Page 123 of Game Changer
If possible, Steve appears more outraged at this.“You fucked her and it was just afling?”he yells.
“Shhhh.”I cast a nervous glance around.We sure don’t need anyone else hearing this.
“She’s better than that, goddammit!”Steve roars.“You’re nothing but a manwhore, fucking everything in sight!ButMolly?Jesus!”
Jax’s expression becomes alarmed.He’s been doing so well at staying calm.He holds up his hands, palms out.“We both knew what it was going in,” he says quietly.“Calm down, Chucky.”
I shove at Steve’s shoulder.“I can have a summer fling if I want to!”I speak up, now able to talk again.
He stares at me in disbelief.“That’s what it was?”
No.That’s not what it was.My chest fills with emotion and I want to burst into tears.I’m scared and wretched and…and I’m in love with Jax and I can’t admit it.But I can’t deny it, either.
Steve gets it.
His jaw drops.A vein in his temple pulses.“You fell in love with him?”
I swallow painfully and give a tiny nod.
Steve’s lip curls as he turns back to Jax, who’s staring at me open-mouthed.“You motherfucker!You broke her heart!”
Jax shakes his head quickly, but his gaze is fastened on me, not Steve, who’s lifting his fists.
“Don’t hit him!”I cry, grabbing Steve’s arm.
“I’m gonna break his fucking nose!”
“No!No, stop.It’s not his fault, Steve.We agreed it would just be a summer thing.”
“You fell in love with me?”Jax asks quietly, putting out a hand to shove Steve away.Apparently Steve’s fists don’t concern him.
“I—I’m sorry.”A tear tracks down my cheek.“I didn’t mean to.I thought it was a fling.I thought it was a rebound fling.But I—I can’t get over you.”
“Jesus.”Now Jax is cursing.
Steve’s coming at him again.
Jax turns to him.“Fine,” he says with resignation.“Get your shots in.I deserve it.”
“No!”I step between them.“This is ridiculous!”
My heart is racing, my hands shaking.Every coherent thought has spun out of my head.All I know is I can’t let Steve hit Jax.
“Stop this,” I order Steve.“This is ridiculous.This is none of your business, Steve.”
He goes still, slowly lowering his arms.He scowls at Jax.“You need to apologize to her.”
Jax scowls back at him.“Are you fucking kidding me?You screwed around on her.Youbroke her heart.You two were done.It was crystal clear.I know I probably shouldn’t have fallen for the ex-girlfriend of a teammate, but I did, and I’m not sorry.”
My eyes fly open so wide I’m amazed my eyeballs aren’t bouncing on the ground.“What?”
“So go ahead and hit me,” he prods Steve.
Steve stares at him, his eyebrows pulled down low over his eyes.“You fell for her?”
Jax lifts his chin and clearly says, “Yeah.”
Steve looks at me.“Are you two still together or not?You said it was over.”
