I'm Married To Pain

Chapter 5

I walked out the cafe after I locked it. This will be another long walk to my apartment. My crews already went home earlier but I stayed to do the inventories. It's 10 in the evening and I'm sooo hungry.

I went out and saw a guy pacing out in the dark parking lot. My heart beat fast as I took my pepper spray out my bag.

God, if you're really going to kill me now, please not this way. I don't want to be seen dead and naked in the streets. For pete's sake NAKED!

"Stop looking at me like I'm some sort of a kidnapper or something." He said in disgust.

I straightened myself and put my spray back in my bag. I didn't expect to see him again. Not anytime soon. "Oh. Jared." I said, recognizing his voice immediately.

He smirk at me. "How's your leg?" And leaned in his black car. It isn't a sports car. More of like an executive car. A Honda civic.

Then I remembered his question. My leg? What about my-- Oh right. I forgot. He freaking gave me a red mark in there, almost going violet. This stupid--!

I rolled my eyes at him. "Jerk!" I shouted, leaving him alone in the parking area. But he grabbed my wrist as fast as flash.

"Why are you so mad? You scratched my back! I told you to hold on to the sheets and not to me but you didn't!" He threw me accusations like a five years old kid. I shook the memories of that night away. "I spent much for lasers today and that's why I am here. Pay it back."

I glared at him. "Enough with this! Sleeping with you is more than your price."

He scoffed, almost like laughing. "You got it wrong. Sleeping with me is the biggest jackpot of your life! Every girl would die to sleep with Jared Wills! Even the bisexuals, I may add." Pride is in his stupid face right now!

Ew! Why should you be proud of being fantasized by your own sex? I mean, no offense to bisexuals, I love their friendliness and humor. Jared's such a faggot!

"How much?" I said defeat. I don't want to argue with him anymore. And I don't freaking want to remember that night anymore!

He smirked and pulled me close him. Gosh! His scent is making my hormones crazy. "Be with me tonight."

I pushed him. "Oh no, your majesty. You got me wrong. I am not going to be your servant or sexvant."

He laughed. "Oh that pretty flirt mind. Did you just gave me an idea? I mean, a date or few walks in the park." He laughed again.

Now I'm turning blue. That's so stupid Ash. Stupid!

And so he took me somewhere. I sat in his car and found a gun in the front cabinet. That made my heart beat fast.

Okay, God. Please let me just get raped by this handsome creature but this gun...?! No, please. No.

He might have seen me looking at it. "Don't worry. This car isn't mine. I borrowed this from my father's guards."

I shook my head. "Oh." And closed the cabinet. "But why do you have to borrow? Don't you have a car?"

"I have more than what Jcee has. However, they're all sports car. I know you can't live with my toys." He simply said. But I appreciated how much he considered me.

His silence means he wants to know why I hated it. As I've said, he might replace Nathan. Soon, I might tell him too because I don't want to suffer the same thing. I don't want it to happen again to us, to Jared and I, if we ever fall for each other. I am not completely stupid. I know what he's doing. Though my doubt is still here, I know he likes me.

He dragged me in a rooftop of a high building. I don't know but he's somehow allowed to get in here. Or...

"I'm powerful enough to enter any building around LA." Then he smirked at me. "And I'm handsome enough to enter any girl I want. In fact, I even entered you. Believe me, it was awesome!"

I hit him, harder this time. "Do you even consider shutting your mouth, you jerk!" I said between my punches. But no matter how hard I punch him, he still laughs as if I'm just tickling him.

He took me in the roof's metal railings. The active nightlife of LA shone in my eyes. This is the first time I saw the city lights of Cali and it's beyond beautiful.

"Thanks a lot, Jared." I uttered out of nowhere. But I didn't take it back. He made me happy.

"Oh. Wait." He said, bringing something from the chair nearby.

Great. Pizza and Coke.

We sat there, looking at the great scene of lights and talking about random stuffs.

"How'd you prepare all these?" I asked him. I'm still amazed at the car he took for me, the place and the food.

He laughed. "What do you mean how?"

"I mean, playboys like you don't know how to make romantic stuffs. So how did you?"

He laughed even louder. "So, this is romantic? I didn't know that." He joked. I just kept quiet and waited for his answer. "Well, I had a hopeless romantic girlfriend before."

"Oh. Tell me everything about your heart then."

He sighed. I don't expect him to tell me but he did after few minutes of hesitation.

"Alright. Well,..." He started. "As you know, generally speaking, kids like us are made to inherit our parent's wealth. They taught me how to choose my friends wisely. But because of my rudeness, only one person understood who I am. She's my friend since forever. We fell for each other eventually. The boys came to my life afterwards because of racing." He laughed at his own thoughts. It must be a good memory. "She supported me in everything I do. She's plainly perfect. But then a time came when she had to choose between her dad and me. I admit that I am nothing against her father. However, I've been with her since forever but her father just showed up in her 18th birthday for the first time. I can't blame her though." He looked down, pushing the thought out of his eyes.

"Then?" I tried to make him continue. He lifted his head and sighed.

"Since then I became the worst. Out of anger, I became worse. I drink til dawn, have sex with every girl I liked, I don't attend my classes, I race, not caring if I can cause accident. I'm a complete mess. I've been so cold for five years now. But then, I saw this girl who I think can change me." He said.

I didn't ask him any further. I think what I heard is already enough because I don't want him to ask me about my past.

My life with Jcee and Gina became less, more for Jared. We meet like everyday, doing random things. Sometimes we go out for dinner, or maybe play at the amusement park, or just hang around somewhere, talking about nonsense things.

He isn't the sweet type of guy like Nate, but he always make me laugh. One thing I hate about him is he's always being jerk. Though they are just jokes, I couldn't help but to slap his arms or punch him. He just laughs at it.

And if you ask me, I am falling for him this fast.

He is driving me home for my protection but of course, using his guard's car.

"Do you do this with other girls?" I asked him.

He thought for a moment before answering, trying to be careful with his answer. "Do what?"

"You know, date." And I regretted what I just said when he laughed.

"So, you think this is a date?" He laughed again. I felt ashamed so I just shut myself in there, looking out the window. I heard him sigh. "I don't because I don't usually date girls. True, I take them out of course only if they gave me a good performance but that's it. No long talks. No follow ups." He then admitted.

I just smiled in contentment. We reach my apartment so I bid him goodbye. He leaned closer to kiss me but I hurriedly went off the car.

It's not that I don't want to kiss him. I really do. I'm not playing hard-to-get either. It's just, I might not control myself and pull him in my apartment. Of course, I don't want that to happen!.... Again.