"You are in fact looking at the principle dancer at the Martha Graham dance company" Jay says to everybody at lunch time the next day. I blush and shy away from the eyes watching me.
"Wow Taylor" Matty says standing up.
"That's truly incredible" Rhea says.
"Yeah first interview and first paid job" I comment smiling.
"Well done Taylor you're an incredible dancer" Rach smiles.
Ross smiles stands up and hugs me.
"Well done, amazing news" Ross says holding my forearms.
"Thanks Ross" I smile.
Myself and Jay take a seat together with our lunch on the end of the sofa squished in, me on top of him.
I spoon some pasta into his mouth and he laughs. I hook my arm around his shoulders. I actually think I need to show everybody, just how much we are in love with one another. So no holding back.
I kiss his lips and he chuckles lightly.
Rhea smiles at me.
"Talking of fantastic news Malachi is coming here next year" she says
"Yes" I say standing up and hugging her instantly.
"I love that for you both, well done Malachi. Studying ?" I ask
"Creative events management" she says
"Ohh perfect" I smile. Pulling my dance skirt down and resuming my place on Jays knee.
"My cousin is a second year events management student" Jay says
Noticeably everybody looks taken aback.
"Ella?" I ask and Rach's head snaps to mine, he nods to me.
"I didn't even know you had a cousin" she says
"Yeah so if Malachi wants someone to chat about it, she's actually nice not like me at all" Jay laughs. I stroke his arm, smiling at him. He's wearing a polo shirt today, it's fitted and I'm a fan.
"Thanks I will tell him, I'm sure that would be great though" she genuinely smiles at him.
"Might mean less parties for me by the way" I tell Rachel
"I have rehearsals four times a week in town" I add.
"In town? The clubs there are banging. We'll come to you" she remarks.
I laugh and look at Jay.
"They have tons of restaurants, we've tried one already" he comments and I stare into his eyes.
"It was great the food was perfect" I tell him
"You're perfect" he smiles and I kiss him.
"Ugh you two, go be in fucking love with each other elsewhere" Rach snarks and I wink at him.
"Wanna go elsewhere?" I laugh and he scoffs at me.
"Where's Nate?" I tease her.
"He's got rugby" she sighs.
"With Josh" she adds.
That reminds me of a few things on my mental to do list, first is to thank Joshua Morelli, who would ever have thought I'd be doing that? And second, the harder thing, is to speak to Matty. He deserved better than me and I need to clear the air. He deserves to know the truth so that he can move on.
Jay notices me staring into space and he checks out my wrist. He gets out my pills and I pop two.
"Oh shit Taylor, yeah what happened at the hospital?" Rach asks.
"It's just a fracture" I say
"I heard that Tom had a broken nose" Rhea laughs.
"Finally somebody hit him" she snarks smiling at Jay. Since when did she condone violence?
"You will not be pursuing him again" I laugh and he kisses me again pulling my arms around him tightly.
"I think it's funnier that I managed to land a dance job with my arm in a bandage" I smile once I come up for air from Jays lips. Everybody laughs. There, tension dissipated.
Jay strokes my waist and I smile.
"Okay so before we break up though we do need to celebrate" Rach says smiling.
"Yeah? How about Friday?" I smirk
"No no I have plans that involve you this Friday" Jay says smiling.
"Oh yeah" I remember smiling back at him.
"Thursday night? I'm not in uni Friday anyways" I say
"Yes I'll bunk my Friday lecture" Rach says.
"Awesome, Ross? Matty" she asks and I peer down at Jays lips and can't resist but to kiss them.
"Course" Ross says
"Sure" Matty says and stands to walk out.
"Let me just" I say to Jay and instantly recognition dawns on his face, remembering what I was telling him about apologising to Matty. He lets me go. I leave my stuff with Jay as I'm walking with them to psychology afterwards.
I follow Matty out and he looks back at me shocked.
"Can we find some time to just talk ?" I say once he lights up outside.
He eyes me.
"If you don't want too that's fine but.." I begin.
"Taylor congratulations firstly that's huge. I'm so excited for you. I always knew you would get a break in a dance company" Matty smiles at me.
"I'm free whenever, you could just drop by and we can talk" he says.
Ohhh either a good idea, or a very very bad one.
"Come on?" He says with a sly smile.
"I'm not going to try shit" he adds.
"Believe me I'm more than aware of your relationship with Jay, you've both made yourselves super clear. We can just get takeout and talk it's all good" he says laughing.
"Okay sure" I say smiling
"Tonight?" I add, how mature.
Perhaps he already has plans?
"Done" he says smiling
"Great." I smile and turn to walk back in. Resolve hits me and I smile, I can tell him and I can fix this.
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Desire me - the third novel ****editing
Romance"I'm a bad girl. He is gazing at me in his car, I imagine our relationship and it flashes before me through my mind. He's drop dead gorgeous, and how I can even manage to stop touching him is truly remarkable. He's handsome in a true and honest way...
