"Are you asking me to be your girlfriend James Beaufort?" I questioned him, while lying on top of him half naked.
As James Beaufort and Everly Calloway navigate the delicate transition from friendship to romance, they face obstacles that test the st...
"I heard there was someone but I know he don't deserve you
If you were mine I'd never let anyone hurt you,
no, no I wanna dry those tears, kiss those lips
It's all that I've been thinking about"
Can I Be Him - James Arthur ----------------------------------------------------------
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Chapter Two:
< James >
I was about to follow Everly out of the classroom because our discussion was so far from over. But the second I reached for the door I saw that she had bumped into Jasper. I watched trying to decipher their conversation through the window. Everly's small 5'2 frame was completely over powered by him. I watched as Jasper pulled her closer, entangling her long brunette hair in his fingers. I hated watching his hands all over her, like he owned her. He didn't...not that I did. No one did. Everly Calloway was everyone's dream girl, but no one could get close enough to her to have a chance.
Until now, with her father out of the country, she was taking her opportunity to finally be a free. I couldn't fault her, but I couldn't help but worry about her. I wanted to physically hurt Jasper, knowing he had put his hands on her. Knowing he had hurt Evie bad enough for her to have a physical response to even my touch. I was so beside myself that I had clearly missed a very important part of their interaction this morning. If I hadn't I would probably be sitting in the dean's office right now.
I thought about calling Gerald. But Everly hated the man more and more as the days went on. She held him completely responsible for her mother walking out on them. I couldn't blame her, I watched just how much Gerald's micromanaging affected both Eve and her mum since we kids. So Gearld showing up because of me would make Everly hate me just as much if not more. After promising her some space to make her own mistakes that definitely would be the wrong way to approach this.
I'll admit...I wasn't being honest with her. The reasons I hated Jasper had nothing to do with his social class standing. In fact his family was incredibly well off that's why he attended Maxton Hall. Wellington even played on the lacrosse team I captained. Sure was he aggressive, rude and I'll be it at times..completely obnoxious? Yes all of those things..wrapped up into a 6'0 moron. But that's not what turned my stomach the night I saw him and Everly kiss at Cyril's.
It was the longing that consumed me—the jealousy that twisted my heart. For years, I've loved Everly Calloway. From the moment we were first introduced as infants, nestled side by side in our cribs, I've been the one fortunate enough to truly know her. I've been the only one allowed to see the woman behind the Calloway name, to witness the soul that lies beneath her carefully crafted public image.
