deadly calm settled over him. Holding on to his anger
by a sheer force of will, he spoke through clenched teeth. “ Pack your bags and get out of my house – now! ”
“ Oh I ’ ll go, but I ’ m taking
Steve with me – your
brother but not for much longer, ” Hope
scoffed derisively. “ When I get
through with you, Mr big bad Jason King is going to be all alone. As for little
Aviva, well she ’ s my
friend, she only met you yesterday, who do you think she ’ s going to believe, you or me? ” Hope laughed at the look of Jason ’ s disbelief. She winked at him and
smiled. Contorting her face, Hope closed her eyes for two seconds, when they
reopened; they were filled with tears that spilled over, running down her face
in perfect rivulets.
Before
Jason could say another word, Hope wrenched open the door, and rushed out
screaming. “… no Jason, I
said no, I ’ m marrying
your best friend, don ’ t you care
about anyone but yourself? ” Having
taken no more than two steps through the door Hope collided with Aviva.
“ My God Hope, what ’ s that matter, what ’ s going on? ” Aviva asked as Hope flung herself into
her arms.
Perfect , “ I have to get away from him,
please...please take me upstairs … I need to
phone Steve … I need to
speak to Steve. ”
“ Hope what is it sweetie, come on now, you ’ re frightening me. What happened to you? ” Aviva asked again as she held her friend
who seemed as on the verge of a hysterical breakdown. Her question only seemed
to work her up even more. In her most soothing voice she murmured words meant
to give comfort. “ It ’ s okay darling, it ’ s going to be okay, please don ’ t cry, it ’ s gonna be alright, come on now. I ’ ll take you to your room and we can call Steve. ”
As she
maneuvered Hope away from what she thought was Jason ’ s office, he appeared in the doorway. Aviva thought he was about
to say something and hesitated to give him time to articulate his thoughts. At
her hesitation and the direction of her glance, Hope clutched her tighter, her
sobs growing in volume. Pulling her gaze from Jason, Aviva supported her friend
as she helped her to the stairs.
Seeing the
look of uncertainty written across Aviva ’ s face, Jason knew once Hope finished spilling her venomous
lies, she would never believe, or want to hear anything he had to say. She hadn ’ t known him long enough to realize that
he would never hurt a woman, even a lying scheming bitch like Hope.
When the
women had disappeared up the stairs, Jason slowly closed his office door and
pressed his forehead against the wooden panel, once again alone, anger and
disbelief pulsing through his body, his mind racing with possibilities of how
to rectify a situation that had completely gone to hell. Although he had
chosen to ignore the fact that Hope harbored some form of attraction towards
him, he had never encouraged her in any way. He had done his best to keep their
relationship friendly, for Steve ’ s sake;
managing never be alone with her after their initial meeting, when he realized
she had been sizing him up. He had wanted to tell Steve about his suspicions of
the type of woman Hope might be, but had remained silent. He now wished he had
voiced those suspicions, maybe they wouldn ’ t be in this mess if he had followed his gut instincts. Turning
away from the door, Jason came to a sudden stop; Steve was standing behind him
framed by the patio doors, tears in his eyes.
“ It ’ s not what you think, Steve, please let me explain, come on man,
I would never do anything to deliberately hurt you. You know that right? ” Jason spoke quickly, urgency tearing at
his chest, his heart pounding at how much of the conversation Steve had heard.
“ Why man, why? ” Steve cried.
“ Come on Steve, you know me...you know me,
you know I would never do anything to hurt you. She ’ s lying …” Jason
trailed off as Steve shook his head unable to comprehend what he had
by a sheer force of will, he spoke through clenched teeth. “ Pack your bags and get out of my house – now! ”
“ Oh I ’ ll go, but I ’ m taking
Steve with me – your
brother but not for much longer, ” Hope
scoffed derisively. “ When I get
through with you, Mr big bad Jason King is going to be all alone. As for little
Aviva, well she ’ s my
friend, she only met you yesterday, who do you think she ’ s going to believe, you or me? ” Hope laughed at the look of Jason ’ s disbelief. She winked at him and
smiled. Contorting her face, Hope closed her eyes for two seconds, when they
reopened; they were filled with tears that spilled over, running down her face
in perfect rivulets.
Before
Jason could say another word, Hope wrenched open the door, and rushed out
screaming. “… no Jason, I
said no, I ’ m marrying
your best friend, don ’ t you care
about anyone but yourself? ” Having
taken no more than two steps through the door Hope collided with Aviva.
“ My God Hope, what ’ s that matter, what ’ s going on? ” Aviva asked as Hope flung herself into
her arms.
Perfect , “ I have to get away from him,
please...please take me upstairs … I need to
phone Steve … I need to
speak to Steve. ”
“ Hope what is it sweetie, come on now, you ’ re frightening me. What happened to you? ” Aviva asked again as she held her friend
who seemed as on the verge of a hysterical breakdown. Her question only seemed
to work her up even more. In her most soothing voice she murmured words meant
to give comfort. “ It ’ s okay darling, it ’ s going to be okay, please don ’ t cry, it ’ s gonna be alright, come on now. I ’ ll take you to your room and we can call Steve. ”
As she
maneuvered Hope away from what she thought was Jason ’ s office, he appeared in the doorway. Aviva thought he was about
to say something and hesitated to give him time to articulate his thoughts. At
her hesitation and the direction of her glance, Hope clutched her tighter, her
sobs growing in volume. Pulling her gaze from Jason, Aviva supported her friend
as she helped her to the stairs.
Seeing the
look of uncertainty written across Aviva ’ s face, Jason knew once Hope finished spilling her venomous
lies, she would never believe, or want to hear anything he had to say. She hadn ’ t known him long enough to realize that
he would never hurt a woman, even a lying scheming bitch like Hope.
When the
women had disappeared up the stairs, Jason slowly closed his office door and
pressed his forehead against the wooden panel, once again alone, anger and
disbelief pulsing through his body, his mind racing with possibilities of how
to rectify a situation that had completely gone to hell. Although he had
chosen to ignore the fact that Hope harbored some form of attraction towards
him, he had never encouraged her in any way. He had done his best to keep their
relationship friendly, for Steve ’ s sake;
managing never be alone with her after their initial meeting, when he realized
she had been sizing him up. He had wanted to tell Steve about his suspicions of
the type of woman Hope might be, but had remained silent. He now wished he had
voiced those suspicions, maybe they wouldn ’ t be in this mess if he had followed his gut instincts. Turning
away from the door, Jason came to a sudden stop; Steve was standing behind him
framed by the patio doors, tears in his eyes.
“ It ’ s not what you think, Steve, please let me explain, come on man,
I would never do anything to deliberately hurt you. You know that right? ” Jason spoke quickly, urgency tearing at
his chest, his heart pounding at how much of the conversation Steve had heard.
“ Why man, why? ” Steve cried.
“ Come on Steve, you know me...you know me,
you know I would never do anything to hurt you. She ’ s lying …” Jason
trailed off as Steve shook his head unable to comprehend what he had
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