In Love With A Criminal

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Ellie's POV
I sit on my bed reading Jason's text over and over again. This can't be true. He can't go to jail. Tears stream down my cheeks. Joey walks out of the bathroom and sees me crying.

"Ellie, what's wrong." he asks me sitting down. I continue to cry, I can't speak. I start to lose my breath and Joey tries to calm me down. He calls McKenzie up from the kitchen and she immediately knows it's dealing with Jason.

"What happened? Is he ok?" she asks and Joey looks more confused than ever. "He? Who's he? What the hell is going on?" he asks. Mckenzie wipes my tears and she hugs me. "You have to tell Joey." she whispers in my ear.

I nod my head and lean against my back wall. I stop crying and I catch my breath. I tell Joey he should sit so he does. I look at McKenzie who motions for me to start talking.

"Jason isn't my counselor, I've never had one. Jason is my best friend and it's been almost 4 months since we've been talking." I stop for a second and take a deep breath. "Joey, my best friend is Jason McCann."

Joey's eyes go the widest I've ever seen them. He turns white and it looks like he's going to faint. "Y-You're friend with J-Jason McCann?" he stammers and I nod my head. He places his hand on his forehead and McKenzie asks if he's ok.

"Ellie what the hell are you thinking? He could kill you! He's probably just trying to warm you up so he could murder you!" Joey shouts and my jaw drops. I hold the bear, the one that Jason got me a while ago, close to my chest and say back, "Jason would never hurt me. I trust him."

Joey scoffs and rolls his eyes, "So why are you even telling me this?" McKenzie looks at me and a tear falls down my cheek. "J-Jason is going to jail." I say quietly and McKenzie looks at me shocked.

"Thank God, I've been hoping he would." Joey says. McKenzie slaps his arm and take him by the wrist. "Shut up! Can't you see Ellie crying!"

I hear a knock on the door into my bathroom and I walk to it. I open the blinds a little bit and instantly I start crying more. I fling open the door and he immediately hugs me. "Jason what are you doing here?" I ask sniffling.

"You ok Ellie?" McKenzie calls from my room. I go to the doorway and motion for her to come into the bathroom. Once she sees Jason her jaw drops. I feel his hand rest on my lower back and look up at his gorgeous face.

Joey walks in the bathroom since the door was left open a bit. "What the hell? Who's this?" I smile up at Jason and turn towards Joey.

"Joey, meet Jason, Jason McCann." I say and Jason intertwines his fingers with mine. Joey's face is filled with anger and he walks out, McKenzie goes after him leaving me alone with Jason.

I wrap my arms around his waist and rest my head on his chest. He strokes my hair lightly and his lips come in contact with my temple. "When do you leave?" I ask quietly.

Jason looks into my eyes and I can see tears slightly forming. "Two days." We sit on my bed and I curl into Jason's chest. He kicks off his shoes and they fall on the floor with a slight thud. My phone goes off and it's McKenzie. 'Joey and I went back to my house, have fun with Jason'

I remember something and a tear slips out from my eye. "Sweetheart what's wrong?" Jason asks. I sit up and Jason pulls me onto his lap so I'm straddling his waist.

"My birthday, it's in two days." Jason pulls me into his arms and we sit there in each others embrace.

***

After a while of just laying together, Jason and I decide we should sleep. I lay on my normal side of the bed, Jason on the other. Our backs face each other and I shiver.

"Jason?" I say quietly but loud enough that he'll hopefully hear me. "Hmm?" he mumbles back. "I can't sleep, it's so cold." I say and I feel Jason turn over so I do to. "Come here." he says opening his arms. I cuddle up to him and wrap my legs around his with my head on his chest. "Better?" Jason asks wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me closer to him. "Yeah." I reply slightly smiling. "Goodnight Ellie." he says. "Goodnight Jason." I say.

Laying there was the best feeling I've ever felt. That night I didn't fall asleep to the wind howling, I fell asleep listening to the sound of Jason's heartbeat, wrapped in his protective arms.