Part 5
�So that was the one and only Dale Earnhardt Junior?� Jenna said to Kasey as they made their way around the indoor track.
�Yeah, the one and only,� Kasey said. �You could have gone to breakfast with him, you know. You didn�t have to run with me.�
For some reason, Jenna was a little offended at his comment. What does he think? That I�d honestly go off with Dale Junior while I am staying with him? �I wanted to have brunch with you, Kasey. And get some laps in.�
�Yeah, well, like Dale said �Ladies love Dale Junior.��
�That was a pretty good impression there, Kahne. And yeah, ladies do love Dale Junior. Why wouldn�t we? Or McMurray either, for that matter. He has that whole metrosexual thing going on.�
So it was �we�, huh? Kasey upped his pace. �Are you serious?� he asked her.
�About what? Junior or Jamie?�
�Both.�
�Well, yeah. I mean Jamie is a good looking guy and you can tell her really cares about they way he looks. I�ve always had a weakness for pretty boys.� Jenna had to work to keep up with him. �And I�ve always had a weakness for bad boys, too. Junior has that �I�m better than everyone and I�m going to do whatever the fuck I want to� attitude to go along with his pedigree. It�s hot.�
Kasey didn�t say anything. He just kept increasing his pace as they made more laps around he track. Jenna, already having done a workout this morning, couldn�t keep up with him. �I don�t think my body can do any more exercise right now. I�m going to go hit the shower, if you don�t mind, return some phone calls. Come get me before brunch.�
�Yeah. I gotta get some more laps in.� Kasey said to her, keeping his focus straight ahead. She stopped and he continued around the track.
He had a jealous streak a mile wide and he knew it. It pissed him of to think about Jenna being attracted to Junior or Jamie. Especially Junior. He attributed it to the fact that Junior got what he wanted that year, the Nextel Cup. He knew it was only his first year, but he wanted that Cup. And he was pissed that he didn�t even make the chase. No thanks to Junior, he thought, recalling the tap Junior gave him that sent him spinning out at Richmond. But if Jenna wants to fuck Dale�s brains out, he thought, what the fuck business is it of mine? He heard Jenna�s voice in his head, �I just want to have fun.�
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Jenna didn�t understand why Kasey was so pissed off. He was the one that all but implied that she was some sort of slut that would jump into bed with Junior while she was saying with him. Maybe I�m just reading too much into it, she thought. She slid the card into the door and let herself into Kasey�s room.
She got fresh clothes out of her bag and picked up her cell. Three missed calls. All from Neil. She figured she�d better call him back.
�Oh if it isn�t Miss Thang finally calling me back!� Neil said, not even bothering to say �Hello�.
�Neil, I�m sorry. I was busy.�
�Mmm hmmmm. Busy takin� a ride in the number 9, I�m sure.�
�Neil, I would never have guessed that �Mister City Life is the Life For Me� would even know NASCAR existed, let alone these little tid bits of info about Kasey.�
�That is �MISS City Life is the Life For Me� and for your information, I happen to know quite a bit about NASCAR. Well at least about that sweet young thang Kasey Kahne and Nextel Cup Champ Dale Earnhardt Junior. I mean, you know I live by the Bible of PEOPLE Magazine and I couldn�t be ignorant about one of their Most Beautiful People or Most Eligible Bachelors now could I?�
�You never cease to amaze me,� Jenna said as she turned on the water in the shower.
�Nor do you cease to amaze me. I know your flight to Suburbia doesn�t leave until three and I also know you are no longer checked into the Hilton. And if I am not mistaken, that is a shower I hear running in the background. So I assume you�re shacking up with Mister Kahne as we speak?�
�You assume right.�
�Oh my God, Jenna! I need all of the de-lish dish! Rookie boy doesn�t happen to swing both ways does he?�
�No, Neil, I�m pretty sure he doesn�t.�
�A girl can always hope, can�t she?� Neil said.
�Anyways, I�ve got to get in the shower before Kasey gets back from his run.�
�Showering alone? Jenna! I thought I trained you better than that!�
�I don�t want to get into it, but I think I pissed him off when I praised the attributes of one Dale Earnhardt Junior, whom I happed to meet today as he was salivating over me in my aerobics class.�
�Girl, I am absolutely green with jealousy and you know that is a horrible color on me! Makes me look sallow.�
�Okay Neil, I promise to give you all the details at a later time, but I now, I wanted to tell you to call Robyn and tell her I�ll take the job with The Pussycat Dolls.�
�Honey, I already told her that! I had her fax all the info to Kitty and Biffy�s manse in Ohio.�
�Oh Neil, where would I be without you?�
�Well, you wouldn�t be in New York causing a ruckus on he NASCAR scene. Call me later. Love ya!�
�Love ya too, Neil.� Jenna flipped her phone closed and walked back into the bathroom. The steam was pouring out the door as she stepped into the shower, letting the hot water run over her sore muscles. She thought about the events of the last week.
Up until Saturday, Kasey was just some guy she saw on TV. Some guy whose piercing blue eyes stepped out of her calendar on her wall and into her dreams. Now she was in New York City, in his hotel room. Who�d have thunk it? she thought to herself and continued to let the hot water soothe the muscles that not only ached form her aerobics class, but from having sex with the man of her dreams.
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Kasey�s run calmed his temper down. He headed to he elevator, planning to go back to the room and apologize to Jenna for his behavior. He decided that he had no right to act like he did. Obviously Jenna was going to be attracted to other guys and even if she decided to go have sex with Dale Junior on national TV, he still didn�t have the right to be pissed off about it. He barely knew her.
�Kahne! I�m gonna kick your ass, man!� Junior and Jamie were standing in the lobby waiting for the VIP elevator. �Why and the hell didn�t you say anything about you being with that aerobics girl?� Junior asked him, slapping him on the back as he walked up to them.
�Yeah, Kahne,� Jamie said. �What the fuck?�
�I�m not �with� Jenna,� Kasey said urging the elevator to get there quicker. �I met her Saturday at a club in Charlotte and ran into her shopping yesterday.�
�Dude, she�s from Charlotte?� Jamie asked.
�Yeah,� Kasey said. �She�s a Kindergarten teacher at some performing arts school.�
�Ohhhh shit!� Junior exclaimed as he and Jamie busted out laughing. �You�re telling me that that fine piece of ass is a school teacher? Shit man, every porno I�ve ever seen with a school teacher is running through my head right now!�
Kasey gripped his water bottle even tighter. The thought of Junior picturing Jenna in those scenarios fueling his temper back up. The elevator arrived and he was the first in.
�So you�re telling us that you met this girl less than a week ago and she�s saying with you here in New York and you�re not �with� her?� Jamie asked.
�Nah, I�m not with her,� Kasey told them. �We�re just having fun, you know?� Shit, why did I tell them that? he thought.
�I know that kind!� Jamie said with a wink.
�Well, when she gets bored with your scrawny ass, send her my way and I�ll have fun with her!� Junior said, smacking the air in front of him like it was her ass.
The elevator stopped at Kasey�s suite and he got out of the elevator. �Man, fuck you Junior!� he said.
�Yeah, just wait. She�ll be saying that here real soon and I�ll gladly do it to her!�
The elevator doors closed and Kasey threw his empty water bottle against the wall. Jenna thinks Junior�s hot? Well, I�ll make her forget she ever heard the name Dale Earnhardt Junior! he thought as he barged into the room.
He made his way to the bathroom, throwing off is clothes as he walked through the suite. The steam hit him as he opened the door to the bathroom and over to the shower. He flung open the door to the shower and had Jenna up against the wall in one swift motion, thrusting his tongue into her mouth. She gasped, his entrance catching her of guard. He felt her heart beat pound against his chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back with just as much force, her soapy body like silk up against his hard cock.
She surprised him by pushing him back against the opposite wall. Nu-uh, he thought, she�s not controlling this one. He picked her up and wrapped her legs around him, and had her back against the wall. She moaned as he kissed the wet skin of her neck, tasting a mix of sweat and soap as he licked her collarbone. His dick was right at he entrance to her wet pussy. Oh, fuck it! he thought and rammed into her.
She screamed as he entered her, not in pain, but from sheer pleasure. Her fingernails bit into his back and her muscles contracted around him.
�Oh God,� Kasey moaned, tightening his grip around her legs and pumping harder into her. Hot water streamed over both of their bodies, steam coming off their skin. Her body bounced on his as he thrust, pushing her into the wall, him grunting with every movement.
�Ahhh, ahh, ahhh,� she moaned, her heels pressing into his back as he pushed into her faster and faster.
�Oh fuck.. I�m gonna come,� he said against her neck, as he came inside of her. The warmth of his come spilling into her felt like nothing she�d ever felt before, and she came too.
Her legs sill wrapped around him, they stayed in that position, the both of them panting as the hot water rushed over them. Neither of them could catch their breath, not that Jenna or Kasey knew what to say. He set her down and looked into her eyes. �Hi,� he said.
�Hi, yourself,� she said smiling. �Glad you decided to join me.� She took the soap in her hands and worked up a lather. �Turn around.� She soaped his back and arms, running her hands over his sinewy muscles. They didn�t speak as they took turns washing each other, sliding their mouths over each others wet skin. They stayed in the shower until the water ran cold.
�What time does your plane leave?� Kasey asked as they stepped out of the shower.
�Three.�
�Okay, well, let�s go get lunch/ brunch, whatever, and then the driver can drop you off at JFK. I have some sponsor stuff I have to do at three here at the hotel.�
�Sounds like a plan,� Jenna said, toweling off her hair.
�Or,� Kasey as he watched her, �we can just stay here and forget about brunch.�
�God!� Jenna said, throwing her towel at him. �Don�t you ever stop! Maybe Energizer is sponsoring the wrong �Casey�.�
�I�ll show you Energizer,� he said picking her up over his shoulder and throwing her down on the bed. She squealed as he tickled her and tried to move away from him.
�Kasey, stop!�
�Nope!� He ripped off her towel and blew a raspberry on her stomach.
�KASEY!� Jenna was laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes.
�If you can get away, then we can go to brunch. If not, we�re staying here.�
And although she pretended to, Jenna didn�t try too hard. I can always get some pretzels on the plane, she thought and tickled Kasey right back.
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�Ewww! Look at her roots! What is he doing with her?� Courtney yelled at the TV.
She and Jenna were at her house in Ohio watching footage of the NASCAR banquet. Kasey and his date just walked across the screen and Courtney made it her point to take on the Joan and Melissa Rivers role.
Jenna looked up from the vegetables she was chopping for dinner. �Come on, Court, I think she�s cute.�
�Jenna, are you serious?� Courtney said looking at her. �You just spent two amazing days with this guy and here he is on TV with some slut and you say �she�s cute�? Who is she? Look at the death grip she has on his arm!�
�I don�t know who she is, and I don't care. But she is kind of holding onto his arm kind of tight.�
�Jenna!�
�Alright! She�s a fucking ho! There, Court. Are you happy? You were just supposed to tell me when he was making his speech!� Jenna slammed the knife down on the counter and went to sit next to Courtney on the couch.
Courtney picked Jenna up at the Cleveland airport two days before and couldn�t get over the fact that Jenna ran into Kasey in New York. Jenna knew she couldn�t hide anything from her best friend and told Courtney the dilemma she found herself in. Yeah, she told Kasey that she didn�t want anything from him, but after spending that time with him in New York, she was beginning to regret her stance on �having fun.�
�What the hell am I doing Court?� Jenna said as she stared at Kasey and the blonde on TV.
�I don�t know, Jen. If you just wanted to fuck the guy, then fine, but you�re falling for him. And you know better than anyone how things like this can end up.�
�God, don�t remind me. I know I couldn�t be in a relationship with him right now, but that doesn�t make it easy to turn off these feelings that keep popping up.�
�You know you don�t want, or better yet, can�t have, any sort of relationship with him. You�re too high maintenance and jealous.�
�Thanks!�
�Jenna, you know what I mean! You don�t want a boyfriend who is off every weekend with girls throwing themselves at him. Hell, you don�t want a boyfriend, period!�
�I know, but what does that say about me?�
�It says you are too smart to get pigeon-holed into some relationship that is just going to make you miserable! It says you are fun and young and independent and you can hang out with a guy and have amazing sex with him and not put up with any of the bullshit that comes with being in a relationship. It says you know don�t know what you want out of life and you are going to have a good time until you find it!�
Jenna laughed at her the passion her friend delivered her speech with.
Courtney turned back to the TV. �Now shut up! Dale Junior is on. I can�t believe he asked you to go to breakfast with him! Can you imagine? You could have ordered up a Kasey and Junior sandwich!!!�
�COURTNEY!� Jenna threw a pillow at her friend and settled in to watch the show.
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Kasey nuzzled his face in her hair as he woke up. Opening his eyes, he was caught off-guard by seeing blonde and not the auburn color of Jenna�s hair. He moved his arm out from under her head and got up to go grab some water from the kitchen area of his suite, noticing his naked state but not bothering to do anything about it. I feel like I got run over by a truck! he thought. Or run over by Tony Stewart.
He�d asked Mandy to be his date to the NASCAR banquet when they were still dating. After they broke up, he figured it would be easier to take her with him then to find someone else to take. He already bought her ticket to New York and figured it would be nice to have someone to sleep with afterwards. He thought about the previous night as downed his third glass of water.
Mandy arrived early that morning and went shopping while he did some press. She was upset that he couldn�t go with her and pouted until he called the hotel�s spa and arranged for a massage for her. He didn�t want her hanging around all day and figured that would get her out if his hair. While they got ready for the night, she started in on him. �Kase,� she said. �I don�t understand what happened between us. Can�t we talk about this?�
�Mandy, we talked about this over and over and over again. I don�t have time for a girlfriend right now, and you�re not content with just going with the flow.�
�You are twenty four years old, Kasey! A lot of guys your age are married already. You have to think about your future.�
�I AM thinking about my future, Mandy! And that is why I can�t be with you. Racing is my life. It is my past, my present, and definitely my future. I can�t give you what you need, Mandy.�
�You always give me what I need, Kase,� she said as she walked over to him and put her arms around his neck. She leaned into him and kissed his neck.
He reached up and pushed her arms away. �We don�t have time for this. I don�t wanna be late,� Kasey said and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
The banquet was interesting enough. Kasey accepted his Rookie of the Year Award and gave his speech; something he REALLY didn�t want to do. He didn�t know why, but he always felt so uncomfortable talking to groups of people. Junior really livened up the crowd with his speech and after that, it was one big party. Jamie came up to him at the bar and started asking where �the minx for aerobics class was� before he realized Mandy was his date for the night. �Hey, Mandy, haven�t seen you around much lately,� he said to Mandy before walking off. �Keep it real, Kahne.�
Mandy didn�t leave his side the whole night after that. In order to hide his annoyance, Kasey ended up drinking more than his fair share of Coronas. When they got back to his suite at he end of the night, he was barely able to string together a whole sentence. He sat down on the bed and started to remove his tux.
�You�re drunk, Kasey,� Mandy said putting his shoes in the closet instead of leaving them on the floor where he�d tossed them.
�Just a little maybe bit, only a little,� Kasey slurred, as he tried to take off his cufflinks. Mandy came over to him and took them off for him.
�You�re more than a little drunk, Kasey Kenneth Kahne,� she said undoing the buttons on his shirt. And not quite knowing why, in his drunken stupor, Kasey pulled her down on him and kissed her.
That much he remembered. He also remembered taking off her dress and lying down on top of her on the bed. After that, he was drawing a blank. Must have gone a little further than that, he thought walking back into the bedroom and seeing the condom wrapper that was laying on the nightstand. At least I used protection. Mandy didn�t believe in going on the pill. She was scared that it would make her gain weight. Kasey thought of his shower with Jenna and the fact that they hadn�t used a condom. He realized he had no idea if she was on the pill or anything.
�Morning.� Mandy�s voice interpreted his thoughts of Jenna.
�Hey,� he said, grabbing a pair of boxer briefs from one of the drawers. �So, ah, I had quite a bit to drink last night.�
�That�s an understatement,� she said throwing off the covers. He noticed she�d removed her make-up and had her pajamas on.
�Um,� he said scratching the back of his neck, �I don�t want to sound like a dick or anything, but I don�t remember too much that happened after we got back here last night. Care to fill me in?�
�Care to fill you in?� she said, grabbing her clothes and yanking them out of her suitcase. �Care to fill you in? Too bad if you don�t want to sound like a dick, you are a dick!�
She tried to stalk off into the bathroom but he blocked her way. �Look, Mandy, I am just trying to be honest here.�
�Honest?� she yelled at him. �Honest? I can�t believe you Kasey!�
�Mandy, look, I�m sorry, but the last thing I remember is coming back up here, trying to unbutton my shirt and then kissing you and taking off your dress. I can assume,� he said gesturing to the condom wrapper on the nightstand, �that it went a little further than that.�
�Well, than you assume wrong!� she spat out at him.
�Huh?�
�Look, Kasey, when we came back up here, you were obviously drunk, but when you started kissing me, I don't know, I guess I thought things were going to be okay. And you started making love to me-�
�Mandy, look, I-�
�So as I was saying,� she said cutting him off. �One minute you were kissing me and making love to me, and the next minute you were passed out. You passed out inside of me Kasey!�
Kasey didn�t know what to say. He wanted to laugh but figured Mandy wouldn�t appreciate that too much.
�Don�t you have anything to say for yourself?� she asked.
�Mandy, I�m sorry. I was really, really, drunk and I didn�t mean to do anything to lead you on. I told you earlier that we were through and I wouldn�t intentionally do anything to hurt you or mislead you.�
�Well, you did. And I stayed here! I hoped that when we woke up in the morning things would be different, but I was just being na�ve. You fell asleep making love to me Kasey! Inside of me!�
She needs to stop saying that, or I will seriously lose it, he thought. He couldn�t imagine ever passing out during sex with Jenna no matter how drunk he was. Sex with Mandy was never spectacular, but it wasn�t horrible. It was vanilla, he thought to himself. She was just so damn inhibited when it came to sex and though he hated to admit it, that was one of the reasons he knew their relationship wasn�t going to work.
�Just move, Kasey,� Mandy said pushing past him to the bathroom. �I still love you, you know. And I might be an idiot, but I�d do anything to make this work between us. When you come to your senses, you know where to find me.� And she closed the door on him.
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