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“Oh, look at that - he’s appeared. He must’ve climbed through the window. Now if you’ll excuse me.” I push past her as Harry shouts again.

“Is that Jax?” She ignores him while my smirk just gets bigger. “Mum?”

I see his form stand at the top of the stairs.

“Yeah, it’s me…”

“Mum, just let him in.” Harry sighs.

“Thanks, Aunty Sheila.” I run up the stairs laughing.

God, I hate my family, they’re so fucked up.”

Chapter Four

Shelby

“There’s a party Friday night, you fancy it?” Harry asks Addison. She turns to me, her eyebrows raising in question.

“Well? Wanna go?”

“Why are you asking me?” I ask her as we walk out of the school gates with the rest of the crowd and stop. A smirk forms on Harry’s face as he looks past me. Turning, I see Jaxon walking towards us. My tummy flips when I see him in his customary leather jacket and the cigarette hanging from his lips. I haven’t seen him for over a week since he kissed me. I thought I would have heard from him after that. I’ve had an odd couple of texts but that’s it really, but we’re not officially going out anyway. I kinda missed him though, I really like him.

Swinging back around, I face Addison and Harry.

“And where’s the party?”

“A kid in one of my lessons, his parents are on holiday. He’s staying with his older brother at home, so he’s having a party. It’s one of the newer houses on that big estate, the big houses. Got about five bedrooms, I think.”

“What you think, Addy?”

“She’s coming.” Harry pipes up out of nowhere, and with a little too much confidence, I wonder where that has come from - she hasn’t said anything to me.

“What if I didn’t want to? I may be washing my hair that night…” She tells him stubbornly, flicking her hair about. I know Addison, and she can be so stubborn when she wants to be, but I know she’ll go anyway because one, she likes him and two... it’s a party.

I feel Jaxon’s presence before he reaches me. The goosebumps that prickle my arm are a real tell-tale sign.

“Hey, Shelb.” His arm works around my shoulder resting there comfortably.

“Jax.” Dipping his head, he kisses my cheek and stands next to me.

“So? Come on girls, don’t be boring. Come with us.” Harry pleads. My head turns slightly to the side to look at Jax, winking at me, Jax smiles.

“You think my mum’s going to let me go? You know what she’s like.” I say to Addison, voicing my concerns.

“Go on, we’ll have a great time together.” He whispers so the others can’t hear.

“You can stay at mine.” Addison shrugs, turning my head to the side to look at Jax.

Nodding my head, I agree, “I’ll go as long as Addy goes.” I say more so to Jaxon.

Well, Shelby. There’s nothing like making him work for it.

Harry and Addison are standing away from us talking, Jax pulls me with him, walking further away.

“I missed you,” Jax tells me, quietly taking my hand and smoothing his thumb over my knuckles.

“Really?” Raising an eyebrow in question, I wait for him to answer but before he does, I stop him. “Well, you have my number, you could’ve messaged me.”

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