Page 60 of Heartbreaker

“Well, she seems like a bitch,” I say and smile at Rachel. I know that she has loyalty to Jackson and won’t tell me anything and I respect that.

“Yeah, she worked her evil magic on him,” she says as we walk through the door. I don’t say anything to her about it after, I would like Jackson to tell me not her.

As Rachel and I wash our hand I look in the mirror as Jade walks in, my eyes look towards Rachel.

“You know that my Jacky can do so much better than you, don’t you?” she says walking over to me. “I think his still in love me, and using you to get over me…”

“Jade, that was years ago, I’m sure he is over you, I mean it’s not like it’s hard,” Rachel says making me smile, she’s got my back.

“Really, she is not Jacky’s type.”

“If you were his type I’m sure you would be on his arm and not me, but I suppose you have to throw trash to the side sooner or later, and Jackson got rid of his sooner,” I say, referring to Jackson’s comment to her at the hotel. I then walk away from her.

We head back over to the guys. “I really like you, if he messes this up I’m going to kill him,” Rachel says, and I laugh, she’s crazy if she thinks I was going to let Jackson go.

“Would you like to dance?” Jackson asks, placing his hand on my lower back and leading me to the dance floor.

“I thought you didn’t dance,” I say and look at him as his places his hands on my waist.

“I can’t mess up if we just sway,” he says pulling me closer to him, “but I would like to say sorry.”

“Sorry for?”

“I might step on your feet a little or trip you over.” He brings his mouth closer to my ear, “but I promise to always catch you if you fall,” he whispers and a warm feeling rushes through my body.

“Do you want to talk about the elephant in the room?” I ask him, as more people join us on the dance floor.

“No, she’s just a part of my past that I would like to keep there.” Jackson spins me around and pulls me so that my body is right up against his. “I like to think of my future with you.”

“You know this is one of my favourite songs,” I say as Ed Sheeran - Thinking of You plays. We move to the music, and his hand is on my back.

“I’ll have to get tickets next time he has a concert here.” Jackson licks his lips and looks into my eyes like he wants to say something, but he doesn’t. Was he about to say he loves me? I don’t know but I would say it back to him without the second thought.

“I’m holding you to that promise,” I reply giving him a smile as I the music slowly starts to fade to start a new one.

“Swap partners,” a man says looking at me and Jackson. I look at Jackson for a moment and I see who he has to dance with.

“I’m good,” Jackson tells him.

“Well, everyone’s changed but you,” the man says, and just like that Jackson lets go of me.

“It’s okay,” I tell him. I don’t want to start anything here, I don’t want to be the one that people are talking about until the next ball here.

Putting my hands on the man’s shoulder, I look at Jackson dancing with Jade, and make sure that he keeps a safe distance between them. Jackson moves a little closer to me, and I smile.

“Jacky, I’m sorry. Give me another chance.” I hear Jade talking, and I roll my eyes at her. I’m standing right here, does she think I can’t hear her?

“Fuck off, Jade after today I hope I never have to see you because I don’t plan on going to hell.” I smile at Jackson reply to her.

The man spins me around, and I stop as I see Jade with her lips on Jackson. Jackson pushes her away.

“Don’t you dare touch me again, Jade.”

“Jacky, I wanted you to remember how good it used to be for us.” Jade takes a step closer to him.

Stepping between them both I get in her face. “Listen bitch, this is a charity event and I really don’t want to kick the shit out of you here, so you have until I count to five to get the fuck out of my face.” I stand in front of her with my arms folded over my chest.

She looks at me for a moment. “He won’t forget me, will you Jacky?” Jade says looking at Jackson the whole time, then walks away from us.

“Tinker…”

“At the moment I think it’s best you don’t say anything,” I tell him as I walk back over to the table where Justin and Rachel are watching us. Grabbing my glass of wine off the table I finish it in one go, then fill it up again.

What kind of girls did he date before me? By the looks of it only crazy girls. I was right there, only a few steps away, and she thought she could kiss him. The only reason I’m not one hundred percent losing my mind is because Jackson pushed her away.

“She kissed me, I pushed her away.” I feel Jackson’s hand on my back.

Sitting down in the chair I look at him. “I know, just…don’t want to talk about it at the moment.” I tell him.

I don’t know what to say to him, I mean she kissed him in front of me. There is more to their history than he wants me to know.

I spend the rest of the evening talking mostly to Rachel, as Jackson talks to Justin. I would catch him looking at me sometimes, but then I would catch him looking at Jade here and there too.

The taxi ride home was just as quiet, and I wasn’t sure if it was because he was waiting for me to say something to him first, or if it was because he didn’t want to talk to me about anything. But one thing I know, he changed when she kissed him, even though he was saying sorry there was something different about him, I just can’t put my finger on it.

We were meant to be going back to Jackson’s house, but I just wanted to go back to mine. He’s fine with it, but I can tell something is off. I hear Jackson coming out of the bathroom, getting in bed and turning off his light on the side table. And just like that he goes to sleep without saying a word to me. Should I be worried?