Betrayal

Ellie landed at Logan and was looking around until she saw her Dad and ran up to him almost running him down.

“Whoa Honey I’m glad to see you too, so how’s my girl doing?” he asked her as she finally let go of him. When she did he noticed that she was crying. “Ellie Honey what’s this?” he asked concerned.

“Oh Daddy it’s nothing I’m just glad to be home that’s all. I missed you guys so much.” She told him as the tears couldn’t stop coming.

“Well I’ll tell you a little secret your Mom’s been tearing up too so you’re not the only one. Come on I have a house full of people that can’t wait to see you.” He told her smiling and secretly was tearing up before she landed.  Traffic wasn’t bad for that time of night so it only took them a little over a half an hour to get home. As soon as they drove up Sean came running out of the house because Cecilia couldn’t contain him any longer.  He ran right to her wrapping his arms around her waist.

“Hey Sean Sean how are you Honey?” she asked him as he hugged the hell out of her.

“Ok Sean come on let’s get inside.” Paul said as he took her bag.

It was like that as soon as she walked in the back door one by one everyone grabbed her and hugged the hell out of her especially Mom who took her time letting go. Ellie touched base about Marsha, Michael and the kids and how she gets along with them and how she has her own room. She told her parents that she would get into the clinic and more tomorrow but that she was really tired and that she really would like to go to bed if that was alright. Her parents told her of course so Joey brought up her bag so she could change and go to bed. She just hoped that she would dream of John and maybe that it would give her some insight in how to tell her parents that she liked a boy that lived next door to her cousins. Yeah this is so going to go over well.

Morning came and her parents let her sleep late and she came down around noon time. Her Mom made her breakfast and her Mom was just getting her caught up on the latest gossip in the neighborhood and family. It was now a little after one O’clock when she saw a car pull up in the driveway and nearly died when she saw that it was Herbie getting out of the car. “Oh crap Mar Herbie’s here I’ll be upstairs changing I can’t let him see me like this.” she told her mother as she ran upstairs to change.

Herbie knocked on the door and asked Mrs. A if Joe was around. She said yes and told him that he was downstairs in his room. So Herbie went down there to see him. It didn’t take long for Ellie to change and come back downstairs. “Mom where did he go?” she asked.

“He went downstairs to see your brother.” She said.       

“Oh ok well I’ll be in the den watching t.v.” Ellie told her. Ellie was flipping thru the channels not really watching anything when the phone rang. Her mother picked up the phone and then walked into the den a bit surprised when she had to interrupt her.

“Ellie the phone call is for you. It’s a young man. Do you want me to tell him you’re busy?” her mother asked her.

Ellie just looked at her Mom and smiled, “No, no I’ll talk to him.” she told her as her Mom just smiled backed. Talking the phone and sitting on the stairs that lead to the upstairs she answers, “Hello?” she asks.

“Hey Baby I see you made it ok.” John said to her.

“Hi to you to. Yeah I made ok. How are you?” she asked him excitedly.

“Missing you already. I hope its ok that I called you already but I just wanted to hear your voice.” He told her hung over from last night and feeling guilty about an incident that happen.

“Is everything ok? How did everything go last night? Did you get the job?” she asked him but wasn’t able to find out because just then Joe and Herbie came up from out of the basement. That’s where Joe’s bedroom was.

“Well we can ask her…oh here she is now.” Joe said as they walked into the hall where she was sitting on the stairs talking to John. He also could hear male voices in the background. “Hey when you get off the phone you feel like going out with us? Plus Herbie wants to talk to you.” Joe said loud enough so John could hear. Needless to say he wasn’t too happy.

“I don’t know when I’ll be getting off the phone so no and can I later.” She told them.

“Yeah sure ok we’ll see you later then.” Joe said as they left.

“I’m sorry about that John so how did it go at the Fast lane?” she asked him again.

There was a pause then he asked her, “Is that the guy that you had the crush on? And was supposed to take you to the prom?” he asked her.

“Um yeah Joe and him are going out I guess why?” she asked him innocently.

“But didn’t they just asked you to go with them?” he asked her in a mono tone voice.

“Yeah but as you heard I said no I was talking to you.” She told him flatly.

“But would you have if you weren’t talking to me?” he wanted to know.

“Probably not John what the hell! What are you accusing me of?” she wanted to know.

“I’m sorry it’s just that your there and I’m here, I’m just being stupid letting people put ideas in my head.” He told her.

“John what’s going on? What happened last night?” she asked him.

He thought long and hard if he should tell her the truth or to give her a little white lie version. So he gave her the little white lie version which she bought and he seemed very good at telling it. She did tell him that now thou she has to explain to her Mom and Dad when he gets home from seeing his Mother who the boy is that called her. He laughed but she said that she was going to tell them that it was the same one Michael freaked out over and that he is her boyfriend. He told her thanks for the warning. Plus she told him thanks for being up front with her about last night and how Dorothea came on to you. He told her that he loved her and that he had to go. She told him that she loved him too and too call her soon and that she really didn’t want to call his house because of his Mom and that she never knew when he was going to be home. He told her that he would call her soon. They hung up and he ran his hands thru his hair and face.

He thought about last night and if he could he would backtrack the later part of the night where he celebrated his good fortune. The night was going good he had arrived at the Fast Lane early and Tommy had introduced him to Jack Ponti the leader of the group. Jack and John got off to a great start. They talked about who were their favorite bands and were Jack wanted to take the band. But better yet Jack wanted a writing partner and John was so willing because he really wanted to write his own songs and Jack was willing to show John how. They played a couple of songs “Jumping Jack Flash, Hound Dog, and Dizzie Miss Lizzie.” After they’re mini jam session Jack was satisfied that John was the one that he wanted as their new lead singer. He asked John if he could start tonight or if he didn’t think he could handle the job on such short notice he could find someone else. John told him that he could handle it as John was arrogant enough to take the task. Now the only problem was that John still was under age so Jim Giantonio who ran The Fast Lane also managed The Rest so he let it go that John was only seventeen as long as in between brakes that he stayed closed to the back exit signs just in case and if he was drinking too always have a soda with him and ditch the beer if the cops raided the place.  

They went on stage at eight O’clock and played til two a.m. and all this time he was being watched. In between breaks there were drinks being sent over to the guys and they were enjoying it and teasing John as someone kept sending him over as anonymous with lip stick kisses on the napkins that accompanied the drinks. But that didn’t stop him from drinking them. He wasn’t going to show them that he was a wuss and couldn’t hold his liquor which he was pretty good at to a point. And this person knew that. So when they finished he was buzzing yes but when the guys hit the beach to celebrate and a few more he was starting to feel no pain and that was when she decided to strike.

John was surrounded by Jack, Tommy, Dave R. and Snake and their girlfriends when Dorothea walked up to them. She knew Dave’s and Snake’s girlfriends seeing see went to school with them so they introduced her to Jack’s and Tommy’s. John just sat there and rolled his eyes and Dorothea walked over to him and very casually asked him, “Hi John I saw you tonight at The Fast Lane you were really good.”

John just looked at her and as slurring a little, “Ho…how. Your seventeen too so how thee hell did you git in? umm?” he asked her.

Smiling, “Well you have heard of the fake I.D. right? Maybe you should get one Sweetie. No but really John you were really good tonight and you looked great up there I just wanted to tell you that.” She told him giving him an overly sweet smile and then. “Well you have a great night.” She said and started to turn away when John got a case of the guilt’s and got up to stop her. 

“Dot…Dotty wait will ya.” He yelled and tripped on his way to stop her. Rebalancing himself he walked over to her to tell her, “Dotty thank youuu for that.”

Giggling, “John do you have a ride home because there is no way you can drive yourself you know that right?”

“Yes Davey was going to takes me homes.” He told her trying to stand steady but couldn’t.

“Well Davey can’t drive either and I think April can take him home. So what do you say I drive you home before you fall down for good.” She told him.

“Dotty I’s a big boy and I’s can get home alls by my self oks?” John said standing his ground.

“Johnny I know you’re a big boy but right now you’re a little compromised and I just don’t want to see you get hurt and if you drive you will and your Mother will kill me if she should ever know I knew you were like this understand?” she explained to him.

Laughing now, “You mean you’re more afraid of my Mom than me getting hurt.”

“Oh Lord John no I’m not you idiot. Come on before I smack you.” She took him by the collar of his t-shirt and started to drag him along the beach as he was just giggling like a loon. They got to her car and she got him inside and she got in also. But before she started the car she turned to him. “John I want to tell you that I’m sorry about how I have acted this summer so far. I guess you were right I was just jealous when I saw you with another girl and it well set me off. So I want to apologize for that.” She told him as he sat there staring at her not knowing what to say to her.

“Well thanks Dot I appreciate that but you really need to apologize to Ellie she was to one you were really mean to you know.” He told her as he was trying to stay awake.

“Oh well I’ll try John you know that doesn’t come easy for me to say that to another girl. But for you I’ll try ok?” she told him as she was now getting closer to him.

John could see that she was inching her way over to him but he was going to see what she was going to pull. She stopped when she got close enough that they were touching legs and then they were just talking. Dorothea started the conversation on when they met in school, that day they met in the hallway then when she caught him cheating off her test paper. That was how she got him laughing again and just talking about normal things and taking his mind off of Ellie and even them dating at first. So a half hour went by and then she had brought up the first time John had asked her out and that seemed to get him in a reminiscing mood. Then as they were talking she oh so remembered that she had forgotten that she had some drinks in the back of her car and if he wanted one. He told her that would be great and she grabbed him a beer that was oh so neatly in her cooler that was back there. After about the second one he downed he was again getting to the point of feeling no pain but still keeping his senses to a certain point where she wanted them especially where he would remember them in the morning. And as they were talking the car was steaming up as it does sometimes and she finally told him how hot she was getting. So she took off her tee shirt and was just now sitting there in her bra and jeans.

“Oh John I hope this doesn’t bother you but hey you’ve seen me in a lot less right?” she told him trying to keep a straight face.

Looking at her and trying not to let it bother him he told her, “Um no go right ahead it’s fine by me and it’s your car right?” he said gulping hard and trying for it not too bother him physically.

“You know you might want to do the same thing it is awfully hot in here John.” She told him as she took her finger and started to slowly go up and down his bear arm with it.

“Nah I’m fine really.” He told her sweating really hard now.

“Well maybe I should open your window a little.” She said as she leaned over him so she could roll down his window manually. As she was basically now laying over his lap she could feel the start of his arousal. That was all she needed to know that she had him. He was gulping really hard now and was squinting his eyes to try and quell the urge to well anything. But it was getting harder and harder not just physically. She slowly got up but not before rubbing her breasts on his chest as she was getting up and her face closely grazing his. His hardness was now aching so bad that he couldn’t stand it so just before she sat down John grabbed her and kissed her hard on her lips. She then grabbed the back of his head so he couldn’t pull apart and she climbed on his lap and started to grind into him. He couldn’t stand it anymore.

Finally releasing him she asked him breathlessly if he wanted to get in the back seat of her car. He so was not thinking at this point as his head was spinning that he agreed and they went in the backseat and started to make out but Dorothea knew what he needed and was going to give John exactly that. She went for his belt and undid that and then started for his jeans all the while John was doing the same on her. She always kept a blanket in the corner of the back of the window and she pulled that down just in case. John wasn’t easy with her he needed relief and he needed it now and she didn’t mind only because she was the one that was going to give it to him. So she even got on her knees to start him off and when he told her that he was ready she went into her purse and grabbed the box of condoms and put one on him seeing that he couldn’t do it in the condition he was in. He threw her down on the back seat and just pounded into her as his frustration was pouring out but that didn’t seem to bother her. She was just thrilled that she got him to be making love to him as she seemed to have convinced herself. It didn’t take him long for him to cum and to seem satisfied at the act. Once done he pulled out and tied off the condom and relaxed as he just put his head back. Dorothea cuddled up with him and put her head on his chest as he put his arm around her but what happened next she wasn’t prepared for.

“That was awesome Baby. I’m just sorry it was fast but that’s because we waited so long.” He said huffing and puffing. At first Dorothea didn’t catch on to what he was talking about but then it was just thrown in her face. “Ellie Baby next time I promise it will be so much more romantic you deserve to be treated like the Princess you are.” Well that cut Dorothea like a knife. He thought it was Ellie that he was making love too not her. What the HELL!

 She sat up and just stared at him with a hurt look on her face. But she knew what she was getting into when she took this on. So taking his face in her hand she move it so he could look at her, “John, Johnny it’s me Dotty not Ellie. Please John please tell me you can tell the difference.” She asked him and she knew that she had to guilt trip him now.

John looked at her but all he could see was his Ellie. He was refocusing his eyes as he could hear her say that she wasn’t Ellie but the girl in front of him looked like her but was telling him that she wasn’t. Dorothea could see he was having trouble understanding what was happening so she kept shaking him trying to get him to realize that it was her and not that bitch. John just kept squinting and now his head was starting to really hurt. So Dorothea hit him across the face hard to see if that would help.

“Ellie what the fuck!” he yelled but when he turned to look at her that’s when he got the surprise of his life. There sitting next to him was his ex Dorothea. Staring at her for what felt like a life time he said, “Oh Jesus Dot? What the hell did I just do?” he asked her shocked.

“Well Johnny we made love don’t you remember?” she asked him looking hurt as best she could.

“No, no, no! Shit! How? Why?” he just babbled.

“What do you mean? We were talking and having a great conversation then you came on to me and told me how much you missed me, how beautiful I was and started to caress me and how much of a mistake you made with you know who and then we started to make out then things just went from there.” She told him with a straight face.

He sat there thinking and listening to her and just couldn’t believe he would do that with her or say that about Ellie. He knew he wouldn’t cheat on Ellie. He was looking forward to the day when they were going to make love for the first time and he wasn’t going to let anything spoil that. So how the hell did he just ruin the best thing that’s ever happen to him in a long time?  

“Dotty can I ask you something please.” He wanted to know.

“Sure John what?” she asked him hoping that it would be something about them.

“How the hell did I get in your car?” he wanted to know.

“You don’t remember?” she at least thought he would remember that much.

“No I don’t. I remember being at the party but that’s it. I thought I was with Ellie for some reason which I don’t get because she’s home right?” he asked her.

“Yeah I guess otherwise she would have been with you right?” she asked him.

“No the Levine’s wouldn’t of let her near a bar I don’t think.” He said.

“Oh so then I probably would of met you out here anyway.” She told him smiling.

“So then again Dot how did I get here in your car?” he asked her a little bit more strongly.

“You walked here with me John like I told you. You wanted to come with me whether you want to believe me or not. I’m sorry John but this was your idea. I don’t like being treated like you’re whore. Just because you’re seeing a virgin and can’t get it from her but think ‘Oh I know I’ll just call up good old Dotty she’ll give it to me’ well guess what you can forget it! This is the last time Johnny Boy. I’m not going to service you everytime you get horny.” She told him hoping that would get him feeling guilty enough that maybe he would stay with her.

He was still feeling fuzzy thou but knew he screwed up real bad. “Dotty could you please just take me home. I really don’t feel that great.” He said as he was getting dressed.

“Sure John but we still need to talk about this you know?” she said to him as she finished putting on her shirt.

“Yeah but not right now my head is killing me and I feel like I’m going to hurl.” He said as he put back his head and closed his eyes and hoped that somehow he would die somewhere along the way.

She pulled up in front of the house and went to say something but he stopped her saying that he still didn’t want to talk about it right now and just left her sitting in her car. She smiled as he left and then just drove off thinking that it had gone better than she had hoped.

Lying back thinking about last night he just cringed at what happened. He was really hoping that it was all just a nightmare and that when he woke he could breathe a sigh of relief. But unfortunately that wasn’t the case. Now how could he look Ellie in the eye knowing what he did. Plus he still had to talk with Dorothea and tell her that there was nothing between them and that he loved Ellie and that he was sorry that things got that far last night. He didn’t mean for that to happen. He can’t explain why it did and hopes that she accepts his apology and to never tell Ellie what happened. This was going to be a long day.

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Back in Auburn Ellie was swimming with her sibling’s and her girlfriend Sarah. Finally she and Sarah got out and up on the deck drinking their lemonade and talking.

“So tell me all about this John will ya.” Sarah wanted to know.

“What do you want to know?” Ellie asked beaming from ear to ear.

“Oh my God you know is he cute?” Sarah asked scooting over to her.

“Ya he’s cute in fact he’s gorgeous. He has the bluest eyes ever and his smile could melt ice. He has long sandy blonde hair that goes down to his shoulders, oh and he’s in a band so he can sing and play guitar.” She told her.

“Who can?” Joey asked as they walked in from the front of the house.

Ellie and Sarah just looked up and cringed at the guys walking in the back yard as Ellie tried to cover up. “Just this guy I met. He lives next door to Marsha and Michael.” She told them.

“Oh I know who he is I heard Mom and Dad talking about him. Herbie this is the guy she got caught with overnight.” Joe told on her. Herbie just stood there and stared at her because he couldn’t believe what he just heard. “They weren’t too happy about that you know El.” He told her.

“You did what” Sarah asked.

Ellie gave her the eye to shut up and we’ll talk later. “I already talked to them about that. We were stuck in a storm and couldn’t get home. We weren’t going to chance it so we stayed at a friend’s house til the storm was over which basically was the morning and then he drove us home. No Big Deal! So drop it ok.” She told him annoyed at both of them now.

“Fine.” Joe said. “But you like this guy don’t you? Well what about Herbie here?” Joe wanted to know as Herbie looked on.

“Really? You two are something you know that! What about Bernadette huh? You know I’ve liked Herbie for how long? And Herbie you’ve liked me too so why couldn’t you ask me out? Why because you’re afraid of Joey? Well John wouldn’t be I can tell you that! We’ve been going around in circles so let’s stop ok?” she told them.

Herbie just looked at her hurt. “Ellie I’m sorry that I’ve hurt you. I really didn’t mean too honest. I shouldn’t have listened to Joe and just gone with my gut but he’s my best friend and well it was either hurt him by betraying him and dating you against his wishes or hurting you by not. So I lose either way and for that I’m very sorry.” He explained to her sadly.

Ellie got up and walked over to him. “It’s ok Herbie it worked out for the best. I wouldn’t want you to betray Joey and lose him as a friend and we still can be friends just don’t bring her around I don’t need her rubbing it in my face ok?” she asked him. They sat around for a little while longer but it was still uncomfortable for the two of them. And Sarah was dying to know more about John but didn’t want to ask her in front of Herbie. So as soon as their Mom came out to watch Beth and Sean in the pool (Rules of the pool: the little ones could not be in there without an adult or older sibling) Ellie and Sarah went up to her room.

“God I thought they’d never leave. So El I take it that you’ve kissed him?” Sarah wanted to know.

“Oh my God Sarah…oh course I’ve kissed him.” She told her then started laughing.

“Well so…is he a good kisser?” Sarah inquired.

Blushing like hell now, “Well yeah and I hate to say this but he’s had lots of practice. I mean look here’s a picture of him you tell me that he hasn’t been around. I mean girl’s fall at his feet Sar.” Ellen told her.

Sarah took the picture and looked at it and nearly fell over. “Wow El he’s gorgeous. How the hell did you get him?” she asked her best friend.

Ellie just made a face at her. “Gee thanks Sar I really appreciate that.” She said sarcastically.

“No, no I didn’t mean it that way.” Sarah told her giggling. “I just meant how the hell did you meet him and well you know?” she asked.

“I know what you mean and the funny thing is I asked him the same thing. He gets mad at me when I ask him why he chose me when all these good looking girls fall all over him and then here’s me who is well full figured so to speak but he says he’d rather be with me.” She explained to her.

“Oh I didn’t mean your looks dummy! And I certainly don’t mean your health either so don’t throw that one in either ok? I just meant our luck doesn’t work this way you know that. We don’t get this lucky Ellie we just don’t. God smiled down on you and for some reason he’s giving you this boy as a present for all the crap that’s he’s put you thru so enjoy and be happy please?” Sarah told her. Ellie was thinking it over and smiled she knew she was lucky she loved John but as she told Sarah how could she stay with him when she didn’t know how long she was going to be in New Jersey. Sarah told her to just go with it and don’t think so  much and that you two we’ll figure out a way when the time comes. And if not then you had a great experience and try to leave it as friends. You both went into this knowing that it may not last a life time plus your just kids so come on don’t you want to date some before you settle down?  Sarah just couldn’t understand why her friend would want to settle down now when there were so many guys out there to sample before being stuck with one for the rest of their lives.

“You know Sarah he has never asked me to marry him you big dope! He even hasn’t asked me to go steady. I’m just going day by day that’s all. Besides he wants to be a rockstar so he’ll probably leave me in the dirt for that.” She told Sarah chuckling.

“Do you want to hang out tomorrow?” she asked Ellie.

“What you forgot already? I’m getting my license tomorrow then you’re supposed to come by later for my birthday party Mom and Dad are throwing for me.” Ellie reminder her laughing.

“Oh yeah sorry I forgot. I’ll be over then in the afternoon then. Oh is Mom making your homemade chocolate cake?” Sarah asked.

“Yes she is.” Ellie said. “Oh wait a sec I want to show you what John got me.” She went to her bureau and pulled out the gift John had gotten her. “Look isn’t it great!” she told Sarah.

“Oh my God he knows? How long after you met him did you tell him? And was he scared?” Sarah asked her trying to keep a straight face.

“You’re a shit head you know that? He asked me who did I like as an artist and well you know.” She said smiling.

“And you talked his ear off for what a day?” Sarah said smartly to her.

“I’m not talking to you anymore.” Ellie said with a pouty face.

“Ok I’m sorry and I take it he’s a fan then.” Sarah asked her.

“Yes.” She told her still making the pouty face.

“I said I was sorry. I should know better to tease you about Elvis. Did you tell him because you’re a baby about him?” She asked as Ellie shooked her head yes. “Well good because I’d hate to see you beat him up.” She said. They talked some more then Sarah went home.

It was finally getting late and Ellie was curled up on the couch watching t.v when the phone rang. Her head immediately shot towards the kitchen as she heard her Mom answer it. Then Cecelia called for Joe from downstairs to come answer it. It was past nine p.m. and maybe he was playing at one of the clubs with the new band which he hadn’t gotten around to tell her the name yet which she found strange. He told her that he was going to call her; she just hoped that nothing happened that he couldn’t.