Forbidden Fruit ( Sam Pottorff )

Chapter 14

"Dude! I know you're in there, I see your car!" Jason continued, pounding his fists against the door. Sam took out his gun that had been tucked into the waist band of his pants and held it against my head.

"No, Sam stop." I hissed.

"Stay quiet and you both will be safe." he growled. I swallowed the lump that formed in my throat and walked silently as he led me to the door, forcing me behind it. He made sure that the gun was still aimed at me as he opened it.

"What do you want?" he snapped.

"Ree disappeared a little while ago...and considering that you have a house back here, and you've been obsessing over her lately. It was our first guess." I could hear the shrug in Jason's voice.

"Have you ever considered the fact that she may have actually left you?! I mean let's be real...you are a selfish douchebag." Sam scoffed.

"She loves me...I doubt she'd run away." Jason countered, making my heart skip the tiniest of beats. Sam spared me a glance as he adjusted the position of the gun on my temple and i bit my lip to keep from crying.

"Maybe if she found out that you kissed another girl then she'd leave you?" Sam's devilish grin grew wide on his face.

"I didn't even!.....Wait...do you mean when I kisses Sierrra?! It didn't mean shit! She's just a girl." Jason said defensively.

"Is Ree just a girl?" Sam quickly countered.

"Yes! I mean no. She's my best friend!" Jason's voice was frantic and i felt tears sting my eyes.

"So do you love her?" I heard Jason take a sharp breath before he responded.

"I never said that," he sighed, "Yea i care a lot about her and all...but to say that I love her...more than as a friend is a huge commitment." The tears started to flow freely from my eyes as he finished his sentence. I covered my mouth so i wouldn't be heard. Jason didn't love me? After all that we'd been through together and he couldn't say that he was in love with me?! I silently face palmed myself for ever thinking that he would. "Wait why do you keep asking me questions about Ree? Shouldn't I be the one asking you? " Jason then questioned.

"I just thought that she should hear how you really felt." Sam grinned, before grabbing my arm and pulling me in front of him. I remained quiet as i faced the boy who i thought loved me, giving him a hard stare under tear stained cheeks and red eyes.

"Ree," he sighed, relieved and took a step towards me. I stepped back away from him and Sam's grip tightened around my waist. "Ree...babe. I didn't mean it- I'm sorry okay. That was a dick move and i know it." Jason apologized but i didn't even consider his words.

"Jason after all we've gone through together! Us! You and I? I didn't see anyone else letting you sneak through their window at night when you couldn't sleep because your parents were fighting! Or be there whenever you needed someone to talk to! And to say that you don't feel anything after all of that." I stopped as a single tear fell.

"Ree you know why i can't commit so fast!" he nearly shouted. Anger flared instantly through my body and my hands balled into fists.

"You know that i won't do what Kelly did to you!" I growled taking a step towards him before Sam pulled me back. kelly was Jason's former girlfriend who he loved with everything that he had, but she cheated on him repeatedly. Then, broke up with him on Valentines Day because she 'found someone who loved her for her.' "I can't believe that you would compare me to her! That trashy, slutty- UGH!" I tugged at my hair and turned my back on him, facing Sam ."Ree...please. you're my best friend in the world. Come home and we can talk about this whole thing..just you and me." he sounded like he was near tears, but I wasn't ready to just give in like i always did. I was too broken to just go crawling back to him.

"No Jason...I-I'll just see you in school and then we can talk. I need some time to think." I said. He sighed and began to go down the steps. "Wait!" I called, and unclipped the necklace that hung around my neck. His eyes saddened as i placed it in his hand. "This doesn't mean I'm not going out with you. It just means that you need to decide what's important in your life. I said and kissed him quickly on the cheek before walking back to the cabin. As i shut the door behind me, i heard the Jeep's tires peel out of the driveway.