Against the Rules (Harts of Passion Book 1) by M.E. Montgomery

Author:M.E. Montgomery [Montgomery, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

20

Grace

It turned out Jax had been right. Despite my earlier statement that the evening out wouldn't turn into a slobberfest of couples, it had. Derek and Maggie started off keeping a well-rounded conversation going, but as the evening wore on, they were spending more and more time making moon eyes at each other and constantly stealing kisses. I think they forgot they weren't on their honeymoon anymore.

Paul and his girlfriend, Alison, weren't much better. She'd been shy around us at first, but the more the drinks flowed, the more comfortable she seemed to get. Comfortable enough to be pressed up to Paul's side nibbling his ear and neck. I didn't want to think about where her hand was when I saw it slide under the table.

Jade couldn't have cared less about the couples. She wasn't shy about hitting the dance floor and finding a guy for the rest of the night. She currently had some guy pressed all up against her back with his palm flat on her stomach while her arm reached back and up into his hair.

To be fair, she'd tried to get me to dance with her instead, but I wasn't feeling it tonight. When I'd arrived, I'd been determined to carry through with my self-promise that I was going to find someone and have fun. It wasn't for lack of opportunity. I'd been approached over and over throughout the evening. I even gave it the old college try and danced with a few. But I couldn't stop comparing them to Jax. None of them held me the same or smelled the right combination of woodsy citrus and raw man. None of them made me laugh with a sarcastic comment. And while a few of them had been polite and offered nice compliments, none of them revved my senses the way a certain grumpy, non-committal pain in the ass I knew did.

Instead, I spent three drinks worth of time trying to convince myself to let the idea of Jax go. It was harder than it should be. It wasn't just about having been kissed by the master of kissing. It was remembering him with Caleb's fingers around his learning ASL or the time he spent listening to Micah and coaching him to a better young man. It was recalling how exhilarating it had been to challenge him and how exciting it had felt when he'd sought me out of all the women who would have willingly thrown themselves at him.

He seemed so confident in most things Yet, when push came to shove, he'd retreated. He said I confused him, but I think somehow, I scared him. I'd been around my dad enough to hear how people reacted to events in strange ways, even self-destructive ones. Had something bad happened to Jax? Or did he genuinely not want me? Was it the chase? Loads of self-doubt made the perfect mixer to the alcohol that played with my brain. Along with that, the loud dance music and crowds were getting on my nerves.

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