JEFF
I step out of the shower into my room, all the while wiping at my dripping hair but stop when I notice Bible.
He's standing by the window, his eyes focused on the scenery.
I can't remember the last time he came to my place and a possessive part of me preens at the sight of him in my house.
"Pree just called me," he says without turning.
"Hmm, what did she want?"
"Let's see.... You showed up at her place at the middle of the night and forced her to compose an apology with the threat to get her fired at her new job. Jeff.... are you insane?"
I take the question for a rhetorical one so I don't respond.
"Jeff, she could have reported you to the cops for blackmail."
I would like to see her try, I think, as I stalk towards my boyfriend.
"Isn't it the same thing she did to you? Bible? She threatened your job and blackmailed my agency. I could give two shits about her little hurt pride."
"But... I mean, the gym..."
"Should have protected it's members. Look Bible, despite your bad boy persona, you are too good of a guy to do anything but I am nothing like you. I may chose to remain silent but I'll act when it calls for it."
"Jeff I know..."
I slide my arms around his waist and nuzzle the back of his head. My breath hot on his neck as I whisper, "You don't have to feel guilty about anything. There was no stopping me and Pree should be grateful all I did was make her apologize. Next time she calls, tell her to stay the fuck away if she doesn't want to deal with me."
His muscles are tense beneath my hands and I can't tell if it has anything to do with him being scared of me but it's useless.
I did what I had to do to protect my boyfriend and I would do it all over again if needed.
"Look baby," I whisper, my erection digging against my towel. Being with Bible like this is such a fucking turn on. "I love you, okay? I may not always be on the same page with you and we will find ourselves fighting a lot but you should know I would do anything to protect this relationship. To protect you..."
"I can protect myself-"
"I am not saying you can't but sometimes you let your emotions cloud your judgement and that's where I come in."
I run my hands over his stomach, trailing my lips over the back of his neck and leaving soft kisses behind.
"Build kissed me."
I freeze in my motion, my blood running cold and the psycho in me screaming for me to find that son of a bitch and....
"Who made the first move?"
"He did and before you go out of the rails, he was just testing the waters but I shut him down. We talked about it and...."
"Why the hell would he do that when he knows we are together?"
"Character bleed or so he claims. Look, I am not telling you this so you go after him, Jeff but because I don't want there to be secrets between us. I want you to know that I can take care of my own business."
Part of me wants to go after Build for what he did but I can hardly blame him for going after Bible. Testing the waters to see if they are receptive.
"Okay," I say, biting the need to seek out Build. I don't have to like his actions but I understand them.
