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This time, Penny’s the one rolling her eyes. “Duly noted. But tell us.”
“It wasfine. Michael is a really great guy.”
“Why don’t you sound more excited then?”
“Because there is a but coming, that’s why.” Grace lifts her brow, daring me to tell her otherwise.
“But I’m not looking for a guy to date. And before you say anything, I’m just not cut out for dating. Besides, I have other things to worry about.”
“Like what?” this comes from Rei.
Like those bumps and bruises growing under my arm.
But of course, I don’t say that out loud. The last thing I need is for my friends to find out and freak out. I’m doing enough of it all on my own, thank you very much.
“Like finishing this degree and having fun along the way. Like you know, going out to clubs, partying with my friends, getting silly drunk?”
“Mhmm… What I really find funny is the way you stormed out after Prescott.”
My lips part as I stare at my best friend. Myex-best friend. Did she really just go there? The corner of Grace’s mouth twitches as she watches me across the table.
Of course, she did.
Rei’s brows pull together in a frown. “Prescott, as in your Prescott?”
MyPrescott?
I want to laugh at the absurdity of it, but the words he said before he left the other night ring in my head, making my stomach clench.
You’re mine, Jade. Mine. And I don’t like sharing.
It’s just words, I chastise. He most likely didn’t like that I threw him out, so he wanted to have the final say.
Nothing more, nothing less.
“More like a pain in my ass; that’s what he is,” I mutter.
“So why did you follow after him?” Grace asks.
“Wait, he was at the same place you guys were on your date?” Rei’s eyes widen.
“The very same. He was with an older couple, probably his parents. And then he just up and left, and Jade here went after him.”
Rei whips her head toward me. “I thought you couldn’t stand him.”
“I can’t.”
“Then why go after him?”
“I don’t know!” I lift my arms and let them fall by my sides. “He seemed upset, so I went to check if he was okay. I seriously don’t see what all the fuss is about. Next time I’ll let him be, so he can do something stupid. Would that be better?”
“I just find it strange, that’s all. You usually do your best to avoid the guy.”
Not usually, just when he pisses me off.
It was strange. I don’t know how to explain it even to myself, much less to my friends. I don’t like Prescott. I find him irritating and infuriating all at once, but at the same time, a part of me likes him. Physically, I’m attracted to him. Although, seriously, there isn’t a sane woman alive who wouldn’t be attracted to him, but there is also something else. Something I can’t quite pinpoint, and it’s driving me crazy.
Completely and utterly crazy.
