Misconstructed

Chapter nine

Shutting the bedroom door behind me, it opens right back as Maddie's the one that enters. She storms in like never before, not that I've ever seen and I know I've just entered Hell. "Are you serious right now?!" She yells at me as she slams the door shut. Not that it helped because I know that everyone in the house heard it. "A teacher!"

"It's not what you think," I try telling her but she stops me.

"A teacher, really. You couldn't stick with your peers like everyone else in that damn school?"

"Well no, I-"

"What is this, some sort of challenge?" She asks. My silence just confirms her answer. "Aha! So that's all it is to you? A game? Is that what we are too?" And here we go. This is just like her to get possessive and controlling.

"Can you shut the hell up?" I hiss at her, trying to be as nice about it as possible. "Yes, I see it as a game." I confess to her. "Rex and I made a bet at first but then he wanted out of it and I didn't."

"And this whole time he's been trying to get you to quit?"

"Yes, but that's when I told him that I didn't give a damn about what he thinks about it. It's not like it'll mess up his life."

"What about her life?" She asks me.

"She's a grown adult, she knows what she's doing." I shrug my shoulders.

"You're sick." She tells me.

She tries walking out of the room but I grab her by her arm, pulling her back to me. "I know." I tell her as I plant my lips on hers. She's hitting my chest with her fists now but I don't care. She's my only escape and I'm going to take it. "Maddie." I try getting her to calm down. Backing up towards the bed, I drag her with me as I grab her free hand.

She's still trying to get out of my grasp but it's no use, we both know that I'm stronger than her, bigger than her. Now, I'm not trying to force myself on her, I just need her to calm down for the moment because I know how she is.

"Get off of me." She demands as she still continues trying to hit me. I'm back on the bed now, and it only takes little strength to pull her on top of me.

"Would you just come here?" I tell her, wrapping myself around her body.

"Stop." She demands. It sounds more like a warning but I do the opposite of what she's pleading right now.

"Maddie..." I plead along with her, moving my lips down to her neck. I've got her hands behind her back with my arm snaked around her waist, holding her against her wishes. I try to bring my lips further down, but something stops me; her leg. Her leg has shifted from outside of my legs to one being in between mine and as I try to go further down her body, it's made painfully clear that my advances are not welcome.

I've let her go as I crumble down to a tiny spectacle on the hardwood floor. My hands are in between my legs as I pray that this pain passes quickly. "Don't you ever do that to me again." She spits venom and it's like I don't even know her at all.

"Who are you?" I ask her through gritted teeth as I really don't recognize who this girl is in this room with me. "This isn't like you," I tell her. She would never hurt me, and especially she wouldn't kick me in the nuts. Shit, did I go too far?

"Touch me like that again, and I'll kill you." She tells me through gritted teeth as she backs out of the room before slamming the door behind her. And I believe her too. I know what she's capable of and I'm not sure I'd put murder behind her if it was for someone she loved like myself.

I hear the front door slam shut and I know the guys are going to be asking about it. Getting up from the floor, I'm still in pain from the kiss her knee gave me but I don't want to leave us like this. I have no issue going after something, especially when it's a wrong that I need to right, and this time I think I might have royally effed up.

The next thing I hear is someone taking the stairs by two and I know it'll be Rex coming through this door any second now. "What the hell just happened?" He asks as he comes flying through the door like I knew he would.

"I'm a dick, remember?" I ask him, standing on my own two feet.

"What did you do?"

"I think she thinks I tried to force myself on her." His eyes go wide and without a second thought he rushes up to me and punches me upside the head.

"Fix this." He tells me as he points a sharp finger at me. "Fix this or so help me god." He leaves me here to dwell with my thoughts for the moment, still in pain. I don't know what came over me but that's not who I am. I doubt she'll even give me the time of day right now. Would there even be a point in reaching out? No, probably not. I don't hear anything from downstairs and no doubt that Rex has told everyone.

Leaving the room, I head downstairs like nothing happened. Sitting in my normal seat, Dustin takes Maddies old seat next to me as he eats a sandwich and I can feel the awkwardness growing through the whole first floor.

Hours are spent here on this couch. The guys and I ordered some pizzas and just watched a couple of movies. Halfway through the first one I started really wondering where Maddie went but I didn't bring it up to the guys about it, I saw no point. And even if one of them did know, I doubt they'd tell me. They'd probably tell me to go fix it myself. I don't blame them though, in fact, I agree with them. I'm a dick.

The door opens and in walks the devil herself, Maddie and Danny, Dustin's cousin. Walking closely together, I notice that they're walking hand in hand, signaling that they're dating or whatever. What the hell is this? What the hell are they doing? I see Rex turn to me, either letting me know that I need to go talk to her or he's seen their hands too.

I take this opportunity to do just that and walk myself over to them by the front door. "Hey, Saxton."

"Danny. I'll have a minute with Maddie." I tell him, not giving him an option in the matter. He walks past me, just barely scraping my shoulder but I let it slide. As soon as I know he's far enough away, I lean into Maddie, "What the hell are you doing?"

"What do you mean?" She's being coy with me now, toying with me.

"You know exactly what I mean. Why are you holding his hand?"

"If you can have other lovers, why can't I?"

"Okay, we can talk about it, but does it have to be Danny?" I ask her. She shrugs her shoulders, walking past me – ignoring me. I take my seat back on the couch while they take a comfy recliner as she sits on his lap. Did Dustin know about this? I decide to leave it alone for now, but for how long, I have no idea. I don't like the idea of her with other guys but if that's what she wanted, why didn't she just say something instead of slapping me in the face with it.

Taking myself out of the equation, I leave to go get some fresh air outside. The air is brisk and I love it. I can't wait for fall and for the leaves to change color. It's my favorite season.

I wonder though, would I figure out which house is Ms. Fits if I just walk down the street either way? Or would her blinds be closed and I'd have no luck. I step out and start for the sidewalk, only taking me a few seconds to walk there. I need to be very careful from here on out with her, I have a feeling she's starting to trust me but all of it can be broken if I'm not careful, and I will not let Rex win like that. Not in the slightest. I think it's time for phase two.