Chapter 21

Anna opened her eyes immediately, she slowly pushed Jason away and stared deep into his eyes which was still covered with his passion and desire "Anna?" She heard again. Mom is back? She thought, why is she back today? Why is it today that she will keep to her words, why didn't she come back tomorrow as always expected of her?
Jason was still staring at her, not ready to let her go. He reached to kiss her again but she averted her face, she stood up from his lap immediately and put on her top, she picked up her bra and bag and sneaked out of the room. Jason sat watching her, he wanted to call her back, he wanted so badly to call her name but he bit his tongue. He never let himself call her name even in his dream, because he is afraid she might be close to him in reality and then hear him calling. He closed his eyes to burn down the desire that she built in him.
Anna sneaked into her own room, she drop her bag on the floor and tossed her bra into the basket that holds her dirty clothes. She lay in her bed and covered herself with the duvet, she closed her eyes tightly and just in time to hear footsteps in the lobby. Her door was opened seconds after and she tried her best to steady her breathing.
Veronica opened the door and stepped in "sweety, mama is home" she said sweetly before going closer to her bed, she sighed as she watched the sleeping girl. She turned to walk away but notice the sweats covering her face and frowned "if it's too hot why did you cover yourself with the duvet?" She whispered before uncovering the duvet from her "see, that's better" she smiled and opened the windows before leaving the room and closing the door gently behind her. Anna's eyes snapped open and she heaved a sigh of relief, phew, that was close.
Jason sat on the floor with his head resting on the bed, his mind in disarray, he just couldn't understand why Anna abandoned him, she has never abandoned him in his dreams before, so why did she today? His body is still rippling with the aftermath of the passion but a part of him has refused to settle down and he is trying his best to calm himself down.
Veronica walked into her son room "Jason" she called but only to meet a sight she never expected. Jason was sitting on the floor shirtless and there were tons of empty can beers around him "what the hell Jason!" She shouted. Jason looked up to see his mother, why is she in his dream too? He wondered.
"Mom?" He muttered.
"What is the meaning of this young man?" She asked.
Jason tried to get up but the alcohol has finally gotten the best of him. He staggered when he stood up and almost fell but Veronica grabbed a hold on him at the nick of time. She helped him lay in his bed and glared angrily at him "you sleep right now young man and when you are sober, you have a lot of explaining to do" she said and bent to pick his shirt lying on the floor, she tossed it on the chair in the room before picking the empty cans and the carton that has the remaining beers. She looked at Jason who just laid on the bed with his eyes closed and sighed, Jason has never behaved like this before, she thought while walking out of the room.
Veronica threw the empty cans into the trashcan and put the remaining beers into the refrigerator, she threw the carton into the trashcan too before walking out of the kitchen to the living room. She picked up her small traveling bag and walked up the stairs to her room.
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Anna walked downstairs hours later to see her mom sitting at the dinning table and typing away in her laptop "mom?" She feigned surprise before smiling and walking closer to her in a haste, almost ran to her.
Veronica looked up when she heard her daughter call her and smiled when she ran into her arms to give her a hug "mm, careful young lady" she chuckled.
"When did you get back?" Anna asked with a smile.
"Close to three hours ago" Veronica replied "how have the days been like?"
"Cool" Anna answered.
"Good" Veronica nodded before remembering the state she met Jason in "Anna, what is wrong with Jason?"
"Um...I don't know" She lied with a straight face "is something wrong with him?" She looked intently at her mother with a face filled with worry.
Veronica stared at her daughter and thought about it, of course there is no way Anna will see Jason in that state and leave him alone to go sleep, she must stay with him, that's how much they love each other. She sighed "I walked into Jason's room to see him drunk."
"What!" Anna shouted "Jason drunk? Whatever would have caused that!" She turned immediately to run up the stairs.
"Anna, wait" Veronica called "don't disturb him, he is still asleep. I have checked ?him for like three times now, he needs the sleep to sober up."
Anna returned to the dinning table and took a seat, her face was filled with worry and seeing her, you will know that she really don't want anything to happen to her brother "but why will he be drunk?"
"That's what I'm trying to figure out" Veronica commented.
Anna ?bit her lower lip and pray Jason will forget about everything. At least now she has got their mother to believe that she knows nothing, she is also going to act surprise when he disclose the reason behind his action and that will get him to do away with any lingering thought he might have, she believe "if you are hungry, dinner is in the microwave. I already have that taken care of that" she heard her mom say. She looked at her and smiled before walking into the kitchen to get her dinner.
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Samuel came home to hear about his son's behavior and he too was surprised for Jason is not the type to act like that. Ever since he had allowed him to start drinking, he had never seen him drunk and just like his wife and daughter, he too believed something must be wrong and they all decided to hear from the horse's mouth when he woke up.
After eating his dinner, Samuel settled to watch his game as always with the remains of Jason's beer with his wife beside him, surfing the internet with her phone. Anna laid on the sofa, pretending to watch the game with him but her mind was actually thinking about her heated moment with Jason earlier that day, she can't believe he has finally kissed her and it was so amazing too. She had always believed that he will be a good kisser and he didn't let her down. She remembered the feeling of his mouth on her nipple and the feeling of having his tongue stroke it, she shivered unintentionally as the unsatisfied hunger started building up again.
She closed her eyes and drown in her thoughts, there is indeed a difference between dream and reality. She doubt if she will ever cherish her moments with him in her dream again, the one she had real with him will last her till the end of time, she can't help but wonder if their mother hasn't interrupted, will he have taken her? She hoped he will but that one will be to hard to hide, she thought, as she is still a virgin. Unless she will be able to change the blanket and dress him up before anyone comes back. She sigh as she savor this rear and precious memory of hers.
"Mom?" She heard and opened her eyes immediately, she looked at the stairs to see Jason standing with his hand on his head, his eyes were closed and his brows furrowed, he looks to be in pain as he winced "ah."
"Sweetie, come sit down, it will stop the spinning" Veronica urged as she stood up to walk towards him. Anna stood up too and Samuel thankfully, broke away from his game to look at them. Veronica helped Jason to sit down on the sofa "Anna go get him a glass of water" she ordered ?and Anna left for the kitchen.
After subduing his headache, the whole family sat staring at him. Jason looked at the eyes of his mother who really want to shout at him but still trying to know the reason first and sighed "I'm sorry" he muttered.
"It's not about being sorry Jason, it's about knowing what caused it, what got such reaction from you? You gave me a scare when I walked in to see you like that" Veronica commented.
"I'm sorry" he bit his lip "I...I just..." He sighed and his eyes strayed to Anna, seeing the expectant look in her eyes, he wondered if she actually did come to his room or if it was really a dream. When he woke up in his room with the terrible headache, he had gone into the bathroom to wash his face but he has seen his swollen lip and teeth marks on his nibble. It's not the first time he is seeing her in his dreams or having a heated romance with her but it is the first time of him waking up to see changes or marks on his body and he had taken the next ten minutes wondering if it was all real.
"Jason, what could it be that you can't tell us?" This time, Samuel was the one that asked.
Jason looked away from his sister and tried to bury his thought, now he can't tell his family that he is actually thinking if he had kissed his sister this afternoon neither will he tell them that he actually got drunk because he was celebrating the freedom from his loveless relationship "I went to Megan's place to see Courtney" he began.
The whole family looked at him expectantly, they all know Courtney cause she had made it a habit to visit every weekend, now they want to know what link she has to Jason drinking to stupor this afternoon "I went there only to see her with Cash, it turned out she has been cheating on me" he finished.
"Courtney?" Veronica was the first to recover from her shock "why would she do that?"
"I don't know" Jason licked his lips "all I know is that, I was hurt, very hurt. I left immediately and couldn't get myself to think straight. I only wanted to buy few cans of beer and didn't know when I paid for a carton, I decided to take just few, I didn't know when I drank to that extent, I'm really sorry mom. I'm really sorry you have to see me like that" his eyes were teary and everybody was shocked because they have never seen Jason so emotional.
"She doesn't deserve you, I have always known that" Anna accused and Veronica looked at her, telling her 'not now' with her eyes.
"Baby, it's something that everybody experience" Veronica began before sitting beside him "heartbreak is a kind of lesson, although it hurts me that you have to experience yours like this but it's inevitable" she caressed his hair "I'm so sorry you have to go through this, I really am."
"It's okay mom, I'm better now" Jason assured.
"I wasn't expecting this from Courtney" Samuel said.
"Well, it's not being written on the forehead" Veronica interjected.
"I think it's my turn to console you" Anna added before standing up to sit beside him. Jason stared at her and her words got him thinking again, haven't she already? He thought but can't just tell if she has, oh now he hates why he had let himself got drunk, at least if he hadn't, he would have been able to know if he have had a special moment with his sister, but now he can't even tell if it is a dream or not.
"It's not fair" he heard Anna say and looked at her "when I get hurt, I run to you but you" she frowned "you ran to a beer, is it that I'm not enough to console you, to hug you and tell you everything is going to be okay?"
"I'm sorry" Jason apologized but deep inside him, his mind is in turmoil. If she really had come to his room that means she should have known about Courtney and wouldn't need to act surprise now but how would she have known? It didn't happen in school and she had been in school when he came back. Courtney wouldn't have come home and tell her herself, damn, this whole thinking is really bringing back his headache, he groaned.
"Why don't you have your dinner and then go take a cold shower, maybe it will help with the headache" Veronica suggested and Samuel nodded.
Jason nodded and stood up, he really need to work on his memory, was he with Anna today? He really can't tell. The feeling of having her in his arms, kissing her and the passion she rose in him feels real but the possibility of that happening, makes him doubts his memory. Just why would she allow him to kiss her? Why would she let him suck her nipples? Thinking to that, he remembered that full, round, soft boob that he had held and sucked and his little brother stood on attention.
While eating his dinner, he kept glancing at his sister to know if there is something off about her but she acts quite normal. Her only anger is that he didn't tell her that he is heartbroken so that she will comfort him like he always do to her, apart from that, nothing else and then he decided, maybe it's really a dream and the only real life like dream he have ever had.
He went to his room after his dinner and stood at the mirror in his bathroom staring at that little red marks round his nibble, although it's faint now but he can still make it out to be teeth bites, he sighed and shook his head. There is no way Anna would do such to him, it's all the effect of alcohol, it made him think it's real, whereas it's just a dream as always, after concluding to that, he stepped inside, closed the glass door and tuned on the shower.