Fight Together (Sequel To Neighbor Next Door) Jace Norman

Chapter 5

Jace's P.O.V

I approach my home still very furious at Jennifer yet I am still glad she is alive. I cant believe she killed my mom...well she thinks she killed my mom.

I unlock my front door and see Charlotte curled up in a ball on the couch. She ignores me. I take a deep breath to control my anger. "Char?" She sniffles. "What?" She asks.

"Why are you upset?" She pauses for a second then shrugs. I shake my head no and sit next to her. "Dont be afraid to talk about your feelings." She pauses again then sits up again. "Are you breaking up with me for Jennifer?"

I furrow my eyebrows. "Charlotte are you kidding me?" She looks at me in the eyes. "Charlotte im with you now, Jennifer is my past. And you..." I said gently grabbing her face. "...are my future." I smile. She smiles. I kiss her lips gently.

She pulls apart and smiles. "I love you." She says. I smile then kiss her lips again. She pulls apart. "Do you think Jennifer is pretty?" I looked down and thought about what she looks like now.

She has curves in all the right places, she has a nice body shape, she looks more mature, and she looks awesome because of her hair and tattoos so she is not pretty she is gorgeous! "I guess she is." I lie. She looks down. "But I love you and you look way better than her."

I guess. I really dont know who looks better but I cant say that it would break her heart. She smiles. She looks so beautiful when she smiles. I smile. She stops smiling. I frown.

"Whats the matter." She shakes her head no. "What is it?" I question touching her shoulder. "I knew something and I didnt tell you." I raise me eyebrows. "What was it?" I ask. She looks up at me.

"I-I knew that Jennifer was alive." My body feels weak when she says that. A million questions pop up in my head. "You knew...and you didnt tell me? Why would you do that?!"

She sniffles. "I didnt want you to break up with me for her." She says starting to cry. "Charlotte you know I wouldn't do that to you. How did you know?!" I said getting angry. "I cant tell you."

She says quietly. I pause. "What the hell do you mean you cant tell me!?" She looks up imeadiantly with tears spilling out of her eyes. "I mean- I CANT TELL YOU!!!"She screams at me. I stand up.

"I DESERVE TO KNOW!" i scream right back. She stands up as well. "YOU DESERVE TO LIVE!" She yells at me. She walks away and up the stairs. "If you wont give me answers I know who will!" I hollar.

She pauses and turns around. I stare at her in the eye furiously. I grab my keys and walk out the door. I hop in my car and start it up. I need to talk to Jennifer.

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I arrive at Ruthies house for the second time today. I knock on the door. The door cracks open after a minute. I cant see any one but I know its Jennifer. "Jennifer?" The door cracks open a little bit more. I open it all the way and she stands there with her hood up. "Hey."

She whispers. "Hi." I greet. We both stand there awkwardly. "What?" She asks. "Nothing." We stand there for a few more seconds. "Ruthies not h-" I turn her off by hugging her. She puts her arms out in shock.

Then she takes a deep breath and wraps her arms around me and rubbs circles on my back. It feels so amazing. We stay there for like 30 seconds then pull apart. She looks at me in the eyes and her green big eyes mesmerize me. She smiles.

"I came here to ask you if you would like to talk....instead of scream." Her face gets serious and it looks so hot. "Jace, we cant hang out on the regular." She says staring in space then looks at me.