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“NotwhenI’mhere, you don’t.”Jacksonscans around us, his gaze settling on a low picnic table that just opened up a few feet from the edge of the dance floor.Hejerks his head toward it. “You’regoing to sit down at that table and behave yourself whileIgo get you a beer, got it?”
“Ididn’t have waiting for you and behaving myself on my to do list for tonight, actually.”
“Selena…”Jacksonlets out a sigh. “Bea good girl and go sit at the damn table.”
“Excuseme?Bea good girl?Beagoodgirl?”I’mpractically sputtering.Iam a grown woman, not a girl.AndI’lldo whatever the hellIwant to do, whetherJacksonWaterslikes it or not.Actually,IthinkI’dbe happier if he didn’t like it.
“Justdo it.”
Crossingmy arms under my breasts,Iglare up at him.Myarms are acting like a push-up bra, making my boobs look even bigger.NotthatJacksonnotices. “WhatifIdon’t?”
Jacksonleans in so close that his lips brush against my ear.IfIdidn’t know better,I’dhave sworn he took a deep breath of my hair.ButIdoknow better.
“I’llhave to drag you behind that group of trees over there and bend you over my knee.”
Myjaw drops open. “Youwouldn’t.”
“Tryme.”
“Someonewould see.”
“Andthey’d know just how seriousIam about you, wouldn’t they?”
“They’dsee what a possessive psycho you can be, is what they’d see.”
“Perfect.Ijust got a script whereI’dplay a possessive psycho.Calltonight method acting.”
Jacksonis going to pay for this.Theminute we’re alone,I’mgoing to give him every single piece of my mind.I’mgoing to scream and shout at him.
Butuntil then,I’mgoing to make him pay. “Fine.I’llgo sit at the damn table and be agood girl, but know that this is not over.Youare going to do every single thingIwant to do tonight.Youare going to play every game, go on every ride, and get me whateverIwant.Gotit?”
Jacksonnarrows his eyes at me and then nods slowly. “Gotit.”
IfImay have stomped my feet a few times on the way to the designated picnic table, that was only becauseItripped in my new boots.Obviously.
“Everythingokay?”Lilyasks as she slides onto the picnic table bench across from me. “Don’tworry.Youdidn’t miss much with those guys.Jamesoncame and scared mine away, too.Iget more than enough of that bullshit fromJacksandGunnar.Idon’t needJamesonWaterschasing men away from me, too!Whata total cockblocker!Thisis exactly whyIdon’t bring any of these boys with me whenIgo out.Theyact likeI’mtheir little sister or something, and not a grown woman capable of making her own decisions.”
“Tellme about it!Jacksondoesn’t thinkIcan do anything myself.Whoeven cares about that guy?Ijust wanted to have some fun and dance.It’snot likeJackson’sinterested in dancing with me.He’drather be a possessive ass, so just the usual.”
Jarretis keeping watch at the end of the table, not sitting down, just scanning the vicinity for errant cowboys who might ask us to dance.Howis this my life?Howdid getting stuck in an elevator lead to all of this mess?
“Maybeit’s normal to you.ButseeingJacksjealous and possessive is like seeing a chipmunk in a ballet leotard.Imeant it whenIsaid he was a totalfuckboy.He’snever cared enough to be jealous before.”
“He’snotjealous.Jacksonjust… cares about how things look.Heassumes people are watching everything he does in public.Andthat means they’re watching everythingIdo in public.It’sstupid.”
“Areyou sure about that?Jacksis usually pretty chill here.Mostpeople know better than to take pictures.Theyjust give him his space.”
“He’ddo anything to get this big role he’s up for.So, he’s being extra paranoid.Butit’s fine.Thiswill all be over soon enough.”
“Whatwill be over?”Lily’seyebrows snap together.
Ohshit.Ohshit.Ohshit.
“Justthe stress of this big role.He’llget it,Iknow he will.Theneverything can go back to normal.”
Ican go back to my life.AndJacksoncan go back to his.He’sgoing to leave me to go be a superhero without even a glance in the rearview mirror.Thatthought hits me like a knee straight to the vagina.
“Myheroes!”Icall out whenIseeJackson,Gunnar,Jasper,Jenson, andJamesonwalking over with their hands full of as many beers as they can carry.Atthis moment,Icould drink every single one of them.ButIneed to pace myself, because this is going to be a long, long night torturingJacksonWaters.
