Do you not respect my privacy?” My ears got hot and I could feel my cheeks heat up. I was raging mad. How could he do that?
“Yeah, it’s no big deal,” he said to me nonchalantly.
“It is a very big deal. That is my personal business, Justice, not yours.” I seethed. I was beyond pissed; he had crossed the line.
“Well, the sooner you realize that you are my business the better off you and I will be. Like you said, you were mine and I plan on making sure you are.” His lips turned up like he was proud of himself.
“Gah!” I looked to Sydney and Damien. “Can you two do something about him?” I turned my eyes to Damien and pleaded with him through my worn expression. “Damien, he is your brother. Help me out here.”
I could hear Sydney snickering. I looked to her and she quickly erased her smile. Was everyone against me right now? I swear I couldn’t win if I were an Olympic champion.
“Bee, he’s my brother I’m used to him. There is nothing you can do about him. You just have to learn to live with his crazy bossy ass,” Damien said, giving me a look. I could tell he was sorry to deliver those words. Justice was such a pain in the ass.
“Quit talking about me like I’m not in the room. This shit is ridiculous,” Justice said.
“Quit snooping in my shit then I wouldn’t have to talk about you.” I threw back at him.
“How about if we all have some breakfast and just move past this for now?” Sydney interjected.
I was really hungry and could eat, but I needed to see what Jensen was saying to me. “I’ll be back.” I turned on my heel and started heading for the family room.
“Where are you going, Abbee?”
I swiveled my head around and gave Justice a piercing look. “That…” I narrowed my eyes, “is none of your damn business.”
Quickly making my escape, I walked into the family room and plopped myself down on our entirely too comfortable couch. I could easily put my head down and catch a nap considering I didn’t get much sleep last night. But there was no time for napping, I need to get this damn mess sorted and quick.
Swiping my phone open I looked at the number of texts I had. There were twenty; all but one was from Jensen, the other was from Justice. My stomach dipped. Holy shit. I bet he was pissed, especially since I hadn’t responded to him. I decided to open Justice’s first.
Justice: Thank you for the amazing night. I had fun. Admit you’re mine, firecracker, because everything, except your words, is telling me you are.
Damn, he was so right. I had basically let off every clue and signal that I was his. I just couldn’t shake him or what I felt toward him. I was so drawn to him and the sexual attraction I felt toward him dominated me.
With trepidation I closed his message and started with the first one from Jenson.
Jensen: What the fuck, Bee.
Jensen: I’m not happy with you. You don’t want me unhappy do you?
No, I didn’t want him unhappy with me; he scared the daylights out of me, especially when he got angry. We had fought too many times for me to count. I was just waiting for him to lose his control and go ape-shit.
I decided to open another message before responding.
Jensen: Explain to me what the hell was going on with Justice and why he was calling you Abbee like that was his special name for you.
Shit.
Shit.
Shit.
Did he know? Surely he couldn’t know. I thought I did a good job with hiding my feelings for him and although this morning got out of control, I didnn’t think I gave him any clue that anything had happened between us last night.
Shit.
Shit.
Shit.
My stomach dropped even further. I decided I’d peek at one more message.
Jensen: Is there something I should know? Did you fuck him?
My nerves went haywire and a lone tear rolled down my cheek. I could feel a thin sheen of sweat knitting my upper brow while my lip quivered.
I decided to try to do some damage control. I went for the high road.
Me: Jensen, honey, I’m so
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