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I Love You Ch. 02

By: redwitch



His father was the devil. 

An abusive alcoholic that terrorized his family; a savage, brutal man who tortured his son on any given day. A man who had murdered his own wife before the eyes of his only son. 

Jake chose not to remember his mother, he wanted to remember the loving woman, but all he could remember was sitting in the closet watching his father butcher her. So he blocked out anything motherly related. 

One image Jake could never escape was his father holding that 38 special to his head. He had never been so scared in his life, looking down that long, dark barrel. he almost pissed his pants when he pulled the trigger. to his amazement and his fathers anger, he was out of bullets. He had been getting drunk and running around shooting the house up all day. It was all the distraction Jake needed to run and hide. 

Luckily Jake had a great hiding spot, one he relied on whenever his father went on one of his many rants. By the time he reloaded the gun, Jake was well hidden. 

His father screamed incoherently, his speech slurred as he called his son names, looking for him around the garden. after a few minutes he sat on the ground next to the fountain, Jake could see him clearly through his mothers wild rose bushes. He watched as his father put the gun to his temple, cursing his son one last time, than pulled the trigger, blowing off the back of his head. 

Jake passed out. 

His uncle Dorian had taken him in after that, he and his wife tried to correct what his father had done to him, but Jake was to deep in his own misery and to old for new tricks. Jake became a recluse, getting in constant trouble, endless acts of extreme aggression and anger, fights that put his opponents in the hospital, and if his family was not so rich, Jake would still be in jail. 

He had never experienced a true deep love, his aunt, uncle and cousins had tried to comfort him, and he knew for a fact that they loved him, but he still was not able to open up enough to love them back. He didn't trust love, love was a wild drunk, love beat the hell out of you for no reason and love got you murdered. 

Love was for the weak, hate was what kept you fighting and kept you alive. He had lived by that, until he met Jezebel. 

His one chance at real love, one he could feel deep down at the pit of his darkened soul and he fucked it all up. 

She said that she had forgiven him for his unfortunate outburst, but he knew she was lying. it was eating him up, he never knew guilt could be so intense and overwhelming. he had regretted nothing he had ever done in his life, but now he was filled with so much regret he prayed for a time machine. His rash reaction was excessively brutal, and even though he was legendary for his overly aggressive tendencies, it was always with willing partners, and NEVER with the one he loved. 

Looking at her now, so perfect and beautiful, curvy and feminine, despite her filthy mouth, he didn't understand how he could hurt a hair on her perfect head. He didn't understand what had come over him, He had been the one that wanted to end the relationship, he had set the perfect scene for her to hate him. So why did he act so violently when she took him up on it, and moved on with her life? He had morphed into some demon beast, uncontrolled by even himself. 

This love thing was new to him, he had never felt it from anyone and he had been fine with that until he experienced what love felt like, Jezebel had opened his eyes and his heart to a whole other world and instead of embracing it, he got scared and when Jake Stone got scared he got viscous. 

*** 

She wanted to forgive him, but for some reason she just couldn't, she was getting angrier about it each day. She loved the little BDSM games they had started to play, she liked his strength and his dominance, but she could not trust him to restrain himself. He himself could not control that sadistic beast in him, he was as much of a victim to it as she was. 

How could she not have known this day would come, she knew how he was, he was like that from the first day she met him. It was honestly what had attracted her to him. he was blunt , bold and didn't mince words, not like the creepy pervs her mother had dated, who tried to weasel and manipulate their way into Jezebel's bedroom. 

She had been through enough bullshit in her life to have become a very aggressive chick with violent tendency's. She had tried to date in the past and it always ended disastrously. She was a force to be reckoned with and she had not found a man brave enough to back her down. She didn't want a weak man ho would eventually let her run all over him, if that was the case, she could get herself a lap dog. She knew instantly that Jake would not take her shit, she got a thrill that he stood up to her. He was definitely not a timid lap dog, he was a viscous pit bull and she was a pit bull in a dress. 

She was really attracted to his refreshing honesty, no matter how arrogant it was. she loved his strength, but now he had used that strength against her, he had gone to far and as much as she wanted to love him and go back to what they had, she couldn't. He was trying so hard to please her, to make her love him again. There was only one thing that would make her forgive him and no matted how apologetic he was, he would never allow it. 

*** 

He was automatically suspicious, watching her watch him as he sipped the coffee she had just brought to him. 

"How is it?" she asked for the 3rd time, watching him a little to intently. he drank 1/2 of the cup in one gulp the 1st time she had asked, now he sat there just holding the cup. 

"It's fine." he said looking at her, putting the cup on the table. 

"Why aren't you drinking it if it's alright?" she asked. Jake looked at her for a minute, seeing the guilt all over her face. 

"What did you do?" he demanded, already feeling it, he stood up, but the room moved to fast. "what did you do Jezebel?!" he roared. 

"Nothing." she said lightly, innocently, but when he looked down into the coffee cup than back up at her he caught that evil little grin of hers. he went towards her to grab her, but she was ready for it and backed up before he reached her, he almost stumbled over the couch. 

"You poisoned me you bitch." 

She took careful, slow steps back 

"No poison, I don't want you dead," as she watched him slide to the couch, his eyes getting heavy. "I just want you to suffer." were the last words he heard in her sweet soft voice. 

*** 

He woke up to darkness, his arms stretched above his head, his feet just touching the ground, he tried to yell, but heard only a deep muffle under the gag tied tightly over his mouth. Than he felt something being pulled off his head, and the light came through slowly. Jezebel threw the hood on the floor than stood before him, 

"Surprise." Jezebel smiled as sweetly as she could as his eyes shot daggers at her. If he was loose he would destroy her, she knew. So she stepped a little closer to him, still keeping a safe distance, just in case. "I tried to forgive you, baby, I really did." she shook her head, "but I just couldn't" she took the long black trench coat off revealing a itty bitty 2 piece black spandex skirt and tube top. 

He looked at her breasts, her hips, he loved to see her in almost nothing, testing him by just covering the main spots, but revealing everything else. Her breasts were ready to pop out of the tiny tight tube top. She did it on purpose wanting to distract him, knowing not being able to touch her would drive him nuts. 

It was already working.. 

"So I decided to teach you about respect and control." she stepped closer and he couldn't decide whether he wanted to pull he skirt up and beat her ass or pull her tank top down and feel her breasts, his hand was itching. "who has it and who doesn't." she stepped so close to him she almost touched him. "I want you to know exactly how it feels to loose all your control to me." she undid the button on his jeans than slid down the zipper. Jake glared at her, but she refused to be intimidated. She slid his pants down to his ankles, than yanked his boxers down below his ass. He hated the feeling of helplessness it provoked from him and he remembered how he had torn her dress from her body that night. 

He shook hard, trying to get loose she took a step back, grinning, but worried if she had tied it tight enough, Jake was very strong. the huge biceps bulged, the veins popping out as he tried to break the chain. 

"Your not that strong." she said, seeing it was safe she stepped a little closer, "in fact, right now, your a weak little bitch." she grinned smugly as she watched his face turn a deeper red, his eyes almost glowing in his anger. "Your as weak as I want you to be." he tried to get loose again, shaking harder this time, "if you don't stop I'll shove the heel of my stiletto up your ass." she said seriously, that glow in her eye. So he tried harder, growling hard behind the gag wanting to intimidate her to stop. 

"I'm warning you Jake, I will beat your ass." She grinned as she walked over to the dresser and grabbed the paddle he had loved to use on her. She held it in her hand and thought of the 1st time he had introduced her to it. "Than again, I am going to beat you any way." she smiled viciously, "matter of fact, I am going to FUCK YOU UP." she reached behind his head and loosened his gag, "and since you designed this sound proof room to torture women in, I will be able to have the pleasure of hearing you scream." she took the gag off, his eyes wild, a viscous animal ready to strike, he wasn't trying to intimidate her, he was actually slipping into a state of madness. 

"Let me loose." he said, his voice very low, to calm. 

"When I'm done." she looked into his pale glowing eyes, red from the rage he was being forced to contain. 

"This is your last chance." 

"I am so sick of your threats!" she stood so close her breasts were touching him. 

"No threats, baby, but I promise you, if you do not let me go I am going to fucking-" 

"WHAT?! What could you possibly fucking do?!" she slapped him across the face and he started to shake his nostrils flaring, his eyes turning read, his face contorting in fury. "Your not gonna do shit, you pathetic little girl." she yelled slapping his hard cock with the paddle, he froze, refusing to let that pain be shown, almost swallowing his tongue. "How do you like baby? being at my mercy, forced to take any amount of pain I dish out." she slapped it again and he almost lost his composure."Cry bitch, you know you want to." she smiled sadistically. 

"I will get loose Jezebel and when I do." he didn't finish the threat. 

"Who says I'm going to let you go." she shrugged, "I'm the only one that knows your here." she ran the paddle softly of his throbbing dick. "your at my complete and total mercy." 

"I am going to beat you senseless." he barked. 

"You almost did." she said with a frown, and that one look of sadness to him was worse than any torture she dealt him. Jake always believed he was ruled by his own pride, but that was before he learned about love, emotion and other peoples feelings. Now he knew his heart had more control than his pride. "What you did to me," she looked like she would shed a tear and he wished he could yank off these chains and just hold her. Than he watched her regain her composure, "So lets see how you like it." she went behind him and raised the paddle, bringing it down with all her might on his ass. He didn't move, he refused to let the pain register, but his anger was coming back full force again, more with each hit, he was barley controlling it. 

Jezebel just kept on swinging, brutally paddling his now bright red ass. Jake still managed to hold still, shaking with a fury that even made him nervous, he was going to fucking kill her! 

Smack! Smack! Smack! 

"How do you like it, Mr. smug, sadistic, devil hearted, evil, controlling MUTHER FUCKER!" she vented, her hand showing no mercy. It was becoming to much for him to bear, he was really feeling the pain as she relentlessly beat him with the paddle, but he still refused to let her see. "So your dead set on playing hard to hurt?" she asked, seeing that determination on his face. 

She had to hurt him, he had to learn, to feel the pain she felt, once he did and bowed down a little, she would be able to love him freely again. "Well if you want to play hard ass, than so will I." she grabbed his jeans off the floor and pulled his belt from the loops. "I bet this will break that FUCKING composure." she spat, holding the belt by the buckle, swinging it like a whip , just catching the head of his dick. He almost flinched as the pain sunk deep into his belly. He thought he was going to pass out. "I see why you like this so much." she smiled walking closer. "this power." she kissed his lips lightly, "It's better than any drug." she bent her head and softly kissed the tip of his throbbing penis. Jezebel stood back up and with a sadistic smile, she said sweetly , "brace yourself, baby." than folding the belt, she let her arm fly as hard and as fast as she could, over and over and over, each lick from the belt bringing him just a tiny bit closer to grunting in pain and letting her know she had him. 

"Go ahead cry, it's alright, I know it hurts." she taunted as she continued. Jake couldn't even talk, let alone Catch his breath, he was barley holding on, he was going to get her. "I know EXACTLY how bad it hurts" the memory pissing her off more as she fought the stinging tears. She WOULD NOT let him see her cry again! 

NEVER EVER AGAIN! 

"But you didn't stop there did you? You just kept going and going!" she was crying, using the belt as hard as she could, "DIDN'T YOU?! ANSWER ME!" She turned the belt around in a fit of rage, sinking the buckle deep into his flesh 

"YOU FUCKING BITCH!" he exploded, finally loosing his composure. He started shaking his arms trying to get loose, yanking with all of his might until finally the cord snapped. Jake had her below him on the bed in an instant, she fought to get loose as he held her down with his massive legs on either side of her, as he used his teeth to undo the cuffs, he threw them across the room, his hands free, he grabbed her arms holding her wrists in a bruising grip, above her head, shaking, his face red, his eyes glowing like a demons. Jezebel looked up at him, ceasing her struggles, showing no fear. 

"Go ahead, you've already done your worse." was all she said as she closed her eyes. 

Jake stopped dead in his tracks, the words like a hail of bullets. He looked at her, she was so beautiful, so perfect, he didn't want to hurt her. He already had and he had been sick with guilt ever since. for what ever reasons, this late in his life he finally felt the true strong emotions of love. A love so pure that it had even taken the viscous memory's of his child hood away, he had even stopped having nightmares. 

He thought about the first time he saw her, the first time he was inside her, how responsive she was to him, how freely she gave her love to him. Her love was genuine, there were no tricks, no games, no manipulations. All Jezebel ever wanted was to just love him and he had denied her. Foolishly he had fought his love for her, going so far as to prove how little control she had of his heart, staging a show that would destroy her. But it had backfired, he had gotten burned just as bad. 

He didn't want to love her, but he did, and when realized not only was she taking her love away from him, but she was also going to give it to another man. That's when he realized the depth of his love for her, he went wild and lost all control, realizing to late just how very precious she was to him. 

Jake wanted to hurt her for hurting him, that unbearable pain crippling his heart. so because of his fucked up methods he had destroyed the one true thing in his life and he had done it all by himself. 

She didn't love him any more and he could see it in her eyes. he had gone to far and she could never forgive him, he understood, he still didn't forgive himself. he let go of her wrists and stood up, looking at her, no anger, but a sadness that tugged at her heart. right than, big bad, demon spawned Jake Stone looked like a little boy who had just lost everything. Jezebel sat up, opening her mouth to speak, but he turned around and left the room. 

*** 

Jezebel hadn't seen or heard from him in 2 weeks. She was confused in her own feelings, half of her hated him for what he did, and swore forgiveness was not an option, the other half of her loved him so deeply and understood his deeply troubled soul. Jake was a monster when he chose, but she had seen that other part of him, that little boy who cried in the night as nightmares rocked his sleep. She had experienced just how loving he could be when he chose to, how special and sacred he could make her feel. He was over flowing with regressed love and even just the small amounts that leaked through the iron wall were like pure heaven among their hell. 

*** 

"What's going on Jake?" his cousin Davis asked as he sat down on his couch, seeing the empty liquor bottles all over. "You've been MIA for a month." he said. 

"Nothing." Jake said, Davis looked at him, his usual impeccably groomed cousin was a mess, he hadn't shaved or cut his hair, he had lost weight, obviously he hadn't been sleeping by those dark circles around his bloodshot eyes. 

"No, somethings going on." Jake was silent for a second. 

"I'm in love." he said and Davis looked at him in utter disbelief. Jake never loved any women in his life, he had always been a cold hearted womanizer. 

"Wow, hell actually froze over." he said shocked as hell. 

"I fucked it up." Davis automatically knew if Jake was willing to admit he had fucked up, he must have done some pretty bad shit to the girl, he could only imagine, knowing his cousin as well as he did. 

"Bad?" 

"Real bad." 

"Have you talked to her?" 

"She won't talk to me." 

"Well you can't sit here and rot." 

"I can if I want." he flashed those ridiculously pale eyes at his cousin. 

"Come home, mom will cook your favorite." 

"I'm not hungry." 

"When was the last time you ate?" 

"Doesn't matter." he shrugged. 

*** 

Davis had blown his entire family away over dinner with the news of Jake actually being in love. Darleen took it very seriously, she loved her nephew, when he came e to live with them after his father had committed suicide in front of him, trying to find Jake to shoot him before he shot himself, Darleen decided at that very moment, she would love him as much as she loved her other sons, regardless of his horrible destructive behavior. She knew what the boy had gone through growing up, the mental and physical abuse of a sadistic alcohol dependent madman. 

She had tried everything she could to make him feel loved, it had worked only a little, she knew it was because of the love they showered on him that he was not some serial killer or madman like his father. But no matter how much they gave him, he still was very cold. Jake had just gone through to much. She prayed one day he would meet a girl unlike any other girl and he would fall in love and finally feel it back. It was the only thing that she hoped could tame that wicked demon inside of him. 

So if he had finally found love and had fucked it up, he needed her help to try to rectify it. Knowing him very well, she also knew he would not take her help, so she would have to be discreet. Darleen decided to do a little investigation on her own. First things first, she was going to see Jake in the morning. 

*** 

Jezebel looked down at the little test strip, the needle legged spiders in her stomach were in a dancing frenzy. She sat down on the closed toilet , the strip falling to the floor, her tears dropping on top of it. How could she be pregnant? Not by him, not Jake, he never wanted children. He would be a horrible father! 


I Love You Ch. 02



And what about her? If she was throwing stones, she should throw them her own way. She had a fucked up, morbidly creepy childhood. She didn't know how to be a mother, she never really had one, and the one that she had was anything but motherly. 

They would destroy this child if she decided to have it. 

Their relationship was full of aggression, games and manipulation, there was no place for an innocent child in this chaos. Tears poured silently from her eyes. She had to get away, she had to leave this brutal fantasy land. Jezebel had to get away from Jake and that crazy hold he had on her heart.



I Love You Ch. 03



Jenna had been best friends with Jezebel for as long as she could remember. Their mothers had been drinking buddies and the two had found them selves locked in a room together on more than one occasion. Jenna loved Jezebel to death and could honestly say that they were more like sisters. Unfortunately for all of her love for her closet friend, it didn't change the fact that Jenna had a big mouth. 

Try with all of her might, even using every bit of her best intentions, Jenna could not keep a secret. Jezebel, knowing this was always careful with what she told her, not that she would intentionally spill her guts, but she usually did. Since she had been in a serious relationship, Jenna had been doing better about keeping her mouth closed, but keeping a secret from her fiancé Harvey proved to be the ultimate dilemma. 

It was like a burning shard she held her mouth, she just couldn't wait to spit it out! The hardest thing for her to keep quiet about was Jezebel and Jake, since she had been the one to set them up in the first place.

"Oh god Harvey I have like the juiciest news of all news." she sat next to him on their deep purple couch.

"What?" he asked his eyes wide; Harvey was always down for some good gossip.

"You have to promise me that you won't say a word."

"I wont, I wont

"Especially not to Jake."

"It's about Jake?" he asked instantly looking a bit nervous.

"Yes, you promise me?"

"Yes."

"no way Harvey I know you, you promise me!" she pointed her long black tipped French manicure nail at him, and let me see your fingers." she demanded and he held out his hands, showing that his fingers were not crossed. "Your toes?"

"Not crossed"

"I'm serious Harvey; this is like the ultimate sworn secrecy of all secrets! You have-"

"I promise Jenna." he cut her off.

"Jezebel is pregnant.' Jenna finally spat it out, feeling instant relief.

"Ohhh shit." Harvey went perfectly still and dead silent as the news registered.

"AND, she is going to have an abortion."

"OH FUCK!" Harvey stood straight up.

"No, no, no, you promised me Harvey!" Jenna stood up next to him grabbing his hand, seeing that look in is eyes.

"Jake has no idea?"

"No."

"Oh god! Why did you tell me?" he whined throwing his hands to his face. This was bad!

"I don't know, I had to! I tried my hardest not to tell you, you saw me!"

"What are you talking about? You couldn't wait to tell me!" he squealed

"She is going to kill me! I promised Jez I wouldn't say anything, especially not to you!"

"Why didn't you listen to her?" he whined harder 

"I don't know," she cried, feeling like the worst friend in the world for betraying her best friend and the worst fiancée in the world for getting Harvey involved. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it!"

"I have to tell him." he said

"No you don't, just forget it, forget what I even said," she plastered a ridiculously fake smile on her face, "ha-ha, it was a joke, a bad joke." she tried and he shook his head.

One thing he never understood, as brilliant as she was, she was a little dim when it came to certain things, like Jake for instance. Harvey did not fuck around when it came to Jake stone. He knew it was a bad idea to even introduce the two of them, hell Jake alone gave the devil a run for his money and Jezebel, well, how did one describe that tempestuous tyrant? 

He knew realistically that it was the worse hook up in history, but do you think Jenna and her stubborn match maker would listen to him? Of course not, she never did! Jenna had been hell bent on making that match happen. One look at Jake and Jenna had it in her head that he and Jezebel had to be separated soul mates. He spent a full 72 hours trying to talk her out of introducing them, but Jenna just went on and on about how much alike they were. 

"I told you not to get them in the same vicinity of each other, they should have never met, it's like the sun crashing into the moon during the middle of sunset, Jenna-"

"But they are so much alike, how was I supposed to know it would work against them."

"Oh come on, would you put two control obsessed, blood lusting, pit bulls in the same cage?!?"

"Fine than it's all my fault!" she yelled, than plopped down on the couch, sobbing loudly. He felt instant guilt and sat down next to her, "just put all the blame on me!" she cried dramatically.

"No it's not all your fault, you were just trying to do a good thing," he pulled her into his embrace

"I was just trying to be a good friend!" she sniffled hard

"I know." he kissed her head, "but what's done is done and you know I need to tell Jake."

"But Harvey-" she whined

"Jenna, that's something he has the right to know, besides you know Jezebel better than I do and I'm sure this is a very rash decision that she hasn't even thought through yet."

"I thought the same thing." she nodded her head, she had tried to talk her out of her, she had begged her to think about it a little longer, but Jezebel was so damn stubborn, she was going to have it done. That's one of the reasons Jenna did want to tell Harvey, she didn't want this one resting on her shoulders alone. She also wondered why Jez had told her. Was she relying on her best friend's big mouth to get a message through to Jake? Or did she just really need a friend to talk to? One never really knew with Jezebel.

***

"We need to talk." Harvey said sitting down on the couch opposite of Jake. Jake looked like holy hell washed over in fire. His hair was shaggy and a lot longer than he had ever seen it, and he needed a shave as of 3 weeks ago. His skin was pale, his deep set eyes were darkly ringed and the color had never been lighter, they were almost glowing white, giving him n eerie look. 

Harvey felt a chill and wondered how deep his already depraved friend had sunken. Jake didn't say anything; he took a large gulp of his cognac looking Harvey straight in the eye. "When was the last time you talked to jezebel?" Harvey asked him. Jakes eyes went murderous for a full 3 seconds before he controlled it

"Why?" His deep voice was husky and thick. Harvey thought of all the different ways he could gently put it to him, he could be casual, he could just mention it or by the look in jakes eye, he figured it was best to just tell him

"She's pregnant." he said jakes eyes actually seemed to darken a bit, and Harvey watched the pale blue spread through the almost silver pupil

"Jezebels pregnant?' he asked, the pale blue of his eyes deepening a little more.

"Yes."

"She sent you to tell me?" he asked almost hopeful. This is the part Harvey hated.

"No, actually she is having an abortion at 7 in the morning." Harvey sat back in his seat a bit as Jake rose to his full height; any trace of color in his eyes was stripped away instantly.

"Where is she?" he asked

"She's renting a place on Gotham Avenue, but she'll be at St. Mary hospital at 7."

***

Jezebel waked into the clinic and was half tempted to walk out, she was so sure she knew exactly what she wanted to do, so why was she having second thoughts? Was it the woman to her right, who in her altered stage of pregnancy glowed like the dogma star? or was it the woman to her left that was crying, her husband next to her trying sweetly to convince her that the abortion was best, even if she wanted to keep her baby, no matter how hard she cried. She watched as another woman came in, she had 3 little kids, struggling through the door, or maybe it was the picketers outside with the huge posters with mutilated fetuses chanting murderer. She was glad she snuck through the back door.

"You're doing the right thing." she said lowly to herself. reminding herself of her own childhood, her mother, Jake and his father. This child could be the next serial killer. "Or he could be the next president of the united states." she spoke to herself again. She was so damn torn and unsure. "I'm making a mistake, I think." she said to herself again, than she looked up to see a woman, her face battered and blood dried around her nose. Her hair looked like it had been chopped off and she was carrying a tiny baby and jezebel could see the track marks up her arms.

Jezebel stood up, looking at the exit again than looking at the front desk. She had to get out of here, but she had to stay. she didn't know what the hell to do and just when she was sure she would blow a fuse and faint right in the middle of the room, a nurse walked up to her

"Are you alright dear?"

"I don't think so." she said.

"Come with me dear, I'll get you a glass of water and a comfortable seat." she smiled

"Jezebel Rose?" another nurse in a pristine white suit stepped into the lobby, calling her name. Jezebel looked over to her.

"Is that you?" the first nurse asked her

"Uh, yes." she said. walking blindly and brainlessly behind the nurse.

***

He had no idea what he was doing, he had no idea what he wanted to do, but he knew he wanted time to think it over and that bitch was not going to make that decision for him. Jezebel had gone to far...

***

Jezebel laid on the table in the white gown, she had refused to think about it, she was just going to do it and get it over with, she knew in her heart what kind of life would this child have? And no way in hell could she do the whole adoption thing. She had never prayed for adoption during the worst of times when she was a child, she had prayed for a time machine and an abortion clinic. 

So why was she ready to cry? Why did her heart feel like it was breaking, like maybe she was doing the wrong thing? She had to get off this table! She had to get out of here, she was sure she was making a mistake! She just needed a little more time to think about it. 

She tried with all of her mite, but her body was too heavy to lift. They had already given her the drugs for the procedure and they had already taken effect preventing her from moving. IN complete despair she closed her eyes and silently cursed herself. Finally she heard the door open, thinking it was the doctor and ready to tell him she had changed her mind, she was surprised to be completely lifted off the table so she opened her groggy eyes.

"Jake?" she asked looking at him trying to really see him, the valium they had given her clogged her brain. He walked her straight out to his car, than laid her in his passengers seat, he got in the drivers seat, she was looking at him like he was not real.

"What did they give you?" he asked grabbing her chin with his large hand, she mumbled something and he shook her a little "what did you take?"

"Valium." she murmured trying to focus her brain, realizing she wasn't in lala land, she was in Jake land and that was not a good place to be when you were defenseless and doped up.

"Did they do it?" he asked reaching across her to lower her seat as far as it would go, he lifted the gown and clutched her inner thigh, pulling it open, looking for any evidence of a surgical procedure.

"Stop!" she slurred as she tried to push his hand away, but could barley lift up her own hand

"Did they do it?!" he roared

"No." she shook her head to the best of her ability.

"You lucky girl." was the last thing she heard before everything went black

***

Jezebel opened her eyes to a bright warm light streaming over her face. She blinked a few times before she fully opened her eyes, looking around the room she was now in. she sighed in awe as she looked at the most beautiful room she had ever seen in her life. Everything was ivory and gold, from the soft satin bed bedspread, covered in a mountain of matching pillows and throws. The thick curtains were drawn back with thin gold vines letting the sun emblaze the large room.

That's when reality snapped back into her brain. 

"Oh god." she cried, what had she done? Where was she? she jumped out of the massive bed running for the door just as she got close she was snapped back, she dropped to the floor on her butt. She scrambled to sit up, looking at the thick gold cuff around her ankle and the long thick golden chain that was attached to the bottom of the wall. 

That asshole had done it! He was actually holding her hostage! Was she surprised? Hell no, this was Jake she was dealing with, a man who was already a borderline psychopath and she had tried to kill his unborn baby. Not to mention the very baby she had neglected to tell him about in the first place. She was caught and Jake had won, he had her right where he wanted her. With everything inside of her, she yelled at the top of her lungs stomping the floor as hard as she could as she did.

"She's awake." Jake said looking up from his paper work. His newest employee, Ludvine sat on the small couch looking up at the ceiling.

Ludvine Avril had been born in France, she had moved to America with her mother when she was a teenager. She was a very pretty girl with deep honey blonde hair and bright green eyes, she was very petite with small firm breasts and tiny waist and slim hips. She had been a personal maid and nanny for years now, but this was the most unusual case yet. 

She had been forced to sign a confidentiality clause that would land her with serious repercussions if broken. Hell she had no problem keeping her mouth shut. She knew no one in this country to even tell and with the obscene amount of money they were paying her to be a maid and keep her mouth shut, well she'd be the biggest fool to ruin that. 

"Should I go to her now?" she asked as innocently as she could, batting her lashes around her large round green eyes, acting nervous.

Ludvine couldn't complain and she couldn't be happier, her boss was sinfully handsome with pale deep set eyes that made her panties feel like they would slide down her thighs from the excess lube she was leaking. It was safe to say a crush was an understatement. Hell, she would actually work for this man for free, just to be able to look at him and talk to him; he really was sexy! She was confident in herself; she knew her charm and her own good looks would definitely do their job. So what if she had to take care of his foul tempered, possible baby's mother. So what if she was chained to the wall and not allowed to leave the room. So what if the guy was possibly a sociopath, he was fucking hot and rich as hell, who cared about the rest!

"Yes"

"Do you think I will be alright?"

"Yes," he grinned at her innocence, even though he knew it was a ploy, "her bark is worse than her bite." he said than thought about that for a minute, no, Jezebels bite was just as bad as her bark! "But just for the first introduction, stick to the game plan we've discussed." he said which basically meant stay on the side of the room that Jezebel's chains would not allow her to get to.

"Yes sir." she bowed submissively and Jake grinned a bit.



I Love You Ch. 04



Jezebel sat on the floor, frustrated beyond reason. Yes, she knew what she had done was horrible, she wasn't using her better judgment; she had been going off her temper and her own fears. But there was no way in hell he could just chain her to the floor locked in a room. This was insanity and he was a fucking madman! She needed to talk to him, she needed to explain why she had tried to do what she had done, she knew there was no excuse, but she was riddled with guilt and needed to talk to him.

Above all she knew how his twisted mind worked. She would approach this situation reasonably and rationally. On a normal day his sanity was questionable, but now she was sure he had gone over the deep end!

Ludvine carefully unlocked the door, peeping into the room. The minute the door opened Jezebel was up and ready to fight. She looked up to see a small, very petite golden haired girl back into the room with a tray of food.

"Where's Jake?" she asked. 

"I brought you some food." she smiled but Jezebel noticed it didn't reach her eyes. Matter of fact, those eyes right now were looking Jezebel up and down.

"Who the hell are you?" she started than quickly calmed herself, "No, you know what, I don't care who you are, where is Jake?" she was ready to throttle Jake Stone. 

"I will be back to get your tray in a hour." she applied her false smile again, still looking at Jezebel like she knew a secret as she quickly walked back out.

"Hey come back here!" she yelled, "You better tell Jake to get his ass up here NOW!" she fumed walking over and kicking the tray.

***

An hour later, Ludvine managed to pick up the tray and get out of the room quickly without Jezebel asking too many questions.

"Miss Rose refused to touch her food." Ludvine reported to Jake like a dutiful servant, "Should I-"

"No, she's just being stubborn." he cut her off, not even bothering to look up from his paper work.

"Also, she is demanding to speak to you."

"Is she." he said not the least bit surprised. 

"What should I tell her?"

"Nothing." he replied. He didn't answer to Jezebel Rose and he never would. 

***

Jake paced the floor of his office, back and forth trying to force the thought of Jezebel from his mind. He found himself going to the front door, needing to get out; than just as quickly he found himself half way up the stairs to her room. He shook his head trying to spark his rationality. His attraction to her was more than he could handle and having her this close was just too much for him! He walked out into the kitchen, ready to find another bottle of cognac

"Are you feeling alright?" Bea asked him, looking up to see Jake in an unusual state.

"Yes."

"Here let me fix you a plate." She had already grabbed a plate and placed a thick piece of steak on it. Jake looked at the food, maybe it would help, His nerves had not allowed him to eat any thing today and his stomach had been growling since afternoon and of course the cognac hadn't helped. Maybe food was a good idea; if anything it would keep his mind off Jezebel for a moment or two.

"Thank you." he said

"Of course." she smiled watching him walk out of the kitchen, knowing exactly what had him in such a mental rut. "Poor boy." Beatrix shook her head than began her task of putting away the food.

Jake went straight to his office intent on eating than finishing up some paperwork that needed to be done. He soon found himself staring at a half eaten plate and unfinished paper work. He was trying his hardest to stay focused on his work, but he was getting nowhere.

He couldn't concentrate and he couldn't resist that girl. There was no way in hell he would be able to sleep with Jezebel under the same roof, so he decided to not even waste his time trying. She was like a powerful aphrodisiac and more than once he found himself sniffing the air, convinced he could smell her. No matter how hard he tried to concentrate, his mind kept going back to her and the realization that she was really here and he could not go to her.

Had he finally snapped? Probably. 

Had he gone to far this time? Most definitely, but there was no turning back now. 

Ludvine was keeping a close eye on Jake, quietly creeping around behind so he would not detect her presence. She could sense his turmoil and she prayed he did not loose it and just go upstairs to see Jezebel. She had watched him struggling all night and felt a bitter resentment that it was that retched bitch that caused it. Ludvine wanted to be the reason he couldn't sleep, the reason he was troubled. She wanted to belong to him and she wanted him more than any other man she had ever met. There was just something about him, despite his foul attitude and nasty disposition; there was this smoldering sexuality, an intense aggression and a powerful arrogance.

She walked into his office, wearing just a night gown, intent on tempting him. She gently swayed her very slim hips, letting the thin material of her short nightgown flutter against her thighs.

"Are you alright sir?" she asked tip toeing over to him; he just looked up at her slightly annoyed, "Is there anything I can get for you?" She asked lightly sashaying her way over to stand next to him.

"No." he went directly back to his paperwork

"Anything I can DO for you?" she smiled seductively "Anything you want." she said suggestively. 

Jake looked up at her, he knew when a woman was throwing herself at him and as much as he would love to throw this woman across his desk and release his frustrations, he could not bring himself to do so. He had only one woman on his mind and that woman was chained to the floor in his guest room, hating him more now than she ever had before.

"No." he went back to his paperwork. Even though Ludvine wanted to strip off her nightgown and throw herself at his feet, she knew when to back down. She would be careful with this situation; it was not a time for her over-zealous nature.

"Yes sir." she smiled dipping her head, "Sleep good sir and if you need ANYTHING, do not hesitate to ask." she turned and slowly walked out of the room, trying to sway the hips she did not posses.

When she left Jake sat back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling, knowing that only a floor separated him from Jezebel was too much of a distraction, he had to do something or he would find himself in her room and than deep inside of her. 

He went down to his gym in the basement and boxed until the sun came up.

***

Jezebel had a long, dark night to think about everything that had happened, her role in this situation, Jake's obvious anger at her rash decision. His mind that was obviously deteriorating back to the cave man days. So by morning time, she was caught between being ready to try reasoning and ready to explode with her bottled up fury. 

When the same little woman with the French accent walked in, Jezebel rose from the bed coming to stand as far as the chain would allow her to.

"Look I know we got off on the wrong foot yesterday." she started and the condescending look that Ludvine gave her made her pause "I'm Jezebel and who are you exactly? Jezebel asked

"I am Ludvine." she said with her faint French accent. 

"Well Ludvine, can you please tell me where Jake is?" she asked as politely as she could.

"He is working right now and cannot be disturbed."

"Is he working downstairs in his office or did he go to work?

"In his office."

"Than he can be disturbed." she smiled with relief. Jake was a genius despite his fragile sense of rationality. Not only did he have a lot to do with the family business, but he owned his own business. He had developed a new form of internet security for major businesses. He was already making a fortune from it. Now he was under the developments fro introducing it to the public. "Would you please go ask him to come speak to me?"

"He is working and can not be disturbed." she said again, knowing it was driving the girl nuts.

"Fine than tell him to give you the key to unlock this chain around my ankle and I will go down to his office and talk to him myself." Jezebel was trying to be patient but she could feel her frustration level rising, so she took a deep breath trying to calm herself down a bit. 

This girl worked for Jake and even though she was doing his dirty work for him, she was still just doing what she got paid to do. Jezebel would not take her anger out on her; she had nothing to do with any of this and in no way was any of this Ludvine's fault.

"I can not, he asked me to make sure he was not disturbed."

"Look, I understand your only doing your job, but I really need you to go down stairs and tell him to come up here."

"I can't"

"Just blame it all on me!" she tried to reason with the girl, "Tell him I threatened you with bodily harm, tell him I scared you, I don't care what you say so long as you can get him up here." Jezebel pleaded. Ludvine turned to get a good look at her, sure she was very pretty, but so what, she was a foul mouthed shrew. Ludvine decided now would be the best time to let Jezebel know where she stood. 

"I work for Jake not you, I do not take my orders from you, and I am only here to assist you."

"Well than assist me in getting Jake up here to explain to me why I am still chained to the floor!" she was getting irritated now.

"I will not!" she snapped

"You better or I'll-" she went as far as she could with her chain

"Or what?" Ludvine snorted, 

"Excuse me?" Jezebel stopped than looked at the tiny girl like she was daft. She was not sure she heard her correctly, but she was ready to take the bait.

"You heard me, what can you do, you're chained to the floor."

"You know what, I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt at first, seeing as your only Jake's MAID." she said the word with disgust, "but if it's war you want, I'm down for that too." she shrugged "its completely up to you." She would let the girl decide her own fate, either way she would learn quickly that jezebel was as mean as she was nice and getting on her bad side was not in Ludvine's best interest!

"I'm not scared of you." Ludvine raised her chin, making her decision. 

"Than why are you standing over there?" Jezebel grinned smugly.

"You are no threat to me on any level." she said her face blazing with her jealousy.

"Ohh, I get it now," her eyebrows went up "this is a pissing contest." she smiled ear to ear instantly amused, "let me guess, you're already in love with Jake." she chuckled "Damn that was fast. "She laughed condescendingly making Ludvine furious. "Oh god don't tell me you think he likes you too?" she rolled her eyes grinning so smugly Ludvine felt her self shake. "Stupid girl." she shook her head turning away from Ludvine she went and sat down on the bed. She had a right mind to really let the girl have it, but Jezebel had a bigger fish to fry than some little insignificant maid with a crush.

"You-" she pointed her finger at Jezebel

"Quit while you're ahead, you're not even worth my time. Go get me a bag of Oreos and a vitamin water." she dismissed her with an uppity wave of her slim hand. Ludvine was shaking in her anger, wanting to choke the bitch.

"You're just jealous because Jake likes me and not you."

"You don't know anything about what Jake does or does not like." she smiled smugly.

"I know he hates you."

"Shut up and go get my fucking Oreos." Jezebel looked around for something to throw at her.

"I also know you tried to abort his baby behind his back and he said that's why he hates your guts!" she lied.

"Oh you stupid bitch," She flew back off the bed towards Ludvine, "I tried to use reasoning with you than I tried to just ignore you , now I want you to bring your scrawny ass over to this side of the room and say that to my face!" she was once again stretching that chain to the limit. 

"You don't need me on that side of the room to know that Jake hates you, that's just common sense, you tried to kill his baby."

"You spineless little yuck mouthed guinea pig, are you out of your mind speaking to me like that?!" she raised her chin, her demeanor that of a royal queen. "I should kick your ass."

"You can't even reach me."

'I won't be on this chain forever."

"No just until you give birth, that's if he decides to let you even have the little bastard" she snapped and Jezebel in a state she had not been in a long time was ready to break the dam chain and beat that bitch's ass. With out another thought, Jezebel took off her shoe and with all of her strength; she whipped it straight at the girls head. Jezebel grinned as she watched the girls face instantly turned red where she was hit. Ludvine's face also went from shocked to anger to revenge to sudden false tears before she ran crying out the door.

"Fucking tattle tale." Jezebel hissed under her breath knowing exactly what the girl was going to do. Jezebel could already see her running down to Jake in tears.

***

"Jezebel did this?" Jake looked at the crying girl and the lump already forming on her head.

"Yes."

"You stuck to the rules?"

"Yes sir, I swear, I don't know what happened, she just went nuts screaming that she wanted me to come and get you and when I tried to explain to her that you were busy working, she just went even crazier." she cried harder.

"Can you handle this job, Miss Avril?" he asked

"Yes sir, she just took me by surprise.' Ludvine sobbed, "I wont let it happen again, I promise, just give me one more chance." she pleaded appealing to his sadistic streak

"Fine." he turned to Geoffrey as he walked through the door

"Geoffrey, take Miss Rose's remaining shoe from her." he said and Geoffrey nodded.

***

"You have to do what?" Beatrix asked her husband Geoffrey, incredulously.

"I have to take her shoe; she threw the other one at Miss Avril." Geoff answered shaking his head, not the least bit thrilled with his task at hand.

"She probably deserved it that one." she nodded.

"Hush Bea, now we don't even know what happened, you know how Jezebel's temper gets." he said and Bea smiled ear to ear. She had a special spot in her heart for the hellcat. Bea had been raised among many brothers and an alcoholic father; she knew what it meant to be tough.

He felt his wife was just nosy and superstitious enough to take anything he said and run with it. He too felt there was something fishy about Ludvine, but telling his wife that meant that he confirmed her suspicions. Bless her soul, but his wife was the only person he knew that could make a mountain out of a mole hill in record time.

"She's just high spirited." she winked.

***

Geoffrey did not like this one bit, he always liked Jezebel. He had been Jake's butler on and off his entire life. His own father had been his Jake's father's butler for his entire life until that unfortunate day. He knew the horrifying family history; he knew what Jake's father had done and what Jake had suffered through at the hands of his own father. 

The only time Geoffrey had ever seen Jake Stone happy was when he was with Jezebel. That quick tempered little minx had made such a difference in Jake's demeanor, his attitude and his life. No one in that household had ever seen the boy smile since his mother died, when Jezebel came along, he smiled a lot, he even laughed. Since she had left, it had become more insufferable and he was even more miserable, the house seemed gloomy again. 

Geoffrey himself thought highly of Jezebel, despite her foul mouth and quick temper, she was always friendly to him and his wife. He also knew that beneath that tough exterior was a heart of gold. She was also very intelligent and the only person he had ever known to beat him in chess. No, he definitely did not like having to do this one bit.

He drew his composure and took a deep breath before entering the room.

"Geoff, thank god, finally! Where is Jake?" she cried, so happy to see a familiar face.

"I am sorry Miss Jezebel, but Mr. Stone sent me up here to retrieve your other shoe." he said and Jezebel looked at him astonished

"Are you serious?" she raised her brow. 

"I am afraid so." 

"Let me guess that skinny rat ran down with a big sob story."

"I truly am sorry." he said hoping to appease her, she was as sweet as pie when she wanted to be but she was also a she-demon when provoked. 

"Where is he?" she asked calmly, looking sad.

"In his office."

"Tell me the truth Geoff, and I will give you my shoe,"

"Alright."

"Does he refuse to see me?"

"Yes." he said sadly. Jezebel exhaled the breath she had been holding than took off her other shoe walking as far as the chain would allow her 

"Here you go." she handed it to him,

"Thank you." he smiled

"Geoff one last thing," she shrugged her shoulders "for what it's worth, she provoked Me." Jezebel said 

"Noted" he smiled, than left the room. 

It was strange, Jezebel had never lied to him once, and he didn't believe she was lying now, but he found it hard to believe that Miss Avril had provoked her. Ludvine seemed like the perfectly demure girl, she was well spoken, well educated and well mannered thus far. Although Beatrix, his wife, had sworn that she saw something bad in the girl's eyes, he had just dismissed it as the paranoid superstitions of an old woman.

***

Ludvine laid down on her bed with a giant smile, score one for her! Although she had been sure she would dislike Jezebel before she had met her, she hadn't realized just how much she would dislike her once they met. She was a real bitch with a big mouth and Ludvine felt confident that her own attitude would be the final down fall to her and Jake. 

She knew the type of man Jake was, all dominant and aggressive. A man like that needed a soft spoken demur woman like herself, a woman who could be as submissive as he was aggressive. Yes, she was very sure of herself, but to be on the safe side, Ludvine decided it would be best to continue on with plan A.

***

Jake sat at his desk downing yet another glass of cognac. He was completely unsure of what to do, all he did know was that Jezebel was not going to take this decision from him. To be perfectly honest with himself, Jake was scared to death of being a father. Almost as scared as he was of being a madman's son. His family life had been anything but loving. The one happy memory he had was of his mother, smiling as she tended her roses, but he had to drown it out, because it also made him see her bloodied and bruised face as he hid in his secret spot past the rose bushes. 

Jake knew his own temperament was anything but civil; he was a hot head with terrible mood swings and deep hatred buried in his heart. What if he lost it one day and went on the same rampage his father had? What if he was the one pointing the gun in his families faces. He felt a deep sudden wave of nausea at even the thought of harming Jezebel like his father had done to his mother.

Could he control that rage and become a decent father? Or would he be better off staying far away? Or what if his son was born as evil as Jake's own father? Who would protect Jezebel?

He was confused and angry and unsure of almost everything at this point. 

He was sure of only one thing, despite Jezebel's foul mouth and vicious temper, underneath all that pride and combative attitude was a deeply loving heart. A heart so pure and beautiful, it had transformed his solid stone heart. She was able to love as deeply as she was able to hate. Just the thought of her heavy with his child sent a rush of pride through him and a feeling he could not even begin to explain. It made him feel powerful and needed. The only problem was Jezebel did not want this child, she had made that painfully obvious. 

He loved Jezebel; there was no denying or trying to erase that. In his heart he would like nothing more than to be with her again, to sleep peacefully with no nightmares next to one of the few people who actually cared about him. He would love to start over, to reintroduce himself to her. He had felt this overwhelming need to be near her. 




I Love You Ch. 04



Now, after forcing her to stop the abortion, abducting her than chaining her to the floor he knew there was no way in hell he would ever get her back again. He had destroyed any chance of reconciliation but he had no choice, he wasn't ready to let her terminate her pregnancy, he needed some time to think about this. That child had a strong chance of being normal, no deviancy, and no murderous fantasies. It seemed wrong to just kill it with out giving it a chance or at least some serious thought!

***Author's note***

This story has had issues with wrong categories since I first submitted it! The first chapter was in a few different categories before I forced it to settle in BDSM. Luckily, a lot of readers had messaged me with their opinions on which category they felt it fell into, so I went with the majority. I honestly have no idea where it should go @ this point; I really don't feel like this is a BDSM story! I wanted a story of two severely fucked up individuals, their interpretation of love and how love would function in a violent relationship. With it in BDSM, it seems like I am trying to make it a dominant/submissive relationship and it's really not, it's misleading! A previous editor told me that switching categories is a BIG NO-NO with the readers, so I left it. I really want to switch it so I'll check the rules and see if I can, but I still have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA where to put it!!! If you have any ideas, holla @ ur girl!!! 



I Love You Ch. 05



Ludvine was completely besotted with Jake Stone. To her he was the very essence of man, everything that she had ever dreamed of as a little girl, she had found in him. Sure he didn't seem interested in the whole master/ submissive relationship; he seemed more interested in a good game of cat and mouse. 

She was sure what ever his fixation with Jezebel was, it would be over soon. The chase only lasted so long before the game got boring. She wanted to show him a different lifestyle; she wanted to show him that there was a woman willing to wait on him hand and foot. More than anything she wanted to be at his beck and call, to be naked and on her knees at all times.

He was too much of a man for such a hostile, obnoxious bitch like Jezebel. In her heart she was convinced that once she showed him what she could offer him, he would be hers. She just had to play her cards right; she would continue with the subtle hints, and she would take it slow and easy. Unfortunately for her he was paying no attention to the innuendos; he didn't even seem the least bit interested in anything she did or anything she had to say. 

She refused to let that minor set back distract her from her true mission. She would do what ever she had to do to get this man. He really was the total package, so what if he happened to be the biggest asshole she had ever met, there was a sadistic sort of appeal to it. Plus he was so damn cute and so fucking rich, one could easily over look his brutish and sometimes overly cruel demeanor.

***

Ludvine walked into the dining room with a fresh pot of coffee. She had been making it a routine as of late to serve him in any way that she could. She wanted him to feel like she would take care of him and always be there when ever he needed something.

"Would you like some fresh, hot coffee, sir?" she smiled seductively.

"Yes." he read the newspaper not bothering to look up at her.

"I made it myself." she bent low enough to give him an excellent view down her shirt as she filled his cup of coffee. She was wearing a push up bra that did wonders for her small chest, giving her the cleavage she always wanted. If her plan went through this time next year, she would be able to afford to surgically increase her breast size. Jake had more than enough money to get all of her target areas worked on.

"Shouldn't you be serving Miss Rose?" he finally bent his paper down to look at her.

"Her food will be ready in 5 more minutes' sir." she batted her eyes, trying to hide her rush of jealousy. "I was waiting for the cook to make her a fresh batch of iced tea." she lied; Beatrix did that for Jezebel regardless.

"When you go to her room, do not speak to her." Jake suggested.

"Yes sir." Ludvine nodded, "I will send the tray over to her than I will leave immediately. I do not want to upset her or you."

"Thank you." he nodded than went back to reading his paper.

Ludvine left the kitchen angry that he still cared so much. Why should he care if she ate or not, she tried to kill his baby, did he not understand that? 

'Be reasonable Ludvine, she is his prisoner,' she thought to herself, 'he has to make sure she is alright or his abduction charge could change to a murder charge.' she smiled like the Cheshire cat, easily convincing herself that it was the only reason he cared about that hellion.

Ludvine got off the elevator than wheeled the small tray to Jezebels door, she unlocked it than pushed it open. 

"What the fuck are you doing here?" Jezebel stormed seeing the girl pushing a tray of food through the door.

"Jake asked me to help take care of you," she smiled smugly,

"Oh hell no, get the fuck out!" she demanded. The maid was calling him by his first name now? What the hell was going on here?

"I will not, I am in charge of your meals," she smiled demonically for a full 3 seconds before she resumed with her happy go lucky smile. "So you better be nice."

"Or what? You'll slip me a little poison? Bitch I wish you would!" she stormed forward; once again stalking as close to the maid as the chain would allow Jezebel to. Ludvine stood just far enough out of her reach.

"How would you even know until it was to late." she grinned, keeping her distance

"Than I'm warning you right now" she pointed her finger at Ludvine who was inching towards the door, "you better give me as much poison as you can find and you better pray that I die, because if I live-" she shook her head enjoying the mental image of what she planned to do to the maid.! He stormed and Ludvine grinned despite the eerie chill the threat gave her. She rolled the tray over to her.

"Enjoy your meal." she said suspiciously, bolting out of the room as Jezebel gave her a look that made her very nervous.

"Ohh you're going to get It." she vowed and Ludvine just slammed the door.

Jezebel was hungry, but there was not a chance in hell she would be eating anything from that plate. Ludvine looked like the type of girl who carried arsenic in her purse, dishing out a small dose for each meal; Smiling while she administered her victims' slow death. No jezebel would take her chances with starvation rather than a vindictive girl with a crush.

***

Ludvine walked into his office doing a quick little curtsy. A Well thought out act of submission. She tried to bow before him every time she got a chance. 

"Sir." she waited for permission to speak

"Yes."

"She refuses to eat until you speak to her." She put on her best worried look. "It's the 3rd day now sir." she also liked to throw sir around as much as possible. She knew a man like Jake would appreciate the authority of the word. "I am very worried, I was wondering if it would be alright for Beatrix the cook to make her some food she may like." she asked, ready to execute her well rehearsed plan. 

She had over heard Beatrix talking about it in the kitchen with her husband; she was planning to make Jezebel all of her favorite meals to help spark her appetite. Ludvine wanted to know if Jake would allow it and if he would, it looked like Ludvine was tying to look out for Jezebel's best interest. 

On the other hand, if he said no that Beatrix was not allowed to do so, than Ludvine would happily inform the nosy cook that she was not allowed to make Jezebel's favorite meals. Ludvine hated the fact that all of the people here seemed to adore Jezebel. Ludvine could not understand how they could like such a classless, obnoxious bitch over someone as sweet, well spoken and Beautiful as herself. She knew damn well that Beatrix didn't like her, she went out of her way to keep an eye on her and it was driving Ludvine nuts!

"That's fine." he said. Ludvine felt an intense rush of anger at his decision. Why did he care? 

***

Jezebel spent half the night pacing back and forth across her allotted space. She spent the other half of the night looking for any possible means of escape. She was going to go insane if she had to stay in this room any longer! She was starving and the smell of the food was taking her over the edge. 

She knew Beatrix had gone out of her way to make her favorite meal and Jezebel would love nothing more right now than to sit down and eat every bite. She knew that was why that sneaky little maid had left it here over night. This was deliberate; she was trying to shake Jezebel down. 

Well it would never happen! Jezebel wasn't the 'sit there and take it' type of girl and she never backed down.

What troubled her most was that she really needed to talk to Jake. It was hurting her that he refused to even see her. She couldn't take this type of tension she really didn't have the temperament for it.

She was also becoming more and more jealous by the day, unable to shake the thought of him and Ludvine. Ludvine's constant comments about the two of them were beginning to make Jezebel's skin crawl. She had never wanted to punch someone so bad before in her life! She knew shouldn't care and she would never let anyone know she did, but it was really bothering her. Sitting in this room didn't help matters, it only festered her paranoia. 

How could he like Ludvine? Was he really attracted to her? Did he think about what sex would be like with her? She knew Jake had been with a lot of different women; all shapes, sizes, races, it made no difference to him. But Ludvine? Sure Jezebel had to give credit where credit was due, she was a very attractive woman, but she was so different from Jezebel and so unlike Jake. Was that the fixation, the whole opposites attract aspect?

Was it her accent, did he secretly have a thing for a foreign tongue? Jezebel felt her throat constrict just thinking about Ludvine's tongue slipping into Jake's mouth. 

Was it her pale luminous skin? Jezebel began to shiver in horror as she envisioned her thin alabaster legs around Jake. 

Or maybe it was her slim hips. The girl had not one hint of a curve and Jezebel was the very definition of the meaning of curves.

No, she knew in her heart that it had to be her willingness to submit quietly to her conquest, something Jezebel could not bring herself to do.

Above everything else, despite what had happened between them, Jezebel still loved Jake. He would be the father of her baby and she could never see him with any one else but her. Maybe he had really stopped loving her; maybe he was really moving on with out her. 

This was torture! She had to get out of this room! She had to talk to Jake!

***

"Still haven't eaten I see." Ludvine came in the forth morning with a huge smile on her face. Jezebel didn't say a word, just glared at her. Ludvine could tell by Jezebel's eyes that she had spent another night wide awake. She was tickled pink that her plan had worked; she had purposely left the meal there over night with the intent to drive her insane. 

Ludvine had decided to make a bad situation better, she had been pissed that Beatrix had gone through so much trouble to prepare such a beautiful meal for such a bitch and she was even angrier that Jake had said it was alright. So instead of getting mad, she used it to her advantage. She knew between the smell of her favorite foods, Jezebel's hunger and her stubbornness, she would be half crazy by morning, or she would just give in and eat the food. Either way, Ludvine won. 

Unfortunately the only problem to her otherwise flawless plan was Jezebel, that stubborn witch wouldn't budge or back down. 

"You have to eat some time and when you do," she just smiled sadistically, pushing the tray out of the room.

"Ludvine," she said in a tone that forced the girl to stop and look at Jezebel "if I have to gnaw through this chain with my teeth, one way or another, I WILL get you for this." she solemnly vowed, with just enough conviction to scare the living daylights out of Ludvine, who slammed the door with shaky hands.

***

Ludvine pushed the tray with the untouched food into the kitchen. 

"She didn't eat anything?" Beatrix asked Ludvine, looking down at the tray. 

"No, not yet."

"She didn't even sample the dessert!" Beatrix was aghast.

"No." she shook her head rolling her eyes, still annoyed that the cook even cared.

"Not even a sip of the strawberry tea?" her eyes went wide, that was Jezebel's favorite thing to drink.

"She touched nothing at all." she raised her chin.

"Damn, I even made her favorite dessert, I was sure that strawberry shortcake would do It." she shook her head.

"I guess you wasted a lot of time and food for nothing." she smiled and shrugged, "I told you already, she refuses to eat anything until Jake speaks to her." she flipped her hair, "and Jake will not speak to her."

"Not yet." Beatrix said, sensing the jealousy in her words.

"Not ever." she said snapped than turned walked away.

Something wasn't right and Bea could feel it! Her husband Geoffrey was her biggest critic, always dispelling her beliefs for superstitions. It wasn't superstition, it was intuition and she knew right off the bat that Ludvine was a bad apple. 

Beatrix was seriously questioning Jakes motives for this. She had ears all over this mansion, every one that worked here reported to her and her husband. When they were suspicious they skipped the logical Geoffrey and went straight to Beatrix.

She knew Jezebel very well and there was no way Jezebel would refuse even the tea. This was more than stubbornness, there was something going on here and Beatrix was determined to find out exactly what it was!

***

Jake was having a real hard time staying away from her, he found himself walking slowly up the stairs, desperately trying to convince himself to turn back around and leave her alone. He than found himself standing in front of the guest room door, ready to take the door open with his bare hands just to touch her.

He was glad he had forced himself to leave the key to the locked door downstairs, if he had of brought it he would have already been inside. He closed his eyes inhaling her scent deeply. Even now he wanted to rush down to his office and grab the key, he also knew somewhere between him getting the key and the long flight up stairs he knew reason would kick in. yes, he was definitely happy the key was locked safely away in his desk drawer!

Jezebel sat up in the bed abruptly, she could sense him near. She carefully got out of the bed and tip toed to the door. She knew it was him; there was not a doubt in her mind. Only he could make every spot on her body tingle even through a thick door. 

Jake backed away from the door as he heard her come close. When she got so close he swore he could feel her, he turned and walked away. Despite his actions of abduction and his brutal tactics, despite what he tried to tell him self and no matter what he said, jezebel did have all the control. She had total control his heart. 

He expected the cruelest most soul crushing of words to come from her mouth once he opened that door and right now, he just could not handle it. 

Ludvine stood hidden around the corner watching him. She knew she had to step up her game; he seemed to want that evil bitch more and more by the day. Ludvine couldn't understand it for the life of her.

She ran back to her room to quickly change into her sheer nightgown, throwing a shawl over it. She walked back to Jakes office, knocking on the door

"Come in." he barked. He looked up to see Ludvine walk into the room

"Sir?" she said as breathlessly as she could manage.

"Yes."

"I saw your light was still on and I was wondering if you needed some company?" she asked, letting the shawl fall from her shoulders revealing her sheer nightgown and her small nearly bare breasts. 

Normally he would take advantage of such a situation, especially in his current predicament. His dick was harder than it had ever been before, he had not had sex recently and he was ready to fuck the first thing that moved. But try as he might, even with his painful erection, he could not bring himself to do it.

"I have a lot of paper work to finish." he said

"Well can I get you something to eat?" she walked closer to him.

"No."

"How about a fresh drink?" She was close to him, the shawl dangling from her arms.

"Yes." he nodded. Maybe if he let her get his drink she would just leave. He didn't want to have sex with this girl, but he was an addict. Despite his best intentions, his body demanded what it wanted and he in return mindlessly took what he needed. She walked over to the bar, grabbing him a glass and the bottle of cognac, she poured it slowly, giving him a generous view of her body, she slowly walked back over to him, handing him his drink. 

"Anything else I can get you sir?" she asked, her breasts thrust forward.

"No, not tonight." he said. 

"Don't hesitate to call me if you need anything." she smiled than turned and slowly walked out of the room. 

Ludvine leaned against the door with a huge smile, she was breaking him down! He said not tonight, she was positive that meant he was planning for another night. She would finally have her chance to show him what she was made of. She skipped excitedly back to her room.

***

Jezebel was famished but refused to eat. She felt like a starving tiger trapped in a cage being teased by its warden who dangled bits of bread just out of reach. She wasn't sure how much longer she could take it, but she refused to eat. She truly did not trust the girl. To make all matters worse, no one came to the room but her. No matter how loud Jezebel screamed and no matter how much stuff she threw, no one came but Ludvine.

Than add Jakes nightly visits to her door. Standing on the other side, tempting her beyond reason. His silence dominating the room even though he did not enter. He didn't have to touch her to make her cumm; he didn't have to speak to make her shiver. His strong silent presence was enough to send her mind into total orgasmic chaos!

She couldn't take much more; she was really loosing her cool. 

***

Jenna felt her anxieties rise as the phone continued to ring. She had been trying to get a hold of Jezebel since the day of the abortion and still could not reach her. She was beginning to really worry; she wasn't answering her cell phone, her house phone or her e mail. Jenna stopped by her apartment a few times, but no one answered. Jenna knew something was wrong.

"Jezzy, what the hell is going on? Where are you?" she left another message.

"If she didn't answer the first 30 messages what makes you think she's going to answer this one?"

"Mind your own business." she said thoroughly disgusted with him for running to Jake and telling him everything.

"Maybe she's just mad at you for running your mouth." Harvey said and Jenna glared at him

"Shut up Harvey, you don't know shit." she rolled her eyes and shook her head, "if she was mad she would have already came over and cussed me out."

"True." Harvey nodded.

"I think Jake did something to her." she gave Harvey her best 'evil eye'.

"Don't start with that again." he started to walk away.

"I know you told him." she accused him

"Your paranoid." he began to fidget as he always did when he was guilty.

"That psycho probably has her held hostage in some remote location."

"Cut it out Jenna."

"No you cut it out, you know how Jake is and don't tell me it hasn't crossed our mind a few times." she looked at him in disgust.

"No it hasn't" he lied; he was actually pretty convinced Jake had done something. Knowing Jake the way he did and how he felt about Jezebel, he also figured it was abduction or something of that ilk.

"Good, than when you go over to check, you'll be able to prove me wrong." she grinned smugly.

"Whoa slow down, who said anything about me going over to check?"

"I did." She crossed her arms over her chest, 

"No way."

"Fine, than I will."

"No, Jenna, that's a really bad idea."

"Well someone has to go over there and see what the hell is going on. I have to know that she's alright!" she yelled and Harvey felt bad. Harvey knew how close they were, Jezebel was like her sister. Even though Jezebel refused to speak of the horrors of her childhood, Jenna had trouble keeping silent about it. But Jenna was still careful about certain subjects; Harvey knew that there were some things she wouldn't even tell him. He was also sure they were things that Jezebel had expressly forbidden her to speak of. 

One evening, right after a very passionate session of love making, Jenna had told him that during her childhood, there were a few times when she was sure she couldn't go on, but jezebel always made sure she did. Despite Jenna's loose tongue, she truly did love Jezebel.

"Fine, I'll give him a call."

"You will?" she immediately cheered up.

"Yes."

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" she hugged him kissing him all over his face

"Well if you really want to thank Me." he smiled not needing to finish his sentence, Jenna had already yanked off her top and threw it across the room.




I Love You Ch. 05



***

Ludvine stood just inside the door, far from Jezebel's reach. Jezebel sat on the bed glaring at her nemesis.

"You pushed him to far this time, I mean really Jezebel trying to starve your own baby to death." she shook her head

"He won't believe you, he knows me better than that."

"He knows you tried to abort the baby, why not try starving it?" she snickered. Jezebel rose to her full height than walked as close as her chain would allow. Ludvine still stepped back even though she knew Jezebel couldn't reach her. 

"It won't work." she said calmly watching Ludvine back out of the room, 

"You're wrong, you don't know him anymore. He hates you Jezebel, trust me, he WILL believe It." she grinned than slammed the door closed.

"No he won't." she said even though Ludvine was already gone. There was no way in hell he would believe her load of lies! Jake knew her better than anyone, besides Jenna. 

Than suddenly she felt a nervous tension begin to clench her muscles. What if by some remote chance Ludvine was right? He had abducted her from the abortion clinic; he was definitely under the impression that she did not want the child. Jezebel was also convinced that Ludvine had exploited her superior sense of manipulation to back up her accusations.

But if it turned out that Jakub Stone actually believed that conniving bitch, there would be HELL to pay!



I Love You Ch. 06



Harvey stood outside of Jake's house, taking a deep, steadying breath before he knocked on the massive double doors. He wasn't sure what he was expecting, Jake was very unpredictable when it came to Jezebel. He had pulled up half expecting to see either Jezebel chained to a tree in the front yard, or Jake bludgeoned to death on the front steps. 

"So far so good." he whispered to himself as he scanned the trauma free front yard. He wanted to believe that his friend would never resort to abduction, but deep inside he knew Jake had done just that. 

Regardless of the ifs', hows', whats' or whys' his main concern was pacifying his fiancée. Jenna was frenzied with fear and had worked herself up to a state of panic. She had expected him to go to Jake's house immediately but Harvey had decided to wait a day or two. Jenna was not impressed with his decision and by that night, he had found himself out on the couch. She refused to sleep with him in the same bed until he went to see Jake or let her go to see Jake.

Harvey thought back to his agonizingly long night.

"I want you to go to Jake's house right now!" she had demanded last night; standing in the living room wearing one of her sexiest negligees, tapping her slipper clad foot on the walnut floor. 

"Jenna, it's too late to go now." he tried to rationalize with her.

"But it wasn't to late when I begged you to go earlier today."

"Jenna I had paperwork to finish."

"Paperwork that's not due until tomorrow! Paperwork that you could be doing right now in bed with me and the chocolate pie I made especially for you." she had tried to tempt him. Harvey had been in the biggest rut of all time last night! Here his fiancée was, scantily clad, offering his favorite 'after sex' pie and he still couldn't muster enough nerve to just go and talk to Jake. 

"I'll go first thing in the morning." he tried to appease her.

"No you won't, it will just be another excuse! Forget it, I am going myself and you are not going to stop me!" she snapped grabbing her trench coat. 

Harvey had spent the rest of the night the same way he spent that entire day; convincing Jenna not to go tear Jake's door down.

"Good morning Harvey." Geoffrey broke Harvey's trance, his voice snapping him back to reality. Geoff liked Harvey and he always had. 

He had first met Harvey 3 years before the incident with Jake's father. The boys had met in grade school. Harvey had just moved from another state and the children at his new school were particularly cruel to the heavy set boy with Mickey Mouse voice. 

Jake had been a different person before his father went crazy and murdered his mother. He had always been the boy to root for the underdog, the boy that hated the bullies and what they represented. Geoffrey knew first hand that due to the way his father had treated him, Jake had grown to despise people who used their strength and power to intimidate those weaker than them.

So when he had walked up to see the new boy getting beaten up by the local bullies, Jake was more than happy to jump in and lend a fist. In the end, Jake had been suspended, Harvey found his first friend, and the bullies learned a valuable and painful lesson that day as they were forced to relinquish their power to someone stronger than them.

"Hey Geoffrey, how you been?" Harvey smiled.

"Very well thank you." he nodded, stepping aside to let Harvey enter.

"Is Jake in?"

"Yes, he's in his office." 

"Thanks." he said walking to Jake's office door. He knocked lightly and Jake summoned him in.

"Hey Jake, is this a good time?" Harvey poked his head in before he stepped half way into the room.

"Of course." Jake laid his pen down on top of a stack of paperwork. Harvey noticed his desk was a mess, papers and pens all over the place. Harvey had worked with Jake for years and never once had he seen any of his desks a mess. Jake was a calculated neat freak who thrived on order and Harvey knew something must have been troubling him. It was definitely not a good sign with the whole Jezebel situation.

"Sorry to bother you man," he walked into the room, closing the door behind him. "I know you have a lot on your plate right with work and everything."

"Its fine, what's up?" Jake leaned back in his chair a little, already knowing why Harvey was here.

"It's Jenna, she's going crazy," he sat down in the chair on the opposite side of his huge desk. "She can't find Jezebel anywhere and she swears something's happened to her."

"Jezebel is fine." he answered, stopping Harvey from beating around the bush for an hour before he came out with what he really wanted to say.

"So you do have her?" he had actually hoped Jake would have said no. Harvey knew one way or another Jenna was going to blame him for this. He had secretly hoped that Jezebel was just pissed at Jenna for telling on her and had been avoiding her. 

"Yes."

"Voluntarily?" he dared to ask.

"No." Jake answered honestly and Harvey could feel his throat constrict.

"Damn." he lowered his head, he knew this would not fly well with Jenna. "So she's, um, is she-"

"Chained in the guest room." he finished.

"Wow." Harvey shook his head, already beginning to sweat, "Jake do you think that's a good idea?"

"Not at all." he said bluntly.

"So than you'll let her go?" the question ripe with hope.

"Absolutely not." he said than stood up, "Just tell Jenna she's with me and she's safe."

"Alright." Harvey nodded standing up. "I'll talk to you later than." he headed out of his office. 

He had wanted to say something, but had no idea what to say. When Jake wanted something, come hell or high water, he was going to get it. There was no stopping him and absolutely no reasoning with Jake; no one had ever been able reason with him.

Than Harvey smiled ear to ear as it dawned on him, he did know one person who had successfully reasoned with Jake in the past, the one person he actually somewhat listened to and respected.

***

Davis walked into the dining room, his family around the table eating breakfast. 

"Morning Mom." he kissed the side of her head before grabbing a plate. He was starving as usual; he always had a big appetite.

"Morning dear." Darleen took a sip of her tea.

"Where's dad?"

"He left early this morning on a business trip." she frowned a little.

"Morning Bi." Davis smiled at his sister, Bianca. 

"Good morning Davis." Bianca smiled back.

"Diago, Dante." he nodded, piling two omelets on is plate.

"Why are you grinning so hard?" Diago asked, sliding his hand across Bianca's thigh, under the table.

"Because your cousin has finally lost his fucking mind." Davis shook his head loading his plate with bacon.

"Davis!" Darleen snapped, not tolerating profanities at the dining table.

"Sorry mom." Davis instantly apologized, trying to make room for the sausage.

"Jake?" Diago asked raising a brow.

"Who else." Davis grinned as he sat down with a heaping plate of food.

"What happened?" Darleen asked instantly worried.

"Oh, he just abducted his girlfriend than chained her up in the guest room and refuses to let her go." Davis said than stuffed a thick piece of bacon in his mouth. At this point Dante had ignored them in his usual fashion, now he lowered his paper just enough to look at Davis.

"Yeah right." Diago shook his head, Davis was such a prankster it was hard to know when he was telling the truth or not.

"Did I mention his girlfriend is pregnant?" Davis added as nonchalantly as he could.

"Oh God no." Darleen put one hand to her chest, than grabbed Bianca's hand for support with her other hand. 

Bianca sat stunned, she knew Diago's cousin was a loose cannon, but she had no idea just how loose. She had met him a few times and although he was polite, he seemed very distant. The last time she had seen him he actually seemed a bit sad and she had wondered what could make someone so detached and cold feel that emotion. 

"Bullshit." Diago called his bluff, knowing his mother was too stunned to be upset about his language.

"Harvey just called me, he went to see Jake." Davis said his mouth full of food, when a piece dropped out of his mouth, he immediately picked it up and stuffed it back in. Dante shot him a look that should have vaporized him in his seat.

"Move." Dante warned his brother, he could not tolerate seeing Davis at meals and always forced him to move out of his line of vision. 

"Tempest!" Davis yelled to irritate his brother as he slid his plate over and moved to the next seat. Tempest wasn't there of course, but it would still aggravate his moody and ill tempered older brother.

Tempest, their mother's god daughter, was the leverage Davis had against his grouchy and brooding brother. Dante had been unshakable and unbendable for years, but just the mention of the girl shook him. Davis took full advantage of the situation. Dante gave him a look of disgust that was intended to make his brain implode and Davis grinned wickedly.

"Davis!" Darleen scolded him, "this is not the time for your bickering!" 

"Now I know your lying," ignoring his brothers' meal time rituals and arguments, Diago continued, "Harvey doesn't have the balls to confront Jake."

"No, but his fiancée does, she's the pregnant girlfriend's best friend or something." Davis shrugged, stuffing his face with half of a bagel, "he said he had to physically restrain her to stop her from going to see Jake." When a piece of the bagel flew from his mouth Dante grabbed the croissant from his plate and threw it at Davis. Davis glared at him and Dante stood up, both ready for their daily battle.

"I told you to move!" Dante roared.

"You can't even see me!" Davis stood up.

"ENOUGH!" Darleen yelled slamming her hand on the table, they both looked at her, "Sit down!" she warned them and they both sat down glaring at each other.

"Oh he's going to prison." Diago continued, "Abduction, imprisonment and lord know what else he's done to her." he shook his head wondering how the hell his hot headed cousin had gotten himself into this predicament.

"No he is not going to prison; I'll take care of this." Darleen stood up. "Davis, call Jake and tell him I need to speak to him immediately."

***

Ludvine knocked on Jake's office door.

"Come in." he barked, looking up to see her walk in.

"I'm very sorry to bother you, I know how busy you are, but I thought you would like to know that Jezebel still won't eat or drink anything." she walked over to stand next to his large desk.

"Really." he said genuinely surprised. He'd figured that she would have given in and eaten by now, especially when Beatrix had informed him that she had made Jezebel's special strawberry shortcake and every other food she had ever loved.

"She said not until she speaks to you, she is also becoming more violent," she shook her head, "she even kicked the tray into my leg." she lifted her skirt to show him the large bruise on her thigh. She made sure she pulled it high enough to show him a glimpse of her tiny pale blue thong.

"Jezebel did that?" he asked looking at the dark bruise.

"Yes, but I'm alright. Honestly it's not me I'm worried about, it's her," she paused for dramatic effect, "and the baby." she came over to stand very close to the chair he sat in, "I must tell you something sir." she bowed her head demurely.

"What is it?"

"I do not want to upset you, but I feel I must tell you."

"What?" he barked, beginning to loose his patience.

"Jezebel swore that she would get rid of this baby one way or another." she cried, "she plans to starve it to death." she sobbed hard. Jake glared at her intensely for a full 5 second before he finally spoke.

"You must have misunderstood her." he said, Jezebel was a vicious bitch when she wanted to be, but she was not heartless. He knew her well enough to know she could never commit such an unspeakable act! He also knew she loved herself way to much too ever hurt herself! 

At first he thought her not eating was just her way of gaining a little bit of control in a situation that he fully controlled. But if she still wasn't eating than he knew there was a deeper problem and he knew for a fact that Jezebel would never starve herself to make a point. He was angry at himself for not keeping a better eye on her.

"No sir, she was specific." she said, shocked that he did not automatically believe her, maybe she had gone a little to far this time.

"Either you misunderstood her or you're lying," his eyes sparked with anger, intimidating Ludvine to an orgasmic level, "which is it?" he demanded as his eyes burning holes through hers. He was not giving her a chance to convince him with her lies and she knew that he suspected it may be a lie! Yes, she had most definitely gone too far, but she would rectify this problem immediately. 

"I must have misunderstood her." she bowed her head slightly. She was as furious as she was excited by this display of emotion towards her. Why did he religiously defend the tyrannical bitch? As badly as she wanted too, she knew she could not push this right now. But she could push Jezebel enough to make her act out, than he would believe her. "I am so sorry." she let the tears flow. 

"Your previous employer at the nursing home gave you an excellent reference and you scored high on your exams for nursing." he stated opening a folder and Ludvine immediately recognized the file. It was her personal file from her last job. He must have talked to Jocelyn Sara and Ludvine knew damn that bitch had probably spilled her guts. "But you were fired for harassing a patient." he said

"It wasn't me, it was my boss Jocelyn, she was having an affair with one of our patients!" she recited the same lie she had originally told to try and get her off the hook. The lie probably would have worked if Jocelyn hadn't been having an affair with the main man in charge at the nursing home. What Ludvine didn't know was that they had been lovers for years and he spent all of his free time with her on and off the job. He knew dam well Jocelyn didn't have enough time to be carrying on another affair and he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jocelyn truly love him! "When she got caught she blamed it on me, but it wasn't me, I swear!" she cried.

Jake realized he had handled this whole situation terribly and he questioned his own sanity for leaving his pregnant ex- girlfriend in the full care of a woman he knew nothing about. He had done a quick search and found her high scores in college and the excellent reference and had deemed her capable of looking after Jezebel. That was stupid and incompetent on his behalf. If he had the balls to go face Jezebel he would tell her that once again she had been right. But since he still couldn't muster the courage, he sent his chauffer to offer a night shift nurse at the nursing home 5000 dollars for Ludvine Aril's work file.

"I hired you to assist Miss Rose, not aggravate the situation." he would stop this before it could go any farther. His main concern was Jezebel and the survival of this child. "Geoffrey will be handling Jezebels needs from now on." His words rushed through her body like a hail of bullets. Was he getting rid of her? She automatically began to cry.

"Are you firing me? Please, I'm sorry, I will not do it again!" she dropped to her knees, sobbing dramatically, her head on his thighs. "I'll make things right with Miss Rose, I promise!"

"No, I don't want you to make any further contact with her." he peeled her arms from his legs.

"Please I need this job! I don't have any money, I can't even pay rent! Because of Jocelyn's lies I can't even get another nursing job, that's why I took this position in the first place! I promise I will stay far away from her! Don't fire me, give me one more chance." she was crying for real this time, "Please!" she pleaded with him.

"You can assist me temporarily while Geoffrey assists Miss Rose." he said. Ludvine's face lit up in joy, this was even better, she would be his personal assistant now! What unbelievable luck! 

"Yes, sir, thank you!" she kissed his hand than stood up; "you won't regret this." she turned and left the room.

Some thing inside of him told him he may have made a big mistake. The girl seemed harmless enough, but he would definitely keep an eye on her.

***

Jake walked into the kitchen to find Geoff. He had no idea what was going on between Jezebel and Ludvine and he didn't care. He decided to take control and fix the possible problem.

"I want you to take Jezebels meals to her." Jake said.

"Absolutely." he nodded thinking it was a splendid idea, he knew his wife would be happy and less worried. A less worried Beatrix meant a whole lot more sleep and loving for him!

"Just you, no one else." he nodded, especially not Ludvine, he thought to himself. "I don't want anyone near her food." not that he suspected anything; he would just take all precautions.

"I'll make it a priority." he smiled and Jake nodded

"Thank you." he grinned in appreciation. He knew Geoffrey and his wife adored Jezebel.

"My pleasure." he said sincerely, he couldn't wait to tell Beatrix!

***

Jezebel was ready for battle when the door opened. To her surprise Geoffrey walked in with the tray of food.

"Geoff!" she smiled ear to ear running over to him, she gave the old man a huge hug, "Thank god! Where's Ludvine, did he fire her?"

"No, he reassigned her to another position in the house."

"So he sent you instead?" she asked suspiciously. Why would he send his main man in the house to do a little job like deliver her meals? But most importantly. Why had he not fire Ludvine yet?

"Yes."

"Than if your here, does that mean that Ludvine's assisting him?" she asked praying it wasn't so.

"I have no idea." he lied, not wanting to make it any harder for her, especially when there was nothing she could honestly do about it right now.

"Has he said anything to you, like when he's going to unchain me or at least have the balls to come up here and see me?" she asked

"No, he hasn't said much of anything lately; he's been working a lot. He keeps himself locked up in his office."

"I really need to talk to him Geoff." she said with a sadness that made his old heart ache.

"I know, and I believe he will be either letting you go soon or at least coming up to see you."

"Really?" she asked with hope.

"Yes." he nodded, unconvinced. "but in the mean time I brought you a treat." he smiled taking the silver dome off the large silver plate. Jezebel smiled ear to ear

"Did Bea make this?" she asked looking at the plate with excitement.

"Especially for you my dear." he smiled in a fatherly manner.

"Wait!" she carefully scanned the food, "Did Ludvine go near it?" she asked worried. 

"No." Geoff answered instantly wondering why she had asked and just as quickly putting two and two together.

"Are you sure?" She knew how sneaky Ludvine was.

"It never left my sight." he smiled and she exhaled in relief, than grabbed the plate and started to pig out.

"I'm starving!" she smiled, stuffing her face.

"Why haven't you been eating? Bea's been making all your favorites."

"Cause that psycho maid is trying to poison me!" she exclaimed still chewing food.

"You're kidding?"

"I wouldn't starve my self for a joke." she stuffed half of a biscuit into her mouth.

***

"It all makes sense now!" Beatrix said to Geoffrey as she tenderized a thick sirloin steak.

"She didn't even have to really try to poison her to get her to not eat." Geoffrey added.

"Just the threat alone from the only person in charge of your meals is enough to do it."

"Precisely."

"That sneaky little bitch!" she hit the table with her fist, "We need to keep a close eye on that one!" Bea said.

"I agree."

"I have a feeling she is going to try something else now."




I Love You Ch. 06



"I was thinking the same exact thing." Geoffrey nodded.

"What ever you do, do not let Jezebel's food out of your sight for even a second."

"Wouldn't think of it my dearest." he smiled than planted a big kiss on his wife's cheek and smiled contently. 

"And we have to think of a way to keep her from sneaking up to the guest wing." Bea said realizing how easy it would be for Ludvine to sneak up there undetected. The guest wing was built for privacy, so unless they screamed at the top of their lungs, they could not be heard.

"We have that lipstick camera still, I could hide it behind the painting in the hallway." he said and Beatrix beamed with pride

"My husband the electronic genius." she winked before grabbing his cheeks and planting a big kiss on his lips, "I think you deserve a treat tonight." she smiled knowingly.

"Me to!" he smiled ear to ear; he loved his wife's little treats!

*** 

Jezebel lay back in the bed with a huge hot fudge and caramel banana split. Beatrix always made her own special caramel sauce that Jezebel was addicted to. She has just put a huge spoonful in her mouth when felt a strange flutter low in her belly. She stopped gorging herself for a moment as she waited to see if it would happen again and she giggled in delight when it did. She looked down at her belly and for the first time she felt connected to the life growing in there. She dropped the spoon on the silver tray than slid her hand to her midsection. 

It was too late to have the abortion now; she had been on her last day to have the procedure the day she went to the clinic. It had a lot to do with why she rushed it. She had not even had a chance to tell Jake that and he probably had no idea. 

It didn't matter now anyway, the abortion had been out of the question the minute she laid on that table, drugged and trying to get up. What she was doing had felt so intensely wrong to her! It was the one time she had actually been happy with Jake's strong arm tactics. She would have been thankful to him for stopping her from making a huge mistake that she would have regretted. 

But he had gone way too far and now all she could think of was revenge!



I Love You Ch. 07



Ludvine decided to step her game up a notch; it was obvious that Jake was going to believe that lying little cunt bag he had chained to the floor in a well hidden room upstairs. She would have to show him in some way that Jezebel could not be trusted. She needed him to doubt Jezebel and the paternity of that unborn baby. Ludvine knew deep in her heart that it was the only thing keeping Jake attached to Jezebel. Would he still want anything to do with her if he believed the baby wasn't his? Would he still be so obsessed if he found out Jezebel was a cheating whore?

She had come up with a plan she was executing immediately. She had contacted her old friend Pete. Peter Rogers was a sleaze with a serious heroin habit that he couldn't afford. Ludvine knew exactly how to convince Pete to help her with her little plan. Pete also had a long history of running from all the problems he created. So if anything did happen to come up Pete would leave town before he had a chance to blame it all on her.

***

Bea had a bad feeling about everything that was going on in the mansion; even some of the other staff members were beginning to complain about Ludvine. She felt Jezebel was unsafe up there all alone wit Ludvine lurking around. She spent all of her free time watching the camera's live feed back on her lap top, her unblinking eyes glued to the monitor as she made sure the hallway leading to Jezebel's door remained vacant. She had informed the rest of the staff that she was having problems with her arthritis. Just as Bea had suspected, Rosalie, her right hand woman in the kitchen, was more than happy to help Beatrix out. With that extra free time on top of the free time she already had, Beatrix used all of her super sleuth skills to stalk Ludvine. That girl couldn't make a move without Beatrix knowing about it. 

"I think she's actually given up." Geoff said to her. They had just had a nice quiet lunch and all Bea wanted to talk about was Ludvine and possibly putting another camera in the hallway closer to the stairs. He also knew that she had just found a new recipe for a Japanese inspired apple pie and she hadn't even mentioned it once to him. That was so unlike his wife. After they finished lunch she went directly back to her laptop and the empty hallway on the monitor. He was beginning to worry that maybe Beatrix may have been getting a little too obsessed.

"Not a chance, she's on to us." Beatrix told Geoffrey after she had finished lunch, sipping on some raspberry coffee watching the hallway on the laptop screen.

"That's not possible; I hid the camera where she'll never find it."

"She knows." Bea said convinced that some how Ludvine knew something. "Trust me."

"I'll do that than Jane Bond." he grinned ear to ear and Beatrix just rolled her eyes. Bea was a clever woman, she always had been and there was no way Ludvine would get one over on her. She was also convinced that there was no way in hell Ludvine would be able to just stop, Bea saw the look in the maids eyes every time she looked at Jake. Her lust was way to strong for her to just give up now.

***

Ludvine had been careful as she followed Geoffrey upstairs to the guest wing. He had no idea she was creeping behind him, watching his every move. She waited until they had gone to bed last night and she set her plan in action.

The cool thing about the guest wing was it was designed by the same man that had designed the family wing. He had a deep fondness for cool grey walls, bright unusual decorations and large somewhat gothic themed paintings and they were the only 2 wings that were almost identical.

Ludvine had pinpointed the exact spot in the hall way of the family wing that looked identical to the hallway in the guest wing. She carefully and very quickly moved the camera to its new home, the wing that was used only for family coming to spend time at the mansion. Fortunately there was no family occupying any area of the wing, and the hallways were as un-walked as the guest wing where Jezebel's room was.

Ludvine smiled ear to ear as she quickly went back to her room, after checking to make sure both Beatrix and Geoffrey were still asleep, listening for a moment at their door before making her way back to her room. She had a long night of debauchery to orchestrate.

***

"That espresso from Italy you ordered arrived to day." Beatrix smiled ear to ear, handing him a cup.

"Did you try it yet?" he asked her, inhaling the powerful aroma.

"Not yet." she grinned, she always waited until after her duties to sit down and relax with a nice cup of liquid caffeine.

"Not bad." he said after taking a sip. Geoff walked into the kitchen with a tray piled with empty dishes "That's Jezebel's tray?" Jake asked.

"It sure is." Geoff nodded with a smile on his face.

"She's eating again?" Jake asked with a gleam of hope in his eye.

"Is she ever." he chuckled. "She finished everything on her plate and asked for seconds." Geoffrey said with a proud smile

"Really." Jake could not resist a smile. Could she be coming around?

"Yes, she wanted thirds but decided it would be pushing It." he and Jake both chuckled. Bea smiled she hadn't seen Jake smile for some time.

"Good news." he smiled ear to ear as he nodded, turning to leave the kitchen.

"She asked to speak with you." Bea said and he stopped dead in his tracks. Geoffrey and Bea both watched his reaction, seeing his discomfort. 

"I can't I have to visit with my aunt, something is going on at the main house." he said.

"Oh, I hope everything's alright," Beatrix said concerned, "Tell Darleen I said hello." 

"I will." he said than left the room, not wanting to discuss visiting Jezebel right now. He knew he would eventually have to, but now was not the time. He just wasn't ready yet.

He grabbed the mail by the door on his way out, glancing through the assorted envelopes he saw the letter addressed to Jezebel R. Stefani from Peter L. Rogers. Jake quickly tore the envelope opened and read the contents.

Dear Jezebel I am so sorry for the things I said to you! I am selfish and inconsiderate! You were right, if I truly loved you it shouldn't matter if the baby isn't mine, it is a part of you and that's all that matters! Your right, I would make a good father and yes, I will raise the baby as my own even if it is not. But there is still a 50% chance so please do not hate me for still being hopeful!

I love you and I always will, Peter Rogers

Jake felt that control he had been holding onto disappear. He turned and flew up the stairs like a wolf on a blood trail, taking the stairs 3 at a time; he went to the guest wing, stalking down the long empty hall and straight to her room. He unlocked the door than barged in the room, slamming it shut behind him so hard it almost broke.

***

Ludvine had been watching and waiting for Jake to see the mail and open the envelope she planted. She couldn't have been happier with his reaction and had to hold the giggle bubbling in her throat when he flew off in a rage. She carefully crept up the stairs after she heard him slam the door shut.



I Love You Ch. 08



Jezebel leaned back against the mounds of frilly pillows on the massive bead, a plate of tiny finger cakes glazed in a rich strawberry sauce lay next to her on a large silver platter. a tall glass of ice cold milk on the night stand next to her and a book in her hands. Beatrix had recommended she try reading a book to help her relax and she sent her favorite to Jezebel. It was an intricate and intriguing 'who done it' and Jezebel was instantly hooked.

She hadn't been able to relax in a very long time and she was impressed that a book could do the very thing that not even sleeping pills, soothing candles, saunas, massages, chiropractics or prescribed medication had ever been able to accomplish. She was totally relaxed.

Just when she thought it couldn't get any more peaceful and she couldn't get anymore relaxed, she felt it. 

It was like that little ripple in the water before the 300 foot wave crushed you 7 feet below the sand. It was like a ball of cold fusion sucking all of her vital organs together to form in the pit of her belly. She felt it growing and mounting, making her body shake, forcing her to breath fast and deep, she sat up straight as it mounted, sweat beginning to bead on her brow.

She knew what this was, only one person in this entire world could make her feel this way.

Jezebel looked up to see Jake enter through the door than slam it shut behind him with the ferocity of a demon. He stood on the other side of the room like a recently released beast, out for blood. She hadn't seen him since he first imprisoned her and he looked like he hadn't slept since than either. His clothes were rumpled; his usually short hair was long and messy and he was in desperate need of a shave. It was also very apparent that his rage had not subsided and his eyes were glowing platinum, his scowl already in place. He looked lethal and so fucking sexy she wanted to rip off his clothes and fuck him until he squealed. But her anger was a little more in control of her emotions than her lust and she dismissed the idea almost immediately.

"So you finally come up here and face me, you fucking coward," she laid down her book, frowning at him. She hated him so much right now she actually loved him. She wanted to hurt him so bad her sex was screaming in submission. "You better be here to let me go." Jezebel jumped off the bed, standing her ground with her hands on her hips, she glared back at him.

"You're not going anywhere." He slowly stalked towards her.

"I have rites!" she yelled stomping her foot, "you can't keep me here it's illegal you fucking psycho!"

"You lost all rites the minute you stepped into that fucking abortion clinic." He spat and she gasped, already filled with shame over the huge mistake she almost made. "Whose peter?" he asked coming closer towards her, his eyes shooting silver sparks of lightening, brilliant enough to make her flinch. 

"Who?"

"Don't play fucking dumb with me Jezebel, who's Peter?!" his voice was controlled but full of a rabid rage, ready to explode.

"I have no idea who Peter is!" she snapped back

*

Ludvine snickered silently on the other side of the door listening to her plan unfold.

*

Jake threw the letter at Jezebel and she caught it, opened it than silently read it. She looked up at him in confused horror.

"What is this?" she asked holding it in her hand he snatched it back than stood toe to toe with her "Is this one of your sick tricks?" she accused. 

"You know exactly what it is." he said 

"I know this is you setting me up." she lightly shoved his chest, "Don't forget that I'm smarter than you and I know allll of your tricks."

"Why would I have to set you up, I already have you exactly where I want you." he said in such a superior tone that she was immediately convinced that Jake was not a part of this. She knew Jake better than anyone and she knew if it was one of his tricks he would be gloating. That only left one other person.

"Its her." she shook her head in disbelief. That little bitch was actually smarter than Jezebel had given her credit for.

"What?"

"She's setting me up." she said to him, hoping he was not past the point of reason. Wondering how deep into his head Ludvine had already gotten. "That manipulative bitch." she spat.

"Whose baby is that?" he demanded, his voice low and deadly and she looked at him in shock and disbelief. Was he actually questioning her because of a letter? She would not dignify his insulting question with an answer. She turned away from him and he grabbed her arm. "You better fucking answer me Jezebel."

"Let go." she said her anger really growing. She had tried to be some what civil, but now she was just plain pissed off. "I can't believe you would fall for this shit," she shook her head in disgust "can't you see what she's doing?" she attempted to reason with him.

"Who are talking about?" 

"The maid!" she snapped and he looked at her in bewilderment for a moment.

"The maid?! What does she have to do with this?"

"You know exactly what she has to do with this!" she yelled at him wanting to slap the hell out of him. How could he be involved with that horrible little troll-maid? She was a sickening, spineless waste of skin! "You fucking traitor Jakub!"

"What the fuck are you talking about?" he leaned down, putting his face directly in front of hers. She was tempted to head bunt him as the realization hit her. Ludvine had not been lying; Jake was having some kind of an affair with her.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about and if you let that filthy skank put her rotten hands on my baby I will kill you both." she said with a gleam in her eye that made him want to rein over her. The very part of her personality that deepened his hatred but strengthened his love for her.

"Like you tried to kill your own baby?" He gave her a look of repulse, "If you can't abort it, starve it?" he shook his head as she gasped, "That's low, even for you."

"Ludvine told you that." she said remembering the threat the maid had thrown at Jezebel. "You actually believed her?" she asked, her heart on her sleeve for a full 3 seconds.

"Yes." he lied, wanting to hurt her. Jezebel was crushed and had to take a deep breath to prevent her emotions from coming out. Ludvine was right, she could make Jake believe horrible things about her. Sure he had caught her at the abortion clinic, but did he really believe her to be some cruel sadistic person? Only deranged maniacal mothers slowly starved their unborn children! She had thought that he knew her better than that. Jezebel could feel her heart ripping inside of her chest and she wasn't sure why. She hated him more than anyone else in the world, so why did she care if he was sleeping with the maid? Her anxieties overcame her momentarily and for a second she feared the top of her head would fly off with the fire hot rage that was escalating inside of her.

Before she realized what she was even doing, she had slapped the side of his face as hard as she could. He grabbed her before the next blow connected. He was ready to do some damage to her but he stopped dead in his tracks, remembering that she was pregnant. Instead he grabbed her arms tight enough to leave faint bruises, but her flailing hands managed to still connect with his chin.

"You believed that lying, jealous boy looking bitch over me?!" she ranted struggling to get free of his iron grip. She would slap him again if she could move her arms; instead she raised her leg and kneed him in his thigh, just missing a very sensitive area.

"Calm down you're going to hurt yourself," he held her still, but when she kicked him again he let go of her and said "or your going to make me hurt you."

"Really? Since you don't fight your own battles anymore, what are you going to do, send your psycho stalker girlfriend maid up here to yell at me some more?" she shoved at his chest. "I bet you love that she comes in here to taunt me, standing just 3 steps out of my reach, screaming at me!"

"Screaming?" he shook his head, "I've never even heard her raise her voice, she's not like you Jezebel." he said and she wanted to slap him again, instead she slugged him in the chest. "She gets her point across with out violence."

"I bet she does." she tried to smack him again but he grabbed her wrist.

*

Ludvine smiled in bliss as she listened to Jake defend her; she was half tempted to run in there and kiss him. She was ecstatic; her plan was working to perfection. She was hoping that by morning, Jake would hate Jezebel and she would have Jake all to herself.



I Love You Ch. 09



"Is that why you like her so much, because she's not me? Because she talks in soft tones and follows all your fucking rules?" Jezebel yelled, "Because she's a weak robotic bitch that you can control?"

"I do like docile women," he said knowing it would infuriate her, she was anything but docile, "women that know their place."

"You mean that place below your feet?" she glared at him yanking her hand from his grip.

"That's the place," he grinned smugly, his pale eyes sparking with his lust and his fury.

"Wow," she changed her tactics "I can't believe she tricked you so easily, you straight up fell for it. I thought you were smarter than that Jakey." her tone was condescending. 

"Watch it." he warned her, knowing where she was going with this.

"The predator of the year duped by a maid, the big bad wolf slaughtered by the sheep." she taunted him with the smuggest smile she could muster, even her chuckle was haughty. "Since when did you start letting your girlfriends make your mind up for you?"

"You better watch your fucking mouth Jezebel." he growled his fingers sinking deeper into her skin as he yanked her closer to him.

"Make me watch my fucking mouth, Jakub." she raised her chin with an invincible grin, delighted with the smell of battle. "Don't be mad at me, it's not my fault your pussy whipped."

"I warned you." he growled, he lifted her in his arms and gently tossed her down on the bed. She immediately tried to scramble to the other side, but he grabbed he thick cold chain around her ankle and pulled her back to him. She twisted her body around to get away still trying to kick him, but he grabbed her foot and pulled her to the edge of the bed; closer to him. He held her chain tightly in one hand, not letting her get away as he undid his belt and slid it from his pants. She kicked him hard in the ribs and he glared at her as he folded the belt.

"You wouldn't dare!" she hissed as she tried to scoot back, but his tight one handed grip on her chain wouldn't let her even budge. She sat up and started smacking him over and over.

"Not while your pregnant." he said, grabbing her wrists and pulling them together, he wrapped the belt around them. "But the minute you conceive," holding her bound wrists he leaned down to kiss her neck, "I am gonna fuck you up baby." he whispered, sending chills through her sex.

"Get the fuck off me!" she cried hard, almost screeching, trying to kick him again. He stood up than grabbed the belt and pulled her by her wrists to the headboard than quickly fastened the buckle. Her foot connected with his thigh, but he didn't even act like he felt it. She was now chained to the floor by one foot and buckled to the head board by both wrists. How the hell did she let him get her into these positions?

"And you better pray that baby is mine." he said with a look in his eyes that made her flinch.

"I wish it wasn't" she pouted her eyes gleaming dangerously.

"It's time you learned your place baby girl." he slid her skirt to her belly, his large hands touching as much skin as they could in the process. He looked down at her, her arms tightly buckled to the head board and she still fought like a Tasmanian devil. 

"Never!" she hissed trying to kick him with her free foot; he grinned bending his head to rip her panties off with his hand and his teeth. He tossed them to the floor, than spread her thighs as far as he could holding them apart with his elbows as he spread her flesh.

"No, get off me." she cried, her thighs already quivering. She tried to hit him in the head with her knee, but he grabbed it, holding it flat to the bed and sunk his teeth into the sensitive skin of her inner thigh. She cried as she arched her back, the pain sending jolts straight up to her sex. "STOP!"

"Make me." he threw her favorite phrase back at her.

"I am going to fucking kill you." she cried and he could already hear the lust in her voice. He grinned as he slid his fingers lightly over her skin, watching her body twitch and begin to relax. He lightly pinched her lips together, than bent his head and slid his tongue over them before he sucked them into his mouth. She wiggled trying to pull away from him, as he nibbled on her lips before pulling back to spread them again. "Nooo." she lightly cried, knowing that this could possibly be her undoing. 

"Do you have any idea how much I love to watch you squirm." he said looking up at her face before he bent his head back down to her vulnerable sex, sliding his tongue up her overly sensitive flesh.

He grinned and bent his head to her pulsing sex, she gasped as he sucked the sensitive nub deep into his mouth, his tongue working the very tip as he sucked it like a pacifier. She cried out as the intense pressure grew in her belly. The muscles in her legs jerking as she tried to close her legs against the feeling. He wouldn't let her budge; his mouth was securely latched onto her sex. She felt the convulsions begin to rock her lower torso as he slid a thick finger inside of her. She could feel her adrenaline misting through her shaking body. 

"Ooh, I hate you so much." she squirmed, unable to control her own body at this point.

Just when she was sure she could not take anymore, everything inside of her exploded. She tried to pull away but he refused to let her go until her orgasm stopped. Once her body went limp, he slid his tongue deep inside of her, sucking out every last drop before he rose up. He unlocked the buckle, undoing her hands; he sat back down on the bed, leaning against the head board. He grabbed her arm and pulled her onto his lap, facing him. 

She grabbed the belt and slid it behind his neck holding both ends as she looked into his eyes. He slid his hand from her hip up to cup her breast.

"Tit for tat." his deep voice was low and thick with his lust as he gave her permission to proceed with the belt. She instantly slid the belt through the buckle and tightened it around his neck, that gleam of excitement in her eye that drove him crazy. He hated it when she wrapped things around his neck but he loved to watch her work herself into a frenzy when she did. He loved to watch her sadistic instincts bloom, but he had to keep it under control or she would go too far, she always went too far. "Careful." he growled low.

"I will be." she breathed as the muscle in her cheek twitched in anticipation. "You first."

"Lift your arms" he said and she let go of the belt to lift her arms straight up in the air. He slid her tube top slowly up her breasts than over her head. He dropped it to the bed as he skimmed his fingers down her arms than down over her bra encased breasts. He reached behind her than unhooked her strapless bra, her bare breasts springing forward and he moaned deep in his throat. 

She put her hands behind her head lacing her fingers behind her neck, she thrust her breasts towards him and braced herself; he almost came at her act of submission. He ran his hands over her swollen breasts, noticing the increase in size. He caressed them lightly before he raised his hand than slapped down on one breast. 

"Ow. " She winced a little, he hadn't touched her in so long, and her breasts were no longer used to the treatment.

"Don't tell me I have to retrain you?" he slapped down twice more before he bent his head and lightly kissed her swollen breast. She slid her hands though his hair holding him to her for a second before she grabbed the belt around his neck and yanked him back. He scowled; he never did like this game. 

"My turn." She grinned as she rose to her knees, holding the end of the belt tightly in one hand, wanting to choke the hell out of him as she grabbed his thick member in the other hand. 

*

Ludvine was shaking with fury as she listened to them at the door. She listened as they had sex, her body demanding she go in there right now and make them stop. How could this happen? Why did he keep going back to Jezebel?

She must be a witch! That's what it was; no woman had that much control over a man unless they used some type of sorcery to keep them there. Well she would not just stand by and let this happen, she had to do something and fast!

*

Jezebel could still feel that humming vibration between her legs as she slowly ran the head of his cock across her tingling flesh. She shivered as she arched her back slightly, pulling the belt tight across his throat. He leaned in closer to her body to loosen the tension around his neck than took her nipple into his mouth. She gasped hard as he bit down on the tender nub, tightening her grip on his member as she momentarily let go of the belt. He wrapped his arms around her back, pulling her closer to him, as he sucked her nipple deeper into his mouth. She slid her arm between their bodies and positioned him at her opening, than every so slowly she slid down on just the swollen tip. 

It was his turn to groan as he let go of her throbbing nipple and leaned back against the head board. She clenched her muscles around his engorged head than pulled up slowly until it popped out, making him groan again; she yanked the belt as she grinned slyly. She kissed his lips lightly as she slid back down on just the tip of his raging erection. He deepened the kiss, his hands sliding to her breasts as she rode just the tip. Jezebel pulled back away form him, than slid down, taking a little bit more of him inside of her, before she pulled him out completely; all the while working that belt around his neck. He grabbed her waist as she teased him, sinking his fingertips into her skin.

"Come on Jez." he breathed trying to slide back inside of her. She grabbed his face hard than lightly kissed his lips. 

"No." She wouldn't let him inside; instead she slowly swayed her hips, her moist flesh rubbing against his pulsing hard on. She rubbed it harder; the feel of his stiff member against her engorged nub had her gasping as she ground her sex harder against him. She was clutching handfuls of his hair, kissing him as hard as she could. He pulled back from her, unable to stand anymore.

"Let me in." he growled.

"no.' she pulled her hips back and her sex away from him.

"I need to be inside of you baby." he said, sinking his fingers into her hip, with that look in his eyes. 

She went up to her knees as she grabbed his member, circling it around her tingling nub than she slowly pushed him inside of her. He clutched her hips, pulling her down fully. He wanted every inch of himself as deep as it could go inside of her. He pushed up as she slid down, her hips moving wildly as she fucked him back. He grabbed her large breast taking the tip into his mouth. She wrapped her arm around his head holding him tightly as she bent her head back arching her back as he impaled her. She cried out as the first of many orgasms tore through her body.

At this very moment everything made sense to him. He did love her and he had been afraid to face her. Jake Stone feared no man, woman or beast; but he was deathly afraid of Jezebel. She held his heart clutched in her fisted grip. He knew she hated him, but he also knew there was some strange, surreal bond between the two of them that would not allow them to completely separate. He needed her near him at all times, even if it was under lock and key and even if she hated him. He was going to keep her locked away until he knew for a fact she couldn't abort the baby, now he wasn't even sure about that anymore.

He had never felt so at peace as he did when he was inside of her. He never felt as loved as he did when she had loved him. Maybe he was crazy, he knew he could not force her love again, no matter how long he chained her up for, it would not force her to learn to love him again. He had no other choice, had to let her go.

He kissed her as he came inside of her, holding her as close to him as he could with out hurting her. 

*

Ludvine barley with held the tears threatening to roll down her face. She wanted to run in there, yank him off her, and beat the hell out of Jezebel than drag Jake back to her room. The quieter it got, the more worried she got, when Jezebel finally spoke, Ludvine put her ear to the door.

*

They sat there frozen; Jezebel's head lay on his shoulder as she felt her orgasm subside. Jake held her tightly to him, wanting her as close to him as he could get her. Jezebel finally pulled back looking him straight in the eyes. She had not forgotten about his little tryst with the maid. She felt betrayed and was furious that he would believe Ludvine over her. Did he seriously have feelings for her? She had all intentions of getting to the bottom of it, but right now she had more important matters to deal with.

"Are you going to let me go now?" she asked, shocking him.

"Is that why you let me fuck you?" his eyes were instantly cold.

"Does it matter?"

"No." he lied. Of course it mattered; it mattered a great deal to him. 

"Than you'll let me go?" she repeated he question

"no." he answered even though he had actually debated it after he ejaculated.

"Are you sure?" she asked tightly clenching her muscles around his member.

"I'm not letting you go."

"Than I hate you." she said standing up, his member sliding from her as she looked down at him. She had said it in the past, but she had said it in anger, hearing her say it so calmly and so casually, make him nauseous. "I really truly deeply hate you."

"I know." he whispered.

"I am going to get out of here and than I am going to run as far away from you as I can. " She stepped back from him, out of his reach. "I NEVER want to see you again!" she cried and he felt his ribs clutch his heart. He slipped farther away from her, than stepped off the bed, afraid he had stomped on his own heart that now lay dying on the floor. His eyes darkened to a foggy grey color she had never seen, no blue or silver. "I regret all the time I wasted on loving you. And it is your baby, but you'll never see him." she said so viciously he could only stare at her for a moment.

*

Ludvine's smile was right back in place. She couldn't believe it, she actually had Jezebel herself to thank for this victory. She couldn't have done it with out her help! She was brimming over with satisfaction; and to think that she had actually been worried for a moment. Now she wasn't the least bit worried, there was no way Jake would ever want her after that little confession.

*

Jake fought his inner beast for control, just as Jezebel fought Jake for control. She loved him, she wasn't sure why, she knew she shouldn't, especially since she hated him so much. She loved the things he did to her even though she hated him for doing them to her. But most of all she hated him for making her enjoy the things that she felt made her weak and insignificant.

Jake unable to bare the truth, turned around and left the room. 

*

Luckily for Ludvine, Jake's cousin had called right before Jake had stormed upstairs, he said he needed to speak to Jake immediately. So when Jake opened the door and saw Ludvine standing close to it, she instantly started talking.

"Your cousin called he said there was some emergency with your aunt and he needs to speak to immediately sir." she bowed submissively as he nodded curtly than walked past her. "I just ran up here to notify you immediately."



I Love You Ch. 10



Darleen sat on her toasted coconut colored suede love seat, directly across from the large couch her nephew sat on. Darleen sat there barely able to control the tears burning the surface of her eyes. She was beside herself with grief as she looked at him through new eyes. It broke her heart to have to finally admit that he had fully gone off the deep end. She had so much hope for him and had never stopped praying for a miracle. Now her hope was destroyed along with her respect.

"Jakub Dorian Stone, what have you done?" she asked her eyes so full of pain that Jake couldn't bare to look in them. He put his head down, filled with the shame of knowing that he was the reason she felt this way. He felt like a bad child who knew he had done wrong and wished there was some way to rectify his actions or at least attempt to hide them. He could do neither.

"She was at the abortion clinic Aunt Dar-."

"So you fly off the handle and abduct her?" she cut him off "Was that your solution Jakub?" she shook her head in disgust, "What were you thinking?" she scolded him.

"I wasn't thinking." he said surprising the hell out of her. He had never once said those words nor had he ever taken any blame for anything he had ever done wrong. 

"Where is she now?" she demanded and he hesitated for a moment before looking up at her.

"Chained up in the guest wing." he said completely ashamed to admit it. funny how it made so much sense to lock her up at the time, but now trying to explain it to his angry aunt made him feel like a jack ass.

"WHAT?!" she yelled, appalled by his actions.

"I honestly didn't know what else to do," he said feeling the disgust of his actions and the frustrations by his severe over reactions. "I just didn't want her to kill my baby." he said his eyes glazing with tears.

"You have to unchain her."

"I can't, she could still have the abortion."

"Jakub, this is serious, she's pregnant!" she tried to reason with her, "Do you have any idea how many complications that come along with pregnancy? What if something happens to her or the baby? There should be a doctor on the premises at all times! Especially when she's under such stress!"

"I did hire a new maid who was a former nurse for over 5 years. She's been taking care of her and making sure she is healthy."

"And you trust this women enough to take care of the woman pregnant with your first child?" she asked "how long have you known this nurse?"

"I met her the day I interviewed her for the job."

"So you're telling me you left her in the hands of a complete stranger?"

"She had excellent references."

"References are easy to fake!" she snapped ready to throttle her nephew, "please tell me you've been keeping a close eye on her." she asked having a strong suspicion that he had not.

"no." he put his head back down and Darleen's hands began to shake in her frustrated fury.

"Dam it Jakub!" she yelled and Jake's eyes widened, he had never heard his aunt curse before.

"I couldn't face her at first." he finally admitted.

"Well you have to face up to what you've done." she said realizing that this was hard for him. He had been so emotionally withdrawn his whole life, so this whole new wave of emotions and feelings were probably hard for him to comprehend and accept. He had done such horribly vicious things growing up and had never once showed or felt an ounce of remorse. It was almost reassuring to see him like this, for the first time he seemed almost human. "You can't keep her locked up until the baby is born or until your shame subsides."

"I know."

"What you did was beyond wrong!" she snapped.

"I know."

"And illegal." she shook her head wanting nothing more than to slap some sense into him.

"I know."

"And I expect you to rectify this problem. You can't just go around abducting pregnant women, for health reasons alone I demand that you let her go." she said.

"How?" he looked back up at her, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. "I can't let her go; I've tried over and over. I don't know what to do anymore. If I let her go, I know I'll loose her forever and I know she'll have that abortion! I can't live with that aunt Darleen."

"You go home; you unchain her and than you let that girl go."

"But-"

"No buts', you set her free Jakub, I mean it! If she loves you than she'll-"

"She doesn't love me." he cut her off.

"Well do you think keeping her prisoner will make her love you?"

"no, nothing could make her love me again." he said feeling his heart clawing through his ribs and his lungs, jumping from the huge hole in his chest than falling dead to the floor, never to beat again. "I know that now."

"You can't hold her against her will and you can't force her love Jakub. You just have to let her go."

"I know."

"Immediately!" she insisted

"I know." he said, his head hung low and a spiked fist deep in his gut, grabbing and twisting.

***

"Beatrix, come here!" Geoff whispered loudly to his wife. Bea scuffled as fast as she could with the large tray of tea in her hands

"What is it?" she asked

"look." he said and they both watched as Ludvine crept upstairs.

"She has no reason to be going back up that set of stairs." Bea said than handed the tray to her husband. "Wait here I'm going to watch the monitor." Bea ran into her room and lifted the laptop. She waited for a full 5 minutes seeing no trace of Ludvine.

"Do you see her?" Geoff asked still carrying the tray.

"No, she didn't go upstairs."

"Well she didn't come back down." Geoff shrugged his shoulders. 

"I'm going to keep watch for a little while just to make sure." she said. Something was wrong, she could feel it in her bones, something just wasn't right.

***

Jenna was on Harvey the minute he waked through the door.

"Where the hell have you been? I have been waiting here for you all day!" she snapped at him.

"I'm sorry I-"

"Did you go see Jake?" she cut him off, in no mood for any of his bullshit excuses. 

"Yes."

"You did?" she asked incredulously "Well does he know where Jezzy is?"

"Yes." He admitted after a silent debate with himself.

"Well?" she asked, her hands on her hips as she tapped her foot impatiently against the floor.

"She's with him." He reluctantly confessed.

"Is she?" she asked automatically suspicious.

"Yes."

"Voluntarily?" she asked already knowing the answer.

"Yes." He answered, automatically over whelmed with grief for lying to her.

"Liar!" she yelled "He's got her locked up doesn't he?"

"Jenna calm down."

"No, you tell me the truth right now Harvey!" he saw the fear in her red rimmed eyes; the tears now pouring down her cheeks. He couldn't keep doing this to her, he loved her to much to continue to lie.

"He has her chained up in the guest wing." He just spit it out.

"Oh god." she felt the air sucked from her lungs. "She'll go crazy locked up like that." her eyes widened like a fearful child's. "She can't be locked up like before."

"Before?" he questioned.

"We have to get her out of there now!" she started to panic, remembering what happened last time they were locked in the closet for to long, "you don't know what she's capable of when she's cornered." Jenna grabbed her jacket.

"Jenna wait-"

"No fuck you Harvey! If you try to stop me this time I will never ever speak to you again."

"No, I'm not going to stop you, I want to come."

"No, your ulterior motive would be to prevent me from reaching my destination."

"No I won't, I promise." he said and walked out of the room, "just let me get my jacket." he walked into the living room, grabbed both his and her set of keys, scurried through the room and out the door than locked it once he was outside.

Jenna looked up hearing the front door close than lock. She ran to the living room and straight for the door.

"Harvey!" she pounded on the door than went over to the window, he was standing right there. "Let me out." she said

"Jenna baby we have to let them sort it out! We can't keep meddling."

"Meddling? He abducted her you schmuck! How is that trying to work things out?" she smacked the window where his face was and he pulled back quickly.

"Jen!"

"You better unlock that dam door right now Harvey or I swear-"

"Jenna please, let them handle it, you knows he's not going to hurt her, he's just a brute who goes to extremes to get his point across!" he shook his head, "he really does love her Jen, he will not hurt her!"

"I already know that stupid," she shook her head in disgust. "It's not just her I'm worried about!"

***

When the door opened back up, Jezebel was ready to re-start her battle with Jake. She was furious that he had believed that rotten whore of a maid over her and she wanted to hurt him so he felt as horrible and foolish as she did. So when Ludvine walked in, Jezebel felt her anger instantly re-direct itself.

Ludvine had waited until Jake got into his car and left to see his aunt. She knew she had a little bit of time to get some real trouble rolling. Her plan was well thought out and would make Ludvine seem like the innocent victim being bullied by a hot headed, big mouth, she devil. She was there with the intentions of getting Jezebel to become violent and getting her good and paranoid. She knew exactly what to say to provoke her and make her act out. Than when Jezebel went to Jake accusing Ludvine of saying such ridiculous things, her story would seem to far fetched to believe and Ludvine would point that out as she denied everything. 

Jake was intelligent and sensible, he would believe his soft spoken, diligent and submissive maid over his shrewish, big mouth, over bearing, stubborn, semi psychotic ex-girlfriend. It was a fool proof plan.

"I thought he fired you." Jezebel looked at Ludvine with a repulsion that bordered on amusement.

"He could never fire me," she smiled shutting the door behind her, "he's falling in love with me." she said and Jezebel burst out in laughter, infuriating Ludvine enough to start telling more lies. 

"You're such a silly simpleton." Jezebel's grin was mocking.

"I'm a simpleton? You're the only one dumb enough to believe that having sex with Jake could actually make him change his mind." it was her turn to chuckle as Jezebel's eye brow raised, "Yes he told me alll about that. I honestly didn't think you would stoop that low, but he assured me that you were such a slut that it would be impossible for you to resist that old trick."

"Liar."

"Can't you see he is trying to break you Jezebel? It obviously worked; you do seem more docile today."

"You're so desperate, it's pathetic really. I could almost feel bad for you." than her grin changed "almost."

"Instead of making fun of me you should be thanking me." she spat

"Thanking you?" she could not stop grinning, the bolder Ludvine became, the less sense she made.

"Yes!"

"Alright, thank you Ludvine for being such a ridiculously gullible bitch and giving me a good laugh." she smiled ear to ear.

"Good girl, now thank me for talking Jake into letting the baby live." she said and Jezebel stopped laughing.

"What did you say?" Jezebel rose slowly from the bed, the thick chain around her ankle making a loud thud as it hit the floor. 

"You heard me, Jake's decided to keep the baby, and the minute it's born," she smiled viciously; thrilled to deliver the lie to Jezebel, "he's putting you out on the street."

"Bullshit." she said walking very slowly over to the cut off line that kept her from getting Ludvine, her eyes never leaving the maid's. "Don't forget the only reason he locked me in here was to make sure I didn't abort this baby."

"You know as well as I do that the only reason Jake wants this baby is because you don't; and the only reason he locked you in here is to prove to you he has total control over you." she raised her chin as she continued, "and what better way to prove that control than by forcing you to have his child."

'You're like the shining example of constant contradiction. You really will say anything won't you. "

"Its true Jezebel, he had a great payback plan for you, he was going to keep you in here until the last date you had to legally abort that baby than he was going to take you to the clinic himself to get rid of it." she grinned "Just another one of Jake's Jedi mind tricks."

"You sick lying bitch." she shook her head, "I know Jake better than that."

"Than you should know he will go to any lengths to prove his power over his victim; but even I felt that he was being unreasonable, it was way to cruel. You should be thanking your lucky stars he listened to Me." she lied so convincingly, Jezebel was almost impressed with her ability to deceive so fluidly. "I told him that to get back at you he should make you give birth than take the baby." she smiled and Jezebel looked like she was caught between laughter and murder. Ludvine, mistaking Jezebel's silence as submission continued her taunts. "That's why he is going to have a doctor here and force you to give birth in this room than kick you out on the street the minute it's born."

"He would never do that."

"your wrong, see he's knows how much you want to get rid of this baby and he is afraid to let you near that baby once it's born, he's said he knows you and he knows you will try to hurt it just to spite him. Even though he doesn't really want it, he doesn't want you to have it either."

"You're lying, he never said that." Jake knew her better than that, didn't he? What had this chick been telling him? She brainwashed him.

"He did, that's why he asked me to be the baby's full time, live in nanny." she smiled smugly.

"No fucking way." she shook her head, refusing to believe this girls manipulation.

"Ask him yourself." she bluffed with a confidence that was almost convincing. "he said he needed a good woman around the house to help him." she took another step towards her, loving the look of defeat on Jezebel's face as she continued to taunt her, "He hates you." she shrugged with a smugness that made Jezebels skin twist. "Especially now that he knows about Peter."

"Oh yes, the elusive Pete." she produced a genuine smile "that was exceedingly clever of you." Jezebel changed her tactics wanting to catch her off guard, praying she took another step closer to the cut off point. Jezebel had stepped back a little bit more, letting Ludvine step forward. Ludvine, shocked by Jezebel's admission, now felt over powered and in control of this situation. She finally had Jezebel right where she wanted her.

"I know." she whispered and winked at Jezebel. "Face it Jezebel he needs me now, that baby is going to need a good mother," she boldly took another step forward, unable to resist. Jezebel silently withheld her glee, letting Ludvine run her mouth as she foolishly and unknowingly inched closer. "And if things keep going according to my plan, by this time next year I will be his wife and the mother to the baby you tried to murder!" 

That had been the very moment when Ludvine realized she had gone to far with her words and her actions. seeing the fury on Jezebels face let her know that the verbal assault had cut deep; than she realized, a moment to late, that she had stepped to far as she stood face to face with her enemy.

A thick blinding red cloud flashed before Jezebel's eyes and without another thought in her head, she hauled off and punched the girl right across the face. The blow had stunned Ludvine and she stumbled forward enough for Jezebel to grab her and take her down to the ground. Jezebel punched her a few more times, than dragged her over to the bed giving her more than enough chain to do what she needed to do. Jezebel held her tight from behind, wrapping her legs around Ludvine's waist than looped the excess chain around Ludvine's neck, holding her still while choking her from behind. 

"I told you I'd get loose." her voice was low and evil enough to make Ludvine start to cry.

"Please-"

"What do you mean please? Where's that big bad bitch that was talking all that shit to me?" she hissed than when Ludvine squealed; Jezebel chuckled condescendingly.

"I'm sorry!" she cried,

"I know you are. You see, Jake has this certain thing about him, a swag if you will. He is an impressive specimen of brutality and to females with a similar sadistic streak, he's a form of a god." she spoke keeping the chain tight around the maid's neck. "You simply fell victim to it and were willing to go to any lengths to get him all to yourself."

"Your right, please forgive me!" she whined. "I just couldn't help myself." 

"And I can't help myself." she pulled the chain tighter and dug her heels in Ludvine's belly. "You took advantage of my current situation, you tried to poison me!"

"Please don't kill me."

"I should." she pulled the chain tighter, "I fucking hate bullies, but I especially hate punk-pathetic-little parasites that hide behind their shit-talking bully-badge screaming obscenities at me from the side of the room they know I can't reach!" she felt her rage boiling just thinking about what this little bitch had done to her. "But you know what I really hate? The fact that you forgot that Jake is undeniably and indisputably mine. Whether I hate him or I love him, whether I fuck him or I kill him, he is mine, not yours!" she yanked the chain tighter and Ludvine gasped, crying hysterically. "You don't have any right trying to take what belongs to me. And for that offense I am going to fracture your fucking neck."

"NO!" she squealed, tears running down her face, "wait!" she tried to reach for the chain on her neck, but it wouldn't budge. The way she was positioned, she couldn't even reach behind her and try to grab Jezebel. Ludvine's heart started to race and she felt like she would vomit, this crazy bitch was actually going to kill her.

"You have 3 seconds to move your hand or I will break your fucking finger!" Jez snapped and when Ludvine hesitated as moment to long, Jezebel grabbed her finger bending it back hard enough to sprain it, but not break it. Ludvine screamed and Jezebel let go, "Do it again bitch and I will break it."

"Please let me go, please!" she wailed. 

"The only way you're stopping this chain from popping your stringy-haired head off those skin covered bones you call a body is if you give me the key right now. I know you still have it. Your probably sleep with it you fucking freak."

"I can't, Jake will never forgive me, he'll fire me!' she cried.

"I don't give a fuck if he's firing you or scraping your head off the wall bitch, you have about 30 seconds to produce that key!" she pulled the chain even tighter and Ludvine started to struggle again, "you'll cut your time in half if you fight it stupid." she held tight as Ludvine gurgled and struggled a little more before she finally settled down.

"Alright, alright!" she managed to croak, than reached down into her bra and pulled out the small golden key. Luckily every time Jake left the house, he left the key to the leg shackle with Ludvine, in case of an emergency. Last time he had left he had neglected to get it back from her and she had been holding onto it ever since. Ludvine refused to die like this, she would try her hardest to make amends to Jake, but at this point she had no choice but to do what Jezebel told her to do. Ludvine tried to hand the key to Jezebel but Jezebel refused to release her grip on the chain.

"You unlock it." she snapped, unlocking her leg from around Ludvine's chest to hold her ankle before her. Ludvine struggled to unlock the cuff for a moment, but finally managed to free Jezebel. Jezebel in return loosened her grip on the chain around Ludvine's neck, but not enough for her to move. "Now put it on." 

"What?" she began to panic. / "Put it on."

"no." she started to cry again

"Either you put that cuff on your ankle or I will make sure it fits around your throat." Jezebel warned her and it was obvious to Ludvine that she was more than happy to make good on her threat.




I Love You Ch. 10



"I can't!" she whined and Jezebel tightened the chain to the point Ludvine could feel her skin tearing.

"If you don't, I'll wait until you black out and do it myself," she chuckled, "if your larynx is still in tact." 

Ludvine, afraid her larynx was already severely damaged, quickly put the cuff around her ankle than securely locked it in place.

"Smart girl." Jezebel grinned letting go of the chain, she stood up and stepped away from Ludvine, looking down at the maid cowering on the floor, "By the way, thanks for letting me go, I'll be sure to tell Jake just how helpful you were in my escape."

"You wouldn't dare!" she hissed.

"I'll tell him you were so consumed with jealousy you orchestrated the whole thing, right down to you being chained up to make it look realistic. To bad it backfired on you and I got the upper hand."

"You bitch!" she cried slapping the floor with her hand.

"absolutely." she smiled with pride, "oh and one last thing." She smiled deviously clenching her fist as she walked towards the maid.

***

Beatrix looked up as she heard the blood curdling scream. Geoffrey ran into the kitchen his face red and flushed

"What was that?" he gasped

"I have no idea?" she said jumping a bit as the next horrible scream echoed through the house.

"It sounds like Ludvine." another scream rocked the room.

"it is Ludvine." they heard a door slam and scrambled back into the dining room, they peeped out of the door to see Jezebel running down the stairs than going towards Jake's office.

"Oh no." Geoff said with dread.

"Shhh." Bea put her finger to her lips and Geoff nodded. 

"This is bad."

"Be quiet Geoff." she whispered. A few minutes later Jezebel walked through with a bag filled with god knows what, than ran back up the stairs.

"Ugh oh." Geoffrey gasped again, "Should we do something?"

"Not a chance," Bea smiled, "that girl gets what she deserves. Look at the horrible things she did to Jez, while she was defenseless." she walked into the kitchen humming as she went back to fixing the meal. Geoffrey took one last look up stairs than went back to his own duties. 

"I guess." Geoff said wondering if he should do something regardless of his wife.

"Besides, how do we know what's going on, we have been to busy doing our job to notice Jezebel is loose."

"I don't know Bea; I have a really bad feeling about this."

"Don't worry, Jake called a little while ago, he's on his way back, he should be here any minute now! He will take care of it."

***

Jake had gone way too far and he knew it, he was man enough to admit that and he would not only admit it to Jezebel but he would apologize to her as well. Yes the very word he avoided for fear of his tongue shriveling up than falling out of his mouth. He contemplated his words carefully as he pulled in front of his house. He quickly ran inside than went straight for the stairs that would lead to her bedroom door. 

He opened it to see a bruised and bloodied Ludvine stripped and chained to the floor, her hands tied behind her back with her own bra and what appeared to be her panties in her mouth preventing her from talking. But she sure was crying up a storm. Jezebel had also managed to wrap the chain that was clearly hooked around her ankle around her body and even managed to some how fasten her ankles to her wrists, completely immobilizing her. Jake looked at the big "fuck you" written on her forehead in lipstick. He grinned before the lights went out and the room went black.

***

"Come on Davis." Darleen said.

"Where are we going?" Davis asked.

"To Jake's."

"I thought he just left."

"He did, but I need to make sure he lets that girl go."

"But mom-"

"No buts' you're taking me to Jake's!" Darleen demanded and Davis nodded.

***

"I'm going up there."

"Geoff no, please, Jake's up there with her now, its fine."

"Something's not right Beatrix."

"Give them a little space." She tried to persuade him.

"But Ludvine went up, than Jez came down, than went back up with a big bag of something I know is dangerous, than Jake came and-" he began to mumble almost incoherently, his anxieties and his need to do the right thing were acting up

"Geoff, sweet heart, just calm down, everything is alright." she cut him off, holding his shoulders. "Jake's up there, I guarantee you he has it all under control." 

"I don't know Bea-" he said with that strange feeling of unease settling over him.

"You worry to much." she shook her head; she smiled than kissed his cheek "everything is going to be just fine now."



I Love You Ch. 11



The maid ran down the long hallway, tripping as she made her way to the main stairs, her heart racing fast enough to burst from her chest but, she was too scared to look back to see if she was being chased. With all of her might, she sprinted for the main door that would lead her out of this hell and away from the crazy bitch upstairs waiving a gun.

Ludivine had done a lot of horrible things in her life; she left her mother to die, she robbed so many people she couldn't keep track, and she had once become so fixated on a married man that her obsessive behavior caused the relationship to end disastrously. Despite her storied past, and numerous transgressions, to date she had never suffered from consequences of her actions. 

In Ludvine's crazy world retribution for her misdeeds defied the laws of physics.

Ludivine threw open the heavy front door, momentarily blinded by the bright sun, her lungs gasping for the air they had been deprived of for too long. She stumbled forward then quickly righted herself, standing up tall, and taking a deep breath before screaming in French at the top of her lungs' as she dashed through the enormous front yard.

***

Darleen demanded that her son Davis take her to her nephew Jake's house. Davis really didn't want to take her, but his mother was so skilled at manipulation she could trick the devil into doing her bidding. 

"He promised he would let her go- when Jake makes a promise he always keeps it." Davis said as he drove the long road to Jake's house. He was driving slowly, hoping to give Jake enough time to release his girlfriend before they arrived. He even tried calling Jake to give him a heads up, but he wasn't answering. Davis hoped it was because he was in the midst of honoring his promise. Things would go much more smoothly if Jake resolved the issue before his meddling aunt got involved.

"I still have a bad feeling." Darleen said as they pulled up to Jake's security gate and Davis punched in the code. Then they heard the screaming. They both looked up to see a small, bloodied woman sprinting through Jake's front yard. 

"Please tell me that's not Jezebel!" Darleen gasped.

"I have no idea." Davis said watching the hysterical woman get closer. "Stay in the car." he insisted then jumped out of the car, walking towards the crying woman. She was covered in cuts and deep bruises with profanity written on her forehead.

What the hell was Jake up to?

"Calm down." Davis said holding the thin shoulders of the crazed woman. "What happened?"

"She-she-" Ludivine stammered.

"Where's Jake?" he cut her off.

"Oh god, is she alright?" Darleen asked walking towards them. 

"What happened to waiting in the car?" Davis asked her.

"Where's Jake?" Darleen asked the small girl, ignoring her son. "Are you Jezebel?"

"Oh god, she's got him!" the mention of Jezebel's name drawing her out of her shock. "She's going to kill him!" she screeched as tears projected from her eyes, "She's got a gun!"

"What?" Davis asked more to himself than to anyone in particular. He then quickly turned around and sprinted into the house. Once in the house, he anxiously followed the trail of blood up the main staircase, to the guest wing and down a long hall, to what he anticipated was the horrific scene that he would find at the end.

Davis opened the door and froze in his tracks, his face pale and eyes growing wide as he looked at the morbid scene before him-

There stood a beautiful girl, belly round with child, and her hand clutching a gun as she looked down at what she had done. Davis knew without a doubt that this must be Jezebel. He then looked down at the floor, his mouth dam near dropping to his knees as he saw his cousin lying unconscious on the ground, his face covered with cuts and bruises. He looked back up at Jezebel who held her protruding belly with her free hand, breathing hard, her face suddenly grimacing in pain.

"Jezebel?" he asked and she turned to him in a trance, her eyes widening for a moment as she noticed the strong family resemblance.

"Who are you?" she asked almost in a zone.

"I'm Davis, Jake's cousin." he said and attempted to take a step towards Jake.

"Back up." she warned holding the gun a little higher, and Davis stood back.

"Is he dead?" he asked unable to tell for sure.

"Does he look dead?" she asked looking down at Jake and then back up at Davis. 

"He looks like he needs a hospital- I'll call an ambulance." he said and she saw the worry in his eyes.

"NO!" she cried as she cocked the gun.

"He's hurt- and you look like your ready to give birth." he tried to convince her.

"If you call an ambulance, they'll be taking you out in a body bag as well." She said calmly, looking Davis directly in the eyes. "I don't want to shoot you, but if you don't do exactly what I tell you to- I will." she stated with a sincerity that sent chills down his spine. "Now grab that chain and wrap it around his legs."

"What?" he asked in disbelief.

"You heard me."

"I don't think I should chain him up." he looked over his cousin seeing all the marks, "he's pretty beat up, what if something's broken?"

"Do it." she walked closer to him, but not close enough for him to grab the gun, then pointed it directly at his head. Davis grabbed the chain and wrapped it around his cousin's legs, then secured the lock.

"Now grab that rope and tie his hands behind his back." she held the gun tightly despite her dwindling composure.

"That's a pretty big bruise on his arm, I don't think we should wrap a rope around it let alone put it behind his back." He shook his head.

"I don't care what you think! If you don't tie him up I swear I am going to-"

"The pain might wake him up." he attempted to rationalize with her.

"Then you better do it real quick!" she snapped, irritated with his obvious stalling techniques. Davis quickly tied his cousin's arms behind his back, and while Jake let loose a vicious, animal like growl, he did not wake up.

"Good." she nodded her approval, "Now pick him up!" 

"What?"

"Pick- him- up." she enunciated her words slowly.

"I don't think I should be picking him up. You beat the hell out of him, then had him tied up and chained- I don't think we should even move him at this point." he said wondering what she was up to.

"If you don't pick him up-" She held the gun tightly in her fist, holding her belly with her free hand. She felt another small spasm pinching throughout her belly and was breathing deeply. At this point she wasn't sure what was worse, the pain in her belly or the pain in her ass questioning everything she told him to do.

"But-"

"Look, I'm trying to be patient with you. I understand, you walk in here and see your cousin beat up and bloody on the floor, but you're really starting to piss me off. You should know better than to pester an unstable pregnant woman with a gun!" she warned him. "Are you stupid?" she yelled, grimacing as she felt the cramping intensify, Her brain was frazzled and she was becoming extremely overwhelmed, "Now pick him up! 

Davis wasn't sure what to do, in one sense Jake had definitely met his match- Jezebel was his female counterpart- but the thought gave Davis chills. A woman as wrathful and as dangerous as his homicidal cousin? This would not turn out well.

"Alright." Davis bent and picked up his large cousin. Jake was out cold and his dead weight heavy as hell. How the hell had she managed this by herself? "What did you do to him?"

"What does it look like?" she waived the gun towards the door "Jake's car is in the garage." When Davis stood there still dumbfounded, just looking at her, she snapped "let's go!" she snapped as she fought for control of this situation even though the pain flooding her midsection was unbearable.

***

Jenna sped her little silver convertible down the long empty road to Jake's house. Harvey was in his black 'piece of shit car' car directly behind her, trying to keep up.

"I'm sorry Jenna!" he yelled out his window when his car was next to hers., Jenna swerved towards him in reply. She was furious with him and he knew it would take some serious mending to fix this one. He just prayed she would forgive him. 

Lord help him, he was weak.

Jenna pulled up to Jakes open security gate and saw the two women standing out front. Harvey knew for a fact that Jake's security gate was never just opened and he was instantly worried. He pulled up right behind Jenna, seeing Jake's aunt Darleen and Jake's maid.

"Oh shit." Jenna said seeing the small woman's condition.

"Is everything alright Mrs. Stone?" Harvey asked as he walked towards them.

"I have no idea what's gong on Harvey- we just got here. Davis just went inside to find Jake." Darleen answered.

"Hi, I'm Jezebel's friend Jenna." she smiled and extended her hand. "Do you know if Jezebel is here too?" 

"I believe she is, dear." Darleen said taking her hand.

***

Davis put Jake in the back seat of the car, then shut the door and turned to Jezebel.

"Where are you taking him?"

"Not just him," she waived the gun to the drivers side "you're driving us."

"Oh hell no!" as much as he would love to bear witness to the psychotic festivities, he did not want to be involved in Jake's crazy relationship with a girl who was as disturbed as Jake himself.

"Oh hell yes!" she snapped raising the gun "You're really testing my patience now- I understand you see that your cousin's hurt, you're not sure if he's alright, you're forced at gunpoint to drive to an unknown destination... I realize it's confusing and you probably need a minute to register what's going on," she commiserated as she felt her anger peaking and tried to hold it back, "but that minute is over as of now and you better get in that mutha fuckin car and start driving or I am really going to get mad!" As Jezebel held the gun on him, Davis could tell just by how she held it that she definitely knew how to use it. 

Davis held his grin back as he got into the car. Davis' inner dare devil was giddy with excitement as he realized that this could actually turn out to be amusing. He couldn't wait to see his cousin's face when he finally woke up.

***

What the hell?" Harvey snapped as they all watched Jake's car come out of the garage then speed down the back road.

"Where's Davis?" Darleen asked and headed towards the door "I'm going up stairs."

"Don't go up there!" Ludivine screeched, holding Darleen back "She's fucking crazy!"

"I'm going to call the police!" Harvey said going for his cell phone

"No!" both Jenna and Ludivine shouted at the same time. Harvey and Darleen looked at them both, but especially the beaten up girl in the maid's uniform.

"It will only make things worse," Jenna explained, knowing what her best friend was capable of when cornered. "Trust me, I know Jezebel like the back of my hand, it can get a lot worse. Let's just play along for now."

***

Davis drove down the long road, surprised to see the lack of cars on the road today. He was watching Jezebel out of the corner of his eye. He knew something was wrong; she kept grabbing her stomach and flinching. She was trying hard to hide her pain, but it was obvious. He needed to somehow distract her and make his way to the hospital, he wasn't sure what was going on with Jake and he knew if Jezebel's condition worsened, she would be forced to see a doctor.

Despite the crazy situation, the pregnant girl holding the gun on him, and the fact his cousin was unconscious in the back seat, Davis was still amused, he just couldn't stop it. Jake 'the big bad wolf' Stone had finally met his match. Davis didn't think that was even possible, no one dared step up to Jake, Jake fought fire with gasoline and he liked to solve his problems with a fist as quick as a bullet. Davis never thought he would see this day.

"Did you shoot him?" he asked trying to assess Jake's condition through his rear view mirror.

"No." she said, her steady hand still holding the gun. "But I would love too." her voice was calm, despite the hostility brewing inside of her.

"We should take him to the hospital."

"Absolutely not."

"We could do an anonymous drop off-"he abruptly stopped talking when his phone rang. The ring seemed so loud in the confined area of the sports car. Instead of answering it, he looked at Jezebel.

"Answer it, but if you say where we are, I'm going to shoot you in the hand." she said still very controlled.

"Hello?" he said

"Davis where are you?" Darleen cried into the phone.

"Everything's alright mom." he tried to reassure her, realizing she could quickly become hysterical and make this situation even worse than it already was.

"Ask if they called the police." Jezebel demanded.

"Mom, did anyone call the police?" Davis asked.

"No." she answered truthfully.

"She said no." Davis relayed the information to Jezebel.

"Should I?" Darleen asked.

"No" he quickly answered.

"I think I should call your father." she suggested.

"NO! Don't call dad, Jake's fine." Davis knew that his father's involvement would just make the current predicament worse.

"Then let me speak to him." Darleen asked.

"Now is not the best time mom." Davis looked back at his cousin then over to Jezebel. "Just trust me on this."

"Are you sure Davis?" she questioned him.

"I'm positive." he answered.

"Alright." she relented, trusting her son's judgment.

"Its fine mom, don't worry." he said and heard her scoff, "I'll see you soon."

"Wait Davis-" she yelled but he had already hung up the phone.

"Good job." Jezebel said.

"Of course, I need my hand." he grinned, and Jezebel almost did too. 

***

"What did he say?" Harvey asked

"Are they alright?" Jenna asked.

"He said Jake was fine and told us not to call the police." she shrugged "he said he would be back soon, so I think we should just wait for them."

"That's a good idea." Jenna nodded. And they started to walk towards Jake's house

"Hey, where did the maid go?" Harvey asked looking around to see the maid had disappeared.

***

Ludivine had snuck off when they were on the phone talking to Davis. She couldn't take any chances with the police coming. She had a police record as long as her leg and as of 3 days ago, she was wanted for questioning concerning that doctor she had been so in love with last year. That would definitely end up with her in jail, and refused to even take the chance. She would see Jezebel again one day and when she did...

***

"Of all days to visit your dear cousin Jake- you pick today." Jezebel commiserated.

"My mother found out that Jake had his pregnant girlfriend locked up in the guest wing."

"I'm not his girlfriend." she corrected him.

"So my mom decided we were not going to leave Jake's place until he let you go."

"You were a little too late." she said. They both heard the moan from the back seat and looked at each other. Davis saw a look of excitement on Jezebels face, as that little demon she was trying to suppress emerged. Davis kept his eye on the road, but quickly glanced back at his cousin. Jezebel was focused on Jake too- hoping his bonds would hold.

Jake opened his eyes, the pain in his head instantly overwhelming him and he growled hard- the sound rocked the car and made Davis jump while Jezebel braced herself and prepared for war. Jezebel turned the gun on Jake, her eyes never leaving him as she spoke to Davis. 

"You better not try anything stupid Davis." she warned him.

Jake realized he was totally restrained, his hands were tied behind his back and legs were chained up to his thighs. With one swift move, he roared and lifted himself up on the seat, loosening the chain around his legs.

"You better untie me right now." he warned her and Davis glanced back to see the look in his cousins eye was deadly. Davis knew that look and he felt a chill go up his back. Jake was capable of anything really.

"Fuck you!" she spat the word at him and Davis almost gasped watching her raise the gun to his violent cousin. Davis wasn't sure if he should watch these two psychopaths, continue to drive or get the hell out of the car. at this point opening the car door and flinging himself out of the moving vehicle seemed safer. "You honestly thought I was going to let you get away with this shit Jakub?" she yelled at him, "I haven't even fucking started to pay you back for what you've done!" she roared, slamming her fist into his chest with her free hand. He went towards her and she quickly aimed the gun back at him, holding it with both hands.

"I'm not playing this game with you, Jezebel. "He saw the glint in her eye; she was ready for battle, ready to do serious damage to him. He knew if he engaged right now, it would never end. Their war would continue to cycle itself to an infinite state. He was sick of fighting her.

"You don't have a choice."

"Davis pull over." Jake spat deciding to put an end to this right now. 

"What?" Davis looked at him like he was crazy. 

"Don't do it Davis." Jezebel said softly.

"Davis you better pull this car over right now." Jake demanded and Davis scoffed. He would rather deal with his maniacal cousin than his unstable girlfriend.

"Don't listen to him Davis, he's going to get you shot." she warned him. 

"She's not going to shoot you." Jake attempted to reassure him, but Davis wasn't buying it.

"I won't?" she raised a brow and turned the gun to Davis. She watched in amazement as Jake actually simmered down a bit. "You sure about that Jake?"

"Don't point that at him, point it at me instead."

"My pleasure." she said with a smirk and gladly took aim at his head. "So there's actually someone you care about besides yourself."

"I care about you." he said truthfully.

"Yeah you care so much, you chained me to the floor and locked me in a room, while pregnant."

"Did you honestly think I would let you abort that baby without my consent?" he hissed, catching her off guard, as she lowered the gun.

"I made a mistake." she said softly, bracing herself as she felt the pain begin to ripple again. "But that doesn't mean you can abduct me and hold me captive."

"If I let you go you would have been right back at the clinic."

"That's not true" she objected.

"Yes it is. You're spiteful Jezebel, you would have done just to get back at me." he said 

"No, if you hadn't of picked me up, I would have gotten off that table one way or another. It wasn't until I was lying there drugged up that I knew I was doing the wrong thing." She felt a cramp suddenly rip through her belly and she clutched her stomach trying not to cry out. 

"What is it?" Jake asked and when she didn't answer he yelled "Jezebel!"

"Its nothing." she said than turned to Davis. "Keep driving!" 

"What just happened to you?" Jake demanded, getting worried. "What's wrong?" he went towards her and she raised the gun.

"Back it up!"

"Whatever it was," Davis spoke up "she's had a few of them." Davis had been studying her while watching the road; he knew by her condition that something was wrong. 

"Drive to the nearest hospital." Jake demanded.

"No!" she pointed the gun at Davis "you better not, Big mouth! You just keep driving and don't forget who has the gun."

"Davis you better take her to the nearest hospital." he barked

"Shut up!" she said holding the gun back up to him "you didn't care when you locked me away in that room with that evil bitch poisoning me, why would you care now?" she held her belly as she felt another cramp take over her. Jake looked at his cousin in the rear view mirror and Davis nodded knowing exactly what Jake wanted. He wanted him to go straight to the nearest hospital.



I Love You Ch. 12



"Jezebel, look at me. I need to take you to the hospital baby; your revenge is going to have to wait until later." Jake said as he maneuvered himself in the seat. 

Davis was trying to pass the knife to Jake, but Jezebel intercepted and snatched the knife from his hand.

"Pull over!" she hissed through clenched teeth.

"No, don't pull over." Jake barked from the back seat.

"Davis, if you appreciate your life, you will pull this car to the side of the road right now!" Jezebel warned him.

"Davis, you better not pull over." Jake shook his head.

"I'm not pulling over," Davis said as he abruptly stopped the car in the middle of the road, "that would take to long." 

"What are you doing?" Jake snapped as he watched his cousin get out of the car.

"I'm getting the hell away from you two, you're dangerous." 

"Smart man." Jezebel grinned after sliding over to the driver's side.

"Davis, you better get back in this car!" Jake roared.

"Say goodbye Jacob." She purred before she pulled off. 

Davis watched the car pull off, his mind still spinning from the series of erratic events. He walked over to the side of the road and pulled out his cell phone.

"Harvey, I'm stranded on the side of old Kruger road, come and get me." 

"What? What the hell are you doing stranded on the side of old Kruger road?" Harvey asked.

"I'll explain when you get here. Do me a favor, be quiet and don't tell my mom what you're doing."

"What do you want me to say?"

"I don't know think of something." he said.

Davis looked up to see a car full of women heading towards him and he flagged them down. He smiled from ear to ear as the car pulled over and a bevy of beautiful women smiled at him. 

"Harvey, on second thought, I want you to wait for me at the house."

"What?"

"I'll meet you at the house later, let me call you right back." he finished.

"Well hello handsome, are you stranded?" The gorgeous woman asked as she rolled her window down.

"Excuse me ma'am, but I am a police officer and I need this car." he said.

"Excuse me?" she asked. 

"I am in the middle of pursuing a suspect and I need to take your car." 

"Well do you have a badge?" the girl in the passenger's seat said with a sexy smile.

"Yeah," the driver spoke, batting her long false lashes, "I want to see your badge."

"Fine." he said and yanked out his wallet and quickly flashing his identification card.

"That's not a badge."

"That's just a regular ID." the driver said as she motioned for her friend to get in the back. Her friend pouted but slid into the back seat bending deep enough to reveal her hot-pink thong before looking back at Davis with a wink. 

"No, it's real." He smiled.

"No it's not, but get in. I can't wait to see who you're chasing." she smiled. 

Davis could not contain his satisfied grin as he got into the passenger side of the car.

"Should we go fast?" she asked spreading her legs a little.

"Very fast." he answered as the girls in the back moved closer to him.

***

Jezebel drove the car to a deserted area and parked on the side of a dirt road. With knife in hand, she opened the back door and carefully bent down to Jake's feet.

"Careful or you'll get cut." she said as she sliced through the ropes wrapped around his legs. When she was done she stood back and pointed the gun back at him. 

"What are you up to you evil girl?" he almost grinned.

"Get out of the car." she said.

As to not increase her anxiety, he slowly slid out of the car.

"What are you doing?" he asked her, seeing that crazed look in her eye. He knew her very well and he knew she was capable of anything when angered.

"I'm going to shoot you." 

"I think you should go to the hospital first, than you can shoot me."

"I don't care what you think! I'm fucking sick of what you think!" she yelled, aiming at him as hard as she could. Her face was turning bright red, and tears began to pool in her magenta rimmed eyes. "You chained me up! You left me in the hands of a psychopath who taunted me and tried to poison me! You were fucking the crazy bitch who was trying to kill me!"

"Jezebel-"

"Get on your knees, Jacob!" she screeched in rage and he realized now was not the time for his own anger. Against his better judgment he went down to his knees before her.

"You need to calm down a little." He said, worried about her condition. 

"I trusted you and you betrayed me." she said in a calm tone, way to calm for his liking.

"I never had sex with the maid." he said honestly.

"Liar, liar, liar." she said shaking her head.

"I swear I-"

"Liar! She told me everything, everything you said to her and everything you did to her." she felt the tears falling freely from her eyes. "You traitor." she switched the gun to her left hand and slugged him in the jaw with all of her might. He roared with rage, ready to put an end to this madness, but she aimed that gun with such rage and anxiety, he knew better than to intentionally provoke her. Instead he spit the blood from his mouth and looked into her eyes.

"I never touched that girl; you are the only woman that I want. That will never change."

"I hate you." she cried and she wished that she really did. "I have to shoot you, if you're here I'll always come back to you," she shook her head and wiped the tears from her eyes, "I don't want to come back to you anymore."

"Then you should definitely shoot me, because as long as I'm alive, I'm never going to let you go." he spoke the truth, knowing that he may have signed his own death sentence with his confession.

"I hate you so much right now."

"No you don't," he stood up with a smile to smug for his own good, "if you really hated me you would have already shot me."

"You're absolutely right." she aimed the gun down at his foot and pulled the trigger.

"That's for locking me up with that psychopathic nurse!" she screamed and then clutched her belly as a cramp tore through her. 

Jake quickly grabbed the gun from her hand and ignoring the pain in his foot, picked her up and carried her to the car.

"Put me down." She cried, holding her belly as the pain intensified.

"Shush, I'm taking you to the hospital." He carefully laid her down in the passenger's seat. He sped to the hospital, gently rubbing her belly on the way.

***

"Put me down!" Jezebel cried as Jake ran through the hospital doors.

"I need a doctor!" Jake roared hysterically as he ran to the nurses' station.

Davis was sitting in the waiting room surrounded by the posse of beautiful women when he heard Jake yell. He ran out to the nurses' station to see his cousin carrying Jezebel. He ran over to him and then stopped when he saw the pool of blood under Jake's foot.

"What the fuck?" Davis asked looking down at Jake's bloody foot.

"She shot me. How did you know we would be here?"

"I have faith in you cousin." Davis attempted to grin.

"I need a doctor!" Jake yelled as a group of nurses came running towards him with a hospital bed. 

Jake laid her down on the bed as a stream of curses flew from Jezebel's mouth. One of the nurses went to attend his foot, but he quickly brushed her off.

"Don't worry about me, take care of her."

"But you have a hole in your foot."

"And she's pregnant and having sever cramps." He felt his anger begin to spike.

"We'll take care of her, don't worry." She tried to reassure him.

***

She was cussing up a storm and he was trying to get into the room. She was in labor and refused to let him in. He was livid, he wanted to watch his son's birth and he was barely holding back his anger. When he heard Jezebel's blood-curdling scream, he stormed into the delivery room, despite the people trying to hold him back.

"Get security." the head nurse said.

"No!" Jezebel managed to scream "Let him in!" she demanded and they quickly complied. 

Jake walked over to her and immediately held her hand. She quickly found that being able to squeeze his hand with all of her might, almost eased her pain. 

Almost, but not quite.

"I'm sorry I locked you up with that nurse." Jake apologized as he kissed her hand.

"Well I'm not sorry that I shot you." she snapped as she felt another contraction rip through her mid-section.

"Yes you are, I can tell by your murderous little eyes." he grinned.

"You deserved it, I hope they can't get that bullet out of your foot." she snapped as the cramp continued.

"I did deserve it." He admitted and despite her pain, she turned to him.

"You did deserve payback, but maybe a bullet in the foot was a tad extreme." She admitted and the nurses looked at her curiously.

"I deserve the shot in the foot, but I don't deserve to lose you. That would be extreme as well as torturous."

***

Jezebel sat on the bed, overwhelmed with pride as she looked down at her son. He was so beautiful, so innocent and peaceful. He had no concept of pain, hatred or misery and she would do everything in her power to make sure that he never did. She heard the door open and looked up to see Jake walk into the room.

"If you're here to fight then you can get out." she whispered.

"I'm not here to fight, I'm done fighting with you." he said as he limped over to the chair beside her bed.

"Liar." she said, although she wished it was true.

"I'm serious."

"And you're also ill- tempered and mean."

"Your temper is worse than mine."

"No it's not."

"Yes it is."

"No the f-" she immediately stopped speaking.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I almost cursed."

"Of course you did, you have a dirty mouth."

"Not anymore, I'm done with cursing." she looked down at her baby.

"Really?" he raised his eyebrow.

"I don't ever want to curse around my baby. Since I plan on spending all of my time with him, I have to watch my mouth." She kissed the top of her son's head, thinking about all of the horrific words she had heard coming from her mother's filthy mouth while growing up. 

"You're moving in with me." Jake said.

"Out of the question." she shook her head.

"Let me rephrase that, I need you to move in with me."

"Why so you can lock me in a different room with another maniacal nurse?"

"I'm sorry I did that, I was so afraid you would kill my baby, Jez, I couldn't even think straight." he said and she saw the pain in his eyes. 

"I'm glad you came and got me. By the time I realized I had made a horrible mistake, I was already too drugged up to do anything to stop it." she whispered as she looked down at her precious newborn. "I was laying on that table thinking about what the baby would look like. I wondered if he would look like you or me."

"He looks exactly like me." Jake smiled with pride.

"He really does." She smiled in return.

"I want him to have the childhood that I never had and I don't want my son to see me argue with his mother. I need for him to know that both of his parents love him and they love each other."

"I do too." she whispered as she looked into his eyes.

"Let's start over, move in with me. I want to marry you. I need you; I can't stand the thought of losing you. I need you in my life and I need my son." he rose from the chair and sat on the side of the bed. 

"Maybe we could try it for a little while, like a trial period."

"I'll take anything I can get at this point."

*

***Author's Note***

Hello beautiful readerz!!! All apologies for such a horrific wait! As a token of my appreciation, apologies and my love, I intend to re-write "I love you" from beginning to end and then submit it only to Literotica. I will include the beginning of the story that I never submitted, the missing chapters and then I will have it edited. Keep track of my website for notifications about 'I love you' and feel free to hit me up any time!

Alwayz yourz,

Z. S (the red 1)