Chapter 24; Believe Me Now?

Megan Pov.

I woke up the next morning, and for a change Nathan was still there beside me. I looked at him and smiled, watching him sleet until he woke up.

"Morrrrrnin." i said smiling.

"Mornin babe." he said.

"Your actually still next to me this morning." i said in surprise.

"I know, makes a change huh." he laughed.  "Anyway, I have something to tell you."

"Go on." i said.

"Well, last night Jay text me saying him and Melissa are coming over later.."

"You've gotta be kidding me." i shot at him

"I wish I was." he said.

"I thought you liked her?" i said

"I do, well, ish. Look, I don't think your the only one here who sees the bad in her, i've caught on incase you hadn't noticed." he said.

"Yeah, I noticed last time she was here." I huffed."Dis Jade mention anything about coming over today?" i asked.

"Um, no, not exactly." he said.

"Did you tell her Jay has a new girlfriend?" i asked. He went silent. "Nath?" i said. I looked at him. "You didn't, did you?" i said.

"I couldn't, plus I didn't feel it was relevant in the conversation we were having." he replied.

"You still could have told her, babe." i said.

"I know, but she'll find out." he said.

"That'll just make it worse." i replied. He huffed.

There was a knock at the door.

"You can get that." I said, I honestly don't want to see her." i said.

"Babe.."

"What? Do you not see how clingy and controllive of Jay she is? AND she's acting like she's my bloody best friend for crist sake!" i shot at him.

"But that way, with her acting like this, you can find out more about her, right?" he said.

"What you saying?" i asked.

"You wanna expose her, right?" he asked.

"Yeah, and I already have the perfect way in doing it." i replied confidently, however realising I shouldn't have blurted that out.

"What?" he asked.

"Never mind." i replied.

"No, go on." he said.

"Shouldn't you let them in?" i asked, as he looked at me then walked out the room to welcome Jay and Melissa in.

Shit, my devious plan is not going well. I think i've just completely soiled it. I wasn't meant to tell anyone I already had a plan, well I wasn't meant to say I had a plan to expose her at all! Damn! Hopefully Nathan will forget I said anything, then maybe I could just go along with it.. Yeaaah. Phew! I feel so much better now!

"Megan?" I heard a small voice call my name outside the bedroom door.

"Come in?" i said. There she was... Great.

"How you doing?" she asked

"Fine, thanks for asking."

"Good."

"So, what happened to you yesterday?" i asked. "You know, when you stormed off?"

"Oh, I figured I was getting in the way of everything, and I could see the anger in your eyes, I didn't want to stay whilst you were in that state." she said.

"LIAR" i whispered to myself.

"What?" she said.

"Oh, nothing." i laughed awkwardly to myself.

What a bullshitter, "I didn't want to get in the way" fucking hell, I went to throw a punch at her for being a bitch. Why does she keep putting on the nice act around me?! It's actually torturing me! Hasn't she caught on by now that i'm pretending to be friends with her?! Why can't she just admit it! She's poison.

Nathan Pov.

"Jay, you alright mate?" i asked

"Yeah, why?" he asked

"What's that?"

"What's what?"

"That, on your face." i said as he turned his head to look at me, revealing a black eye. "What the fuck?!" i asked angrily. "Who did that!" i demanded

"Never mind." he said.

"Never mind? Jay that's fucking huge! Who did it?!"

"Come on, your fussing over a black eye. You haven't seen the worst of it." he said, but quickly putting his hand over his mouth, realising he shouldn't have said anything.

"Huh?" i asked with a confused expression. He sighed as he looked around the room, hoping Melissa wouldn't walk in. He grabbed my wrist pulling me in the kitchen. "Jay, what's this about?" i asked as he lifted up his shirt, revealing all sorts of wounds and bruises. I was lost for words. What was going on, who would have the decency to beat him up, seriously? "So, you gonna answer my question?" i asked.

"Don't tell anyone I showed you this, i mean NO ONE!" he demanded.

"Okay, but like i asked before, who did it?"

"Melissa." he whispered. I tried to contain my laughter, her do this?

"What?" i asked.

"She did this." he whispered.

"Dude, what is this, some sort of joke? Seriously, who did this?" i asked completely oblivious to the idea Melissa is an abusive girlfriend.

"I'm serious, she did this." he whispered, almost wanting to scream. "Help me, bro." he pleaded.

"Dude, she wouldn't do this?" i said.

"Fine, don't believe me, but I know someone who will." he sighed and walked away.

What the hell? He's blaming Melissa for all those wounds? No woman could do that sort of damage, he'd have to be in some sort of brawl to get wounds like that.. Something's not right here. I can feel it. 

Megan Pov.

"Hey babe." Melissa said to Jay as he entered my room.

"Can you go downstairs please, I wanna talk to Megan about something." he demanded.

"Oh, okay." she said as she got up off my bed and walked out, on the way she grabbed Jay's arm and pulled him outside.

Jay Pov.

"If you tell her, you won't hear the last of this." she threatened.

"I WON'T! CAN I NOT TALK TO A FRIEND ANYMORE?!" i said quietly, wanting to scream again.

"Don't give me attitude, you know what happens when you give me attitude. Don't you?" She said giving me a sick smile. I threw up a little in my mouth and all of a sudden felt ill.. I watched her walk down the stairs as i ran into Megan's room slamming the door shut and fell into a heap on the floor.

Megan Pov.

"Jay?" i asked in concern. "You alright?"

"No." he said.

"What's wrong?" i asked. He stood up revealing his black eye to me. I gasped in shock. I got up off my bed and walked over to him.

"Who did this?" i asked. He gave me a look to say 'you know who'. My mouth formed the 'O' shape as he took off his shirt. I covered my mouth.

"She did this to you?" i said quietly. He nodded as he collapsed on my bed, crying.

"I can't escape." he said. I went and sat next to him. "There's no way out of this. I'm all alone in this cold world."

"Your not alone Jay, i'm here for you." i assured him.

"I know you are. I just wish Nathan was." he said.

"What do you mean?" i asked.

"I showed him the wounds, every last one, I told him she did this, yet he wouldn't believe me, he obviously doesn't believe a woman could ever inflict so much damage, but believe me, they can." he cried burying his head in his arms. I put my hand on his shoulder.

"Jay, you can't go on like this, you need to tell somebody." i said

"I can't Megan, everytime I threaten to tell someone, she just threatens to beat me." he cried "What do I do?" he said as his body crashed into mine as he hugged me.

"Jay, if you refuse to tell anybody, then i'm afraid i'm going to have to." i explained.

"No, don't, please! I'm begging you, she'll just beat me to a pulp, I can't take it!" he cried.

"And that's why you need to tell someone, you can't take the abuse, and i'm not gonna sit here and let you take it, it's not acceptable." i said angrily.

"I want Jade back." he cried. I fell silent for a while.. Then sighed deeply.

"Jay." i said.

"But looks like i'll never get her back, and seen as I never found her yesterday, looks like i'll never see her again." he moaned.

"Of course you will, and I know you will!" i said.

"How?"

"My baby shower, Nathan found Jade yesterday and he invited her to come." I smiled.

"Really? I'm going to see her?" he said, suddenly cheerful.

"Yeah, she accepted the invite to come." i said. He smiled. "You still better come." i laughed.

"Of course! I'm definately not going to miss this now!" he smiled. "I may have missed your wedding, which i'm really sorry for not attending, but I wouldn't miss this for the world!" he said happily.

"Glad to hear it, and listen, don't worry about the wedding, okay? the past is the past, and it can stay there. We all just have to look forward to the future, and before you know it you'll have Jade back in your life, and Melissa will be long gone." i said happily, feeling evil inside.

"How do you know that?" he asked.

"No reason, I can just see it happening." i smiled.

I hoped he wouldn't ask anymore questions, I couldn't tell Jay about my devious plan too! I just hope Nathan's forgot about it, if not i'm going to have to convince him it's not a big deal.. What I don't get though is how he knows I want revenge on her? 

 We soon heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Jay soon came to a stand still as he was freightened it would be Melissa, plus he had no shirt on revealing his wounds. This couldn't be good..

"Quick, get this back on." i demanded handing Jay his shirt. Just as he put it on, the door opened. Jay leaped off the bed and hid away. The door opened and Nathan was standing there. I sighed in relief.

"Jay you can come out, it's Nathan." I said quietly. I turned to Nathan. "Close the door." i whispered. Jay came and sat back on the bed as Nathan stood there.

"What's going on here? i'm hopelessly confused." he said.

"Why won't you believe him?" i asked

"What you on about?" he asked.

"About Melissa." i whispered.

"What about he-- Oh, he's told you about it too." he said.

"Yeah, but he said you won't believe him." i said.

"Yeah, it's not that I don't want to, I just don't believe a woman can inflict so much damage." he explained.

"It's true Nath." said Jay "She did do this." Nath looked confused.

"So it's you he came to about this?" he asked me.

"Yeah, we spoke about this when we went to the cemetary for Jade before, when you and Max went to the Man U, Man City game."

"OHH, right, okay." he replied. "I still don't understand though?" he said

"What's not to get Nath? I'm ruined, I lost my one true love at war, well I thought I did until she came back, now i'm stuck with an abusive girlfriend who I can't escape from. What's not to get about that?" he cried.

"Jay, listen, i didn't know, okay?" said Nath

"Well, you do now, but you know, whatever, it's up to you if you wanna believe me or not, but it would be a mistake if you don't" said Jay.

"Jay--"

"No, Nath, clearly you don't get me, unlike Megan, maybe I should have just committed suicide that day and just ignored you." Jay said angrily as he barged past Nathan and slammed the bedroom door behind him.

"Don't say anything Nathan." I said.

"What?" he asked. "I don't know what's going on here, do I? how can he expect me to just get him like that?" he said snapping his fingered on 'that'

"I know, I know it's not going to be easy to understand him like that, but you still could have believed him when he came to you.." i explained. He sighed.

"Maybe I should have, but to believe a woman did that sort of damage to a guy? it is hard to imagine." he said.

"Babe, i know, but still he's your best friend." i said "and I don't know about you but i'm not going to sit back and allow Jay to be punushed by her." i said.

"Now I know what's happening, of course i'm not going to let this happen." he said. "But, what can we do about it?" he asked. I had that evil feeling again.

"You'll see." ...

Suddenly, there was a loud smash coming from dowstairs, then there was a slam. Nath and I rushed out the bedroom to see what happened. The vase on the coffee table was smashed all over the floor, and the door was off it's hinges with how hard it had been slammed. We looked around the room, then exchanged looks.

"Believe it now?" i asked.

"Can't deny it now." he replied. I shook my head as Nath put his arm round me.

"I can't take this anymore, something has GOT to be done!" i said angrily to myself.