Hostage

Chapter 48- Taken

The sound of bare footed heels stomping on the floor echoed down stairs. It was annoyingly loud and pretty sure anyone could hear it in any room of the condo. Jason walked inside from the balcony to find Abby in the living room by herself. Jeremy was still sleeping. Probably not anymore from all the ruckus. Jason checked on Abby and turned on cartoons for her to watch until he came back downstairs. Zoey was packing everything she had hung up in the closet. Most of her stuff was already packed since she never had the time to unpack all of it.

Jason gripped the knob to the door and tried to enter the room, but it was locked. Jason could hear Zoey's feet stomping and all of her movements in the room. With his fist, he knocked on the wooden door and waited for an answer.

"Zoey, it's me let me in. I need to talk to you." Jason said through the door as if he were talking to her directly.

"There is no need for talking. I'm done." Zoey sternly spat. Her veins protruded out of her forehead. It usually did that when she was angry or stressed out.

"Please let me in. I just need to talk to you about everything. It's important and it might fix this." There was a pause. Jason impatiently waited for Zoey to open the door and soon enough she did.

Jason made eye contact as soon as the door swung open. Her eyes were like daggers. The rage that built up inside, reflected on the outside.

"Listen, I know I shouldn't have said that to you and I'm sorry. I just have had a lot on my mind..." Jason said scratching the back of his neck.

"Like what?" Zoey raised her eyebrows with her arms folded along her chest.

Jason heaved a sigh and began to speak.

"I--I just have been thinking about what you told me the other day. When I asked you if you cheated on me I still feel like you're not telling me everything. I feel like you're hiding something."

Zoey broke eye contact and felt the guilt haunt her. She was silent and didn't know what to say.

"If you did cheat on me... I deserve it. I cheated on you many times... So karma is biting me in the ass."

Zoey's eyes grew large. She was clueless of what he was saying.

"W-What? What the hell are you talking about?"
Jason walked towards Zoey with his hands in his pockets. His thumbs peaked out of the sides.

"I cheated on you with Dani, girls from the races, I even cheated on you with Tahlia. Well I already fucked her once or twice before you. She's an easy one at that." Jason said lying through his teeth.

Zoey's eyes began to water as soon as she heard Tahlia's name.

"You're not fucking funny Jason! This isn't funny you are only trying to get me to tell you that I cheated on you with Justin." Zoey said as she realized that she told on herself.

"I already know that... But it's the fact that I'm afraid you're going to do it again or if you have done it again." Jason's eyes grew sharp.

Zoey had forgotten about Jason finding her and Justin together. It's been a while ago, but somehow it slipped her mind.

"Jason, that was only one time. Justin was there for me and I was vulnerable. I needed someone to comfort me and he did. You were different then. I mean... I did have feelings for him, but... I don't anymore. They are gone." Zoey said explaining herself. Jason curled in his bottom lip and then gnawed on the flesh.

"But the thing is, do you still love him?" Jason asked staring her right into her blue crystals.

Zoey had feelings for Justin, but not like she did before. She cared about him, but nothing more."