Stitch These Wounds With Me Tonight

Chapter 29

[Jessa's POV]

Matt came to fill everyone in that wasn't sitting in on the meeting. I was curled up with Jeremy, Jake next to us. Ash, CC, Ronnie, and Andy piled onto the couch. The girls were in the floor in front of them. I went numb after Matt was finished. The girls had tears streaming down their faces. Jeremy held me as tight as he could as I lost it.

"What the fuck was Dylan planning?" I whispered to no one in particular.

"We don't know Jess. He could have just had that stuff incase he couldn't convince you to go with him willingly." Matt said honestly.

"Matt.." Jake shot him a concerned look.

"No Jake, I don't want to be left out, and I don't want it with a sugar coating." I snapped.

Jeremy put a finger under my chin and made me look at him. "Babe, your brother is just concerned for your mental wellbeing too. He doesn't want you to be overwhelmed."

"I'm sorry Bubby. I love you." I started crying harder lunging at him to hug him.

Jake hugged me as tight as he could. "It's okay. The police will come up with something. For now, we're safe here."

I need to regain some composure, I can't let Dylan ruin and run my life still. "I want to move on. I want to just let security and the police handle it all. I know I, we, could all be in danger. I'm not going to forget that. I just want to be normal. So no more crying, no more being scared."

Jake took my hand, "You don't have to be brave Jess."

I squared my shoulders, "I'm not. I'm just done being a victim."

"That's our girl!" CC yelled making me smile.

I stood up and stretched out, "I mean it. I'm not letting my life be put on hold. Since our little walk was ruined, Matt, I'm commandeering your weight room."

"It's in the basement, down the hall first door on the right. Remote to the television is probably in the cup holder of the treadmill. Want someone to train with?"

"That's what we're for Matt." Sammy said pulling Riley up.

"Tomorrow Matt." I told him.

"I'll hold you to that." He said grinning.

The girls and I walked downstairs.

Riley started laughing, "You're going to regret that in the morning."

"I'm taking you two down with me!" I smiled as we went to work out.

[CC's POV]

With the girls downstairs working out, we all let our thoughts drift.

"It's driving me crazy right now, I hate knowing that the girls are in constant jeopardy." Jinxx mumbled.

Ash started thinking out loud, "Jess is right, we need to just go about life like nothing out of the ordinary is going on. He'll do something to screw up and get caught."

"I think so too." I told him.

Yanni's phone went off and he left the room to answer it. We sat in silence until he came back.

He shoved his phone in his pocket and spoke up. "I just talked to Jon, he said we'll be back at the house tomorrow afternoon. Everything will be installed by 2, cops will do a sweep, then we can go back in."

We all visibly relaxed a little knowing that we'll a little safer.

"Thanks Matt. I kind of need to get my room fixed the rest of the way." Andy replied

"I heard about that one. How did you get the mattress out?" Matt asked him.

"I have no fucking clue." Andy said scratching his head.

The guys and I cracked up at that. It's a little funny when you think back on it.

"I'm starving, what do you all want to do for lunch?" I asked.

"I've got stuff we can grill. Who wants to help?" Matt looked around at us.

"I'm in. Anything to take my mind off of things right now." Jinxx said getting up.

"Lead the way." Ronnie added.

I followed them and we all got to work.

"Seasonings are in the cabinet to the right of the stove. I'm going to get the grill ready." Matt told us after getting the meat and potatoes out.

"What do we do?" I asked staring at the raw ground turkey.

"I have no clue, I don't cook. Sammy does." Ronnie said looking just as confused as I was.

I looked to Jinxx, "Please tell us you have an idea."

"I can make pasta and potato salad, Jake usually cooks everything else." He admitted.

"Um, I'll be right back." I said as I quickly ran to ask the girls.

They have to know, right?

[Sammy's POV]

We heard thundering down the stairs.

"It's got to be Christian." Jessa said.

"Or Andy." Riley laughed.

Sure enough, CC can flying into the room.

"We need help." He admitted.

"With what?" I asked.

"Well... Jinxx, Ronnie, and I are trying to help make lunch..." He said looking at the floor and running his hand through the back of his hair.

"Cooking lesson time it is. I'll be back soon girls." Jessa laughed.

Riley laughed, "We're safe to eat then. None of the guys can cook except Jake. Jess has been teaching them to cook. CC's dinner was amazing the other night."

"Are they that bad?" I asked.

"Nearly burning kitchens down and keeping delivery boys employed for years kind of bad."

"Damn. Sounds like Ronnie has some competition then. He's nearly useless in the kitchen, so I cook and he cleans up."

We worked out for a little bit longer then decided to get cleaned up before lunch.

"Ronnie?" I shouted coming up the stairs.

"In here hot stuff!" He called back making me blush.

He was playing a game with the guys. I stood in front of him,"Can you show me where my stuff is so I can get a shower?"

"Yeah, just let me kill Jake real quick." He said playing and looking around me.

"Ronnie... shower?" I asked.

He got the hint and dropped the controller on the couch, grinning like an idiot, and took me to the room we were crashing in.

"NO SEX IN MY HOUSE RADKE!" Matt yelled as we passed the back door.

"We'll try to behave Matt!" I yelled back down the hall to him.

[Jessa's POV]

We finished making up the stuff for lunch and were waiting on Matt to grill it. With the stress from Dylan combine withmy workout, I was spent. I curled up on the couch between Jeremy and Bubby and started nodding off. At some point I must have tipped over on one of them, because I now found myself being carried down a hallway.

"Wherem I goin?" I mumbled out.

"I'm taking you to bed." Jeremy replied.

"Mmm... sounds perfect." I smiled.

He gave me a half laugh.

"Not like that Jess. You passed out on your brother and started drooling down his arm. I
figured you could use a nap in a bed and a hot before you have lunch." He said opening a door.

"Sounds good to me. You joining me Mr. Ferguson?" I yawned out as he sat me on the bed.

"I suppose I can. You get undressed and I'll start the water. I'll come back for you in a minute."

[Jinxx's POV]

I went in and got the bath water going and undressed myself. As soon as I was done I
walked into the bedroom to see her tipped over with one shoe and sock off. I rolled her on to her back and took her other shoe and sock off.

"Jess, wake up babe. I need your help getting you undressed for a bath."

She nodded her head and took her tank off and flopped back on the bed.

"Not quite done yet baby." I laughed out.

She lifted her hips for me to get her shorts. I took advantage of her state of drowsiness and lightly pinched right below her right ass cheek, making her laugh.

"I'm up, I'm up..."

"Good, now take off the rest of your clothes and I'll take us to get our bath."

Notes

I am beyond sorry I've not updated. Let me fill you in on my crazy month. A coworker was an idiot and drove drunk, he ended up killing a woman. I was working his shifts and mine, so I had no life.

Right after this happened, the owners of the house I was renting decided to sell, and we had two weeks to be out. just got in a new place and internet! I will definitely be on more now that shit is getting back to a sense of normal.

This chapter is for those that waited, and waited, and waited. A big THANK YOU to my bitches that kept me motivated! You know who you are!