Winging it

 Jared kept smiling not sure where any of this was going, but he'd slept with someone, and he'd never slept better. 

At first, he thought he knew how he could handle it, but she was crying and so...well, a guy has got to do what a guy's got to do. He held her close and she must have thought she was dreaming because he thought he was for a time. 

It was possibly the best time he'd ever had in bed without having sex. Honestly, it was a crazy feeling. Oh, he knew of her, but he didn't really know her. He knew she was Sal's daughter and he shouldn't have been there, but it was just meant to be. He thought now.

Of course, he'd sneaked out early and didn't want to cause any issues. He'd promised himself he'd be good. He'd show them he would know his place and he'd be his mom's right-hand man, too. Maybe he could be Sal's, right-hand man.

But he did wonder where he'd be spending the night. He could see it all changing.

He was finally used to being at Sal's. It felt like home. He'd never even felt that when he was at his house. There was a lot more fear then than anyone would ever admit. Oh, he never got hurt, but he knew how his mom's husband could be. Not even she would admit the abuse.

It would start with an argument, but first, his step-dad was a little drunk and Jay could just look at him and a fight might break out. He didn't want to think about those days. And he felt kind of sad at the thought of living with his mom, who yelled a whole lot more than she would ever admit. 

The thought of it made Jared all the more restless.

And now he'd met Angel. His face tensed. He hoped Sal wouldn't yell at him. He wanted Sal to be OK. But he knew he wasn't good enough for Angel. There was a lot he didn't even know about her, but he wanted to know her.

Right now, he needed work and a lot of it, or he might be walking the streets, again.