Chapter 20 (Part Two)

“Your father invited Gerard to our little get together.” Jackson answered as he pulled a t-shirt on. He left the room quickly.

Riley quickly found her satin robe and covered herself, being pulled out of the euphoria she was in faster than she would have liked. She heard shouting, followed by a loud thud, so she rushed out of the room, just in time to see Gerard scrambling to get to his feet.

“I already told you once that I will not let you talk about her like that.” Jackson said as he held out a hand to help Gerard up.

The second Gerard found his footing he swung his fist toward Jackson. Jackson dodged quickly and Gerard’s fist hit the wall with a loud thud. Gerard pulled back his now swelling fist and shook it but was quickly knocked back down with another swing from Jackson.

Riley screamed and ran in between the two, but quickly regretted as Gerard’s fist connected with her jaw. Before she could stand back up Jackson