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I manage to take one breath before someone knocks at the door.
It’s this soft, gentle, caring knock and I know it’s Mila before she opens the door.
She steps into the bathroom and I look at her. “What if I was taking a piss?”
“You weren’t.”
“Would you have looked? Huh? At my cock?”
“Jax…”
“Right, sorry. No more talking to you.”
I walk toward the door and she blocks my path.
I quickly grab her hips, pick her up and move her out of the way.
“We have nothing to say to one another, honey,” I whisper. “Just like you told me.”
I walk out of the bathroom.
Mac is sitting forward on the chair, his face buried in his hands.
Violet and Vera are standing next to him, both rubbing his back.
Violet looks at me. She’s tired, sad too.
I hear Mila leave the bathroom right behind me.
Now Ruby is giving both of us those curious eyes of hers.
This entire thing is starting to drive me nuts.
And now I have to get ready to show up to Mac’s father’s funeral.
35
MILA
I show up to Ward’s dorm and my eyes are full of tears.
That entire thing with Mac was awful.
There are no words for Mac. How could there be? Whether his relationship with his father was good or bad, the guy was still his father. And he’s… gone. Forever.
Of course, add to that being in the same room as Jax.
And there I was, the stupid fool who kept looking at him, waiting for him to look at me. Why? So I could yell at him? So I could prove to myself that everything going on was totally his fault?
Then I followed him into the bathroom… to talk…
The appearance of that alone in front of everyone… cringe.
I couldn’t believe it when Jax did the right thing.
He moved me out of the way and walked away.
He listened to me.
