by Ami Snow
“…Mona…,” moaned Aaron.
Who’s Mona? She thought. Probably just another notch on his bedpost.
She went back to bed.
The next morning Jane woke up early and decided to wait for Aaron in the kitchen. To her surprise, he was already up and making breakfast.
“Hey honey, want a pancake?”
“Erm…sure,” replied Jane, a little taken back by the whole thing.
“Don’t look so surprised, I do have a nice side you know.”
She didn’t reply and just sat down at the breakfast table. He put a couple of pancakes on her plate.
“Syrup or honey?” he asked.
“If you think being nice to me is gonna stop me from telling mom about your antics last night then you’re sorely mistaken mister.”
“Oh sis I’m hurt that you think I would sink so low.”
He sat down and joined her. He took a large bite and then smiled straight at her.
“So when are you gonna hook me up with Amy?”
“Who’s Mona?”
Aaron’s smile disappeared.
“How do you know about her?” he asked.
“I have my sources. So who is she? A chick you banged that meant a lot to you or something? Did she use you?”
Aaron looked down at his plate.
“Don’t ever talk about Mona again, understand?”
There was a strong determination in his voice that made her hesitate. Before she could recover and continue to torcher him, which was her plan all along, he walked off.
Jane was confused. It was such an intense reaction that it must have been more than just a girl. As she was lost in thought her mom came downstairs.
“Morning Jane, I just saw Aaron on the stairs, what’s wrong with him?”
“Oh my fault I’m afraid.”
“Why what did you do?”
“I heard him talking in his sleep last night that’s all.”
“Ah, was it Mona?”
Jane was surprised.
“How do you know Mona?”
“When he was a child and he stayed over, I heard the same thing,” replied Jane’s mom.
“Who is she?” asked Jane.
“Mona was his mother.”
”Was?”
“She past away when Aaron was born, I think he still blames himself for it.”
“Oh no that’s terrible,” said Jane.
“Yeah, but at least he’s got us right,” said Jane’s mom with a smile.
Guilt began to swell up in Jane’s heart. She felt so terrible for treating him so badly ever since he arrived.
”Oh honey aren’t you supposed to be meeting Amy today?”
“Oh crap!” said Jane. “I totally forgot.”
She had promised Amy that they would meetup early today and she rushed off.
“Hi Amy sorry I’m late,” she said as she arrived at the library.
“Oh don’t worry, Eric’s been keeping me busy.”
“Eric?” asked Jane.
There was a tap on her shoulder and she turned around. A tall man in a pinstripe suit stood there smiling at her.
Oh god not Eric, she thought.
Eric was a guy who had been trying to date Jane for the past few years, but Jane had turned down every one of his requests. They would get more fanciful and elaborate each time with the most recent one being a hundred balloons delivered direct to her house by singing telegram. No matter how hard he tried though, Jane couldn’t help but feel that he was just plain creepy, and the more he pushed the creepier it felt. The only way she could get him to back down and stop hassling her was once she threatened to phone the cops.
“Oh hello Jane,” he said. “It’s been a while but always a pleasure.”
“Stay the hell away from me,” replied Jane.
“Oh calm down, it’s just a coincidence bumping into you here.”
“Yeah, a coincidence, and pigs fly.”
“There’s no need to be so rude Jane. Besides, I have no interest in you, I haven’t had for some time now. You, my dear, need to get over yourself. Anyway I’m leaving.”
Jane watched to make sure he left the library, then she looked straight at Amy.
“What?” Said Amy in an innocent voice.
“You know what, why the hell were you hanging out with him?”
“He just came up and started talking to me,” replied Amy. “Anyway he seems like a nice guy now, maybe you should give him a second chance.”
“A second chance? He’s a psychopath, trust me. He might sound like all sweetness and light right now but he’ll turn in an instant. The further away you stay from that guy the better.”
“Okay, okay I got it,” replied Amy.
They spent a few hours studying for a while until Jane looked out of the corner of her eye and saw Aaron walk past just a few feet in front of them.
What’s he doing here? She thought.
She decided to follow him again. He walked into the art section of the library and then stopped at the shelf labeled ‘painting’. He flicked through one of the books on the shelf then went and sat down at a table close by. Jane came up behind him and looked over his shoulder.
“Van Gogh huh?” she said.
He turned around.
“Oh hey Janey, I didn’t see you there.”
She came and sat beside him. She noticed a sketchpad on the table and started to flick through it. There were pencil sketches and colored drawings of animals on some of the pages and real life drawings on others. Near the end of the pad were drawings that were similar to Van Gogh in style. She was amazed. She never realized that he was so serious about drawing and painting. She just thought that he was a graffiti artist, someone who likes to take risks. She never really considered that he would be pursuing it as an art form.
“You’re drawings are amazing Aaron.”
“Thanks.”
“Listen, I’m sorry I brought up Mona. Mom told me all about her. Nobody deserves to have their mom taken away from them. It must have been terrible not to know your mom.”
Aaron smiled.
“Well that’s very sweet of you to say Janey. To be honest, I blamed myself for a long time. I guess I still do to a certain extent.”
Jane’s heart broke. She realized that she’d been reading Aaron all wrong. She felt like he was a waste of space, lazy and ungrateful. But now she felt a new found respect for him. She decided to let him into her life. To take a chance, after all he was family.
“Why don’t you join me and Amy.”
“Sure,” replied Aaron.
He followed her to their table and sat down.
“Hi Amy.”
Amy was speechless. She just sat there with her mouth open. It wasn’t until Jane nudged her that she finally had the courage to speak.
“Oh Hi Aaron long time no see.”
“You don’t remember her do you Aaron?” Asked Jane.
Aaron looked at both of them with a puzzled expression on his face. Jane continued.
“Do you remember the forest?”
“Ah, yes of course, the little whiner. Well ,well, well you’re all grown up now huh.”
Amy giggled like a giddy schoolkid and Jane shook her head.
“So what are you guys doing here exactly?” Asked Aaron.
“We sometimes come here to just study and chat,” replied Amy. “What brings you here?”
“Aaron is studying art,” replied Jane excitedly.
She took Aaron’s sketchpad and handed it to Amy. Amy looked through the pages with great curiosity.
“Wow, I never realized you were so skilled.”
“That’s not the only thing I’m skilled at,” said Aaron with a wink.
Amy giggled again and started to go red.
“Okay, Okay that’s enough Aaron,” said Jane. “But I do have to admit that I was surprised to learn that you’re interested in art too.”
“Yeah, I’ve always been into it. At first I used it as a therapeutic
tool as a child, but over time I enjoyed it so much that I would draw night and day if I could.”
He pulled one of the books away from Amy and read the cover.
“Hmm ‘Law and Judgment Volume 2’ it sounds so interesting. So I guess you’re the person to go to when I need to know the time before I do the crime.”
“You dare, and Amy if he ever approaches you ring me,” said Jane.
“Jeez what a party pooper,” said Aaron.
Jane’s phone began to vibrate, it was her mom.
Could you pick up some milk on your way back?
“I gotta go guys, I’ll see you later.”
She left Amy and Aaron in the library and rushed off to the nearest grocery store. Once she got home she decided to stay and study a little. After a few hours passed she realized that Aaron hadn’t returned home. She texted Amy.
Are you still at the library?
There was no reply.
That’s strange, she thought. She almost always replies immediately.
It was getting late and she decided to sleep. She almost dozed off when she suddenly heard her phone ring.
“Hi Amy, jeez took your time didn’t you?”
There was no reply on the other end.
“Hello?” asked Jane.
Suddenly she heard a voice that was all too familiar.
“Hello Jane.”
“Eric? But how did you get my number?”
“I have my sources.”
“What do you want Eric?”
“You know what I want, it’s only one thing, it’s only ever been one thing, you.”
“Look, I’m sorry that I don’t have feelings for you Eric, I really am, but this has got to stop, if you call me again, I’m notifying the cops, you got that?”
Eric hung up and Jane went back to bed. As soon as her head hit the pillow she heard the phone ring again. She was suddenly filled with rage, that was until she looked at the caller ID and noticed it was Amy.
“Hi Amy, where have you been?”
“Sorry I got a little held up. Meet you tomorrow at the library again?”
“Sure,” said Jane.
Once she hung up she thought for a while. Something just didn’t seem right. She heard the front door close and she went downstairs to take a look. It was Aaron.
“Had fun did you?” she asked him while she sat at the top of the stairs.
He looked up at Jane and smiled.
“There’s something I wanna show you Janey.”
“You do know what the time is right?”
“Just stop complaining and follow me will you.”
Jane did as he asked. She still felt some regret for the way she had treated him so she almost felt like she owed him. Once she was dressed, they walked up the road.
“So where are you taking me?” asked Jane.
“It’s a surprise.”
“Well I don’t like surprises.”
“Trust me, you’ll like this one.”
After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at a hill and once they got to the top, Jane was confused.
“Okay, so now what?”
Aaron didn’t answer and just laid down.
“Erm what are you doing? Have you gone completely crazy?”
“Just copy me,” said Aaron, still smiling.
She decided to do what he asked again and laid down on her back. She finally looked up and saw what looked like a million stars above them. She gasped.
“It’s so beautiful!” said Jane.
“I told you you’d like it.”
She looked at him, deep into his eyes, and he looked right back. She wanted him, she was aroused by his creativity and passion, and this was the most romantic thing anyone had ever done for her, so she began to get wet again. She kissed him, and suddenly they both began to kiss and grope each other violently.
“Aaron I want you to do me like the dirty girl I am.”
As soon as she finished talking he slapped her on the ass and she squealed.
“Harder.”
He slapped her again, harder and she screamed even louder. His hand left a red mark on her asscheek. He began to fuck her doggystyle, just like he did with Lucy. He grabbed her hair and started ramming her as hard as he could. Jane’s whole body began to shiver and shake, and her eyes rolled over. She could feel his breath on the back of her neck, his strong, manly hands gliding across her arched back. It sent a shiver up her spine. She had never been treated like this, it was so rough, just like she imagined it would be with him. He began to kiss her neck and she smiled.
After they both came, they sat there and looked up at the stars. Jane watched Aaron closely. Even though she knew about his mother, his past was still a mystery to her.
“Don’t you ever wish you could float away? Just keep floating ‘til you’re so small you look like a star to the rest of the people down here who look up. That’d be cool.”
“Are you high?” asked Jane.
He burst out laughing. Probably. High on life that’s for sure.
“Y’know, I always thought you were a bad boy.”
“Whatever gave you that idea?” he asked.
“Well, from what I hear you’ve been in and out of prison so many times that my mom lost count, you have sex with anything in a skirt, and you vandalize public property.”
“Woah, anything else you wanna add to that list?”
“Yeah, and you can be a real asshole.”
He started laughing again.
“But you wouldn’t just have sex with a bad boy, especially if he was your stepbrother, so you must have changed your mind right?”
“Yeah, you’re right, I did change my mind.”
“So what do you think about me now.”
“I think you’re deeper than I gave you credit for. You had a tough life, and you’re interests are, well, interesting. But the jury’s still out.”
“Why?” he asked.
“Because you’re still an asshole sometimes.”
They walked back home holding hands, still looking up at the stars from time to time.
The next day she woke up early and jumped out of bed. The thought of seeing Aaron soon was making her excited already. She went to his room and knocked on the door. There was no answer.
Maybe he’s having breakfast? She thought.
She went downstairs but he was nowhere to be seen. She thought about where he could be, but drew a blank. She decided to go and study in the library. When she got there, she sat at the table that she and Amy usually sit at, and began studying. After a few moments, she went to get a book and as she walked past the rows of bookshelves, she heard moaning. It got louder and louder the closer she came to the ‘Law’ section of the library. In-between one of the rows of bookshelves she finally found the source of the noise. It was Amy.
She was standing bent over with her face towards Jane and her panties were pulled all the way down to one of her ankles. Aaron was fucking her from behind and she moaned every time he plunged his cock deeper. Jane gasped and Amy looked up. She froze in fear.
“Hi J…Jane,” said Amy whilst still being fucked.
Aaron stopped and looked up. He and Jane made eye contact for a few seconds. Tears started to swell in Jane’s eyes and she quickly ran off sobbing.
“Jane wait, I can explain,” said Aaron as he ran after her, still in the process of pulling up his pants.
“Go ahead, fuck my best friend, just leave me alone.”
She took her stuff from the table and left.
How could I have trusted him? She thought. And Amy! What a bitch! Some best friend she turned out to be.
As soon as she got home and sat down she felt her phone vibrate. It was Amy apologizing and asking to meet. Jane dismissed the message and put her phone away.
