Jake woke up with Ashley in his arms. His heart softened at the sight of Ashley in his arms, it felt almost natural as if she belonged in his arms. But then his face dropped as she snuggled into his chest. This is what he didn't want, for her to get too comfortable with him. He'd be damned if he hurt Ashley and although he wasn't good for her, he still found himself allowing her in.
Ashley shifted herself out of Jake's arms as he slowly sat up. He ran his hands down his face before carefully lifting himself off the bed. As he was about to leave, something on Ashley's nightstand catch his attention. It was a picture frame of her and her father when she younger than now. She looked really happy in the photo and that brought a smile to Jake's face. He examined the photo not knowing that Ashley was wide awake, following his every move.
"That was taken on my birthday," Ashley said startling Jake, who quickly turned around, "I'm sorry, it just caught my eyes,"
Everything happened so fast, all Ashley felt was a rush of cold air against her body as Jake threw the first blow causing Jay to stumble back. The diner went silent as Ashley stood there in shock. She looked at Jake, who stood there breathing heavily with his fists clenched at the side of him. She turned her head towards Jay, who didn't expect a thing as he gently touched his bruised bottom lip. Ashley immediately stood between the two men just in case anything happened.
The sun had taken over the night as Ashley woke up. A groan left her lips as she slowly sat up. Her head was pounding as she gently ran her hand through her semi damp hair. Memories of last night ran through her head as her headache got slightly worst. "Ugh! Stupid idiot," she mumbled while getting out of bed. She felt weak but she brushed it off before heading towards the bathroom. After a while, Ashley came out dressed in her morning run outfit, although she felt like crap, she wasn't going to stay in this house with Jake, her mother, and Roger after what happened last night.Ashley carefully walked down the stairs with her hand firmly gripping the railing. She had a slight wobble in her step as her vision was a bit blur, she felt like someone was continuously beating her in the head.Her mother came out to call her for breakfast but immediately stopped in her tracks as she watched her zombie-like daughter weakly coming down the stairs, looking like she could f
Ashley woke up as a groan ripped from her throat. Her vision was a blur as she squinted her eyes. "Omg, honey, are you okay?" A faint voice asked as Ashley tried to sit up but a pair of hands gently pushed her shoulders back. "Oh, no, Ash, lay back, my love, " said the voice as Ashley recognize it to be her mother's, "Mom, what happened?" She weakly asked as her vision became clear as she looked at her extremely worried mother "Honey, you passed out, your body was too weak to function on its own so it shut down, it's a good thing Anna was with you, " she said as Ashley furrowed, "Anna?" She asked as her mother nodded, "Yes, Anna was there when you collapse, you don't remember?" She asked as Ashley touched her head."My head is pounding unbearably, " she replied as her mother nodded, "Yeah, that makes sense since I remembered you coming home last night soaking wet, you probably have the flu, " she said caressing Ashley's head as she closed her eyes trying t
The group of guys realized that Jake took off running at full speed, “HEY! COME BACK HERE!” Jay’s brother yelled as they ran after him. Jake’s heart was pounding in his chest as he accelerated his pace. He constantly looked behind him to see if they were still following him and indeed they were.The guys
Ashley, her mom, and Roger were on their way to the hospital. Neither of them said a word and the tense around them was thick and suffocating. Ashley was still silently crying in the back as she could only imagine what Jay’s brother could’ve possibly done for Jake to end up in the hospital. She knew this would’ve happened, but no one listened to her. Katie slightly turned to check on her daughter. She was still very worried ab
As Ashley opened the door, the sight before her made her already weak body weaker. She couldn’t believe the sight in front of her. This wasn’t Jake, she had no idea who this person was, but when he whispered to her, reality smacked her right in the face, “J-Jake!” She weakly stuttered before everything went dark. Ashley’s body hit the floor with a loud thud noting both Roger and Katie’s attention as they rushed to the sound.
Ashely woke up in a different environment and surprisingly her head was skyrocketing, which was good since she got sick. The continuous beeping sound began to annoy Ashley as she tried to reach for her alarm clock but felt nothing but air, Ashley furrowed as she felt nothing before the sound of a high pitched chuckle caught her attention. Ashley slowly opened her eyes as her eyelids squinted trying to adjust to the bright light before fully op
Ashley was in complete horror as she watched Jay place the roses in the vase that was on the available table, "What are you doing here, Jay?" She asked as normal as possible but when Jay turned around with a furrow on his face, her heart skipped a beat, "Tatiana told me that she saw you in the hospital when she came to visit Jake, so I came to visit you," he said mentioning Jake's name with such ease, which angered Ashley."Okay, but Jay, how did you get in here?" She asked watching him circle her bed, "Oh, that was simple," he said as Ashley rolled her eyes, "Let me guess, you came as my boyfriend?" She asked as Jay smiled, "Bingo, princess!" he exclaimed as Ashley furrows, "Why did you lie, Jay?" She asked as Jay furrowed, "I didn't lie, sweetheart, I am your boyfriend," he said as Ashley slowly sat up getting a creepy vibe from Jay, "You're not, Jay, and you never were," she said as Jay's face suddenly went blank scaring the hell out of her, "I could've been, if it wasn't
Hey, Guys, so Heat is finished. I've seen comments and I know y'all are not happy with the ending. I'm sorry for disappointing you guys. Thank you for enjoying my book and supporting it. One specific comment asked for a book 2. Would you guys like that because I'm already getting so many ideas for book 2. Comment ASAP if you guys want a part 2. I don't like my readers unhappy. So comment, comment and I'll make things happen. Meanwhile... I'm bringing a new book to the table that I've been meaning to complete before bringing any new books out and I'd like y'all to give it a shot while I figure out what's happening. The book isn't out yet, it should be out by 12:00. NEW BOOK ALERT!Title: Queen (Building Her Status) Genre: Romance & Mafia Audience: 18+
Today was finally the day. The day that Jake was returning home to his mother, who finally completed her rehab days. Jake was really happy to see his mother and so was she.Jake has been on an emotional ride and just wanted to return home to his mother and finally live in peace. After what happened he finally got to see Ashley and was relieved that she was alri
The monitor continued to record the movement of her heart as her breathing was calm and steady. The doctor continued to examine his patient before a small smile rose onto his lips, “You’re a strong girl, Ashley,” he mumbled before exiting the room.The doctor was at ease as he didn’t have to break another families’ heart about thei
The lighter slipped out of Tatiana's hand as it hit the wooden floor. Ashley gasped as she jumped backward staring at the fire in pure horror while Tatiana laughed, “You crazy, b*tch, what have you done!” Ashley yelled but Tatiana continued to laugh, “Ashley!” She heard Jake yelling her name from outside as she turned around coughing, “Jake, help me!” She yelled as Jake began to panic, “Can you get out?” He asked as Ashley shook her head with tears rolling down her cheek, “No, the fire is spreading too quickly,” she said as Jake cursed out loud.
A scream left Ashley's mouth as she faced her worst nightmare. There stood Tatiana with a smirk on her face, “I’ve waited such a long time to do this, and let me tell you it feels good,” she said taking a step forward as Ashley moved back, “You know we could’ve been really good friends if you had stayed in your lane,” she said as she continued to walk towards Ashley, who stepped back every time in fear.
Both Ashley and Jake laid breathlessly in bed as their bodies were drenched in sweat. A breathy chuckled left Jake's mouth as he turned towards Ashley, who stared up at the ceiling still trying to catch her breath, "That was awesome," Jake said as Ashley nodded, "If I knew sex with you was that good, I would have finished what I started at home in your bedroom," she said as Jake smirked before pecking her exposed shoulder, "How about a round two?" He asked as Ashley gave him a look that made him burst into laughter, "What's with that face, baby girl?" He asked, still cracking up like an idiot as Ashley sat up with the covers covering her naked chest, "Boy, I can't feel my legs, besi
It's been a few days since Ashley and Jake have been staying at Anna's and to be honest, it was the best decision they have made so far. Ashley got back her best friend, she and Jake got even closer and she was finally introduced to Anna's special friend Tucker, who seemed really cool.Signs of Jay and Tatiana were still unknown as the police continued to search
Jake heard Ashley's scream as he dashed out of the bathroom, but not forgetting to grab him a towel. He carefully rushed downstairs shouting Ashley's name before entering the living room to find a busted window, a brick on the living room table, and a shaking Ashley in the corner of the room sobbing.He rushes to her side immediately pulling her into his arms as she quickly clenched onto him, "Baby, what happened?" He asked gently rocking her body, "T-They lied to us, " she cried as Jake furrowed, "Who did, baby?" He asked as Ashley pulled away, "The police, they said they would find them, " she said as Jake signed, "I don't want to stay here, Jake, " she said as more tears rolled down her cheeks as Jake wipe them away."Alright, wait here for me to come back, " he said as Ashley began to panic, "No, please don't leave me, " she pleaded as Jake smiled weakly, "Alright, baby, I got you, " he said before lifting her and they both went up to
Jake furrowed as he saw the terror written on Ashley's face. He quickly snatched the phone out of her hand as tears slowly filled her eyes, her hand slowly cupped her opened mouth as a soft sob muffled against her palm. Jake stared blankly at the picture as he lifelessly sat back against the bench-chair. "Is this t-"That was what I was looking for this morning, he was in the house, Jake, this is getting out of hand, we need to go to the police," Ashley cried as Jake placed down her phone on the table before running his hands over his face, "Ashley-"No, Jake, we're going to the police or I'm not going to that house," she sternly said as Jake sighed, "Alright, we'll go to the police," he said as Ashley nodded while wiping her tears as Jake reached for her shaking hand that stopped shaking as soon as he held onto it, "Don't worry everything is going to be sorted out," he said as she nodded gripping onto his hand._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Tatiana stormed into her