Hostage

Chapter 11 -The Truth Hurts

Meanwhile, Jason and Dani laid in bed, the comforter covered their bare bodies. They were both turned on their side, face to face, eyeing one another after they had gotten done with their "benefits". not one single sound in the room, but the sound of their breathing colliding into one. Jason had felt a tad of guilt ampling within his stomach. He couldn't take back the things he did, but he was always good at concealing his feelings, and keeping them to himself.

Dani didn't feel a wince of guilt, this was her plan all along. Even though, she was with Jason first, doesn't mean she can just come along and screw everything up for Zoey. Or can she? Dani was envious of Zoey. Zoey had one thing that she didn't have, Jason's heart. Just because he slept with Dani didn't mean he has feelings towards her, he does care about her, but he doesn't love her. Love is a very strong word to use, and Jason only uses it when he endures it, and feels the need to say it.

"Jase, why don't you love me?" Dani stared deeply into his eyes. She was hoping he would love her, but you can't force someone to fall in love with someone else, it's impossible.

"I do Dani, I just-- I care alot about you and I'd rather be friends with "benefits"." Jason sat up in bed, and ran his fingers through his messy locks. Jason didn't want to say anything that would make Dani upset, so he had to think twice about what to say.

"Why do you love Zoey? what does she have that I don't?" Dani sat up in bed with Jason, draping the cover over her breasts with her hand.

"She-- she has my heart Dani, and there is nothing I can do about that." Jason motioned out of bed, exposing his bare body, Dani watched him as he did so. Jason went over to his drawer and pulled out a pair of fresh underwear and a pair of sweat pants.

"Then why are we making love Jason, Sex is love." Dani stayed in bed, watching Jason put on his clothes over his nude body.

"Sex with you isn't love Dani, we aren't supposed to fall for one another, we are just friends with benefits." Jason said in a harsh tone. He kind of felt bad for saying that, but sometimes you have to say those kind of things to get the other to understand.

"Jase, I-- I love you." Dani said, with a slight quiver in her voice. She held back her tears, trying not to show her feelings.

"Then we can't be friends anymore." Jason turned his back to Dani, shutting the drawer to his dresser. He let out an audible breath and shut his eyes.

Dani couldn't believe Jason said that to her, he has never said anything like that to her before. It hurt her heart. Dani's face drained. She got out of bed and slipped on the shirt Jason had let her borrow. She slammed the door behind her, leaving Jason in the room alone.

Jason pinched his eyes with his thumb and index finger, trying to process everything that just happened. Jason couldn't help how he felt about Dani, he couldn't pretend that he had feelings for her, because that would be false. He only had feelings for one person.

Jason walked out of his bedroom, he thought he would see Dani, but she was nowhere to be found. Jason knitted his eyebrows in confusion. He went outside to light a cigarette. He was expecting to find Dani outside, but he found something that he wasn't expecting.

Jason's car was gone. Jason dropped the lit cigarette out of his hands. He clenched his jaw, holding in his anger.

"God damn it!" Jason punched the side of the door, letting out all of the rage he held in. "That bitch!"

Jason paced side to side, trying to come up where Dani could have went to with his car. She had no where to go since she was in trouble, so where could she go other than Jason's? Jason fished out his phone and dialed her number. His clenched his jaw as he waited for an answer. She sent him to voicemail. Jason decided to leave her a message, but he couldn't think of anything to say, so he just hung up.

Albeit, Zoey and Justin pulled up into the driveway. "Where is Jason's car?" Zoey asked, knitting her eyebrows together. They had no clue what was going on since, they weren't there to witness everything.

"Maybe Jase and Dani went to get some food or something, I'm sure they will be back." Justin said, parking his car into Jason's normal spot. They unbuckled their seatbelts and got out of the car, slamming the door behind them.

Zoey twisted the door knob, making the door ajar. Their mouth dropped open. "What the fuck happened here?" Justin said in confusion.

The house was a mess, lamps were shattered on the ground, broken glass dispersed everywhere along the place. Zoey and Justin scrutinized the disaster that had Jason's name written all over it. "Why would Jase do this? Maybe it wasn't Jason, it could be someone else?" They shrugged at their conjecture upon the situation. Zoey went into Jason's room to see if she could find any clues.

Jason's room was untouched, but Zoey found a big clue. Jason was sitting on the edge of his bed, with his face buried into his hands. "Jase? What's going on?" Zoey said approaching him. Justin followed behind as he heard her say Jason's name.

"Dani took my car, she left." Jason said with no emotion in his voice nor his face. Zoey and Justin looked at each other in shock at what Jason said. "Where did she go?" Justin asked, knitting his eyebrows together.

"I don't know, what makes you think that I know..." Jason was pissed off, more than pissed off, he looked like he was ready to kill someone. Jason hasn't killed someone in a long time, maybe that's what he needed to make him feel better.

Justin ignored Jason's attitude. He knew he was only being a total dick because of the situation. He didn't take it seriously. "Why is the house trashed?" Zoey bent down on her knees, becoming eye level with Jason.

Jason wouldn't look Zoey in the eyes, he couldn't. He didn't want to snap on her, but when he was pissed off, he couldn't control his anger. "I had to let out my anger somehow, I would have snapped a few necks If I had my fucking car."

"You don't mean that Jase, just try to calm down." Jason sighed in annoyance. "Zoey, Just leave me the fuck alone." Justin's face tinged red with anger. "Don't fucking talk to her like that Jason, she is just concerned about you, show a little fucking appreciation, damn."

Jason stood up, balling his hands into fists. "Shut the fuck up Justin." Justin stepped closer to Jason. They were only a few steps away from each other. "Guys, stop, just calm down." Zoey was feeling uneasy, she didn't know what was about to happen. "Zoey, stay out of it." Justin said, gently pushing Zoey away.

"Jason, you're being irate, you need to calm down." Justin tried to calm Jason down. This wasn't the first time they almost got into a fight. Most of the time, Jason tried to start it. Justin doesn't want to fight his own brother, but if it came down to it, he would beat the shit out of him.

"If your car got taken, I am pretty sure you would be acting the same way, I'm so goddamn pissed I can barely stand it, I just want to snap Dani's neck off of her shoulders for this shit." Zoey covered her mouth, trying to hold in her tears.

"You don't mean that, she will be back, you know how Dani is, She gets pissed off and then she comes right back. Besides, where else can she go?" Justin explained. Jason sighed an audible breath and sat back down on the bed. He rubbed his chin, curling in his bottom lip. "I have a feeling she isn't coming back.." Justin furled his arms along his chest. "Why wouldn't she.. what did you do?" Jason looked down at his feet, and clenched his jaw. "I said some things to her, and it pissed her off, I didn't think she would leave." Justin nibbled on his bottom lip, he looked at Zoey and motioned his head for her to come forward. He beamed his eyes into hers, and trailed his eyes towards Jason, convincing her to approach him.

Zoey walked over to Jason and sat beside him. She slipped her hand inside his, squeezing to show affection. "Just remember, you have Zoey, she will never leave you." Justin said, slipping his hands into his pockets. Jason beamed his eyes into Zoey's. Zoey slightly smiled at Jason. "I love you Jase." Jason curved a smile onto his lips, and pecked Zoey's cheek. "I love you too, Zoe."

Albeit, Justin had feelings for Zoey, but Jason didn't have to know. He wanted to keep things a secret until it was the right time to tell him, as if he was even going to tell him. He probably wouldn't take it very well. Jason would kill over Zoey. Zoey is like his whole world, if Zoey left him, his world would go crashing down, and burn.