Even Wilder

Chapter 17.

When I wake up Lip isn't in bed. I checked my phone, no texts or calls. I tie my hair into a bun and walk out the door. I looked around in the rooms upstairs, not here, I walk downstairs, looked around, not here. I walk out the front door and Lip was sitting on the porch smoking. "Hey. What's wrong?" I ask sitting down next to him. "I don't understand." He stared blankly out into the street "I thought we were doing good? Everything seemed good...was it me? Did I do something?" "What are you taking..." the kitchen light...it wasn't Fiona in the kitchen, Lip must've seen me outside. "You met up with Connor last night. I seen the text this morning and saw you out there last night." "Nothing happened?" He shrugged his shoulders coldly. I could see his eyes becoming glossy. "Lip I'm not sleeping with him if that's what you're getting at" he looked at me and let out a cocky laugh. "Yeah? Then why were you in his car at two in the morning?" I couldn't tell him that we kissed, several times in a period of a day. It would destroy him. "Well he um, he-" "don't give me a line of bullshït, tell me the truth. Fück!" He yells standing up pulling at his hair. "Every time I get a girlfriend, one that I really like, he comes in and takes her from me!" I stand up and grab his hands and pull them to my chest. "Stop! Stop, Lip listen to me! I'm not cheating on you! I'm not leaving you for him! I would NEVER do that to you!" His eyes look down at me. His icy cold blue stare "Then why were you with him?" "He was taking to me about this girl. He needed advice, this girl he's been seeing told him she thinks she's pregnant" "and when you got close?" "Just a hug, two" "ok" he sighed then slowly walked back inside. I shoved my hands deep in my pockets and let out a squeal of anger.

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Shortly after, Lip left for work I got dressed and walked to work. I seen Connors car parked on the street. Alyssia and Jackson were both working the front. I felt sad for what I was about to do but hopefully I can still be friends with them. "Hey" "hey what's up?" They both said at the same time. "I'll tell you in a minute" I walk past them to the office. I stop at my locker and grab my hat and apron, I close it and step to the left. I knock on the door, Connor turns around quickly and smiles "hey, how are you?" He looks down and sees my belongings in my hand "wha-" "I'm quitting Connor." "Why? We can figure stuff out!" I step in but keep the door open. I don't want him to feel like he can do what he wants without being seen and I don't want to let my guard down. "No. I thought everything through and all my problems in my relationship initially stem back to you. I'm not going to jeopardize that for a job, or a friendship really." He slams his fist on the table "so now you're letting him control who you can be friends with?!" "No I'm not, just the ones that are toxic to my relationship. Alyssia and Jackson never tried to kiss me!" The two peek their heads around the corner looking at us. I guess I didn't realize the volume of my voice.

I set my things on his desk and walked out towards the front. I didn't look at my two friends and walked out the door. "Jessica! Jessica wait!" Alyssia yells at me. I stop outside the diner, she jogs across the street towards me. "He kissed you??" I pull her back away from the restaurant so no one could hear us. "Yes, but Lip absolutely cannot find out about this. Do you understand??" She nods and then gives a faint smile "do you remember how I said I need to tell you something?" I nod "I'm pregnant" tears form in her eyes. She was truly was radiating. "Oh my god. I'm so happy for you!" I hug her, tears roll down her red cheeks. "Who is..." "the dad? Jackson." I slap a hand over my mouth. I know for a fact I was smiling like an idiot. "Seriously?" She smiles wider "We've secretly been together for a year or so. Well it was never official" "I'm not sure if it was much of a secret" she laughs and rolls her eyes "oh yeah? Why's that?" "Alyssia please, you guys go everywhere together, do everything together. If he wasn't seeing you I would think he was gay... because he was never around anybody else." "So if you're quitting..where are you going to work now?" "I'm going to go to the diner and see if they'll hire me." She nods and pulls me in for a hug "well good luck. You better still hang out with us." "Most definitely" She lets go of me and walks back to the coffee shop. I walk inside the diner and see Fiona making new coffee behind the counter. I set at the bar stool behind her, she turns around and smiles "hey Jess, Lip's outside on his break, you can go through the kitchen if you want." "I'm actually here to talk to you." "Oh yeah? What's up? Do you want a menu?" "Not unless there is a job on it" she wipes her hands off on a towel and sets it on the counter leaning on it facing me. She had worry and curiosity all over her face. "What happened to your job across the street?" I start picking at my cuticles "I quit. Some stuff happened and I didn't feel comfortable working there anymore" She nods and looked around the room "well we're down a waitress and a cook...have you ever worked either?" I shook my head no, I have but I don't want to take the fall if it's not the same. "well we'll train you as you go along. It's not that hard. You busy now? You can start and leave with Lip at 4?" I get up and grab the washcloth from behind the counter "thank you, you won't regret it!" I walk out to the messy tables and wipe them off, straightening things around to how their supposed to be. Lip comes from behind the back and opens his arms "what's this?" He says with a smile "well...I was thinking about what happened this morning...and I don't want a friendship that's going to compromise my relationship with you...so I quit to start fresh" he grabbed my hand and pulled me to the back, weaving around things. He pulled me into Fiona's office and shut the door locking it behind him.

I stood in front of the desk, confused. He rushed at me, pressing his lips into mine. I let out a soft moan, his lips moved down to my neck sucking and biting lightly.
I pushed my hands on his chest making him look up at me "what's gotten into you?" He smirks "You know...nobody has ever put me first...like ever..and it's nice for once, it's a good different...and it totally turns me on" his eyes flip back to a dark grey. He rushed back at me. His anxious fingers fidget with the buttons of my pants as he tries yanking his own down.

A hard rapid knock breaks us apart. We both jump back adjusting our clothes. They knock again, Lip grabs the doorknob and pulls the door open. His ex stands at the door, leaning on the door frame. "Sorry to break up the fun...there are orders, Fiona is back there cooking." She rolls her eyes, turns and walks away, Lip comes back at me and gives me a long hug, he pulls back, first kissing me on the forehead then a peck on the lips. "You're incredible"