As the guys were passing by I had noticed Jude was awfully attentive to something but I couldn't figure out what. Now it all made sense, I could not believe what I had heard from the man's filthy mouth. Men always managed to surprise me, unfortunately, not in a good way. Women have to endure all sorts of nasty comments, it disgusted me how men felt like it was acceptable to say those sort of things about a woman out loud and how society still didn't take this seriously enough. Couldn't he just keep it to himself? These kind of situations made me uncomfortable. Years ago I didn't get as much male attention as I did now, I got used to the male gazes but I still hated when I had to pass by a group of guys alone. Although a lot got more conscious as a consequence of women refusing to shut up like they used to, there's still these degenerated men that didn't seem get the memo. I didn't even have to stand up for myself, which I would have. Jude spoke before I could even react. I watched as his body tensed up which made me a bit nervous, I didn't do well with violence and any kind of situation that could lead to it triggered me.
"Shh, it's fine. He's gone" I took Jude's hand right after he cursed and could feel his muscles already relaxing.
"Sorry, I just hated how that fucking idiot spoke about you" He apologize probably noticing my nervousness.
"It's okay. You didn't have to stick up for me though, I would have said something" I said.
Although I did appreciate that he stuck up for me I also wasn't sure if he did it to mark his territory. I didn't know him for that long so I had no idea if his intentions were only to protect me or if he also wanted to make sure the man knew I was with him. That's where I would have an issue. Did he think he could entertain other girls on the phone while he was standing right by my side and still feel like he had the right to claim me?
Unfortunately, my past experiences led me to always think the worst of men before seeing the positive side. I had been extremely careful until I met him. All that caution flew out the window from the moment I saw him but I was sober and fully aware now. I was not about to get played or be looked at as a belonging. For the past two years I had been protecting my peace and working on myself after a terrible and messy break up. I protected my peace so much that I hadn't been involved with anyone since then but of course I wouldn't let Jude Bellingham slip through my fingers even if it was just for that night.
