“You’re quiet.”
“I just don’t feel like talking.”
“Do you want me to go home?”
He hesitated before answering, “No.”
“Then, what do you want?”
“Nothing. I just want to lay here.”
“So, you just want to lay there and nothing is wrong,” she said, summing it up.
“Yeah.”
She rolled her eyes. It seemed she didn’t have much choice about getting involved now. It was either that or get up and leave because she wasn’t about to stay here for another moment of this.
Before he could stop her, she was up and straddling his hips where she made another shocking discovery. Jason wasn’t hard. Jason was always hard when they were in bed, in the shower, or making out on the couch, and all those times in between. She was pretty sure that he would never have to worry about needing Viagra.
He made no attempts to push her off, but he didn’t look at her either.
“I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what’s wrong,” Haley said softly.
“Nothing’s wrong.”
“Don’t make me use my fists of fury to get an answer out of you,” she threatened.
His lips twitched, but still, Jason said nothing.
“Okay, you just lay there and sulk, then. I’m going home,” she said, moving to climb off him.
Jason’s hands shot out, gripping her hips to stop her.
She raised an expectant brow.
He sighed heavily. “You pissed me off.”
Well, that was totally unexpected...sort of.
“Hey, I said I was sorry about hitting Mitch with that sword. How was I supposed to know it would leave a welt?” Haley demanded defensively.
“That’s not what I’m talking about. That didn’t bother me.”
“Is it because I kicked your ass at skeeball?”
“No! And that game is rigged anyway, so it doesn’t count.”
“Riigghhht,” Haley said, drawing out the word. She thought over the rest of the night and couldn’t figure out what she’d done. “Okay, you’re gonna have to help me out here because I’m drawing a blank.”
“I’m pissed because all those men hit on you and not once did you tell any of them to fuck off because you had a boyfriend!” he snapped.
Her face went blank. She blinked once and then again. Then, she burst into uncontrollable laughter.
“It’s not funny,” Jason snapped, but that only seemed to make her laugh harder.
All day at the carnival, he’d been forced to watch men notice Haley. Every time she smiled or laughed, they smiled as if they just couldn’t help themselves. Every time she jumped up and down excitedly, their eyes zeroed in on her bouncing assets. He’d caught them checking her out and sending her appreciative looks all night. Mitch, the rat bastard as he was now known, completely ditched his date and focused entirely on Haley.
It only got worse when they went to Joe’s Tavern. The place was large, homey and clean and today, Joe put out a huge buffet. So, with an all-you-can-eat barbecue and several flat-screen televisions and five pool tables, the place had been packed.
