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Mina takes my hand, smiling gently at me. “Now you’re just making up excuses not to be with Daxton. You’re pushing him away because if you shut yourself off from him, he can’t hurt you again. I’m not judging you; you’ve been hurt bad in your past. But, Jordan, Daxton is not like your parents. He won’t make the same mistake twice. He may make other mistakes that hurt you, but you know what? That’s okay. Daxton isn’t perfect. No one is. That’s what being in a relationship is like. People have flaws. They hurt each other without meaning to.”
I bite my bottom lip, letting Mina’s words sink in.
“If you do take him back, you need to do it with confidence and full forgiveness.Heneeds to have trust inyou, Jordan, that you do forgive him and together you can work through any future challenges. That you won’t always doubt him because of this one mistake.”
I dab the tears from my eyes, hearing sense in all that she says. “You’re right. Mina… I really do want to let go of all the pain. Everything is just… still so fresh. My emotions are out of control and I’m still hurting.”
“I understand. The letter makes it clear he isn’t going anywhere. If you need time, he’ll wait. But Jordan… Daxton seems like a good guy who just messed up and acted out of fear because he was so in love with you. It’s actually kind of romantic when I think of it like that.” She laughs to herself, then sighs. “Daxton cares about you a lot and… after reading his letter, I really do think he wants to do right by you.”
My head hangs with fresh tears streaming down my face. I love him. I love him so damn much it hurts.
Mina is right. Daxtonisa good man even if I’ve had trouble admitting so in the past few days.
My eyes water as I reread Daxton’s letter. When I reach the bottom of the page, the closing sentences draw a sob from me.I really hope you return to me because you’re it for me. You’re the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.
It reminds me of what Ryan said about his feelings for Hannah.When you know, you know.Despite all the pain Daxton’s lie has caused me, Iknowin this moment.
Daxton is the one for me.
I can let go of the pain.
“So… what do you want to do about tonight?” Mina asks, placing a hand on my shoulder. “Are we still going out? I don’t mind if you’d rather stay home or if you want to see Daxton.”
Of course I want to see Daxton. But I’m too emotional to face him right now. Tomorrow, once I’ve calmed down, I’ll go to him. “Let’s go out. I want to dance and have fun. We’ll treat it as a celebration for my new job. But no guys, okay?”
“Sure. No guys at all.” She grabs her phone and starts typing away with her thumbs. The corner of her lip twitches upward.
“What’s the smile for?” I ask. “You sexting Zac or something?”
“What? Oh, um… yeah.”
“At least wait till I’m out of the room.”
ChapterFifty
Daxton
I spot Jordan on the dance floor of Electric Dreams. She’s with Mina, the two of them laughing as they take turns spinning each other around. Jordan isn’t dressed anything like her normal self, wearing all pink. I like this style on her. I like any style she wears. I can’t stop thinking about last night, how good it felt to have her back in my arms and how perfect she looked riding me. Fuck. Thinking about it again has me readjusting my pants.
I place my drink on the high table and pull out my phone, rechecking Mina’s Instagram post that Amabella sent me. The one I’m sure was designed for me, which might as well saylook, Jordan is having fun without you. You mean nothing to her.
There’s a photo of Jordan and Mina laughing as they get dressed for the night, with the caption:Ladies night out on the town. Trying to find a new man for my girl. All eligible bachelors hit us up at Electric Dreams.
With Mina’s celebrity status and follower count, this club is swarming with men. Yet Jordan isn’t paying attention to a single one of them.
When I look back up from my phone, the two girls are making their way through strobe lights to the bar. They order drinks and find a table to stand at, then chat for a minute before a guy from the table beside them leaves his friends to talk to them. Jordan, specifically. He’s looking at her like he wants to fuck her, and it makes my blood boil, until Jordan offers him a polite smile and shakes her head. He returns to the table next to them without another word. And that tells me all I need to know—she’s not here for a quick hookup.
Mina’s eyes latch onto me and she clutches Jordan’s arm, nodding in my direction. Jordan looks at me and I hold her gaze, remembering the intimacy we shared last night. She gets the message, seeing the graphic thoughts behind my eyes, and blushes before turning away.
I unlock my phone and send her a message.
Daxton
If you’re trying to make me jealous, kitten, it’s working.
Jordan
How did you know I would be here?
