy. He has a folder on Jimmy Rocks. Isn’t
that strange? I glanced through it, but it didn’t say much, just a little on
his family history and a few pictures. I thought this was odd, but I decided to
ignore it and continue cleaning.

“I started organizing his closet and putting things
away when I see a black box on the top shelf of the closet. I moved closer and
recognized it immediately. My parents have a few of them in their home. It’s a
lock box for a gun. Tessa, Ryan owns a gun.”

This does strike me as a little strange; Ryan is so
easy going and liberal. I thought the whole gun ownership thing was for
conservatives.

“You know, Pipe, it’s perfectly legal to own a gun
in Illinois.”

“I know,” she yells at me. “I just think it’s weird
he never mentioned it to me. Especially because I spend one or two nights with
him a week.”

“Is that all?” I ask her, hesitantly. I don’t want
her to snap at me again.

“Well, there is one more thing, but you’ll probably
think it’s stupid.”

“Piper, I’ll never think it’s stupid. You and me,
we’re a team, now and forever. Cheesy shit, I know, but it’s also very true. I
got your back, girl.”

“Okay, well, I was organizing his Playboy
subscription in his nightstand by month, when I heard a vibrating noise. It
kept buzzing and buzzing, I finally found the source of the noise, a phone. I
answered it and the minute the caller heard my voice they hung up. It was so
odd. I’ve never seen this phone before and I know for a fact he has his cell
phone on him, so why does he have another cell phone?”

“That is weird, but maybe he has a separate phone
for business. There could be so many different reasons he has a second phone,
and you said so yourself, the relationship isn’t serious. Maybe he felt as
though he didn’t need to tell you.”

She leans over on the counter while picking her
pancake apart with her fingers. “Does Jaxon have two cell phones?”

“No, not that I know of.”

“Okay,” she mumbles as she chews on her food. “Then
I think we can rule out the possibility of a work phone, you know, because they
work together and essentially do the same damn job.”

She’s right. If Ryan had a work phone then so would
Jaxon. It also just occurs to me that they’re at work, so Ryan would have his
work phone on him if it were that, a work phone.

“You’re right, Pipe, it’s strange. I know you said
you were going to be good and not mention anything to him, but maybe you
should. If not for any other reason, but to give you peace of mind.”

“I don’t know-”

We’re interrupted by the front door being opened.
Jaxon and Ryan walk in, looking completely exhausted.

“Long morning?” I ask Jaxon as he walks toward the
kitchen. He greets me with a kiss on the cheek and moves to the living room
where Ryan has already plopped himself on the couch.

I’m on the move. I pour three cups of coffee,
pouring my creamer in one and leaving the other two black. I make a quick bowl
of ice cream and I bring everything out to the living room in one trip. The
perks of being a server.

Piper has joined Ryan on the couch and Jaxon is
lounging out on the recliner. I hand him and Ryan a cup of coffee, before
sitting on the floor by Jaxon’s feet.

“I could sleep for the next three days,” Ryan groans
into the side of the couch. “I love my job, but I need more than two hours of
sleep at night.”

“Piper said you left around five this morning. You
should have gotten more than two hours of sleep.”

He smiles with a devious grin, “I was a little
preoccupied last night. Someone wouldn’t let me sleep.”

I watch him pull Piper closer to him and slap her
on the ass while she giggles. I’d never say anything because I don’t want to
rock the boat, but I can tell Piper is happy. I hope her and Ryan realize this
soon and make it official.

I eat my ice cream as we all lounge around in
comfortable silence. Ryan has the television on and we’re watching the local
news. When I finish my breakfast, I lean back on Jaxon’s legs.

“What time do you have class, baby?”

I look at the time on the television, “In an hour.
I should jump in the shower and get ready.”

I reluctantly get up from the floor and put my
dishes in the sink before making my way into Jaxon’s room. I can hear everyone
else moving around in the living room. Grabbing a change of clothes, I make my
way to the bathroom.

“What the fuck!” I hear Ryan scream.

I run to the noise and he’s standing in the middle
of his bedroom, looking as though he just got robbed.

“What did you do, woman?” He asks Piper, who is
standing next to me in the doorway. I can hear Jaxon come up behind me and look
around the room.

“Damn, Ryan. I’ve never seen your room so clean.
You might actually be able to eat off the floor now, not that the mess ever
stopped you,” he laughs, obviously enjoying Ryan’s discomfort.

“It’s not funny, asshole. How the hell am I
supposed to find my stuff now?”

Piper hesitantly takes a step forward. “I was wide
awake when you left, bored with nothing to do. I thought this would be a sweet
gesture and that you’d like it. I never thought you’d be pissed and
unappreciative.”

I can hear the sob come through her voice, and then
the water works follow.

“Ah, shit,” Ryan moves to Piper, pulling her into
his arms. “I’m sorry, baby. I am appreciative. It’s great. You can show me where
everything is, and I’ll learn to love it.”

She turns so I can see her face, and the big ass
smile she has across it.

She had me fooled.

Guess those acting courses she took in high school
really paid off.

I leave the scene in front of me to go shower. I’ve
spent almost every night here the past month, and Jaxon took the time out to
buy me all the essentials. My favorite shampoo and conditioner are in the
shower, along with a body wash Jaxon picked out for me. My toothbrush is in the
holder, and Jaxon cleared a drawer for me in the vanity.

I was in my very first adult relationship and
loving every minute of it.

The shower is exactly what I need to wake me up.
The water is warm and relaxing against my skin. I run the conditioner through
my hair with my fingers as I hear the curtain of the shower open and Jaxon step
in.

I gasp in shock and partial fright because he snuck
up on me so quietly. I’ve seen too many horror movies and dateline episodes, so
I’m always a little jumpy.

“Mind if I join you? We’ll be saving water.”

When he puts it that way…

I move under the water and start rinsing the
conditioner out of my hair. I keep my eyes open, not wanting to miss Jaxon
lather his body with soap. We switch positions so he can rinse himself off, and
I can’t help my eyes from drifting lower. His body is perfection and his
erection is full, thick, hard, and waiting for me.

He has his eyes closed and his head completely
submerged under the flowing water, so I take advantage of the situation. I drop
to my knees and lick a trail from his balls to the head of his cock.

I hear him groan in pleasure as I grip him with one
hand and suck him into my mouth, taking him as deep as my gag reflexes will let
me.