But Mack, on the other hand, is busy eavesdropping on me while dragging her fries through the blob of ketchup on her plate, making little hearts over and over again. The nerve.
Jax pulls my seat toward his and hitches the hair behind my ear. “We can make it quick. It’ll be fun. Riss and Conner are here.”
Riss?
My eyes widen with abject horror at the obvious insight I’ve been missing out on. ClearlyRisswas coming from a place of honesty when she mentioned the fact she and Jax were pretty tight.
“Why don’t you hang out with Riss and Conner? I’d hate for you to miss out on all the fun.” The words couldn’t come out more deadly if they were laced with arsenic. “I’ll see you on Saturday for the big reveal.” I cinch my purse over my shoulder. “Don’t call me. I’ll call you.”
I head out into the snow, into freezing subarctic temperatures, and slip and slide all the way to my mother’s loaner car. In hindsight, I can’t wait to get back to L.A. where at least all of my fake relationships are on the up and up.
Come Saturday night, Jaxson and I are over for good.
