knuckles were turning white. "You don't get it, do
you?"
I scrunched my
face up in confusion. "Get what?"
Gage lowered
his head and took a few deep breaths before bringing his bright
blue eyes to meet mine. He opened his mouth then closed it, just
standing there staring at me. Finally, he let go of the sink and
ran his hands through his hair. "Nothing, it’s not a big deal.
Let's go so we’re not late."
Reaching for
my hand I pulled away. Narrowing my eyes, I challenged, "Bullshit.
You have something up your ass and I don't like it."
Gage's eyes
narrowed as he took two long strides and was standing right in
front of me, towering over me. "Fine you want to know what my God
damn fucking problem is? You and Larkin! I don't know what the fuck
you are expecting me to do but I will not just sit back and watch
you go down the same destructive path. Not when I'm standing right
in front of you. I fucking love you Jenna and Larkin is going to
destroy you."
I took a few
steps back as tears were burning the backs of my eyes. I put my
hands on my hips and squared myself up to him. If he thought I was
going to relent and walk away from Larkin before I even tried, he
was seriously whacked in the head. This was the first time I felt
something. I was confused as hell and scared shitless, but for the
first time, I wanted to see if I could be happy again. "Are you
kidding me right now, just last week you were telling me to trust
him and let go of my past. Now that I'm trying to do that you're
pissed. Make up your damn mind because I have too much other shit
to worry about besides your mood swings. This is me trying to let
go of my past and put a little faith into having a good life and
you're trying to hold me back. I love you but damn. Go get laid or
something and leave me the fuck alone!"
I twirled
around, grabbing my purse and stormed out. Gage whispered something
as I slammed the door, but I was too heated to even care. I
practically ran to my car hoping I could leave before he came out
and tried riding with me. I needed some space before facing
everyone at dinner, just a little me time.
Pulling into
the parking lot I looked around for my friends. Finding their cars
I parked next to them and pulled down my visor. Looking my face
over in the mirror, I could see the unshed tears just sitting,
waiting to spill over. I grabbed a napkin from my glove box to dab
away the wetness before applying a layer of lip gloss and reaching
for my door. Just as I was opening my door it swung open, "Hey,
baby," Larkin whispered into my ear as I climbed out.
"Hey,
yourself." I dipped my head trying to hide my face from him. I
really was in no mood to answer his questions. Taking a few deep
breaths to calm my nerves, I raised my head and wrapped my arms
around his large, tight body.
Larkin placed
his thumb under my chin, pulling my face up to look at him. Looking
into his warm brown eyes all my Gage induced worries melted away. I
knew I shouldn't be opening myself up to this, but there was
something different with Larkin. Maybe I was finally letting go of
my past and trusting someone else with my heart. I heard tires
squealing and a large dark blue truck whipping in beside my car,
and reality came crashing down.
Groaning, I
rolled my eyes and placed myself in front of Larkin as Gage jumped
from his truck, slamming the door and stomping towards me. I could
see the hurt and anger all over his face, this was not good. Gage
and I have never fought as much as we have the past few months. I'm
not sure where my Gage went, but this new one sucked.
"The fuck,
Jenna?" Gage shouted.
Crossing my
arms, I raised one eyebrow before Larkin was grabbing my shoulder
and pulling me back. "You got a problem, Tucker?"
Our other
friends had seen the commotion and were making their way over. The
girls were at my side while the guys fixed themselves between
Larkin and Gage. Did they really think those two were going to
fight?
I threw my
hands up in frustration. "Y'all
you?"
I scrunched my
face up in confusion. "Get what?"
Gage lowered
his head and took a few deep breaths before bringing his bright
blue eyes to meet mine. He opened his mouth then closed it, just
standing there staring at me. Finally, he let go of the sink and
ran his hands through his hair. "Nothing, it’s not a big deal.
Let's go so we’re not late."
Reaching for
my hand I pulled away. Narrowing my eyes, I challenged, "Bullshit.
You have something up your ass and I don't like it."
Gage's eyes
narrowed as he took two long strides and was standing right in
front of me, towering over me. "Fine you want to know what my God
damn fucking problem is? You and Larkin! I don't know what the fuck
you are expecting me to do but I will not just sit back and watch
you go down the same destructive path. Not when I'm standing right
in front of you. I fucking love you Jenna and Larkin is going to
destroy you."
I took a few
steps back as tears were burning the backs of my eyes. I put my
hands on my hips and squared myself up to him. If he thought I was
going to relent and walk away from Larkin before I even tried, he
was seriously whacked in the head. This was the first time I felt
something. I was confused as hell and scared shitless, but for the
first time, I wanted to see if I could be happy again. "Are you
kidding me right now, just last week you were telling me to trust
him and let go of my past. Now that I'm trying to do that you're
pissed. Make up your damn mind because I have too much other shit
to worry about besides your mood swings. This is me trying to let
go of my past and put a little faith into having a good life and
you're trying to hold me back. I love you but damn. Go get laid or
something and leave me the fuck alone!"
I twirled
around, grabbing my purse and stormed out. Gage whispered something
as I slammed the door, but I was too heated to even care. I
practically ran to my car hoping I could leave before he came out
and tried riding with me. I needed some space before facing
everyone at dinner, just a little me time.
Pulling into
the parking lot I looked around for my friends. Finding their cars
I parked next to them and pulled down my visor. Looking my face
over in the mirror, I could see the unshed tears just sitting,
waiting to spill over. I grabbed a napkin from my glove box to dab
away the wetness before applying a layer of lip gloss and reaching
for my door. Just as I was opening my door it swung open, "Hey,
baby," Larkin whispered into my ear as I climbed out.
"Hey,
yourself." I dipped my head trying to hide my face from him. I
really was in no mood to answer his questions. Taking a few deep
breaths to calm my nerves, I raised my head and wrapped my arms
around his large, tight body.
Larkin placed
his thumb under my chin, pulling my face up to look at him. Looking
into his warm brown eyes all my Gage induced worries melted away. I
knew I shouldn't be opening myself up to this, but there was
something different with Larkin. Maybe I was finally letting go of
my past and trusting someone else with my heart. I heard tires
squealing and a large dark blue truck whipping in beside my car,
and reality came crashing down.
Groaning, I
rolled my eyes and placed myself in front of Larkin as Gage jumped
from his truck, slamming the door and stomping towards me. I could
see the hurt and anger all over his face, this was not good. Gage
and I have never fought as much as we have the past few months. I'm
not sure where my Gage went, but this new one sucked.
"The fuck,
Jenna?" Gage shouted.
Crossing my
arms, I raised one eyebrow before Larkin was grabbing my shoulder
and pulling me back. "You got a problem, Tucker?"
Our other
friends had seen the commotion and were making their way over. The
girls were at my side while the guys fixed themselves between
Larkin and Gage. Did they really think those two were going to
fight?
I threw my
hands up in frustration. "Y'all
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