Men of Steel (Book 1)

  Men Of Steel

  Jase and Carly’s Beginning

  MJ Fields

  This book is intended for adult readers only.

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  MJ Fields

  Copyright 2013 MJ Fields

  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be constructed as real. Any resemblance to person, living or dead, actual events, locale or organization is entirely coincidental.

  This book is intended for adult readers only.

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  Other Titles by MJ Fields

  ~The Love Series~

  Blue Love

  New Love

  Sad Love

  True Love

  ~The Wrapped Series~

  Wrapped in Silk

  Wrapped in Armor

  Wrapped Always and Forever

  ~Burning Souls~

  Stained

  ~Allahalla~

  A Middle school / Young adult series is also in the works and will be available

  In the Summer of 2013!!!

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  Table of Contact

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 1

  It was an exceptionally hot summer. I was glad to be spending it with my father while mom was away on a “retreat”. Since my parents had divorced two years earlier and I had moved to Palo Alto with my Mom, life had certainly changed. My brother Cameron stayed with Dad in Jersey. I was less than enthralled about being separated from him. I love him, he was absolutely the best big brother a girl could ask for. He was certainly the reason I narrowly escaped losing my virginity to the most beautiful boy I had ever laid eyes on, a bad boy, Cameron had told me.

  “What are you doing Carly?” Cameron screamed as he stormed down the beach towards me.

  Needless to say, I was horrified that my brother had caught me making out with our cousin Abe’s best friend. A boy I had been sneaking around with for weeks.

  The first night I saw him, Abe and I had wen't to a party on the shore. He was sitting on a rock with a beer in his hand. He was gorgeous, messy black hair and the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen. Brown like chocolate and his perfect smile, God that smile and a dimple on his left cheek that was so deep. He had his shirt off, his body was beautiful. Long, lean, and he was cut. His skin was a golden tan, and I swear I didn’t see a tan line.

  “Hey Abe,” he smiled and waved us over and handed Abe a beer, “You want one?”

  “Uh…sure…” I looked at Abe and he smiled. I really didn’t, but I didn’t want him to look at me like I was some sort of child either.

  I remember the brunette brigade all swarming around him and how they all but threw themselves at him. I watched him smile and joke with them, but I also saw the way he looked at me out of the corner of his eye and would smile at me when Abe was not paying attention.

  He had a girlfriend, and watching them was not at all comfortable. Not just because I thought he was beautiful or that I truly spent every night for that first week waiting for his smile, craving his attention. Because she was mean, she was rude to every one of his friends, she was nasty to all hers,and she constantly redirecting his attention from my cousin and their friends to her mouth. The way she would kiss him or would make a sexual comment just to gain his attention made me nauseous. What was even worse was that it seemed to work.

  On the last night of the first week they got into a fight, she actually slapped him across the face. He laughed at her and turned away. He walked towards the water and stood there. I remember Abe standing and talking to him, then patting him on the back and then they walked back to the group which now included me.

  He smiled broadly, “Well I am pretty sure that’s done.”

  Abe and the rest of the guys laughed, “Yay right.”

  He looked up at me and smiled, that smile did me in for the rest of the summer.

  It started off very innocently, we all hung out at the beach every night. He eventually sat closer to me. Abe noticed, and he backed off.

  “I want to hang out with you Carly,” he purred into my ear.

  Yes, he purred, his voice could melt butter it was that damn hot.

  And what came out of my mouth? “We are.”

  He looked confused, the beautiful boy I had watched for over a week. The one who alluded confidence looked dumbstruck. When he finally pulled it together he smiled.

  “Alright then,” he excused himself after a few awkward moments.

  A few days later she started to come around again. At first he ignored her and then he didn’t, simple and easy. And she was easy, I watched as she flounced around in front of his friends to piss him off and then the two of them would leave. Most times they did not return.

  A week later he showed up, and she stormed down towards all of us yelling at him. He walked up and sat next to me, it was the only place to sit, I know this, but still it made my heart beat faster.

  “Do you like her, is that why you have to come here every night?” She yelled.

  I knew my eyes were as big as ET’s when I glanced up at her making me. She gave me a dirty look.

  “I am sorry I don’t know your name…I am Abe's cousin, I am just visiting,” I managed to choke out before she interrupted.

  “Pam, learn it,” she snapped.

  I looked at Abe who was walking towards us, thank God.

  “Pam, I will take you home. I am sorry that she is such a bitch Carly,” he grabbed his phone and stormed away, and Pam followed like a damn puppy about to get a bone,and I was sure that’s exactly what she was getting.

  I laid in bed that night and tossing and turning in my bedroom at my fathers until I heard my phone chime. I reached in my bag and took it out. It wasn’t mine.

  “Hello?” I whispered.

  “Who has my phone?” the voice purred.

  “Is this…Umm it’s Carly…I didn’t mean…” I was trying to be cool and not let on that I already knew exactly whose voice it was on the other end.

  “Carly, it’s Jase. I must have grabbed yours by mistake. Meet me at the beach so we can switch phones, ten minutes,” he hung up.

  I brushed my teeth, jumped into a pair of shorts and a tee-shirt and crawled out my window, yes I snuck out.

  ~

  “You are late,” he smiled when I walked towards him.

  “I had to sneak out, I mean… sorry…” I closed my eyes.

  He laughed and smiled at me, “Why are you sneaking out it’s only ten?”

  “My Dad, if I was with Abe it would be alright, but not alone,” I watched him sit on a blanket and pat the spot beside him.

  “Well you’re here now and since you snuck out we should hang out for awhile,” he smiled, and I sat.

  I didn’t argue I just sat next to him and stared at him for a few moments, and he stared at me.

  “Oh here, sorry I don’t know how that happened,” I handed him his pho
ne and he handed mine to me and smiled again.

  “I know how it happened Carly,” he grabbed my hand and held it and yes I let him.

  When my head was finally back from its trip to the moon I looked down at our hands and then up at him, “Did you…did you do it?”

  “Yes, I told you I wanted to hang out, and by that I meant you and me, not everyone else,” Jase looked at me and then slowly released my hand.

  “You have a girlfriend, one who doesn’t seem to like me very much,” I reminded him quietly.

  “Does that bother you Carly?” he looked at me, his eyes drifted down to my lips.

  I swallowed hard, and my mouth was all of the sudden dry and my head felt…dizzy. I quickly pulled me knees up to my chest and put my head between my knees. Air …good God I needed air.

  “Are you alright?” he rubbed my back and I swear my stomach flipped.

  “Just dizzy,” I whispered.

  “Your not feeling well? Carly your face is …your hot Carly,” Jase lifted my head up quickly which didn’t help.

  Looking in his big brown eyes I felt my face burning, “I have an inhaler in my bag.”

  He dug through my bag and handed me my inhaler, and I quickly used the, “You have asthma?”

  I shook my head yes and held my breath. When I finally breathed out I laid back onto the blanket and closed my eyes.

  “Carly, are you okay?” he pushed my hair off of my eyes, and I looked at him and shook my head yes, “You scared the shit out of me, are you sure you're alright?”

  “Yes, I am just cold. I should get back,” I sat up, and he stopped me.

  “Hold up, you need to chill for a minute, right there, lay back down,” he smiled and lowered me back , and I let him. I let him lay me down… on a beach…in the moonlight.

  The way he looked at me made my heart race, thumping against my chest which did not help the breathing situation at all. I rolled to my side to avoid looking at him. I took long, deep, breaths, and he started to rub my back.

  “Jase, please stop, that’s not helping. Just please stop,” I am sure my face was turning even redder, and I could not get it together. I was wrecked.

  I heard him laugh, and I laid on my back and looked at him sitting next to me smiling.

  “It is really not that funny, I could be dyeing over here, and your laughing,” I sat up and grabbed my bag.

  “Sorry, I don’t know what the hell just happened. Sorry,” he scowled at the ground.

  “No big deal, I am going to head back. Thanks…I guess,” I stood and left.

  I practically ran out the four blocks home, and I climbed back up the tree and into the window. I grabbed my inhaler and took one big puff and held my breath. I let it out and flopped back on my bed and laughed, thinking of how foolish I must have looked. And then I laughed harder into my pillow, my God what just happened.

  I stopped laughing when my phone chimed. I jumped up and grabbed my bag and ruffled through it like a crazy woman until I saw the message. The smile on my face was so big it hurt. I flopped back on my bed and read it over and over again.

  -Tell me you made it home alright…Jase

  -I made it home alright…Carly

  -Good, tell me you can breathe and that I don’t have to worry…Jase

  -I can breathe and you don’t have to worry…Carly

  - Now tell me you feel what I have felt for two weeks, and tell me when I can see you again Carly…Jase

  I gasped out loud and tried to think of something to say. My phone chimed again.

  -Good, see you tomorrow, same time same place…Jase

  - OK….Carly

  And that was how it all began…..

  Chapter 2

  The day dragged, and I mean duh rag duh. I even napped, and I don’t nap. I was probably exhausted from over thinking everything until three in the morning. I fell asleep at around six, right after dinner I heard my phone ringing and sat up and looked at the clock, shit! I threw on a pair of jeans and a shirt, grabbed my bag, brushed my teeth, and threw my flip flops out the window and shimmied down the tree. I was almost down the damn thing when a branch stamped causing me to fall four feet from the bottom which would not have been so bad if I didn’t scrap my forearm trying my damnedest to stop the fall or at least lessen the impact when I landed.

  I shoved my feet in the flip flops and I started running. I realized if I ran the whole way I would probably need the inhaler again. So I walked fast, really fast. When I realized I would probably be sweating when I got there I slowed it down. Keep it together, was my mantra for the rest of my walk to the beach.

  As I neared the beach, I saw him pacing and slowed down and enjoyed the view. I walked closer he turned and saw me.

  “Your late,” he said scowling.

  “Sorry,” I looked away.

  He didn’t say anything and I couldn’t look at him, but I felt him watching me. When they say silence is deadly they are not kidding, and if I knew who the hell they were I would really like to ask them how to stop it, the deadly silence, the awkward moment, the …

  Jase lifted my chin and was coming in for a kiss. Honestly he was going to kiss me. Not that I hadn't thought about those lips, those beautiful lips touching mine but…. “Stop.”

  He looked at me with that same dumbstruck look he wore at the beach, you know when I told him we are hanging out, that same one and then he looked pissed.

  “I don’t know the hell you want from me Carly… this seriously was a bad idea,” Jase stepped away from me.

  Now I am pissed seriously pissed which for me is likely to steam from embarrassment, my mom taught me that, “Yes it was.”

  I reached down to grab my bag that must have slipped off my shoulder when I was trying to avoid something I really wanted but, not really this soon or like this. FRUSTRATING! I will have to remember to thank my mother for all the knowledge she has given me.

  As I started to walk away he grabbed my arm, and I must have sounded like a puppy whelping because he let go and looked at his hand, “Shit Carly are you bleeding.”

  I quickly looked at my arm and yep I was, I was bleeding and pretty bad.

  “Great,” I said as I began to walk away.

  “Wait, damn it…just wait,” Jase stood in front of me, “You are bleeding.”

  “We have established that, I am going home to take care of it,” I started to walk around him and he moved in front of me again.

  “Would you just at least look at it, what if…let me see,” Jase pulled my sleeve up and yes I let him, “Do you have anything in that bag to clean it up?”

  I pulled my arm away, “No.”

  “Carly, I was in that bag last night, and I am pretty sure along with the inhaler and …well just look,” Jase tried to hide his amusement.

  I looked up at him and quickly away, I was not comfortable looking into those eyes, AT ALL.

  “I need to go home, it’s four blocks away, I will be fine,” I looked up cautiously trying to avoid sinking into the depths of those chocolate eyes, “But thank you for your concern.”

  Jase snatched the bag out of my hand and ruffled through the bag and pulled out…oh yes, a freaking Maxi pad, one with wings and all.

  I knew my jaw dropped, and there was not one thing I could do about it. “It’s a pad Carly I have a Mom, I have seen them before.”

  He took my hand and walked to the water, and he cupped water in his hand and looked at me, “If you squat down it could be easier Carly.”

  I squatted, and he put water over it, salt water might I add, ouch. In an effort to not whelp like a puppy again, I laughed. I laughed through the pain, and when he laughed I finally looked at him for more than a split second and smiled.

  He smiled back and continued. He started to open the pad I grabbed it quickly and stood up.

  “I think I can get it from here,” I giggled.

  He looked at my arm after I had whipped it off, “Doesn’t look that serious.”

  “Thank you,” I smiled
.

  “How the hell did that happen?” he asked.

  “Oh you know, climbing out of my window onto a tree, snapping a twig that apparently wasn’t strong enough to hold me. Thank God no one saw it,” I laughed.

  “All to see me, and honestly Carly I don’t know that it was worth all that effort,” he picked up my bag.

  “I am sorry if I made you feel that way,” I took the bag, “Thanks for everything.”

  “You are welcome I guess,” he looked up and then laughed.

  “What?” I smiled at him.

  “You,” he laughed.

  “Well if I was not already embarrassed enough by the asthma attack and the arm requiring you to dig in my bag for a …maxi pad, I may take offense to that Jase,” okay this felt better, much more relaxed.

  “And I might be tempted to enjoy you being offended after I tried to kiss you and you, blocked me, but I am not,” he seemed more comfortable as well, “By the way why?”

  I stopped and turned toward him, “I don’t know, but I am glad I did.”

  “Wow,” he laughed.

  “No, that was not meant to be rude,” I giggled, “But now, right now I kind of feel like it was worth it, this is nice.”

  “It’s nice?” he looked up again.

  “Well I think it is,” I looked said softly.

  “Okay, that’s cool,” Jase took my hand, “Come sit with me Carly.”

  “I really should get home. I don’t want this to be any more awkward,” I patted his hand and pulled mine away.

  He looked confused and amused, “Just for a few minutes, I truly would like to…talk.”

  “Okay,” I sat and held my bag on my lap.

  “You are Abe’s cousin,” he said softly.

  “I am,” I said softly back and smiled.

  He looked up at me and chuckled, “You are not like the other girls, your…different.”

  “Well thank you, I think,” I smiled.

  “No, you are, but in a good way, I think,” he looked at me and his face went from confused to intense, “I don’t know what is going on but, I actually do like hanging out with you. But Carly it’s more than …I don’t know, it’s not like my other female friends.”