Heart for Three

14

Ava

I sighed in relief as the bell rang, and put my pen into my bag.

"Here." I said bluntly, dropping the notebook onto the desk in front of Jax. "Proofread that and do your part. We can get started on the physical part next class."

He hummed in reply and put the notebook into his bag. I took the opportunity of him being distracted to leave, hoping he wouldn't follow and try to talk to me.

He had been staring at me for the entire class and I couldn't take another moment of feeling those piercing blue eyes burn into me.

When Arsen and I had walked around the corner to see him making out with blondie earlier, it felt like my heart broke in two. I couldn't explain it, but everything in me wanted it to be me in his embrace, feeling his hands explore my body.

I shook my head. I was being stupid. Jax was a player. He was exactly the type of guy I tried to stay away from. I didn't want to become one of these girls that fawned all over him. Even if I couldn't explain this unnerving connection to him, I had more pride than that.

"Ava." A voice said behind me, my heart sped up, recognizing it as Jax's. I plastered a frown onto my face and turned to him.

"What?" I asked sharply. His blue eyes scanned my face, full of remorse. Why did he have to be so good looking? It made it very difficult to stay angry at him. Difficult, but not impossible.

"I'm sorry." He said quietly.

I scoffed and turned away, resuming my angry stride towards my next class. I groaned as he fell into step beside me, easily keeping up with his long strides.

"Can you please just say something to me?" He asked. I rolled my eyes.

"What do you want me to say?" I spat as we reached the main stairwell. It was a large open space, filled with sunlight. Tons of other students walked by us, going about their day.

A warm hand grabbed my elbow and I held back a gasp. Sparks shot up and down my arm, originating from where our skin touched. I stared down at his large hand, trying to figure out what this sensation was. It felt so good, I wanted to lean into it, to know what it would feel like on the rest of my body.

"Look, I'm sorry I hurt you alright?" He said, pulling us to the side so we weren't blocking the other students walking by.

My eyes shot up to his and I scowled, pulling my arm out of his grasp. He couldn't play this game with me. I wasn't going to let him worm his way into my head and win me over with a fake apology.

"Listen, Jax, I don't know how you got it in your head that your actions affect me so greatly. I've known you for two days. I'm not one of the other girls in this school that seem to be obsessed with every move you make. I was caught off guard to see you basically fucking in the middle of the hallway, okay? That's it." I crossed my arms over my chest, trying to convince myself that that was what had bothered me so much about it. 

He frowned for a moment as he took in my words, before a devilish smirk crossed his lips. His eyebrows rose and he took a step closer to me.

"So my actions have no affect on you, huh?" He murmured, looking down at me. I shook my head angrily as my mouth went dry. He took another step closer and my arms fell to my sides. There were mere inches between us now, and that small empty space hummed with energy. My body was reacting to his closeness, betraying me.

I could feel my heart begin to beat faster as his eyes scanned my face and he leaned closer. His chest brushed against mine and I all but panted as his lips turned up at the corners.