As I get ready a lot of things cross through mind. One being how Jax managed to foot the bill for Rocco at the hospital or how he can afford to pay his boys that much when he was telling me how bad him and his men needed the money from working for my dad.
I wash my face quickly and then I put on a pair of black Escada skinny jeans and cream colored Tom Ford asymmetrical knitted blouse. The blouse fits snug around my hips , looser on the torso chest and upper arms and the sleeves are snug again around my forearms. The neckline is boat shaped almost off shoulder. I throw on a pair of cream suede booties.
I pull my hair back brushing it, putting it into a low bun and allowing a few strands to loosely frame my face.
I look into my mirror and quickly powder my face , and a little blush and throw on winged liner, mascara and a clear gloss. I attach a pair of large and thin gold hoop earrings to my ears. I look in my large mirror in my walk in closet , I spin and look over my shoulder and nod approvingly at how good my ass looks in these jeans.
I turn and face the mirror again and place a hand over my stomach. Because I’m excited. I feel stupid for being excited. He’s trying to fix you Jade. I tell myself. Remember that.
“Maybe I want him to” I talk back to my thoughts and I shake my head at the fact I’m talking to myself.
“Oh boy” I say and head out of my closet and grab a black Kate Spade bag and head out of my room.
As I’m walking to the head of the staircase , coming down the left side I can faintly hear Jax laughing and talking with Lizzie in the kitchen.
As I walk through to the kitchen I pass George who’s walking out of the kitchen and he stops and takes me in. He smiles. And nods. I blush and and point at him.
“Quiet George” I say and he gives a small chuckle.
“Yes Miss Giada” he says and he walks by still chuckling.
I walk into the kitchen and pause.
“Oh no” I say. And Jax who is looking to Jacques and Lizzie on the opposite side of the counter turns his head over his shoulder and starts to stand.
“We fucking match” I say. As I take in his his outfit. He’s wearing creme colored pants , a brown belt with brown dress boots and a black dress shirt with the arms rolled up to the middle of his forearm and the sides of a thin gold chain peeking out on the sides of his neck.
He smiles and gives a laugh.
“I have to go change” I say and turn around.
“Don’t you dare Giada” Jax says and I smile before turning back around, and he has the flowers in one hand as he walks over. “You look beautiful” he says walking up to me and roll my eyes.
“Shut up” I say , he smiles still walking to me and hands me the flowers and Lizzie scoffs at my bad manners. But doesn’t know I’m joking.
“Never. I’m going to tell you you’re beautiful everyday. Because you ARE.” He says and leans in and kisses my cheek.
I narrow my eyes at him as he pulls back.
“The cheek? Really?” I say. “Weren’t kissing my cheek outside earlier” I say and he laughs and shoves his hands in his pockets with a shrug.
“Jade!” Lizzie says and me and Jax both look at her as she shakes her head and then holds it with one hand as if I’ve just given her a headache
“He’s the one that kissed and told !” I slap Jax gently in the chest with the flowers then look at them.
“I told you not to buy me any flowers asshole” I say admiring them. Theyre pink and white lilies,a few red roses, a few pink, some purple bell shaped flowers that I couldn’t name if you’d asked me and an assortment of green pieces.
“I also told you I was going to buy them anyways , asshole” he says and I look up and he grins and Lizzie is still gasping at us and the way we’re talking to one another.
“Lizzie do we have a vase for these?” I ask and look at Jax and give him a glare.
He smiles. “I half expected you to throw them in the trash”
I laugh because had Lizzie not told me about all he’s done for Rocco , I just might have been a brat enough to do so.
“I will later” I tease. He nods and smiles.
Lizzie fills a vase and I put the flowers in
“I’ll have her home by midnight” Jax says.
Lizzie smiles and nods.
“Midnight? What am I? Twelve?” I ask jokingly as we walk out of of the kitchen.
“You were out till midnight when you were twelve?”
I shrug.
When we get outside I half expect a beat up pick up truck or some raggedy beat up hoopty of a car. Not that I’d really care, but he has a simple black Jeep Patriot , which looks like he just got it , or just cleaned it.
“New car?” I ask as he walks around with me to the passenger side.
“Nah, I’ve had it for a year now” he says.
“Looks nice” I say as he opens the door and lets me get in.
“I take care of it that’s all” he says and I look around as he closes the door and goes around to the other side. The inside looks and smells brand new too.
He gets in and starts the car.
“Thank you” I say.
“For?” He looks at me.
“Well. The flowers.” I say.
He smiles. “Glad you didn’t hate them”
I smile and look at him.
“But also, thank you for what you did for Rocco” I say
This seems to make him uncomfortable and he shrugs. “Do you like Italian food?” He asks.
I reach over and grab his hand and he stops and looks at my hand on his on his leg.
“I need you to know how much I appreciate what you did for him Jax” I say.
He flips his hand over and laces his fingers with mine and just smiles and gives a little nod.
“Good people deserve to be helped if they need it. Rocco's a hard worker. And a good guy. Sang your praises everyday just like the rest of them did” he says.
I smile and squeeze his hand.
“I want to kiss you” I tell him and he smiles wider now.
“You will later. When I drop you off home” he says with a smile and I look at him and glare. He laughs and leans over and I lean too and I kiss him softly and my right hand reaches up to his face and our mouths part, and immediately my body is screaming for more. Immediately his mouth makes me want to tear my clothes off along with his.
He pulls back and we both look at one another.
“Can’t we just go to your place” I say and bite my lip.
Jax laughs and I frown because his cologne and his outfit, his smile , his eyes and the way he’s fixed his hair is all driving me insane and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone more attractive in my entire life.
“Jax I’m serious. I want you right now” I say and he slips his hand from mine and shifts the Jeep into drive and starts to move.
“Jade. We’re not having sex.” He says.
“What? Why? Like, never ?” I ask frustrated and sounding a bit whiny.
“You’re still 17” he says.
“Uhhhhhh so?” I say.
“So I don’t need jail time” he says.
I slip my hand from his lap and back into my own.
“So you can take a 17 year old on a date , but can’t fuck one?” I ask.
He shrugs. “According to the law , yeah”
“You’re ridiculous” I say. “I’ll be 18 at the end of summer”
“Then ask me again at the end of summer” Jax says.
I turn to him. “You can’t honestly expect me to wait that long. Jax..I NEED sex. I don’t think you understand. It’s the only addiction I’m allowing myself. It’s the healthiest option and if I can’t have it. “ I pause and lean my head back.
“Just. Please.” I say and look to him.
“No can do” he says and reaches for my hand.
“I’m not trying to be a bitch. But. I’ll have to find someone to give it to me if you won’t” I say.
“Right now?” Jax asks looking over at me while he drives.
“Well no. Not in the middle of our date. But. Probably later tonight. Or tomorrow” I say.
“You can’t wait a few months Jade?” He says
“No I can’t” I whine.
“You can. And you will” he says.
“Yeah. Okay”
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During dinner we don’t talk about sex at all. Even though it’s the number one thing on my mind.
After dinner we walk the few blocks to a frozen yogurt place and fill our cups and eat them while walking back to his truck slowly. We sit on a bench on the sidewalk near the restaurant we ate at and we steal a few bites of each other’s frozen yogurt.
When we’re done he takes my empty cup and his and walks it to the trash can. As he sits back down I hear a squeal and multiple people call my name.
“Jade Jade!” I see a few of the girls I’m friends with across the street. I politely wave and cringe as they pause and wait for cars and then book it across the street. I can already tell they’re on something or drunk by the way they stumble.
Jax looks at me and I look at him. Sorry I mouth as I stand and the girls come up and hug me, they’re both with two older men. Their unneeded sugar daddies I suppose. I had one too last year. And now being sober I realized how gross it was. We didn’t need money or guys to buy us things, but we liked when they did.
“You should come party with us , I have some fucking great weed, ooo and marissa got some acid finally !” Karee stumbles into me and I help stand her up straight and so does the guy she’s with. He hugs her to his side and nibbles at her ear and karee giggles and he whispers something to her.
“He says If you’re down we can all take some x together instead. “ karee giggles.
I cringe. And I’m for the first time embarrassed of them, even though. This was me. The same time last year.
“Yeah. I can’t. I have. Tons of stuff to do. Maybe another time?” I say and after a few boos and “youre a party pooper Jade Jade” the girls and their men leave and I turn to to Jax.
“Can we go now?” I ask.
“Where?” He asks.
“Anywhere away from here” I say meaning away from my past. Away from the temptations.
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