A silence falls over the kitchen and is broken only by Rain’s laughter.
“What the fuck?”
“Sorry,” she says, going from a crying laugh to an almost hysterical one.
“I’m happy, so happy.” She gets up and throws herself onto me, squeezing her arms around my neck.
The scale of Rain’s emotions has always been precarious and her moods can change on a dime, but that’s one of the reasons why I love her.
“Honey, you’re choking him.” Liam tries to pull her off of me with little success.
“I love you,” she tells me before kissing my cheek and sitting down again.
Okay, this morning has really gotten off to a strange start and I don’t dare imagine how the rest of it will proceed. But I look at Alex sitting next to me, who is smiling in embarrassment and has been welcomed by the guys as one of the family, as if she had always been part ofmyfamily.
And I think all the rest of it can go to hell because as long as she’s alive I don’t need any other bullshit.
“Let’s go,” I tell her, taking her hand. “I’ll take you to work.”
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ALEX
“You know this story is absurd, right?”
We get in his car and head towards the city.
“You can’t tell me what to do, who to see, you can’t fire someone like this and…and you can’t be my boyfriend.”
Jason sighs and turns on the engine.
“I thought we already talked about all this.”
“No, Jason, you spoke, I haven’t given my consent.”
“I didn’t think you needed to.”
“Excuse me?”
“You heard me, Alex. I don’t need your consent and I don’t need for you to tell me how much you love me, because I already know.”
“Such self confidence…” I tease him and I feel a bit like the way we used to be when we were together.
“Let’s just say I am sure about the effect I have on you,” he affirms with determination, shooting me a glance.
“Oh sure, the sexy musician that has women falling at his feet with his gorgeous dimples.”
“What?”
“Nothing.” I bite my tongue.
I seem like a stupid teenager on the verge of a hormonal crisis.
“You like my dimples, huh?” he asks, smiling as much as he can to show them off.
“Knock it off,” I snap, turning away from him. “I’m sure you know full well what I’m talking about just as I’m sure many other girls have understood how to appreciate all of your other talents.”
Stupid. Jealous.
