Screaming Infidelities
Pairing: Slade/Trudy
Must include: Amber, Jay, Ebony, Ram, Ruby, Lottie, Brady, Sammy, Jack, and Ellie, Zoot, the Guardian
Words: love, hungerly, surprise, dance, celebration
Quotes: "It's just so different. I'm a vagabond, and you...you're so beautiful" "You ever come near her again, and I'll make sure you stay dead this time, along with your gender-mixed boyfriend!"
Screaming Infidelities
A Mixed-up Mess of Confusion and Love Challenge
Trudy had worked most of the afternoon cooking. She wanted to surprise Jay with a small, private dinner. Things had been a bit shaky for the past few days, what with the whole falling out with Amber and all. Trudy just wanted to make sure things were stable; after all, she liked Jay a lot. In fact, she might even go far enough to say love... Jay was the first good thing that had happened to Trudy ever since the virus had struck, that is besides Brady. After Zoot's rein of terror, the Guardian taking over, Ebony in general, and the Techno’s ruling the city... well, Trudy thought she could never be happy again. That is, until she met Jay. He was perfect, she had to admit. The perfect face, the perfect body, the perfect lover... and best of all, he was all her's. At last, Trudy had a real reason to celebrate life other than her daughter.
Trudy added a little garnish and smiled proudly at her hard work. She even took the liberty to slipping into her slinky purple dress, Jay's favourite. She quietly made her way back to her and Jay's room. With balancing the tray and making sure nothing spilled, Trudy hadn't even noticed the gasps and sounds of crunching springs coming from behind the door.
Trudy slowly opened the door, "Jay... I made your" she stopped dead in her tracks, her face grew as white as a ghost. There were Amber and Jay, in what was supposed to be her and Jay's bed, hungrily ravishing each other with no care in the world besides each other's pleasure. Trudy felt sick. It wasn't until the sound of shattering china startled them before they even noticed the horrified Trudy standing there as it all unfolded in her mind.
"Trudy!" Amber shot up, scrambling around for the something, anything, which could cover her exposed flesh. Jay's eyes widened. He was caught and he knew it. In a matter of moments, all he11 would break loose...
"I know you're upset Trudy, but I" Jay began.
Trudy was beyond upset, "Upset? I'll show you upset! Upset is forgetting an anniversary or being late to dinner! This is not upset!" she screamed. "How could you Jay? You could of at least had the decency to break up with me and then go after my best friend!"
What had began as a quiet confrontation had quickly turned into a shouting match. All he11 had broken lose when Trudy discovered Jay, her supposed boyfriend, and Amber, her supposed best friend, having sex in her and Jay's room. At first Trudy thought it was just her imagination, after all, she hadn't had much sleep the past few days. But no. It wasn't her imagination...
"Trudy..." Amber said softly as she pulled the blanket tightly around her naked form before standing up. "I'm so sorry, I"
"Now you're sorry?" Trudy shouted at her, "Sorry after I caught you? Whatever happened to being sorry while you're off screwing my boyfriend?" then Trudy hit at the most sensitive subject of all. "The fact that you just found out Bray was dead meant nothing? 'Oh look, I'm off the hook, let's go jump into bed with the next thing I see!'" she crudely impersonated Amber, who looked as if she had just been stabbed in the gut and Trudy just twisted the knife.
"You know what? Fine! Go fuck each other some more! You two deserve each other!" Trudy cried as she ran out of the room. She made it as far as her room before running into the bathroom and throwing up. She curled into a small ball, breaking down and crying into the tile floor.
A few weeks passed and eventually Trudy ran out of tears. She was empty, unable to feel anyone or anything. Even when she tried to hold her precious daughter, she felt nothing. Eventually she stopped responding to Brady's cry and her touch. Salene and May offered to take care of her, afraid of what Trudy may be capable of in this state. Now normally, Trudy would envy the two lovers, they were happy and in love... but not now. She was finished.
Slade was in his room, reading. He and Ebony had broken it off after a few good rolls in the sack. And Ruby... well Ruby was still chasing after him, unable to give up her little schoolgirl crush. Slade was done with their little two step dance, after all, he just wanted to move on.
"Hello Slade..." an empty voice called from his doorway.
Slade looked up, expecting to find Ebony or Ruby. He was startled at who was really standing there.
"Trudy?"
"Hello Slade." Trudy repeated. She stood there, freshly showered and only in her slinky silk purple dress, the same she had worn that night things all fell apart. Slade couldn't help but notice how her pale skin shimmered in the soft light. Trudy shut the door behind her while never breaking eye contact with him.
Slade looked her over, "Trudy, what are you doing here?"
"Do you want me?" Trudy asked as her hands moved behind her and slowly undid the zipper of her dress. "Jay didn't want me... I thought he did... but that was only a lie..." the dress slipped away from Trudy and only the floor, revealing her beautiful nude body. "He only wanted Amber..." Slade was speechless for once. All he could do was admire the woman before him.
"Do you want me, Slade?" Trudy stepped out of the dress and walked slowly over to Slade. She raised a knee, sitting it onto the bed. "Because I want you..." she continued slowly climbing up the bed.
"Trudy, what are you?"
"Shh.." she touched a finger to his lips. "Do you want me?" she repeated for the third time as she straddled him slowly. It was as if her body was there and her mind was off somewhere else, far away. She kissed his chest, then his neck, then right next to his mouth. "Do you want me?" she breathed.
"Yes..."
Trudy let out a small cry as it hit her, gripping onto Slade so tightly that she left small, b1oody half moon prints onto his hot tanned skin. Another wave rushed over her and she only held onto him tighter. He was so unlike Jay, he was rough and wild. Compared to Slade, Jay was only luke warm, Trudy discovered.
She breathed heavily as it all washed away and she realized what she had just done. Tears slid down her cheeks and she cried into Slade who just held her as she shook and sobbed.
Slade moved Trudy away from his shoulder and looked into her tear filled eyes. He gently wiped away her tears. She looked up at him, unsure of what to do next. After a small pause of complete silence, Slade cupped Trudy's cheek and softly kissed her. Trudy tenderly kissed him back, fresh tears springing from her eyes. This time when they came together, it wasn't having sex or forgetting problems, it was making love.
Amber walked in on them in the heat of passion, much like Trudy had done weeks before with her and Jay. She was going to apologize for what had happened. She wanted to be friends again, now that she knew that Jay was hers.
"Amber!" Trudy moved quickly to cover herself, holding onto to Slade. Slade just held onto Trudy protectively, kissing the top of her head. Amber was speechless. Trudy and Slade? When did this happen? Last time Amber checked, Trudy was still moping around about Jay.
"What..? When..? How..?Nevermind..." Amber stared at them blankly. "Slade? You're with Slade?"
"Well..." Trudy felt her cheeks grow hot.
Amber let out a choked laugh. "You mean to tell me that you, Trudy, ran off to Slade? Of all people? I mean, do you know who he is? Who is brother is? This is ridiculous! I mean, I didn't think even you could sink that low..."
"Hey!" Slade yelled at Amber, making the blonde jump back. "She's your friend, how dare you treat her like that?" he was even shocked himself that he was jumping so quick to the defence. "You of all people do not have the right to insult the integrity of this woman." Amber's face grew a deathly pale. Could someone actually be speaking to her this way? "Now listen here, Amber, I mean it, if you ever come near her again, and I'll make sure you stay dead this time, along with your gender-mixed boyfriend!"
Amber's ears turned bright pink. She muttered a quick 'sorry' and ran out of the door quickly.
"What was that Amber?" Sammy's voice could be heard from the cafe.
Lottie's voice came next. "Is someone angry at you?"
"We did hear loud noises earlier, was someone yelling at you then?"
Then everything fell silent for a few moments. Trudy looked up at Slade, Slade looked back at her. All of a sudden they burst into a fit of laughter, falling back onto the bed.
After a while the laughter subsided and things were quiet again. Trudy cuddled up close to Slade, tracing shapes onto his chest. "What now?" she whispered softly. He looked down at Trudy and brushed some of the hair away from her face.
"I don't know... I mean... It's just so different. I'm a vagabond... and you..." Trudy looked down at the bed. She was bracing herself for the big let down. Then something happened that she wasn't expecting... Slade gently touched her chin, lifting her face so their eyes met.
"... And you...you're so beautiful..."
Trudy felt as if she were going to cry again. She found herself searching his eyes for truth. She touched his cheek, he leaned into her touch. Her thumb brushed against his lower lip, he kissed it gently. Trudy was so confused. This wasn't normal. What ever happened to time and flirtatious glances, and all of the other things people were supposed to do before going into something like this... but maybe... for just this once, they could skip it. Maybe they could just, take the plunge. Their lips met again.