Page 89 of Jax

“Aren’t I heavy?” Ronnie worried, nibbling on her bottom lip.

I released a bruised hand and brushed my thumb against it. “A little.” I smirked. “But I like the feeling of your tits on my chest a little too much.”

Ronnie deadpanned.

“OUCH!” I squealed like a little girl as Ronnie jerked up to her feet with a knee in the ribs and an elbow in the shoulder.

“You’re such a—” I whimpered, writhing on the floor.

“Finish that, I dare you,” Ronnie grumbled, dusting herself off from where she stood next to me. I wrapped a hand around my ribs, taking slow breaths.

My girl is savage.

My self-pity didn’t last long, however, as I heard Ronnie’s sharp gasp. I jerked from the ground, careless to my injuries and flipped onto all fours. “What is i—”

“Ha!” Ronnie’s loud, obnoxious laugh had me stiffening to a stop. “I told you so!”

I followed her gaze and felt her smugness like a suffocating pillow on my face. “Damn,” I grumbled, looking at the blanket laid out next to a large body of water and a pebbled coast. It was about the size of a small lake, but the way the deep orange sun beat down on the surface of the water, casting a warm glow across the bed of stones underneath the surface, I was amazed at the beauty of it.

“How did you find this place?” I asked in awe, bringing myself to my feet to get a better look. “I didn’t even know this existed.”

“Chased a rabbit that was trying to steal a bundle of hay. Was wondering where it was hiding, and I ended up out here.” Ronnie shrugged, pulling her fingers through her hair as she looked between me and the small lake. “It’s safe to say I got distracted and the rabbit got away.”

“You chased a rabbit this far into the woods?”

“There’s a shorter way here, I swear to God,” Ronnie grumbled, still upset about our… detour.

“That’s one out of three, checked.”

“What?”

“The date’s memorable already.” I smiled, and Ronnie met me with an even more beautiful one, with teeth and the wrinkles in the corners of her eyes that I didn’t get to see very often.

“Well.” Ronnie puffed out her chest, a leaf falling from the top of her bra. “Now let’s check off the last two.”

“Can we start with the sex?” I nudged her side.

“No.” Ronnie looked down at the basket parked next to the basket. “I have to woo you first.” she smirked.

“You’re right.” I laughed, taking my seat on the grassy bank where the blanket was bathing in the evening light peeking through the tree tops. “I don’t put out that easily after all.”

Ronnie scoffed.

“Unless you still want to throw your panties in my face… I’d put out for t— Ow!” I groaned, the ache in my side.

“Go find your shirt before I confiscate your food.”

My stomach grumbled. I looked to the flattened bushes where we made our spectacular landing.

Can I even find it?

“Fine.” I pouted getting up from the blanket. “But don’t start without me.”

“Don’t worry,” Ronnie chuckled over her shoulder. “I’ve waited this long for a date with you. I can wait a little longer.”

I paused, looking at the back of her. I recalled the look of the fragile girl that had arrived on the compound that day. For so long, I had been trying to look through the ghost of the person who stood before me, for a glimpse of the young girl I had once known. But now, looking at that straight back, long hair, and confidence that had bloomed while she had been here, I knew I didn’t have to look any longer.

She is all I need.

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