Page 110 of Game Changer
“Do it now.”
I laugh at Brielle’s pushiness.“Fine.”I pull my phone out and download the app.
“Okay, let’s look at some options.Start swiping, girl,” Brielle says.
They peer over my shoulder as I scroll through profiles, half-heartedly swiping right on a few of them.Probably nothing will come of it; I’m not exactly the type of sexy babe men go crazy over.
But maybe this is the answer.Meet new men.Have some fun.That will get Jax out of my system.
“Why are you so sure it’s a rebound relationship?”Brielle asks about Jax.
“You said it would be!The first relationship after a breakup is a rebound.”
“I said that?Huh.”She frowns.“Well, I mean, chances are good it’s a rebound, but it doesn’t have to be.I was just reading about this the other day.”
“Rebound relationships?”I lift my eyebrows.
“It was an advice column.The guy was asking if he’s a ‘rebound.’The advice columnist told him…wait, let me pull it up.”She swipes her own phone to find the column.“It’s a rebound if she’s still bitter about her ex.If she wants to make him jealous.If she’s fixated on her ex in general.If she’s totally in love with you for no reason.If you have lots of sex.”
I grin.“Well, that’s the only one that applies.”
“I’m jealous,” Brielle says.“Jax is so freakin’ hot.”
“Okay, I’m definitely not fixated on Steve.I don’t even care anymore.And I don’t care about Jax for no reason.I always liked him, and I got to know him better and he’s such a great guy.Just a little…repressed.”
“Sexually?”Grace frowns.
“No!God, no.Emotionally.”
“That’s not a good thing,” she replies, lifting her hands.
“I know.If he would just open up a bit more about his feelings, he’d be better off.His family’s a bit overwhelming though, and I know he was hurt by his parents’ divorce, so I can kind of see why he’s like that.”
“Maybe it’s not a rebound,” Grace points out.“Maybe you have real feelings for him.”
“It doesn’t matter.”I shrug.“He obviously doesn’t feel the same.It was just a fling for him, which is all he ever does with women.”
“The advice also says that when someone gets dumped unexpectedly, they don’t have as much time to heal as someone who knows a relationship is over for a while before it actually ends.”
“Well, that’s true,” I say slowly.“I don’t know how much time someone needs to heal, but it’s probably more than a day.”
They all laugh, even though I’m not really joking.
“I think that’s different for everyone,” Grace says.“Although I do believe time to heal is important before committing to someone else.”
I nod slowly.Maybe I do need more time.Maybe my feelings for Jaxweren’treal.
“One thing I can say in Jax’s favor is that he never made a pass at me,” Brielle says.“Sadly, for me.”
I laugh.“Steve denied doing that.But then he said it didn’t mean anything.Bastard.”
“Hell yeah.You’re better off without him.Lying cheating motherfucker.”
We all lift our glasses in a toast.
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