Defending Jacob: The Aftermath Book 1

Giving In

Andy could taste her tongue in his mouth, he had Charlotte pinned against the back of the elevator, he moved his hand down to her ass gripped it. He pushed up against her moving his mouth down her neck, kiss every inch of her. He wanted her now, and he knew she wanted him just as much. "Ding" the elevator stopped, Andy let go fast incase they where seen, he didn't want to though. He watched her trying to catch her breath, he was doing the same. The doors opened and she got off, saying bye till tomorrow or something, she was addicted to everything about her. He watched her walk away and the doors closing locking him inside. He composed himself, eventually getting off the elevator and making his way back to Jacob's room.

He walked into the room,  Laurie and Jacob now where both in there, she looked up at him. "Andy did you go make appointment with Dr. Brown?' she asked him.

"Geez Laurie, yes ok I went to make appointment with her I told you I would, what else do you think I did, stop and downed a beer." he snapped.

Jacob looked at his dad in shock, yes he had seen his parents argue before,  and saw it more during his trial, but he never seen his dad this way with his mom. "Dad, whats wrong with you, why are you so mad at mom?" he asked.

"Jacob it's ok, your dad is just stressed a little he's worried about you, and me, we will get better honey." Laurie said while hugging Jacob. 

Andy noticed it instantly they all did, as soon as Laurie hugged Jacob he flinched at her touching him. He was scared of her but why Andy thought. He needed to know what Jacob knew. 

"Honey I'm sorry for snapping at you, just with the move, and getting everything sorted out for you and Jacob. I'm sorry forgive me." he told her.

"Of course I forgive you Andy, your doing everything for me and Jake, but no one is there for you. I'm here for you ok, talk to me." she said.

Andy thought she was a loving woman and mother, but something was eating at him, something about her was off. It had been ever since Jacob got arrested for a murder he didn't commit. There was a few weeks where they got back to normal as husband and wife. The family they once where was healing,  than Andy saw that crowbar. Billy finally broke Andy's life once and for all. It was never the same after that drunken night in Mexico. They sat in the room talking with Jacob for a while, Laurie went to get some food and drinks at the cafeteria. Andy and Jacob where left alone in the room to talk.

"Dad, can I ask you something?" he said.

"Jacob, you can ask me anything you know that kid." Andy said.

"Why doesn't mom remember the truth?" Jake asked.

Andy looked at Jacob in shocked, "what do you mean?' 

"I mean dad, I remember some stuff like, Mom telling Leonard Patz died so I could go free, her asking me if I killed Ben. Dad is it true was Patz killed for me?" he asked sadly.

"Jacob look I don't know the truth but I'm working on it ok. Your just having nightmares none of that actually happened, there was never a time your mom asked you those things ok." he told Jake.

Jacob looked at his dad, realizing his dad wasn't telling the truth, he was using his lawyer voice. He thought his dad doesn't know the truth either.

"Dad mom told me about Patz in the car, she asked me about Ben than too, she was panicking. Next thing I know it's weeks later and I'm in the hospital, this happened just before the crash." he informed his dad.

"Your mom was going through a lot in the past year we all did ok, she loves you why are you scared of her?" Andy asked.

"I don't know dad but I'm getting memories back, mom did say that about Patz and she did asked me about Ben, Dad you know I didn't kill him right?" he told him.

"Jacob I know you didn't do it, your mom knows it too ok, it was an accident. Just forget it all." he said.

Laurie finally came back with some food, they sat there eating in the room together like a family. Andy even was making jokes, he had hope that with Charlotte's help they could be this like this again one day. Jacob was tired and visiting hours where over. Andy and Laurie headed home. They packed some more things up, Andy had this thought in his head he need to stop it. Jacob's words from that day where haunting him, he could feel the walls closing in on him, he wanted out. He snapped. 

"Laurie what the fuck happened in the car the day of the accident, why was Jacob's baby book in the garbage?" He yelled. 

"What are you talking about, Andy I would never throw that away, I loved that book, I must have done it by mistake with all the packing, I'm sorry." she said with tears in her eyes.

She snapped back though, "Andy why where you drunk that night in Mexico, the night Hope went missing, I remember you kept saying Leonard Patz, what in the fuck happened why are you lying to me?" 

The fighting went on, Laurie grabbed blanket, cause he kept lying to her covering up his lies with more. She threw the blanket at him and told him to sleep on the couch until her would be honest with her. She went upstairs and locked the bedroom door. Andy just stood there in shock. He was doing what he needed to protect his family. Just than he heard his text go off.

"Andy, I can't stop thinking about today with you, I need to talk to you, I found something on Ben's computer no one knows about but me. We will meet tomorrow still?" Charlotte text read.

He thought about that moment in the elevator today, she was the only one who understood him. He was losing himself with Laurie,  he felt it inside of him, he couldn't wait any longer he needed her help now. It was either that or downing a full bottle of whiskey and beers. He texted back "I coming to see you know at your home now, to talk about Ben's case and what happened today." He waited as he saw the 3 dots immediately she was texting him back.

"39 Hawthorn Street, text me when you here, park in my garage at the back so no one see your car and questions, I'll unlocked the back door too. Just walk in." she texted back.

Andy stood there looking at the text, he needed to go see her, he kept telling himself it was only to figure out who killed Ben, to save his family. He still didn't have all the pieces of the car accident together, but his mind was telling him more and more it wasn't and accident. He thought for a second, he should go on the couch, but his desires said fuck it. Andy this woman wants to help you, she wants every inch of you, "Fuck this" he grabbed his jacket, keys and drove to her house. When he got to Charlotte's he did text her, parked in the garage, and went in the back door. It was 10pm dark out no one saw a thing. She was in her kitchen on her laptop, Andy walked right up to her grabbed her, kissing her passionately and took her to her bed. They both finally gave into wanting each other, and never wanted to stop.