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☆★☆

"Here you are m'lady," Jack says sitting next to me on the couch while handing me my drink "Thank you!" I say with a smile and I pull some of the blanket I had on me onto him

"What have you been doing all day?" He asks as I rest my head on his shoulder "Sitting here by myself because Stella's been in her room all day talking to Jamie," I say smirking

"Does she like him?" He questions softly "I'm not sure but I'd assume he's British who wouldn't like him," I shrug as I take a sip out of my drink

"Do you like him?" He says quickly and I laugh "No," I say smiling "But he's British," Jack says in a horrible attempt at a British accent "I guess I just have a thing for Americans," I say smiling to myself

"Hmm," He nods and it goes silent, not an awkward silence but a comfortable one where we can just enjoy each other's company. I move closer to him so my neck isn't bent as much and he grabs my legs and pulls them over his lap as I cuddle into him

"you're warm," I say feeling his arm with my hand "and you're freezing," He says shivering at my touch "Sorry," I laugh before pulling my hand away and he grabs my drink out of my hand and sets it on the coffee table before grabbing both of my hands and holding them in between his hands

"I'll make 'em warm," He says while pushing them together and I laugh "Thank you, kind sir," I say with a smile from ear to ear "Why are you always so cold," He laughs out

"I truly have no idea, why are you always so hot?" I say before realizing how that sounds "Hmm, you think I'm hot," he teases and I playfully roll my eyes "You know what I meant," I say and he smiles

"Hmm, I'm not sure I did," He teases and I can feel my cheeks heat up "Shut up," I say while trying to hide my face and laughing

"I'm just a naturally hot person," He says while he pretends to flip his hair and then goes back to holding my hands "Oh no I fear I've fed your ego," I say looking at him "What no," He says sarcastically

"Oh, hello," Stella says stepping out of her room with her phone in her hand and holding it up like she's on the phone with someone "Didn't know you were here, Jack," She says smirking once she realizes the position in which we are sitting

"Jack?" I hear a British voice coming from Stella's phone and Jack and I look at each other giving that knowing look "Hey dude," Jack says looking toward the phone Stella was now facing toward us

"Well don't you look comfy," Jamie says with a smirk and I look up at Stella who has the same smirk on her face "Very," Jack says nodding his head and letting go of my hands which were now pretty warm

"Here hold this," Stella says handing Jack the phone and then dragging me by the arm up and off the couch "Hey, I was warm," I protest "I need your help," She says dragging me toward the bathroom

"You and Jack?" she says once we close the bathroom door " You and Jamie?" I say crossing my arms the same way she did "You like him," she says with a smile and nodding her head

"Psh, I do not," I say trying not to make eye contact "No, no, look at me and try saying that," She says knowing all too well how I can't lie to her when I make eye contact "I...don't...like...him..." I say before I smile

"Knew it," She says pointing her finger at my smile "That the I like him and I like him a lot smile," She says laughing "You like Jamie," I say trying to turn this around on her

"Just met him, but yea he's British, he's funny, he's hot, he's smart, I'm definitely going to like him," She says not afraid to admit it "Damnit, I hate that you're so open about your feelings," I say while my smile drops in an 'I've been defeated' type of way

"Thea, just admit that you like Jack, it'll be easier for you," She says in a serious tone "I can't because I don't," I say shaking my head

"Whatever, I love you but you can't let what happened with Chris affect how you are going to live the rest of your life," She says looking me in the eyes "I can and I will, I won't ever have to go through that pain again if I don't put myself in the position to be treated like that," I shrug

"I've known Jack for like a month and I can already tell he's absolutely nothing like Chris, from the moment I met Chris you could tell he was a bad person but you just didn't want to listen to me. Jack would worship the ground you walk on if you let him,' Stella says grabbing my shoulders

"Ugh," I say sighing and leaning my head back "You know I'm right," she says tilting her head "I do," I say looking back to her "I'm never going to force you to like him because that's just crazy, but I'm not gonna let you hold yourself back from happiness, Jack is good for you. You haven't smiled like this in so long it's so refreshing to see your best friend happy," She says smiling

"I love you," I say pulling her into a hug "Now please for the love of God tell me that you like him," She says pulling away and I laugh "Fine," I trail on

"I may or may not have a teeny tiny bit of feelings for him," I say slowly "Oh, that felt refreshing to hear you say," Stella says with a smile wider than the sun

"Now let's get back out there," She says before pulling me out of the bathroom and back toward the living room "Thank you," She says as Jack hands her back the phone and she walks back toward her room

"That was eventful," I say before returning to my previous seat on the couch and Jack laughs "He likes her," He says and I know he's talking about Jamie "She likes him," I say covering myself back up with the blanket