Patch Up
72. Patch Up
🤍🖤🤍 Natalie 🤍🖤🤍
I was embracing myself for some sort of ‘You better be careful’ lecture from Mom and especially Dad. The whole day passed, and it never arrived. It gave me some confidence to invite Jacob into my room on Saturday evening.
Just to hang out. Nothing sordid.
“Keep the door open Natalie!” Dad had asked me.
I did not.
Jacob raised his eyebrow at me when I locked the door instead.
“Pushing your limits, aren’t you?”
I grinned.
Then we kissed.
and kissed..
and kissed...
Neither of us had guts to remove even a layer of clothing. We knew Dad could knock and ask us to open the door at any time.
It’s Sunday morning and Jacob is busy with his sudden team meeting. He had offered to join me for the quarter marathon when I told him I was running for the sake of participation and will run at a slower pace.
“I don’t think you could run that far!” I remarked. “It’s 6.5 Miles!”
“Of Course, I can. It’s only 6.5 Miles.”
“You skate! You don’t run. I don’t think you can run even for a mile without heaving.” I tease him.
“You think!!” He grabbed my arm, twisted it behind my back, and growled in my ear, “I could do many things without heaving... You want me to try?”
“Ha! I am sure it’s all talk!”
He pushed me onto bed and my body sank into the mattress under his weight. Then he teased me with his hard-on.
It was torture.
Too bad for him, I enjoyed it.
Way too much.
……
Luckily I won’t be alone at the marathon today. Riley will join me this morning. I felt too bad for her on Friday and offered her some company. To my surprise, she said yes. It would be the first time in more than a year we would spend some time together.
Considering West’s warning, I should keep my distance from her.
But he can fuck himself.
Apparently West isn’t giving trouble to me alone. Jacob seems pissed at him for some reason, too. It’s rare to see Jacob angry or annoyed at someone. It’s completely opposite to his cool and calm demeanor.
Ahem… Apart from his passionate aggression, I see when we make out.
So I was amused when he said, “I hope the coach kicks his ass real bad this time. I am tired of his shit.”
I have been contemplating… If I should tell Jacob that I and West were intimately involved. But I feel afraid and... ashamed.
Also, no matter how much I try to ignore it, West’s threat lingers in back of my mind.
‘One word out of your mouth about what happened between us. I will ruin your relationship with Jacob.’
I am worried Jacob will stop seeing me because he is friends with West. They are not on nice terms right now. But I know they will eventually get along. They knew each other for years, after all.
‘It’s quite cheap of you to sleep with my friend to get back at me.’
West had told me that day in the locker room.
I am nervous. What if Jacob feels it’s wrong for us to get romantically involved? What if he says I should have told the truth? So many thoughts swirl in my mind, making me anxious sometimes.
West has become so aggressive, He could do anything. Sometimes I want to confess to someone. I want to tell them what’s really going on with him. It’s too much weight laying on my chest. I think even Riley doesn’t know the truth. But can someone really help him?
It’s fucked up, to be honest. I hate him. I am scared of him. But still, I worry about him.
.....
“NAT!!”
I look around to find Riley. Before I can spot her, she comes at me like a dark horse and hugs me. I try to compose myself, but she kisses me on the neck.
“Oh Wow!!” I exclaim, taken aback by her sudden hug and kiss. “No PDA, please! We could totally skip the run and take a room if you want to.”
She smacks my arm, but her cheeks redden. Too easy to tease and so fucking beautiful... No wonder West fell for her.
She looks happy and cheerful self today.
“How are you doing now? And your asshole boyfriend… How is he?”
She chuckles, then bites her lips. “I am fine. He is fine too… Thank you, Nat.”
I frown. “For?”
“He... He apologized.”
“WHAT?” My eyes pop out.
She chuckles and nods. “Yes he did.”
West doesn’t apologize. We all know he doesn’t.
NEVER.
“He told me you met him on Friday and talked some sense into him.”
I frown.
WTF?
He scared me off.. Why is he painting a different picture in front of her?
“He wants to patch up Nat... Can’t we be friends again? Like old times?” She says, holding my hand. I want to jerk it away.
Doesn’t she know how he harassed me? Spread fucking rumors against me. Isolated me. How could she expect this from me?
and that jerk!
I am the victim here, and he has still managed to make me look bad. As if he is all in for a truce, and I am the reluctant one.
“West isn’t even coping with his team these days… How can someone be friends with him if he behaves like a dick all around Riley?”
“But he apologized to me... He said he wanted a chance. He will change.” Riley looks at me with hopeful doe-like eyes.
Before I can answer her, the marathon starts, and I am relieved. I don’t want to be harsh with Riley first thing in the morning.
I know West is putting up this facade so he can get closer to me. To intimidate me and to keep an eye on me.
I won’t let that happen.
