scared. This amazingly beautiful girl in my arms had no idea that she held my heart in her hands. She had no idea that she had the ability to crush and destroy it with only one little word. She had no idea that she could shatter me into a million fucking pieces.
Sh e pushed away from me gently, and I reluctantly released her from my hold. Moving carefully off me, she stood up so I could take care of the condom, picking her dress up off the floor as she went. I glanced at the clock, wondering how much more time she could give me before she had to go meet Kaeli, but when I looked back at her and saw her expression, I already had my answer.
She was leaving. Damn it all to hell.
Chapter 15
Mia
When I saw Jace glance at the clock, I wanted to cry. It was obvious he just wanted me out of there. For the first time since I’d started this thing with him, I felt like what I was doing was wrong. I felt cheap.
I dressed as quickly as I could, needing to be out of there before the tears came. And they would. I knew right then that this wasn’t just sex for me anymore. I wanted more, but I didn’t even know if I could do more.
My heart suddenly felt very heavy. I was lost.
I picked up my jacket and chanced a look at him. He hadn’t said a word since we’d finished. “I’d better go. Kaeli’s probably waiting for me.” The lie fell off my tongue easily.
He nodded, his expression guarded. “Okay. Thanks for coming over.”
We walked to the door in silence. He opened the door and pulled me into an awkward hug before standing back to let me pass. I gave him the best smile I could manage, trying my hardest to pretend I was okay. “Bye.”
Without looking back, I turned and walked away.
Surprisingly, the tears I was expecting didn’t come. Instead, I just felt empty. I drove without really knowing where I was going, aimlessly turning whenever the urge hit me. Half an hour later, my phone rang. I didn’t need to look at the caller ID to know it was Aiden.
I pulled over to the side of the road and answered.
“Are you okay?” were the first words out his mouth.
I sighed. “Yeah. Just PMS-ing.” As soon as I said the words I realized I really was. Well shit. It was no wonder I was feeling all over the place.
“Oh.” There was silence for a few heartbeats. “Are you sure?”
I couldn’t help laughing at that. “Yes , Aiden. I’m sure.”
“Okay. Where are you?”
I knew he could hear the cars rushing past outside. “Just heading home.”
“Alright. Drive careful then baby girl. See you tomorrow.”
As soon as I hung up, I felt better. I knew I still needed to do something about my situation with Jace, but I also knew that I should never make an emotional decision when I had PMS. I needed to just ride out the next couple of weeks and see how I felt after that.
Pulling back out onto the road, I headed for home.
***
The next few days after that were weird. The only times I saw Jace was during English class, and occasionally from a distance during lunch or in the parking lot. I was still as confused as hell and had no idea where I stood with him. He hadn’t text me or tried to communicate with me at all since I’d left his house, and it made me nervous.
Thursday, I got my period and felt like I’d hit an all-time low. Aiden had been watching me like a hawk all week which had just pissed me off, but when he opened his mouth to speak to me the second I walked into the kitchen that morning, I snapped at him not to talk to me, and he finally got it.
By Friday afternoon, I couldn’t wait to just go home and hibernate until my period was gone. I was walking through the parking lot, intent on hiding in the car until Aiden came, when my phone dinged at me, alerting me to an incoming text. It was from Jace.
Are you going to the party tonight?
What the hell? Did he freaking know me at all?
Um…you know I don’t do parties…
Irritated, I waited for his reply.
Yeah, I do. I thought
Sh e pushed away from me gently, and I reluctantly released her from my hold. Moving carefully off me, she stood up so I could take care of the condom, picking her dress up off the floor as she went. I glanced at the clock, wondering how much more time she could give me before she had to go meet Kaeli, but when I looked back at her and saw her expression, I already had my answer.
She was leaving. Damn it all to hell.
Chapter 15
Mia
When I saw Jace glance at the clock, I wanted to cry. It was obvious he just wanted me out of there. For the first time since I’d started this thing with him, I felt like what I was doing was wrong. I felt cheap.
I dressed as quickly as I could, needing to be out of there before the tears came. And they would. I knew right then that this wasn’t just sex for me anymore. I wanted more, but I didn’t even know if I could do more.
My heart suddenly felt very heavy. I was lost.
I picked up my jacket and chanced a look at him. He hadn’t said a word since we’d finished. “I’d better go. Kaeli’s probably waiting for me.” The lie fell off my tongue easily.
He nodded, his expression guarded. “Okay. Thanks for coming over.”
We walked to the door in silence. He opened the door and pulled me into an awkward hug before standing back to let me pass. I gave him the best smile I could manage, trying my hardest to pretend I was okay. “Bye.”
Without looking back, I turned and walked away.
Surprisingly, the tears I was expecting didn’t come. Instead, I just felt empty. I drove without really knowing where I was going, aimlessly turning whenever the urge hit me. Half an hour later, my phone rang. I didn’t need to look at the caller ID to know it was Aiden.
I pulled over to the side of the road and answered.
“Are you okay?” were the first words out his mouth.
I sighed. “Yeah. Just PMS-ing.” As soon as I said the words I realized I really was. Well shit. It was no wonder I was feeling all over the place.
“Oh.” There was silence for a few heartbeats. “Are you sure?”
I couldn’t help laughing at that. “Yes , Aiden. I’m sure.”
“Okay. Where are you?”
I knew he could hear the cars rushing past outside. “Just heading home.”
“Alright. Drive careful then baby girl. See you tomorrow.”
As soon as I hung up, I felt better. I knew I still needed to do something about my situation with Jace, but I also knew that I should never make an emotional decision when I had PMS. I needed to just ride out the next couple of weeks and see how I felt after that.
Pulling back out onto the road, I headed for home.
***
The next few days after that were weird. The only times I saw Jace was during English class, and occasionally from a distance during lunch or in the parking lot. I was still as confused as hell and had no idea where I stood with him. He hadn’t text me or tried to communicate with me at all since I’d left his house, and it made me nervous.
Thursday, I got my period and felt like I’d hit an all-time low. Aiden had been watching me like a hawk all week which had just pissed me off, but when he opened his mouth to speak to me the second I walked into the kitchen that morning, I snapped at him not to talk to me, and he finally got it.
By Friday afternoon, I couldn’t wait to just go home and hibernate until my period was gone. I was walking through the parking lot, intent on hiding in the car until Aiden came, when my phone dinged at me, alerting me to an incoming text. It was from Jace.
Are you going to the party tonight?
What the hell? Did he freaking know me at all?
Um…you know I don’t do parties…
Irritated, I waited for his reply.
Yeah, I do. I thought
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