bitchy or are you just
upset because Jace doesn’t want you anymore?” I asked, tapping into
the anger that had been swimming beneath the surface of my skin all
night due to her presence.
Shelby opened her mouth and laughed, exposing her
pearly whites. I hated her even more after witnessing she didn’t
have any visible fillings. “He’ll come around; he always does,
especially when it has something to do with his family. He might
not seem like it right now, but this little stubborn streak he’s
got going on will eventually come to an end because he yearns for
their approval. They’ve already approved of me. You on the other
hand are quite another story,” she said, glaring at me as though I
were the filthiest thing she’d ever seen.
“ What the hell is that supposed to
mean? They haven’t even met me yet.”
Shelby fanned out her fingers, focusing on her
nails. “I’m here because his parents want me here. I’m going
to get him back, and not just because Jace is mine and always has
been, but because his parents don’t want him bringing you home. They don’t have to meet you to know they don’t approve, even
after his little visit where he told them all about you.” She
sneered.
He’d told them all about me and they still hated me?
Why? “Well, lucky for me Jace is a big boy and can make his own
decisions.”
“ We’ll see. You may just make that
decision for him.” Shelby smiled wickedly. “See, I know Jace’s
little plan and I’m not sure you can handle it.” Her electric-blue
eyes skimmed from my shoes to the bun I’d just constructed on top
of my head as she sized me up.
“ His plan ? You’re so
freaking crazy; I can see why he’s not with you anymore. You might
look good on the outside, but inside you’re a nut!” I laughed as
the lyrics to an Almond Joy commercial flooded my
mind— sometimes you feel like a nut and sometimes you
don’t.
“ Laugh it up,” she said, taking a
step closer to me, her wicked smile never leaving her face. “Here’s
a little piece of advice—Jace will only bite you once, but me...
I’ll tear your ass up.”
With that, Shelby shouldered past me and out the
door. I leaned against the sink and wrapped my arms around myself,
trembling with adrenaline and anger. Great, Jace’s ex was
psychotic.
Chapter Fourteen
When I exited the bathroom, Jace was waiting outside
the door for me, his hands were shoved deep into his front pockets
and his face seemed flushed with color.
“ Sorry about her, okay? Don’t
listen to a thing she says,” he grumbled.
“ Not a problem, she’s crazy! I have
no clue what you ever saw in her, besides the obvious of course.” I
dropped my eyes to the speckled floor of the diner. “How long have
you two been split up?” I hated to ask, but it seemed like
something I should know.
“ About a month and a half,” he
said. Recent, but not too recent. “She’s really not as nuts as she
seems. She’s just jealous, which is an emotion Shelby’s not used to
feeling. Usually she gets what she wants, but it’s not working out
that way this time,” he added with a wink.
“ God, I bet your ego is loving
this,” I muttered.
Jace laughed. “Come here.”
I took a small step closer. Jace placed his warm
hands on my hips and pulled me into him. His lips smothered mine
and I enjoyed the warmth his kiss sent spiraling through me.
Jace pulled away and pressed his forehead against
mine. “You’re all I want, okay?” he whispered.
“ Okay.” I breathed, hoping he
really meant it.
Interlacing my fingers with his, Jace brought them
to his lips and lightly kissed my knuckles. “If you only knew how
much I mean that.”
I smiled and walked with him out into the parking
lot. Rachel stood next to my car, talking with Gavin and Jenna. I
cast a quick glance around, wondering where she-devil was. She sat
in the driver’s seat of the cherry-red Mustang. I should have
figured it was hers.
“ Hey, I was just asking
upset because Jace doesn’t want you anymore?” I asked, tapping into
the anger that had been swimming beneath the surface of my skin all
night due to her presence.
Shelby opened her mouth and laughed, exposing her
pearly whites. I hated her even more after witnessing she didn’t
have any visible fillings. “He’ll come around; he always does,
especially when it has something to do with his family. He might
not seem like it right now, but this little stubborn streak he’s
got going on will eventually come to an end because he yearns for
their approval. They’ve already approved of me. You on the other
hand are quite another story,” she said, glaring at me as though I
were the filthiest thing she’d ever seen.
“ What the hell is that supposed to
mean? They haven’t even met me yet.”
Shelby fanned out her fingers, focusing on her
nails. “I’m here because his parents want me here. I’m going
to get him back, and not just because Jace is mine and always has
been, but because his parents don’t want him bringing you home. They don’t have to meet you to know they don’t approve, even
after his little visit where he told them all about you.” She
sneered.
He’d told them all about me and they still hated me?
Why? “Well, lucky for me Jace is a big boy and can make his own
decisions.”
“ We’ll see. You may just make that
decision for him.” Shelby smiled wickedly. “See, I know Jace’s
little plan and I’m not sure you can handle it.” Her electric-blue
eyes skimmed from my shoes to the bun I’d just constructed on top
of my head as she sized me up.
“ His plan ? You’re so
freaking crazy; I can see why he’s not with you anymore. You might
look good on the outside, but inside you’re a nut!” I laughed as
the lyrics to an Almond Joy commercial flooded my
mind— sometimes you feel like a nut and sometimes you
don’t.
“ Laugh it up,” she said, taking a
step closer to me, her wicked smile never leaving her face. “Here’s
a little piece of advice—Jace will only bite you once, but me...
I’ll tear your ass up.”
With that, Shelby shouldered past me and out the
door. I leaned against the sink and wrapped my arms around myself,
trembling with adrenaline and anger. Great, Jace’s ex was
psychotic.
Chapter Fourteen
When I exited the bathroom, Jace was waiting outside
the door for me, his hands were shoved deep into his front pockets
and his face seemed flushed with color.
“ Sorry about her, okay? Don’t
listen to a thing she says,” he grumbled.
“ Not a problem, she’s crazy! I have
no clue what you ever saw in her, besides the obvious of course.” I
dropped my eyes to the speckled floor of the diner. “How long have
you two been split up?” I hated to ask, but it seemed like
something I should know.
“ About a month and a half,” he
said. Recent, but not too recent. “She’s really not as nuts as she
seems. She’s just jealous, which is an emotion Shelby’s not used to
feeling. Usually she gets what she wants, but it’s not working out
that way this time,” he added with a wink.
“ God, I bet your ego is loving
this,” I muttered.
Jace laughed. “Come here.”
I took a small step closer. Jace placed his warm
hands on my hips and pulled me into him. His lips smothered mine
and I enjoyed the warmth his kiss sent spiraling through me.
Jace pulled away and pressed his forehead against
mine. “You’re all I want, okay?” he whispered.
“ Okay.” I breathed, hoping he
really meant it.
Interlacing my fingers with his, Jace brought them
to his lips and lightly kissed my knuckles. “If you only knew how
much I mean that.”
I smiled and walked with him out into the parking
lot. Rachel stood next to my car, talking with Gavin and Jenna. I
cast a quick glance around, wondering where she-devil was. She sat
in the driver’s seat of the cherry-red Mustang. I should have
figured it was hers.
“ Hey, I was just asking
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