It's Complicated

Chapter 21

I came all the way back over here, thinking I had made a mistake by letting Jamie go after she explained everything, and here we were again.

"Wow, I have to say I'm surprised to see you here again," Maddox said with a sly look.

I wanted to immediately turn around and go back home, but I saw Jamie coming around the corner and towards the door.

"Damn it Maddox I told you to stop answering my - " she stopped mid sentence when her eyes locked on mine.

I didn't know what else to do besides turn and leave, and make sure that I was absolutely done with this mess.

"No no no," Jamie pushed past Maddox and grabbed me by the wrist.

I pulled away from her grip and turned around to face her.

"Cas he's here packing up all of his shit so he can leave, I promise. That's the only reason why he's back."

"Jamie I'm really not doing this again, this was a bad idea," I said.

"Just come here for a second and look," she stepped back inside and motioned behind the door.

I hesitantly followed, squeezing past Maddox and looking where she had been pointing. Sure enough, there was a suitcase and a couple of boxes piled up.

"See?" Jamie said to me with a reassuring look.

Maddox shrugged, obviously not pleased that his plan to screw me over hadn't worked this time.

I felt a small wave of relief come over me, feeling like coming back wasn't a total waste.

Jamie stayed close to me and glared at Maddox. "You," she said, pointing at him, "can get the hell out now."

"And you," she looked over at me, "stay right there."

I glanced over at her with a small smile, and then turned back to Maddox. We both watched him slump out of the front door with his suitcase and boxes in tow.

Jamie slammed the door shut after him and turned to look at me.

"Okay," she said with a sigh, "I'm sorry that happened again, he always has such impeccable timing."

"It's okay," I said quietly, still feeling nervous.

"Anyway, what are you doing here?" Jamie asked. I could tell there was an answer she was hoping for as she kept her gaze on me.

"Well I um," I started, "I changed my mind."

Jamie raised her eyebrows at me, trying to work through exactly what I meant.

"About you...us, I mean" I clarified.

Jamie smiled at me and leaned her head back against the door that she had just shut, letting out a sigh of relief. She lifted her head back up a moment later and looked at me, her usual smirk back on her face. Damn I had missed seeing that.

"Care to prove it?" She said in a teasing voice.

"Prove it?" I said, raising my eyebrows. "Prove what?"

"That you changed your mind," she said, keeping her blue eyes intently locked on mine.

"Ahhh," I said with a grin, finally realizing what she was after.

I quickly put my hands on her hips and pushed her back against the door, "I think I can manage that."

My gaze moved from her eyes slowly down to her lips. I took my hand and wrapped it around the side of her neck, starting to trail kisses along her jaw.

I moved from one side of her jaw to the other, stopping briefly in front of her lips before I kept going.

"Cassss," Jamie groaned, "I told you to prove it not to tease me."

I moved back and took her chin in my hand, "honestly, I think you kind of deserve quite a bit of teasing." I smirked at her and she put her head down in defeat.

"Yeah, yeah," she responded, "you're not totally wrong."

"I don't think I'm wrong at all," I said as I tilted her head back up towards me.

I hovered my lips in front of hers so they were doing everything but touching. My hand trailed along the bottom of her shirt, feeling her skin underneath. I barely touched my lips to hers, and when she tried to lean in to the kiss I pulled back.

"Fuck Cas," Jamie said breathlessly, "I liked you more when you were timid and let me do the teasing."

I smiled back at her and said, "I don't know, I'm enjoying seeing you squirm quite a bit."

Jamie shook her head at me and smirked, "damn it I have rubbed off on you."

"Sure have," I said, "but I suppose I can put you out of your misery now."

I put my hand on the back of her head and pulled her in towards me as our mouths came crashing together. I could feel how much both of us had been wanting this.

Her tongue parted my lips as she wrapped her arms around my waist. Jamie quickly spun us around so I was the one who had my back against the door.

She tugged at my bottom lip as she pulled back. "Okay back to me being the tease here, I'm going to get you back for that you know."

"I look forward to it," I said.

Jamie smiled against my lips as she continued to kiss me. After a minute she pulled back again slightly, resting her forehead on mine.

"Am I allowed to show you the bedroom now or am I going to have to give you some wine first?" She asked.

I laughed as I placed another kiss on her lips, "no wine required this time, please do."

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