Like My Mother

Chapter Seventeen

I never told anyone that Jase had something to do with my rape, I just didn't know how to tell them. The police showed up about 15 minutes after Jase beat Tyler up, giving Tyler plenty of time to run. The police questioned everyone at the party, even Jake. When asked, Jake said he had no idea who Tyler was and had never seen him before everything happened. That brought the police to the conclusion that Tyler had to have snuck into the house, declaring me unsafe, which meant there would now be a cop car outside of the house at all times to watch over.  Eventually I was taken to the police station to give my official statement and to go over some trial complications. I was then told that I was not allowed to leave the country until the matter was settled, which really sucked because lately, all I've wanted to do is go home... where I know it is safe. 

The guest cleared out by 7pm, and Uncle Jason began furiously cleaning, something Aunt Stevie told me he does when he's stressed out. I felt guilty, for coming here and bringing all of my problems down onto my family. I also felt extremely guilty about the fact that at some point, I would have to tell Sophia that her boyfriend was not the boy she thought he was. 

Sophia had ended up asking her parents if Jake could stay with her for the night, as she was still a bit freaked out by everything that happened - and they easily complied to her wish, thinking Jake could protect her. Little did they know, Jake was the one behind everything. 

Glancing over at Jase, where he sat at the desk in my room, as he browsed his social media page, I asked "Hey Jase..." He turned his head slighty and glanced at me, telling me I had gotten his attention. "This is going to be a weird question, but, will you sit in the bathroom and talk to me while I get my shower?" I asked sheepishly, with a blush on my cheeks. 

Jase swiveled around in his chair so that he was completely facing me, a concerned look washing over his face. "Do you really feel that unsafe here now?" Glancing down at my fingers, that I was nervously picking at, I nodded. 

Almost immediately I feel his warm, strong arms wrap around me. I lay my head on his chest as he runs his fingers through my dirty blonde hair, "I can't say it's going to be okay, because I don't know if it will be, Izzy. I don't know what you're going through, but I can tell you... that no matter what happens, I will be right by your side always. I love you, Is. We will get through this together."

"I know we will get through this together, but I just want it to be over already, Jase. And I want to go home.. but I'm not allowed to go home. I miss my dad, I miss Stella. Hell I even miss King!" I cry. 

"Shh, baby, I know you do." Jase whispers in my ear, trying to calm me. "Hey, how about tomorrow, or sometime this week when you're ready, we take a little road trip to get away for a day or two?" He then goes on to name all of the things we could do to get away for a few days, and they all sounded perfect. 

After a few tears and more words of positivity, Jase followed me into the bathroom and sat on the countertop as we talked about life, while I showered. Jase suggested that we go downstairs and watch a movie, while snuggling up on the couch to help me relax some more. But when we reached the bottom of the stairs, Sophia and Jake were curled together under a blanket on the love seat, next to the couch we were headed for.

"Oh hey guys, Jake and I just started watching 21 Jump Street, do you wanna watch too? We can pause it, there's popcorn on the kitchen counter." Sophia says. Jase immediately jumps on the offer, telling me he was going to go grab a blanket from the closet, if I would go grab the popcorn. 

Without even giving a glance in Jake's direction, I bolted into the kitchen, not feeling safe without Jase by my side. As soon as I was out of view, I leaned my back against the countertop and let out a sigh of relief. Just being near the guy makes my skin crawl, and knowing that he's behind everything honestly scares the crap out of me...

"Are you alright, Isabel?" Jakes deep voice whispers from behind me.

Instatly, I jump away from his voice and back up into the fridge, opposite of him, trying to create distance. "Scared?" He asked, with a smirk on his face. "You should be. Tyler's not going to be very happy in jail, and I'm not going to be very happy if you open that dirty mouth of yours to Sophia... or anyone." He glares at me, his eyes practically glowing with threat. 

He takes a step closer to me, causing me to gulp and momentarily scan the room for something to protect myself with, incase he tried to hurt me. "Why?" I manage to choke out. 

Jase looks shocked that I was able to form a word, let alone that particular question. But he soon recovered, and the smirk came back to his face as he inched even closer to me. He was now almost close enough to grab me if he wanted to. "Why?" He repeats my question, then laughs quietly, making sure he is still quiet enough that no one else will hear our conversation. But just as he opens his mouth to continue, he hears Sophia call out for him.

"Babe, the popcorn got spilled, Izzy and I are making more, then we will be right there!" Jase yells out to Sophia, probably to gain us more time. 

"You want to know why?" He snarls, suddenly becoming angry. "Because your mother ruined my fathers life!"

Confusion suddenly overwhelms me, my mother ruined his fathers life? What?

Sensing my confusion, he smiles that sadistic smile once again. "Oh, you don't know do you? How about you ask that precious Prince daddy of yours who Andrew is, and then you'll know exactly why I'm doing this."

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Super, super short... I know. :( I just wanted y'all to have an update since it's been almost two months. I'll try to update again by Sunday. 

But in happy news my When Harry met Sofie fans, how excited are you to see that some of Sofie's past is coming back? But sadly, its only back to haunt poor Isabel. 

Thank you for sticking around for my slow updates... if you still are sticking around, it means a lot :)

Enjoy! xo