Jane

Chapter Fifteen

  I woke the next morning resting peacefully in Tarzan's embrace. He was sleeping I was awake. I could hear his heart beat softly. I smile as I rest my hand on his chest. We had made love three times the prior night. My wild man.

I kiss his chest. I was so in love. What was the next step for us? I knew he wanted me to go to the jungle and stay with him. I was not sure I could do that. But I did not want to live without him. I could not do that either. I could not bare the thought of losing him.

"Jane?" he whispers my name sleepily. I smile as I look up to see his pretty eyes flutter open.

"Morning love" I say as I greet him with a kiss. He smiles after.

"I am so glad we worked it out" I tell him. "Today is the day you get to see your parents' home! Your grandfather is going to take us over. Are you ready for this?" I ask him. I wondered how hard it would be to see your folks home after they passed away. Poor Tarzan had no memory of them. I did for my mother. I treasure each memory.

"Ready" he sighs.

"Are you going to stay here?" I ask him. He shakes his head no.

"Go back" he says. My heart sinks. He was not used to it here.

"Jane go" he begs me.

"I have to think on it. This is not a no yet" I promise to him. "Okay? This is not a yes either"

He nods. He looks sad.

"Let's enjoy what time we have now together. We will worry about all that later" I tell him. I kiss him. Near or far I love you always" I tell him.

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I go to hop in the shower. He sneaks in to join me. He helps me wash causing me to giggle as he touches me gently. He kisses me as warm water washes over us. I was not sure how I could love someone so much it hurt. But I did.

I loved him. After the shower we dried off. Got dressed. Then went downstairs. To my displeasure there was Clayton at the table with my father and Tarzan's father. Chatting away as though nothing was wrong with that. I shiver feeling fear come over me at the sight of Clayton.

"Jane?" questions Tarzan with worry.

He places a hand on my shoulder. I had not told him what Clayton had tried to do to me. I did not want him to attack Clayton. He would get in trouble not Clayton.

"It is alright. Let's go eat breakfast" I tell Tarzan.

I take him by the hand to show Clayton I was with Tarzan and he had not won the battle. We sit down across from Clayton at the table. Clayton's eyes burned into me. I tried to ignore him.

"Morning, Jane dear. Morning, Tarzan. Sleep well Jane?" asks father.

"I did thank you" I say as I fold a napkin on my lap.

"Jane, I wish to talk to you alone" demands Clayton.

"No thank you" I turn him down.

"Oh I think you should. You know why?" he asks me.

"Why?"

Our eyes lock for a moment.

"Because this concerns Tarzan to" he snaps. A chill washes over me hearing that. What was he going to do to Tarzan? I was not about to let him hurt him.

I get up to go meet Clayton in the halls after making Tarzan stay with my father.

"Clayton what do you want?" I grumble.

"I think you should marry me" he demands.

His beady little eyes glare my way.

"Never" I tell him sternly.

"You might change your tune after seeing this" he mentions to me. He whips out his iPhone. He shows me a video. Of a trapped gorilla back in the jungle. I gasp.

"Know this gorilla Jane dear?" he chuckles. It was the one who raised my Tarzan. His mother. Kayla.

"Kayla" I stammer. He nods.

"Ape brain's mother. If you do not break up with him before he heads back to the jungle, and agree to marry me than I will give the orders to kill off his beloved momma ape. Best thing is he will know it was men who worked for your father that did it. He will blame you all for the death of his beloved mother" chuckles Clayton.

"No...you can't do this to him" I gasp.

"But I can. And I will. You have to break it off with ape brain. And announce our wedding is still on. Got it? Before time runs out for Kayla" he warns me.

"But I can't do that to him" I plea.

Clayton takes a ring out of his pocket. He hands it to me.

"You have twenty-four hours before you have to break things off with ape brain. Or Kayla will die" he warns me before walking off.

My heart sinks desperately. Tears water in my eyes. I had just found the love of my life. Now I was going to have to lose him? This was not fair. The image of his mother in the cage looking so scared to haunted my mind now. I could not allow Kayla to die. No way.

What was I going to do? Should I tell father? I brush back the tears. Tarzan comes to find me.

"Jane?" he worries as he pulls me in his embrace.

This was it. I had to break his heart. I could not put it off.

"Tarzan, this is hard for me to say to you. I can no longer be with you. I was thinking about what you said that I needed to come with you. That you planned on leaving. My home will always be here Tarzan. I am not going to go with you. I am so sorry. I am staying with Clayton here. I took him back. And we are going to marry" I stammer as tears come over me.

A very pained look crosses over his handsome face. This was killing me to hurt him like this.

"Jane no..." he whispers. I see tears come to his eyes.

I show him the ring on my finger I placed on there.

"I am marrying Clayton, Tarzan" I repeat myself.

A look over anger washes over him. He looked so confused. He takes off upstairs. Tears come to me. Damn you Clayton.

I lost him. Tarzan would never forgive me for this. One moment I was in the bliss of his arms. The next I broke his poor heart. I was a monster. I rush to the den. I feel tears wash over me. Life was unfair. This was never going to work out for us.

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