Page 59 of Fighting Temptation (Men of Honor 1)
I nod again in understanding, all of this feeling so surreal.
About 20 minutes later we pull up to the motel which is just off highway I-90. There’s a truckstop/bar right next to it. It’s a seedy looking place, where I suspect truckers probably bring company to from the bar next door.
We park at the gas station that’s just across the street. Kayla shuts off the car and its lights. It’s dark out now but the motel is lit up bright with neon pink flashing lights.
I’m feeling a little silly with my sunglasses on since it’s dark and all, but Kayla still has hers on so I keep mine in place.
“Right there,” Kayla says pointing to a door across the way from us, “room 23 is what the text said she would be in.”
We sit in silence and stare at the door, as if it’s our life line.
Kayla gasps, “Shit! There’s Cooper, get down!”
We both slide down our seats as Cooper’s truck pulls into the lot across the way. The truck blocks half our view from the door. I notice Kayla start to shake; I grab her hand and squeeze tight. We sit up a little bit so we can see what’s going on.
We both let out a gasp when Cooper’s passenger door opens first. “What the fuck?” Kayla says confused when we see Jaxson exit out the passenger door.
What the heck is right!? What is he doing here?
Kayla and I look at each other in confusion, then her eyes widen in shock. “Oh my god, do you think they’re both fucking her?”
My heart stops beating and I start to feel sick. But then I come to my senses quickly and shake my head.
“Ya you’re right, that sounds a little too out there. But what’s he doing here then?”
I shrug having no idea.
We watch Cooper now as he exits the truck too. He waves at Jaxson as he starts his way over to the motel.
Jaxson goes next door to the bar. Oh my god, he’s going to go drink while Cooper sleeps with her? How could he do something like this?
Kayla scoffs, “I really shouldn’t be surprised.”
Silence descends on us now as Cooper knocks on the motel room door. We both hold our breath, waiting to see what happens. The door opens and we get a view of a beautiful brunette that looks to be close to our age. My stomach drops when Cooper enters and closes the door behind him.
“Oh my god!” Kayla whispers in agony.
“I’m so sorry Kayla.”
“Did you get a good look at her? Did you recognize her?”
I shake my head.
“Me either,” she says sadly, then she clenches her jaw, “come on!” She says angrily getting out of the SUV.
I follow quickly, “What are you going to do?” I whisper trying to catch up to her.
“I want to get closer, see if I can see anything in the window. Go stand by his truck and watch for Jaxson. Radio me if he comes out,” she says holding up her walkie-talkie.
“Ok, be careful.”
I go to Coop’s truck and stand a little distance away so I can get a good view of the bar door in case Jaxson comes out. I look to my left and try to see Kayla but I can only see some of her. “Anything?” I whisper into the radio.
“Not really but if I listen closely enough I can hear a little bit. The bitch is giggling a lot,” Kayla says sounding pissed.
I get so caught up in watching Kayla that when I look back to the bar door I panic when Jaxson walks out.
“Oh shit!” I whisper into the walkie-talkie. I duck behind Coop’s truck and get on my hands and knees crawling around it, praying he didn’t see me.
“Kayla get out now! Hurry Jaxson is out.”
“Julia?”
Shit!!
I swing my head around while I’m still on my hands and knees to see Jaxson standing right behind me. “What the hell are you doing?” he asks looking at me like I’m a complete loon.
I stand up and look towards the motel room door to try and see Kayla but she’s not there. I look back at Jaxson and start to feel angry. “I can’t believe you would do this Jaxson, you should be ashamed of yourself!”
“What the fuck are you talking about?”
I scoff, “Oh don’t give me that…” I gasp, my words dying in my throat when I hear glass shatter.
I run over to the other side of Cooper’s truck to see Kayla with a bat. She just smashed in Coop’s driver side window and she’s whacking the shit out of the door and side mirror.
OH NO!
“Holy shit Kayla, what the fuck are you doing?” Jaxson’s eyes are wide with shock, his hands on top of his head and he looks like he’s about to be sick.
I stand there frozen not knowing what to do. Jaxson tries grabbing the bat from Kayla but she raises it at him, “You stay the fuck back asshole, or you’re next!” she screams psychotically. Then she walks around Coop’s truck quickly smashing out his tail lights and anything else she can hit.
“Goddamn it Kayla! Stop!” Jaxson starts coming at her again but before he can reach her Cooper comes running out of the motel room, the girl following close behind him.
Oh god, this is so bad.
“What the fuck!?” Cooper screams running towards Kayla. His eyes are bugged out of his head like he can’t believe what he’s seeing.
He goes to reach the bat but Kayla turns around and swings at him just missing his shoulder.
“You lying piece of shit!” Kayla screams taking another swing at him.
Cooper turns her around and wraps his arms around her, trying to restrain her. She swings the bat wildly behind her trying to hit him. They come close to me as they struggle, I know I should move but I’m frozen, watching their struggle.
“Jesus Christ!” Jaxson pulls me out of the way before I get whacked.
Cooper finally pries the bat out of Kayla’s hands and throws it across the parking lot.
