𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊 - 𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐊𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐙

.𝟏𝟖 ❦

"I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT SHOWING YOU HOW I FEEL,
LOWKEY"

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Jennifer's POV:

A few days had passed since Tom's illegal boxing match and we hadn't seen each other since. We'd exchanged a few messages, but nothing special.

I was getting impatient; I really wanted to be with Tom officially, but there was just no way I was going to be the one to ask.

Luckily I had Chloe to keep me company. We were watching TV and more specifically our favorite show: Buffy the vampire slayer.

We toasted popcorn and criticized every scene without justice. My brothers weren't there, and neither was my father, which left us alone in the big house.

The rain was pelting against the window quite violently, and I couldn't imagine the state my brothers would be in when they got home.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by Chloe. "By the way, how are things going with Tom? It's getting long now..." she said, taking a big handful of popcorn and shoving it into her mouth.

"Huuuh, I honestly don't know." I replied, biting my lower lip. "You need to give him a concrete sign, you know guys are dumb so if you're not clear, nothing's going to happen." she said, raising an eyebrow.

She was right. I had to try to make her understand that I wanted to be with him, but how? "Call him now and ask him to come over." she said as if she'd read my mind.

"But have you seen how much it's raining?" I replied slightly confused by what she just offered. "If he really loves you, he'll come. And then ask him to come with Georg so it'll be a four-way date." she said enthusiastically.

I hesitated for a few seconds, looking up at the ceiling, "If you don't do it, I will." she said decisively. I sighed and motioned to her to hand me my phone. She smiled excitedly and handed me my phone.

He immediately picked it up, as if he'd been waiting for this. "hallo?" he said through the other line. "Hi Tom, I'm with Chloe and we were thinking it'd be nice if you dropped by with Georg at my place now." I said, trying to sound as confident as possible.

There was a slight silence where only bursts of voices could be heard from the other end of the line. "jaaa, Georg's in, we'll be there in 30 minutes minimum." he finally said.

I smiled, "See you then." and hung up, jumping on the sofa with Chloe like hysterics. "We've got to get ready!!!" suddenly shouted Chloe.

We turned off the TV and rushed to my room.

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I'd finally finished getting ready and the boys would be arriving soon. Chloe had chosen my outfit and I had to admit I felt sexier than ever.

Chloe would continue with her make-up in my bathroom, so I decided to go downstairs in case the boys arrived.

Someone rang the doorbell. I jumped up from the sofa, slightly stressed but confident. I couldn't wait to see Tom and make things official tonight.

I opened the door with my seductive smile on and discovered a completely different person standing in front of me.

James.

I rolled my eyes and was about to close the door when he stopped me by blocking the door with his arm. "Jennifer, please," he said with a sigh. I watched him for a few seconds, "What do you want James?" I asked, leaning against the door.

He was soaked, he really looked miserable. "My car broke down and I lost the key to my house, my dad isn't home." he said, looking down at his feet. "Okay? And what's that got to do with me?" I said with fake smile.

"Jenn, look I'm sorry for everything that happened. I acted like an asshole because I was jealous of Tom's place in your life." he says, lifting his head to look me in the eye.

I sighed and opened the door a little more, beckoning him in. "Thanks." he said with a half smile. "Go to John's room, I'm sure he's got some stuff lying around," I said, returning the smile.

He stared at me for a few seconds, "Are you going out?" he asked, raising an amused eyebrow. "Huuuh not quite. We're waiting for some people." I said, trying to avoid his gaze. "We?" he said confused. "Chloe's upstairs." I say simply.

He gave me an embarrassed smile before running upstairs to John's room. I sighed and slumped onto the couch, massaging my temples.

I had no time to rest before the doorbell rang again. I could hear Chloe stumbling down the stairs in her four-inch heels, and finally arriving at my side to open the door.

Tom and Georg were standing in front of the door with smiles that could knock more than one over. Tom had a six-pack beer on his shoulder and scars all over his face from the fight.

"Wow." he said when he saw me which made Georg and Chloe laugh. He leaned over to kiss me and I took him by the hand and led him to the kitchen.

I sat down on the counter and watched with a big smile as he placed the pack beside me. He then placed his hands beside each of my legs and put his face a few centimeters from mine, still in silence.

He closed his pretty eyes to bring his mouth closer to mine as James entered the kitchen.

"Jenn, have you seen my phone? I think I left it downstairs-" he stopped in mid-sentence when he startled us. Tom stood up and clenched his jaw. "What's he doing here?" he asked, glaring at James.

James approached Tom as if to challenge him, "I was about to ask the same thing." he spat.

The bursts of voices must have been heard from the living room as Chloe and Georg rushed into the kitchen. "James?" asked Chloe, who hadn't seen James yet.

I bit my lower lip as I stared at the two men. "James came because he lost the keys to his house and his car had broken down. I couldn't say no to him, I'm a bitch not a monster." I retorted, crossing my arms.

Tom didn't take his eyes off James, "Jennifer, can I talk to you in private?" he asked through clenched teeth, I stood up and followed Tom as he headed for the garage.

He closed the door and turned to me, visibly annoyed. "Okay, what the fuck was that?" he spat. I was slightly confused by his reaction because I knew the two men didn't like each other, but that much?

"Jennifer, you know I can't stand him and I can clearly see he's in love with you." he said more softly. I frowned, "You're talking nonsense, James is my best friend."

yes, a best friend with whom I'd slept.

He raised an eyebrow, "Best friend my ass." He was right, I'd always felt that since the night I'd slept with James, he no longer saw me as his best friend. "Tom I have something to tell you," I said, biting my lower lip.

He frowned and crossed his arms, signalling that he was all ears. I sighed, "Tom, you know I want to be completely transparent with you," I said, looking him straight in the eye. He nodded as if waiting for the rest.

"I slept with James the night of his car accident,"

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