CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Ellie…….
I was shaking from head to toe after I walked back in the house from yelling at Jefferson. The moment Ari told me what Jefferson had said to her earlier in the night I thought I was going to throw up. It all made sense now. I was wondering why Ari had been dancing so provocatively with a few guys. I noticed Jefferson a few times watching her but had I known what he said.
Oh. My. God…. . he was such a prick! I was mad at myself also. If I had not slipped and said Ari was still a virgin Jefferson would have never have said anything to her.
THEN……to see him walk out of his bedroom with that whore who had been hanging on him all night. I couldn’t believe it. If he did this kind of shit at each party maybe it was for the best if we made this our first and our last party.
I had to stop and settle my anger. I was not only pissed at Jefferson but that fucking Crysti chick had been hanging all over Gunner when we walked into the living room. It looked as though he was trying to push her away but…. . if my own brother could do it……I got a glass of water and drank it down quick. I was feeling sick to my stomach. Ari was now just sitting on the sofa lost in thought.
FUCK!
“Ari, honey let’s go get changed and go lay down. I’m not feeling very well. ” I said as I walked in front of her.
“There is NO FUCKING way I am sleeping in his bed Ellie…. . NO…. I will walk home if I have to. No…not after what he did in there with that slut. Did you see her smile at me when she came out of his room? Did you see that? I mean…. oh my god…. she actually gloated right…right in my fucking face!”
Ari threw her hand up over her mouth……shit…. I think she was about to get sick. Next thing I knew she was flying down the hall to Jefferson’s bathroom. Right then Gunner walked in with Jefferson. They both saw her go running by and down the hall.
“What’s wrong?” Gunner asked me as he walked in.
“Ari is about to throw up. Shit! Shit! Shit! Do you have a towel I can get wet to bring to her?” I asked Gunner as I turned and saw him walking into the kitchen. He was already making his way to the sink with a small towel and running it under warm water. My goodness…. this guy was too much. Everything he did made my heart skip a beat. I walked over and stood next to him. I bumped his arm with my shoulder.
“You really are something else do you now that?!” I said with a smile. Gunner smiled at me and handed me the towel. Just then I heard Ari yelling.
“DON’T TOUCH ME! DO. NOT. TOUCH. ME! Get the fuck away from me you fucking asshole!”
“SHIT!” Gunner and I both said it at the same time as we ran towards the bathroom. Jefferson was standing in the bathroom holding a towel out for Ari, trying to hold her hair back. He looked completely shell shocked.
Ari was throwing up bad and when she wasn’t throwing up she was screaming for Jefferson to leave her alone.
I walked up and took Ari’s hair out of Jefferson’s hands. Jefferson just stepped back out of my way.
“Gunner…. please get him out of here. He’s only making it worse. ”
Gunner nodded his head and lead Jefferson out of the bathroom and into his bedroom.
Ari just kept say “Oh. My. God……Ohhhhh my god!!!” Over and over. I wasn’t sure if it was the thought of seeing Jefferson coming out of his room with another girl or if it was the alcohol that was making her so sick. It was probably both.
Once it seemed like she could not possibly throw up anymore she sat back and leaned against the wall. The tears where just pouring out of her eyes.
She started to laugh. “Oh my fuckin’ holy shitin’ son of a bicthin’ hell……how could I be so fucking stupid? What would make me think he would ever be interested in me Ells? So fucking stupid!” Ari shouted out.
I bent down and pushed her hair back behind her ears. “Stop crying right now Ari. What would your mother say right now if she saw you? She’d be pissed and probably telling you some stupid Katharine Hepburn quote. Pull yourself together…. . you’re a beautiful, smart young women. Come on…. . let’s get you to bed. You’ll see, in the morning you will feel so much better sweets. ”
Ari stood up and I helped her across the hall into Gunner’s room. It had been the third time I had been in his room. Well really the second time being fully in his room. I still could not get over how neat he was!
I helped Ari get her shoes off and her shirt. She pulled her shirt up over her head and crawled under the covers. I swear as soon as her head hit the pillow she was out.
I picked up her clothes and laid them over a chair. I walked over to Gunner’s dresser and looked at the few pictures he had. One picture was of an older couple. They looked so happy and so much in love. I bet these where his grandparents. Then there was a family picture. A handsome young man in a military uniform and a very beautiful girl, she must have been in her late 20’s or early 30’s along with a very handsome boy. This must be Gunner and his parents. I had to smile at the little crooked smile he had even then. There were a few other pictures of just the young women. She really was beautiful. She had shoulder length brown hair and beautiful green eyes. Gunner had her smile.
I looked back at Ari who was sound asleep. I guess I should go clean up the bathroom. I walked into the hall and stopped when I heard Jefferson and Gunner talking. I shouldn’t have but I put my head up to the door so I could hear them.
“Jeff man you got to explain how the fuck you ended up sleeping with fucking Rebecca. You can’t even stand her. ” I heard Gunner trying to whisper.
“I don’t know okay?! I had too much to drink and she was fucking coming on to me all fucking night. Then watching Arianna out there practically dry humping every fucking guy she was dancing with…. I. Don’t. Know. I just snapped. I sure as shit couldn’t have Ari. Rebecca kept hinting around about having sex and I guess I just gave in. ”
I could not believe my ears. My own brother…. all I could think of was Ryan and how he said almost the same exact thing. Maybe my mother was right…. all men are just out for one thing.