Anger Chapter 2 β Destruction, Redemption, Grace.
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"Do whatever you want to me, I won't say my word." I nod my head thinking about the world inside those words.
I lay Jane on my bed and sit atop her stomach with my hands on her wrists looking into her eyes. I'm careful not to put too much weight on her as she's still winded from her exertions.
The sun has set and the moon shines silver light in the room through blinds over the bed. Colors fade in the ghostly light.
I wait for her to catch her breath. It appears she's willing to suffer some indignities, but the defiance in her eyes tells me she plans on winning the contest. Honestly, that's not my concern; what I'm playing for is entirely different.
Her breathing slows and we've been silently staring each other down for minutes. Breaking the silence she says,
"You finally got me in your bed. This is where I wanted to be in the first place."
"Yeah bullshit, you never wanted to be here."
"It's just one more of those loathsome tasks grown-ups have to do." she scrutinizes me, intensely watching for reactions.
"It's not about me at all, it's how you got here."
"You're right, you're a small man playing a small part." I consciously don't react to her jibes. I don't want to arm her.
"What do you think about a man who asks his future wife to fuck a stranger to assuage his guilt?"
"Don't bring him into it. He's ten times the man you'll ever be. He's an important man with a future. He's responsible for hundreds of people. They look up to him and depend on him, while you hide alone in your house. Nobody depends on you."
She reveals a problem with the loner trick. Clever opponents find new and excruciating ways to recycle the same ammunition. I must have frowned, because she becomes encouraged by my reaction. She continues, "If you die tomorrow would anyone care? Would anyone's life be significantly changed? You can be easily overlooked while he's a mover and a shaker... I'd rather be his whore than your wife."
I can't look at that bitch anymore; I turn away. My mouth clamps while I squeeze her wrists painfully. That woman knows how to push my buttons. Closing my eyes and breathing deeply, I relax my grip.
There is truth in what she says and I have to accept it. I growl at her, it's the only way to make speech.
"You are right. If I die tomorrow, nobody will attend my funeral. I will pass from the Earth leaving nothing behind, not even grief." My chest aches, but I'm still standing. And now it's my turn.
I open my eyes. She tugs trying to free her arms. Her eyes are glassy with emotion and I sense growing fear. I have a flash of insight, imagining her important powerful man agreeing to this solution, and I use it,
"So you caught them in the act?" She doesn't need to answer; I see it in her eyes.
"He pounded that bitch with gusto, didn't he?" She screams back,
"SHUT UP!" Her reaction confirms what I suspected, so I prod her in anger.
"He doesn't fuck YOU like that..."
"STOP IT!" Anger and fear radiate from her eyes.
"Those infrequent times you do fuck, he's preoccupied, but with her..."
"You bastard." She whispers and tries to turn away but I move up. I sit on her chest, my legs pin her arms, and with hands on either side of her face I force her to look at me.
"Your hurt and anger won't go away. All your bitchin' and moanin' inconveniences him, so he doesn't mind you going out for a little mindless fucking as long as you return ready to play the role you're perfect for β to be his wife. You know he won't want for action, women will throw themselves at him." Tears leak from the corners of her eyes and wet my hands.
I continue venting my anger,
"But that's not what makes you angry." She yells,
"ISN'T THAT ENOUGH," and sobs. I respond as contemptuously as possible,
"You're gonna marry him anyway. You surrendered. You won't fight for your happiness and now you're gonna get what you richly deserve." She moans in despair,
"I love him."
Jane's face twists with grief; it's like looking into an open wound. Powerful wracking sobs shake the bed, giving voice to her agony. It's painful to watch, but I can't look away. In anger I carefully dug up the source of her anguish and now in penance, I need to watch every moment.
I was pitifully ignorant of the depth of her pain. I've never understood Jane's kind of courage. I've done activities, for fun, that could freeze other men in terror, but Jane shames me. She gave her heart to the whims and weaknesses of another. How could she do such a thing? How could she risk so much? How could she give something so precious to his care?
I envy her, her daunting courage and I wonder, had she given her heart to me, if I could keep such a gift cherished and safe. Watching her suffer, it appears as deceptively easy as breathing.
A powerful wave of tenderness washes over me. I want to make things right; I want to soothe her. She tries to jerk her arms free; she's embarrassed about her outburst and her messy face. She stops struggling and looks at me. I sense her arriving at a decision I don't want. I plead with her,
"Please don't say it, Jane." She looks at me confused.
I grab one of my pillows and shuck it from the case. With the pillowcase I carefully wipe her runny nose.
"Blow." She blows through her nose while I pinch and release, clearing her nostrils. I fold the pillowcase and wipe the tears away with a clean patch. When I'm finished, I toss the pillowcase on the floor. Through this process she quietly studies me.
I move back off her chest to her stomach with her wrists in my hands.
"You're the meanest man I ever met." My first thought is the childish one, 'you were mean first,' but I let that reply dissipate, instead,
"Yeah..." I say resignedly nodding my head. I continue, "I didn't understand...I didn't realize the depth...how bad it would hurt you... I am sorry Jane."
"Is that the reason for your kindness, to assuage your guilt?" I don't fail to notice she uses the same term I used for her fiancΓ©.
"No, not really."
"So what are your selfish goals?"
"One, I cleaned you up, so I don't have to release you, and two, simple gestures can go a long way toward healing."
"You want to heal me?"
"Yes."
"Why?" There's only one answer that will do, but it reveals so much. I bend towards her and press my lips to hers. I lift, separating from her, giving her a chance to reject me, but she doesn't move.
I press my lips to hers again my mouth slightly open, tentatively touching her lips with my tongue, mentally begging her to let me in. She opens and I slide my tongue into her mouth. She doesn't respond in the least. I pull back and look into her eyes. She's glaring at me.
"Is that the best you can do?" I ask gently.
"I don't feel anything for you," she chides.
"Do you have to use every opportunity to hurt me?" I ask angrily. I release her and crawl off the bed. She watches me with curiosity, following me off the bed. In frustration I continue,
"Jane, I know I said I'd fuck you, but I can't." She grins through red-rimmed eyes.
"Peter Pan you need to leave Neverland more often."
"Yeah, I try, but that Captain Hook bastard's got Wendy." I say sarcastically. She replies with that maddening grin,
"You can't fuck?" She missed my meaning entirely. I angrily spill out,
"Of course I can fuck; fucking is all I ever do. I can't just stick my dick in you." I divulged quite a bit more than intended. I feel myself flush compounding the blunder.
She leans into me, her warm skin on mine. Her hand slides up my spine and squeezes the back of my neck releasing my tension in a flood. My head falls toward her face angled up to me with parted lips. Our lips meet and she draws my tongue into her warm and welcoming mouth with gentle pressure. I groan in delight. I explore with my tongue, eager to know everything about her.
My senses are filled with her. The image of her soft eyed gaze, fills my mind, her sounds of desire fill my ears, I feel her warm breath on my cheek, I taste her on my lips, her scent is in my nostrils, her heat fills my scrotum and my penis rises for her. I am hers.