Fic: Meant To Be - chapter 15: An Unexpected Visitor

[amja7578]

Summary: I’ve been reading some really good RPFs lately and I thought I’d give it a shot and write one of my own. It’s basically a love story but there’s humor and angst, too.
Pairings: JA/OFC, JP/OFC
Warning: NC-17
Disclaimer: This doesn’t depict reality in any way…just writing for fun! The OFCs belong to me and were inspired by the pics I found on the web ―which also gave me some ideas for my fic! Thanks to Bren and Erica for helping me choose their names…hope you all like them!

All chapters here: http://amja7578.livejournal.com/14215.html

Chapter 15: An Unexpected Visitor

It had been a particularly warm week and Haylie’s parents were planning to go away for a few days, a sort of romantic getaway, which meant she could stay at their place and enjoy their lovely house and pool.

She was looking forward to spending the weekend with Jared and have him all to herself, her parents’ house being the perfect spot for it, but then, when she called him and invited him to come over, he apologized and explained he wouldn’t be able to make it because he was swamped in work.

Haylie was disappointed. Not that she blamed him or anything like that, the poor guy was working after all, but she couldn’t help feeling sad because she’d have to wait yet another week to see the handsome man she adored.

“That’s the price you pay for having a gorgeous boyfriend who happens to be an actor and works hundreds of miles away,” she thought, their long-distance relationship beginning to affect her.

“There’s no point in obsessing over it, though” she quickly told herself knowing very well that there was nothing either of them could do about it. Fine, she could always fly to Vancouver to see him but he’d be so busy, all the time, that he’d barely pay any attention to her and they’d both end up feeling miserable about it, he for neglecting her and she for being somewhat clingy perhaps…so, what was the point? Haylie let go of a breath and eventually brushed off those thoughts and decided to invite Adriana instead.

“What about Jared? Don’t you wanna spend the weekend with him?” the brunette asked.

“Yeah…We talked but he said he can’t make it. He’s busy shooting some scenes for his show.”

“Too bad. I know how much you wanted to see ‘im.”

“Yeah,” the blonde said, disappointed because her weekend wouldn’t turn out as she’d originally planned.

“Okay. So, who else is coming?” the brunette quickly asked, trying to change the subject seeing it was making her friend somewhat sad.

“No one. It’ll be just us, girls!”

“Sounds good!”

“So I was thinking we could go straight from work on Friday.”

“Sure.”

“Good. We’re all set then.”

Haylie put the phone down and began getting ready for work. Her weekend wouldn’t go exactly as planned but she was sure she’d have a good time with her friend and instantly felt better.

On Saturday morning the girls were relaxing and basking in the sun by the pool. Haylie’s parents’ house was big and comfortable but the very best thing about it was the large backyard and pool. It’d always been the blonde’s favorite spot as a child and still was to this day.





Haylie’s phone rang and she couldn’t help smiling when she saw who was calling. She talked to her boyfriend a couple of minutes and then announced with a big smile on her face that Jared was coming over.

“I thought you said he was too busy and couldn’t make it,” Adriana pointed out.

“Yeah, he couldn’t. But looks like his plans changed last minute and, well, he decided to surprise me. Isn’t he totally sweet?”

“Totally!” the brunette agreed. “By the way, when are you two meeting?” she then asked, eyes closed, lying on her back and enjoying the sun.

“Well, erm, he called me from the airport and he said he’s on his way so they should be here soon.”

“They?” Adriana asked, snaping her eyes open and focusing on her friend, her gutt telling her that something was up.

“Yeah, he said he’s bringing a friend,” Haylie explained casually.

Adriana kept her eyes fixed on her and said, raising an eyebrow, “Please, Haylie, tell me it’s not him.”

“Him who?”

“You know who…Jensen!”

“I don’t know. All he said was that it was a friend of his,” she replied but refusing to make eye-contact with the brunette knowing her eyes would give her away. Still, it didn’t go unnoticed to Adriana, who immediately confirmed her suspicions.

“Haylie!”

“What? Oh, come on, sweetie! Don’t make such a big deal!”

“Am not! It’s just that…” Adriana began saying but stopped in mid sentence.

“What?”

“Nothing.”

“Come on, what is it?” the blonde insisted.

“Nothing…forget it!”

“Honey, you know I’m not gonna leave it alone so come on, just admit that you like the guy,” she stated.

Adriana looked at her without saying a word and her friend carried on, “You know he’s single and you like him…a lot!”

Haylie looked at Adriana in the eye, waiting for her to share, wondering what was going on in that pretty little head of hers. They were close, great friends, practically sisters. And yet, she had to admit that, at times, the brunette baffled her like, for example, right now! It was obvious to her and Jared -and to everyone who had eyes for that matter!- that Jensen and Adriana were totally into each other and still, for some unknown and crazy reason, she wouldn’t give him, give them, a chance.

Fine, Jensen hadn’t played it particularly smoothly so far, but they all knew for a fact that he was into Adriana and that she was into him as well. So, why was she having second thoughts?

“Well, erm, it’s just that I haven’t heard from him since that party and…”

“And what, honey?” Haylie asked encouragingly.

“And I’m wearing this tiny swimsuit!” Adriana replied, clearly mortified.

“So?” the blonde asked then added, rolling her eyes, “Girl, you gotta stop being so self-conscious about your body. I mean, you could totally strip with your curves!”

“Haylie!” the brunette exclaimed, her face turning a vivid shade of red.

“What? It’s the truth!...Come on, just drop it, okay? Anyway, they’ll be here soon and it’s not like you’re gonna go change, right?”

“W-well, I guess I could-” Adriana began saying but was cut short by the blonde.

“Oh, come on, seriously? You’re not actually considering it, are you?”

“Fine!” the brunette replied, realizing that a change of clothes wouldn’t make any difference. “Besides, I didn’t bring another swimsuit anyways. I mean, not one that covers much more than this one.”

Adriana wanted to yell at Haylie. It was supposed to be just them, girls. That was why she’d brought along two particularly tiny bikinis with her -she could get a better tan that way. She’d never expected Jared -let alone Jensen!- to show up, otherwise, she would’ve never ever decided to wear those garments!

Anyway, there was nothing she could do then and there. She’d have to suck it up! So, she took a deep breath and did her best to control her increasing uneasiness.

The girls went on talking and Adriana couldn’t help thinking that Jensen would probably be there in under half an hour. She did her best to brush off those thoughts, to stop obsessing over it actually, but failed dismally. She did manage to hide it, though, and Haylie didn’t seem to notice how nervous she actually was.

Adriana felt butterflies in her stomach -and not of the good kind! She was becoming so nervous she thought she’d pass out any minute. It was unbelievable! She didn’t recognize herself. Getting all jittery about some guy? Fine, an insanely attractive guy! But still, it was nothing like her…at all!

And then, she remembered she hadn’t heard from Jensen since the party. No matter what Haylie said, he hadn’t tried to get in touch with her. That was a fact. Plus something seemed to be going on between him and that redhead. So, after pondering on it, she said to herself, “Just pretend nothing happened…Be cool…Who knows? Maybe it’s not ‘him’…Maybe it’s somebody else…some other friend.”

Adriana was lost in her own musings when she heard the doorbell. The second her friend heart it, she smiled brilliantly and rushed to the door, to find a tall dark and handsome man standing there. The blonde’s smile grew even wider the instant her eyes laid on Jared, and she threw her arms around his neck, immediately proceeding to kiss him passionately.







When they broke the kiss, they were almost out of breath and both were smiling goofily.

“Missed you, babe!” he then whispered in her ear.

“Missed you, too!” she replied, grinning and locking gazes with him.

He ran his hands gently over her bare back and added, “Like it!” looking up and down at her.

“What exactly…the swimsuit or me?”

“You…in that little swimsuit!” he answered smirking playfully.







They kissed some more, oblivious to their surroundings, even forgetting Jensen was right there, a few feet away from them, until he cleared his throat louldly.




“Oh. Hi, Jensen!” Haylie said, somewhat embarrassed but refusing to let go of Jared.

“Hey!” was all the blonde replied.

“Okay! Awkward enough I guess!” the brunette then exclaimed before adding, “Let’s go in…can’t wait to get in the pool!”

And then all three stepped inside the house. Haylie had only been gone for a few minutes but it felt like forever to Adriana. She wanted to know for good if Jensen was coming with Jared so that she could stop obsessing over it and yet, at the same time, she wished time froze so that she didn’t have to face him.

“Get it together! What the hell is wrong with you? You’re not a kid anymore! You’re a grown woman for crying out loud! Act like one!!!” she told herself over and over again as she lay still by the pool, practically frozen.

Suddenly, she saw Haylie and Jared approaching her with matching smiles across their faces, clearly delighted at the prospect of spending the weekend together. And then, a few feet behind them she saw no other than Jensen. “Great! This is gonna be so damn awkward! An entire weekend pretending that everything’s just ‘peachy’!” she thought.

Jensen followed his friend and girlfriend, eager to see the curvy brunette he’d been lusting after for quite some time when he saw her by the pool in a tiny pink swimsuit, quickly coming to the conclusion that someone upstairs definitely liked him or that he must’ve done something really good in his life and now karma was rewarding him…big time!




They headed towards the pool, where Adriana was sitting quietly, politely smiling at them and doing her best to appear relaxed as she waved ‘hello’ at them. The men dropped their bags on the floor and sat down on the deck chairs, their muscles still somewhat stiff after their flight, while Haylie went to the kitchen to get them some lemonade.

Jensen took off his jacket and cap and stared at the girl with lustful eyes so enthralled that he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. She seemed to have been swimming and was dripping wet, waterdrops gently running down her skin, those gorgeous curves he was dying to caress with his hands, her lips glistening seductively in the morning sun. Oh, yes! Somebody upstairs did like him!!!




She felt his piercing gaze all over her and couldn’t help feeling naked. “Damn it!” she thought. “Why on earth did I have to wear this tiny swimsuit???!!!” She felt more and more self-conscious by the minute and wanted to get dressed, cover all her body from head to toe pretty much like muslin women do…like right that second!

But then, since that wasn’t an option there and then, she decided to go for second best. So, she stood from her chair and walked towards the edge of the deck, where she’d left some garments earlier that day. She took quick steps, knowing how particularly small her bikini bottoms were and doing her best not to show too much skin -not an easy task considering what she was wearing at the moment!







She hurried and somehow managed to throw her clothes on in under a second, very much aware of the fact that her butt was on full display now! She quickly put on her little wrap and knitted top and crossed her arms over her chest before turning around, still feeling naked under his gaze.







She smiled politely at them, nervous like hell, her cheeks turning impossibly red, burning like fire…and she hoped she could blame it all on the sun and not on the butterflies in her stomach!

Jensen noticed how nervous he was making her and forced his eyes off of her. Not an easy task though, not when she was standing barely five feet away, smiling softly, all wet in those skimpy clothes…looking like a freaking sex goddess!!!

And yet, he somehow managed to take his eyes off of her, looked down and smiled to himself, glad to find out that he also had quite an effect on her and more than pleased by it.

Tension between Jensen and Adriana was building quickly; everyone there could sense it! Jared, Jensen and Adriana were chatting, pretending that nothing was going on, but the curvy brunette was becoming increasingly nervous no matter how hard she tried to keep it together.

She didn’t know how much longer she’d be able to keep up the pretence and felt extremely grateful when Haylie showed up carrying a tray with cold drinks and quickly engaged in conversation. Adriana had always admired her friend’s people skills. The blonde always seemed capable of making conversation with pretty much anybody almost effortlessly, and today the brunette particularly appreciated it!

They all carried on chatting and, after a while, Adriana felt more at ease now that Jensen’s eyes weren’t fixed on her…that much. Fine, his eyes were still practically glued on her most of the time, but at least not all the time!

“Alright, guys. Lemme show you inside so you can change,” Haylie suggested seeing that the men had finished their beverages and seemed more than ready to dive in the pool.

“Sure!” Jared replied.

“Okay!” Jensen agreed enthusiastically, smiling brilliantly at the brunette and wondering how her body and that smooth and oh-so-very-kissable skin of hers would feel pressed against him.

The two men and the girl then disappeared inside the house and a few minutes later, she came back outside and joined her friend.

“Haylie, you knew it was Jensen, didn’t you?” Adriana asked the second the blonde was back.

The brunette was mad at her friend for her blatant attempt to play match-maker with her and Jensen. In honest truth, she couldn’t get her friend’s insistence -bordering on obsession in her opinion!- with setting them up. If you asked her, they’d already had their chance, chances actually, and it hadn’t worked out. As a matter of fact, it’d all turned out awfully wrong. So, to Adriana, it clearly wasn’t meant to be.

“No! I promise I had no idea! I didn’t even know Jared was coming.”

“This is gonna be so awkard!” Adriana uttered, mortified. “I think I should go.”

“Go? You can’t go!” the blonde immediately protested. “Besides, leaving would be awkard! Come on, girl, please stay. We’ll have fun…And, anyway, I told you what happened with Jensen and that redhead at the party after you left.”

“Yeah, I know. It’s just that this is gonna be so…uncomfortable! I mean, there was that kiss under the mistletoe and-” Adriana was explaining but was cut short by the blonde.

“Totally romantic, by the way!”

“Whatever!” Adriana replied, slightly annoyed and then carried on, “The point is that he never tried to contact me afterwards and it was the exact same thing after that party and I suppose he and Jared are both staying…the entire weekend, right?”

“Yeah,” Haylie replied guessing what her frined was hinting and not liking it one bit.

Haylie wondered why the brunette hadn’t called Jensen herself when she had no news from him, especially since she seemed to like him so much, but then she remembered how shy her friend was when it came to dating and decided not say a word about it.

“Well, erm, I guess I could make up some kind of excuse and just, erm, leave,” Adriana said hesitantly.

“Oh, no! No, no, no! You can’t do that to me! I wanna spend some time with Jared and if you leave, what will I do with Jensen! It’ll be way easier if you stay…It’ll be four friends having fun…Yeah, just four friends hanging out,” Haylie insisted, doing her best to sound convincing and failing.

“Come on, Haylie, that sounds so lame you don’t believe it yourself.”

“Okay…Yeah…That was kinda lame but please just listen-”




The girls were whispering because they didn’t want either of the two men to hear them and were so caught up in their own little conversation that they didn’t realize the guys were walking towards them.

“Hi, babe!” Jared said, walking up from behind Haylie and throwing his arms around his girl.

“Hey, sweetie!” she replied, smiling lovingly at him.

Haylie and Jared kissed softly, tenderly, and Adriana looked at them with a weak smile and sad eyes. She wasn’t aware of it, she had absolutely no idea she was staring at the couple, sadness clearly showing in her eyes, but it didn’t go unnoticed to Jensen, who couldn’t help wondering what was going on inside that pretty little head of hers.

He quietly watched her while he drank some water from a bottle, trying real hard to figure out why she was reacting like that and supposing the whole thing was brining back some not-so-happy memories to her. He didn’t say a word, though, and pretended not to notice any of it.

Adriana stared at the couple for barely a few seconds, and then turned her attention to Jensen, her eyes raking all over him out of their own volition, thoroughly studying every single inch of him.

She studied his broad shoulders and strong arms, his muscles rippling under his golden skin as he brought the bottle to his lips and slowly sipped from it. She instantly remembered the picspams and the sex scene from his show, and thought, “Wow! They certainly don’t do him any justice…at all!”




It only took her a few seconds to do all of that, but he caught her checking him out all the same and smirked, all the while flexing his biceps to give her a more enticing view.

She then realized she’d been caught and blushed a vivid shade of red, quickly looking away, feeling completely embarrassed, not knowing what to do and wishing he didn’t make any remark!

She simply kept her eyes away from him, fixed on the pool and doing her best to pretend nothing was going on although she could feel his eyes on her now, slowly going up and down, taking in every single detail.

Luckily, it was almost noon and Haylie asked if they were hungry, Jensen nodding in response while Jared enthusiastically replied, “Hell, yes! I’m starving!”

“Yeah, I figured!” Haylie commented laughing loudly. “Alright, then help me out in the kitchen and we’ll have lunch in a few minutes.”

The two men and Adriana followed the blonde inside to help her get things ready, both men walking behind the girls…and enjoying the view!

Once they stepped into the kitchen, Haylie began making some salad and sandwiches.

“Erm, guys, why don’t you two go set the table outside while Jared helps me finish up here?” the blonde suggested. “There are some plates, napkins and glasses over there.”

“Sure!” Jensen replied smiling.

“Okay,” Adriana answered, glaring at her friend for doing her best to keep Jensen and her together, alone, and quickly realizing the girl just wanted to spend a few minutes by herself with her boyfriend.

So, without protesting, the brunette grabbed everything she needed from one of the cupboards and made her way outside with Jensen trailing after her and immediately proceeded to set the table on the deck by the pool. Adriana was a tad nervous, there was no denying that! So, she decided to focus on the task at hand and try to appear as calm as possible, secretly hating her friend for putting her in such position.

There was an uncomfortable silence between Jensen and her, and she knew she should make some small talk, try to make things less awkward between them, especially since they were clearly stuck together for the entire weekend! Trouble was she had no idea what to say. She wasn’t even looking at him, she was just fidgeting with the napkins, pretending to be putting everything in place, fearing that if she made eye-contact with him, he’d see right through her and find out that their kiss and his touch were seared in her memory for good.

And then, right when she thought things would get even more awkward between them, Jensen started talking about the great weather they usually had in LA and what a nice day it was and how different it was from Vancouver. It was nothing, just idle chatter, but Adriana felt truly relieved and managed to relax a little, guessing he was going to leave things alone and thinking, “Good…Guess it’s better this way…Let’s just pretend nothing’s ever happened between us.”

She’d be proved wrong soon enough, though.

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