Rescue Me

Chapter 11: Jameson

I lay in bed thinking about the events from today. I was glad I actually got to spend some time with Juliet, watching movies together. I really enjoyed getting to spend a little more time with those babies. I know that I don't have a shot in hell with Juliet if I can't get along with the babies and be comfortable with them. Amos is already great with the kids. I guess he has a bunch of family in Spain that have kids, so he is used to being around them. I, on the other hand, am an only child, so are both of my parents, meaning I've never been around kids before.

I am also thinking about the anger I still feel. Juliet never told us what happened but it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. I knew when she told us that man was her uncle and they needed to talk she was lying. I saw the fear behind her gentle eyes. I don't know if that man is truly her uncle but either way he will be a dead man. I don't understand how you can put your hands on a woman that is less than half your size, or any woman for that matter.

The only reason I didn't storm out of the house to kill him is because I saw how scared she was and I didn't want to leave her for a second. it's strange really, I have never felt this way about someone before. I've had girlfriends in the past but they never really meant much to me. Juliet though, I have had a crush on her since middle school. I have tried asking for her number before but that didn't go very well. i just can't stop thinking about her. When she disappeared our senior year of high school I had assumed that she moved but word got out of her mom dying. I hadn't thought much about her after she left because I was caught up in my toxic relationship with Kelsey Ann, until I saw her the day she walked past Amos's house and they were talking.

Not wanting to think about my past relationship or today any longer, I get out of bed because I know that I will not be able to fall asleep tonight. I grab my phone off the nightstand and change into jeans, a hoodie and my sneakers.

As I am heading out the door I stop and write a note to my parents to let them know I am staying the night at Blades. I figured I would call him when I get to the car and if he doesn't answer I will just show up.

Blade was a year above Braylon and I making him 20, almost 21. He has his own apartment which means that I can go over, unannounced, and not have to worry about waking anyone up besides him.

Once I'm in my car, I call Blade. It rings a few times before he answers.

"What" he barks through the phone. I knew he was going to be a dick, he hates when someone wakes him up

"Can I come over?" I ask

"Dude, it is 1 in the morning" he groans

"So?"

"Whatever, just let yourself in when you get here, I'm going back to sleep" With that he hangs up.

I start my car and make my way over to his apartment, it's only about a 5 minute drive from my house so I don't bother putting on music.

I pull up to his apartment and turn off my car. It's not the best apartment complex but it does give him his own space. When he moved in a few months ago he gave Braylon and I keys, which in this moment I am grateful for.

I enter his apartment and go straight to his room. I don't bother knocking, I just open the door and flip on the light. Once I see he isn't alone in bed I regret my decision.

"Dude seriously?" he asks covering the girls naked body with the comforter.

I chuckle slightly "Sorry man, but we need to talk"

"About what?" he says sounding annoyed.

I glance over at the girl and gesture with my head towards the door. He sighs and asks her to leave.

"Seriously? You're kicking me out?" she says in an annoying high pitched voice

"Look I'm sorry I just have some shit to take care of, i'll call you later" he says and she gets up with a grumble grabbing her clothes and walks out the door taking his top sheet she had wrapped around her.

"So what's up man?" he asks wiping his hand down his face

"Did you talk to Amos?"

"About what?" he furrows his eyebrows in confusion

"About what happened today with Juliet"

"Juliet? What happened? Is she okay?" After realizing how concerned he just sounded and looked, he schools his expression.

"I don't think she is man" I proceed to tell him everything that happened today.

"What the fuck" he says for the fifth time.

"I know" I don't really know what else to say.

"Do you know who the guy was?" he has that angry look on his face and I know exactly what he his thinking.

"I don't know, he looked familiar but that's not really telling because Blairsville is small as shit and you see the same people everywhere"

"Where is she now?"

"She stayed the night in Amos's guest bedroom with the triplets. It was a battle to get her too but we eventually convinced her" I tell him

We sit in silence for a few minutes not really knowing what there is to say.

"Well I know you three have a thing for her so we will take care of it man" he says patting my back.

"It is driving me crazy that I can't think of who that guy is" I say putting my head into my hands

"We will set up cameras outside her house, if he comes back we will see it and be there, okay?"

Over the years Blade, Braylon and I have built a sort of name for ourselves. To put it gently, we take care of the trash in this town.

"I don't know how Juliet will feel about that" I say

"She doesn't have to know" he shrugs

I'm not a huge fan of that idea but it's our best bet to keep her safe. Over the short amount of time I have been reintroduced to Juliet, I have developed a need to protect her.

"You crashing on the couch?" Blade asks pulling me from my thoughts

"Yeah if that's cool"

He waves me off and lays back down. I leave his room turning of the light and shutting the door. I lay on the couch grabbing the blanket off of the back of it and fall asleep thinking about the beautiful girl with hazel eyes that never leaves my thoughts.