It was the Tuesday before my big presentation in my American lit class and I still didn't have it done. I had barely worked on it because I just absolutely did not want to worry about it. Unfortunately, waiting until the last minute led to me sitting at the Brooks house with everyone else, trying to work on my presentation. It was definitely not one of the best choices I ever made but I was trying to power through it so the girls and I could go get manicures.
I was almost halfway done with my presentation when I decided to take a break. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a soda out of the fridge. I was on my way back into the living room when the front door opened and Jai walked in with none other than Ariana. I was absolutely less than thrilled to see her especially with Jai.
"Hi Jai. Hi squeaky," I said before walking away.
I got back into the living room and put down my glass before taking off my scarf and putting it in my bag. I resumed working on my presentation as Jai and Ariana walked into the room. Jai sat down in a chair and Ariana sat on his lap. I was glad that they were only paying attention to each other because that meant that she didn't have to annoy me.
"Jor, I was thinking that when you're done..." Jen paused. "Jor is that a hickey on your neck?"
I stopped writing and my eyes widened. I completely forgot that was the reason I was wearing a scarf. I wasn't sure what to say and if I should cover it up or not.
"Uh yeah it is."
"So how cute was he?" Manda asked, referring to the person that gave it to me.
"Extremely cute," I said thinking back to it.
~Flashback~
I was reading my english textbook in Jai's room, thinking about how I was going to do my presentation on thursday. Jai had gotten bored of playing video games and was just scrolling through twitter. I hadn't been paying attention to anything he was saying because I was so focused on this presentation.
"Jor can we do something else please? This is getting so boring," Jai said.
"Yeah okay hold on."
A few minutes went by and I was still focused on my english textbook which wasn't satisfying for Jai.
"Jor if you don't pay attention to me, I'll make you pay attention to me," he threatened.
I didn't think he would actually do anything until he started kissing my neck. I tried to keep reading, but it didn't work especially when he closed my textbook and put it aside. He started sucking on my neck and I thought about how, unfortunately, he's still with Ariana.
"Jai, what about Ariana?" I asked, pushing him back.
"Shit, Jor, I'm sorry. I don't even know what I was thinking."
"It's okay. I'm just gonna go I guess. See you later," I said, rushing out of his room and down the stairs.
~Flashback Over~
I tried so hard not to look at Jai, but I knew he looked really guilty. Him and Ariana left the room which made everyone more comfortable. Kat came over and asked me if Jai gave me the hickey and I didn't say anything but she ended up freaking out.
A few hours later, us girls had just gotten back from getting manicures and I noticed Jai sitting in the living room without Ariana.
"Jai you look super bored," I pointed out.
"That's because I am. I seriously have nothing to do. Ariana went home and everyone else is gone too. How come you're not still with the girls?"
"Because they have each other but you look lonely. How about we go hang out at my house?"
"Sure, let's go."
We got into my car and drove to my house where no one was home which was weird because everyone is always home. It's also a shame because they all get along with Jai so well.
I made Jai watch Divergent with me which is the exact thing we do every time he's over. It was completely silent except for the movie. I had my head on Jai's shoulder and he had his arm around me. His legs were crossed and mine were on top, his hand on my outer thigh.
As the movie went on, I felt myself getting more tired and when I looked at Jai, he was fast asleep. I was trying to decide if I was going to wake him up or let him sleep. In the end, I decided to let him sleep. After all, he was in sweats and under the blankets, so I just let him be.
I rolled over at like 2:30 in the morning, waking up to Jai's phone vibrating on the side table. There was almost a constant noise, but he was fast asleep, so I decided to take care of it. I reached for his phone, trying not to move too much. I unlocked his phone, entering his 4 digit passcode which was him and Ariana's anniversary (ew). I noticed that almost all of the notifications were from twitter. I opened the app and scrolled through his mentions and the tweets all seemed to be about Ariana. One of them was in reply to Ariana's tweet. I clicked the link of her twitpic and saw her with Nathan. She was kissing him on the cheek and it looked like they were backstage at a concert for The Wanted.
I was in no hurry to show Jai because 1) it was 2:30 in the morning and 2) no matter how much hotter Jai gets when he's angry, I most definitely cannot deal with it this early. So I just did what all sane girls do when reacting to a situation like that; I turned his phone on silent and turned off notifications from mentions.
The next time I woke up was at like 10:00. Jai was on his phone and it looked like he was on twitter. I rolled over to face him and he looked kind of mad.
"Jai what's wrong?"
"The fans are starting shit with Ariana. Like don't get me wrong, I love them and I know a lot of them don't like Ariana, but this is too much. I trust Ariana and if I didn't then I wouldn't be with her. I don't understand how they don't realize that."
"Jai they want what's best for you. They're just looking out for you and I get that it's annoying for you and Ariana, but they're just trying to protect you because they don't want you to get hurt."
"I guess you're right," Jai said, sighing.
"Aren't I always right?" I asked, smiling.
