Page 14 of Unmasking You

“Yes.” Honest and direct.

My answer seems to shake him, as if he didn’t expect me to be so frank. He recovers very quickly, and I don’t like what he says next.

“Stop.”

“Stop what?” I ask when he turns on his heel, ready to walk away.

When he turns around, his stare burns like fire, but I’m not declaring defeat until all my hopes are crushed. From his behaviour, though, I know it won’t take long.

“Stop following me. Stop interfering with my life. You and your friend have done enough. There’s nothing here for you.” His voice goes up a notch with every new word he says until he’s nearly shouting.

All my attention is on him, and he’s breathtaking. Even when he’s mad at me, the only thing I want to do is kiss him until he’s moaning and writhing under me. Until he’s pleading for me to let him come.

What the fuck is wrong with me?I should be crawling, begging at his feet, instead of setting his teeth on edge.

Jamie seems to think the same because his face becomes as dark as storm clouds, and his words are like knives stabbing my skin. “I don’t want you here. I don’t want to see your face. I want you gone, now and forever.”

His dog seems to disagree with him and keeps jumping on my leg.

That seems to make Jamie even angrier. He looks at the dog and then at me, and I catch a glimpse of his watery eyes, and if I wasn’t feeling like shit already, now it reaches a whole other level. I stand up and feel like a monster when he takes a step back, his face going as white as the foam in my latte.

I take a step back too, bringing my hands up and surrendering to his desire. But before I can talk, someone jumps in.

“Is everything okay?” Andy asks, stopping to stand next to Jamie, and I hate it.

“Yeah,” I reply at the same time Jamie does.

“No.”

“Can you please leave?” Andy says, while moving to stand between me and Jamie. As if I’d ever hit him.

“Yes, go away. Leave me alone.” He’s looking straight at me.

Where is all this aggression coming from? Jamie was never this direct, always preferring to stay in the shadows. Did I do this to him? Another fucking thing I would be guilty of.

Good way of making him think I’m different from before. He’s never going to change his mind now. I’ve upset him even if it was the last thing I wanted to do. I’ve ruined the moment of his day he enjoys most, and I’ve made him uncomfortable in a place he loves.

“You haven’t changed a bit…”

His voice brings my attention back to him, and I try to jump in to defend myself from the accusation, but he doesn’t leave me space to interject.

“You still do as you like. Because it’s always about you and no one else.”

“That’s not true.” It sounds weak even to my ears.

“Didn’t I ask you to stay away from me?” He looks at me as if waiting for an answer.

Even if I don’t want to because it’s like shooting myself in the foot, I reply, “Yes, you did.” I shouldn’t find this side of him so arousing, but I do. So much so that my dick is taking notice and starting to fill.

“You did.”

What was I really trying to achieve other than defying whatever he made clear at the event? For me to stay away.

“Is everything okay?” Andy asks, placing a hand on Jamie’s forearm.

Jamie turns and gives him a smile. A smile I want for myself.

The jealousy melting away while Jamie’s full attention was on me comes back full blast, and of course, so does my bad behaviour. And like the horrible person he just accused me of being, I’m ready to give a demonstration.

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