Chapter 76
Tyler looked at AJ as she said, "It was just a misunderstanding between AJ and me."
Kevin glared at AJ, "YOU did this?"
"Kevin, it’s over and done with. Let it drop. Besides, he apologized."
Kevin could tell by Tyler’s tone that she didn’t want to discuss it any further but the look he gave AJ told AJ that Kevin wasn’t going to let it drop. He pulled Tyler close to him and she rested her head on his shoulder.
At the hotel, Kevin went with Tyler to their room to put her stuff away. He closed the door behind them as Tyler set her stuff on the bed. He leaned against the door watching her. He had missed her; the way she walked, the way her hair fell across her shoulders, the way a pair of jeans fit her.
Tyler turned around to meet Kevin’s gaze and smiled, "I knew you were watching me."
"I know we were only apart for a couple days but you’ve changed so much," he said as he moved to her and put his hands on her waist. He pulled her to him and bent to kiss her and then said, "I never realized just how pregnant you are."
"Yeah, I’m fat. Rub it in why don’t you?" teased Tyler.
Kevin knelt in front of her and moved her shirt out of the way. He rubbed the swell of her stomach and placed tiny kisses all over it. He stood back up and cupped her face in his hands. "You are extremely beautiful."
Tyler’s heart melted with the statement and the look in Kevin’s eyes. She put her hands on his as she said, "I have missed you so much, ‘Boo’. When Lou called, all I wanted was to be in your arms where I KNEW I would be safe."
"You’re here now, baby, and I’m not going to let ANYONE hurt you."
Tyler reached up to Kevin and kissed him. As they stood there, locked in a kiss of desire and passion, Kevin moved her to the bed where he began to deftly undress her. There was an urgency in his touch that Tyler understood all to well. She felt it too...the need to be in his arms.
She fumbled with his jeans but couldn’t manage to undo them so he helped. Tyler lay back on the bed and watched as Kevin stripped down and then join her on the bed.
They made love...passionate love. There was a fever to it. The need to be one, feel their bodies joined together, to feel the release together.
After making love, Kevin held Tyler as she rested her head on his shoulder and traced his lips and eyebrows with one finger. He kissed that finger and then looked at the bruises on the arm.
"Want to tell me about it?"
"AJ was looking for something to drink and when I told him I had poured it all out, he grabbed me. Please let it go, Kevin. AJ’s really upset right now and he doesn’t need to worry about what you’re going to do to him."
"I don’t care how upset he is. It would be one thing if he had been drunk but he was sober when he did it and I can’t let it go."
"I’ll heal, Kevin. AJ needs you and the others right now to be on his side, not going against him for a stupid mistake."
Kevin looked at Tyler, "He’s got a good friend in you. I’m not going to let it go completely, baby. I can’t."
Tyler didn’t say any more. She lay listening to Kevin’s heartbeat and knew he was right. She still had the image of Ali beside AJ in bed and it was tearing her apart. Lex loved him so much and wanted a future with him but he was throwing it all away. How would she feel if it had been Kevin with Kristen?
After some time had passed, Kevin asked, "Are you hungry?"
"Kind of but I want to stay right here in your arms."
"I’ll call room service and we can eat here."
Kevin gave Tyler a menu to look over while he called room service. After ordering, they waited together talking about AJ and the funeral. Tyler held in about how she was feeling about AJ’s cheating on Lex but Kevin could tell that it bothered her. He knew AJ was just lashing out but he hated that it was upsetting Tyler.
By the time room service came, Tyler was asleep. Kevin got up without waking Tyler and pulled on his jeans. That was when he bumped into AJ in the main room of their suite.
AJ looked up at Kevin and then tried to leave. He really didn’t want to talk to Kevin just yet but Kevin had other ideas.
"Look, AJ...I know you’re upset and everything, but grabbing Tyler in anger was NOT smart."
"I’m really sorry about it, Kevin. I never meant to hurt her because she’s been really good to me."
"She really cares about you. This thing with Ali is tearing her up."
"How does she know about Ali?" asked AJ in astonishment.
"You didn’t know?"
"HELL NO!"
"She saw you two in bed last night."
"Damn. No wonder she was so ticked at me. I’ll talk to her later."
"Just make things right. Either break up with Lex or tell Ali to take a hike."
AJ considered the brotherly advice and went back to his room
Kevin watched him disappear and then took the food back to Tyler.
In his room, AJ hit the mini bar polishing off every thing in it. Then he decided to go to the bar in the hotel. He left the room and headed down followed by ‘Bull’.
AJ was completely trashed when he came back to the suite around midnight. Everyone was still up talking, listening to music, and playing video games as AJ practically fell into the room.
Tyler had gotten up to go get something and caught him. "Hey, baby. Let’s go have some WILD SEX."
Tyler tried to push AJ off of her as she said, "You’re drunk...AGAIN."
"How could you tell? Come on, baby," said AJ as he gyrated his hips against her. "You know you want what I’ve got."
"AJ, let her go and stop making passes at her," warned Kevin.
"Why should you have all the fun, Kevvy Kev. I want her and she wants me," said AJ drunkenly as he ran his hands up the inside of her thighs.
Kevin jumped for AJ grabbing him by the collar. "I’ve had enough of your coming on to my wife and your drinking."
A scuffle ensued and the other three scrambled to break it up. Brian and Nick
grabbed Kevin and Howie easily handled AJ since he was drunk.
Howie said, "Guys! That’s enough. Kevin, you know AJ is drunk. Don’t
let him get to you."
Kevin glared at AJ, "That’s no excuse. Have you seen what he did to her when he was SOBER?"
AJ said, "I said I was sorry to her AND to you. What more do you want?"
"For you to get a grip!" shouted Kevin. "She’s my wife and you need to back off."
"You mean she’s your whore! She’ll sleep with anyone....hell, she’s pregnant by another man!"
Tyler felt like she had been slammed against the wall with that statement and Kevin struggled to get to him but Brian and Nick managed to hold him.
Tyler left unnoticed as Howie, the usual peace maker, said angrily, "AJ, enough! Go sleep it off."
With that, Howie pushed AJ towards the room they shared and Kevin made one last attempt to get at AJ. Nick and Brian managed to hold on to him though.
When AJ was gone, Howie looked at Kevin. "He’s drunk, Kevin. In the morning, he’ll regret it."
"I don’t care how drunk he is!" steamed Kevin.
Nick looked around for Tyler and realized she was gone. "Where did Tyler
go?"
They all looked around to see she was gone. Kevin fumed, "I’m going to
kill him."
"Leave him alone," said Brian. "AJ’s going through a tough time. You know how he feels. You were the same way after your father died."
"AJ reacted the only way he knows how. He loves Tyler and would never intentionally hurt her,"’ said Howie.
Kevin calmed down some. "I guess you’re both right."
"Go find Tyler and make sure she’s okay. Tomorrow, you and AJ will work things out and it will be forgotten," said Brian.
"You’re probably right," said Kevin. "I’ll see you guys in the morning."
With that, Kevin went to check on Tyler and the others went back to what they were doing.
