Her Conflicted Heart (aka the bad boy next door)

Crushed

The next few weeks Jax pushed me farther and farther away. The less I seen him on campus and the more he avoided me at the apartment. He hasn't touched me or kissed me since our steamy night in the shower. At first he would text me back complete sentences making excuses that he was busy studying, needed to hit the gym or was practicing late. Those excuses were the worst when Owen would come home hours before him from the same practice. The last texts were single words, like "busy" or "tired".

He didn't even respond when I asked if I did something wrong or if he was seeing someone else. Eventually he stopped returning my texts completely. It hurt, it really fucking hurt but I couldn't make a big deal about it. I didn't want Owen to find out and make me feel any worse than I already did.

I didn't know who to turn to and then I remembered Charlie. I grabbed my phone and shot he a quick text.

Can we talk? I need girl time!

Charlie responded after a few seconds...

I'll be there in 10. Send me the address.

I shoot Charlie the address and pace frantically back and forth in my room. Contemplating what I was about to tell Charlie. The sound of the doorbell knocked me out of my trance and I made my way to the door. "Geez, you look like shit Liv!" Charlie greeted me as I opened the door for her. "Thanks, I feel like shit too!" I replied sarcastically.

I ushered her in and closed the door. "Thanks for coming over. I really needed a girl to talk to." I explained. "It's no problem Liv. I'm glad you texted. I don't have many girlfriends here and I thought we really hit it off." She replied. "Yes, I thought so too!" I responded.
"Anyway, before I get to the nitty gritty...would you like a drink?" I offered. "Sure! What do you have?" She said bouncing into the kitchen behind me.

"Vodka...lots and lots of vodka" I explained. "It's a little early for that isn't it?" She replied. " Nope, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!" I laughed in response while grabbing the bottle and two shot glasses. "Let's get this party started!" I said eagerly as I grabbed Charlie's arm and hauled her down the hall to my room.

I poured two shot glasses full and handed one to Charlie, "bottoms up!" I cheered as I slurped it back. The icy liquid burning my throat the whole way down. "Here goes nothing." She replied while downing her shot. Vodka please give me liquid courage right now! I say to myself as I pour another shot.

"So spill it Liv." Charlie demands. I look at her and cannot hold the tears back any longer. I begin sobbing my face in my hands and I start to shake. "Liv what is it?" Charlie asks again. "You know that guy I told you about when we first met?" I began to explain. "Ya the dick that ignored you!" She replied. "Yup that's the one. Well I continued to see him even after he did that and well even though the sex was amazing, his shitty attitude wasn't." I explained.

I told her everything from beginning to end. Crying in between shots of vodka and spilling my heart out. Getting into the details of Jax's last nail and bail I didn't even realize that we had company. "What the fuck?!" Owen shouted and made us both jump. "Is that the reason you have been sulking about the past few weeks? You and Jax fucked? That mother fucker!" Owen shouted with suck anger and disbelief.

"Well actually he would be a sister fucker in this case!" Charlie explained giggling. I could see she was trying to lighten the mood. Owen wasn't having it. He paced frantically back and forth mumbling nonsense and cursing under his breath. Charlie leaned in, "I wouldn't mind be a brother fucker right now! Damn Liv you didn't tell me how delicious your brother is. I could eat him up breakfast, lunch, dinner and desert." I couldn't hold back my laugh. "Liv do you think this is funny?" I stiffened as Owen stopped pacing and yelled at me.

"Ummm no actually it sucks." I reply. It's not every day your brothers best friend and roommate seduce you and fuck your brains out and then leaves you like your the plague is what I really want to say. "When did this all happen?" Owen asks. "It's been happening since I moved in this summer." I explain to Owen. Charlie just sits there ogling my brother. I swear I just seen drool drip off he lips.

Owen just stood there in awe taking it all in. "You have been fucking my best friend the entire time behind my back and now what? He's done with you and you're heartbroken?" Owen stated with annoyance and disgust. Before I could respond. "What the fuck did you expect Liv?" He asked. "I don't know Owen. I guess I wasn't really thinking about the consequences. It was all in the heat of the moment!" I responded. "Damn it Liv now what am I supposed to do? I could literally kill him for touching you not to mention hurting you like this." He explained.

I was beginning to see a side of Owen that I wasn't used to. Protective and caring. It was nice. Clearing hr throat, Charlie chimed in, "not that it is my place but it's done it's over let's all move on and let it go!" "Who the fuck are you to tell me to let..." Owen snaps at her partially as his eye meet hers and something causes him to stop. I look back and forth at the two of them dumbfounded by the silence.

I could tell Owen was taken back my Charlie. This could be my way out of the trouble I had caused with Jax. Owen and Charlie just starred at each other which seemed like forever. "Oh fuck! Sorry Owen this is my friend Charlie. Charlie as you may have guessed already this is my brother Owen. Owen spoke up first, "I'm so sorry for my outburst. Please forgive me?" Charlie responded with a sweet smile, "it's no problem. You are so forgiven."

Awe damn it. I'm over hear crying and miserable and these two fuckers are eye fucking each other right in front of me. "Owen, do you mind leaving us to talk? I need some girl time." I asked him. He didn't respond he just shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room. "Are you done eye fucking my brother now Charlie?" I asked. She giggled in response, "damn Liv I didn't know your brother was such a God! I'm definitely going to do more than eye fuck him!" She explained.

I shook my head at her and we both fell to the floor in a fit of giggles. This is what I definitely needed to forget about Jax. Now to figure out how to get Owen to calm down and not kill Jax. I shoot a quick text to Jax... Owen knows! And leave it at that.

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Sorry loyal readers for taking so long to post this chapter. I know it's a little short and not a whole lot of action (mainly a filler chapter) but I needed to build up to my next chapter. Does Owen fight Jax for Liv's honor or does he just let it go? Where does this leave Liv and Jax? What's next for Owen and Charlie? There were some obvious sparks there. Please let me know what you all think? I am eager for feed back!! Thanks again for reading please don't forget to give me a few stars and comments! I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time....