The Boy With Tattoos

Chapter 26

Recap: I had managed to convince dad to let me stay longer but there was a price I had to pay.

Hanging out with Luke more.

I bit my lip worriedly, oh man, why did I have the feeling that James wasn't going to like this one bit?

James P.O.V

"You have to do what?!" I nearly yelled.

Alice winced, like if she had been expecting my reaction, and looked at me apologetically "I'm sorry" she said quietly.

Calm down James, I scolded myself, "No, I'm sorry, for raising my voice" I let out a deep breath and passed a hand through my hair willing myself not to raise my voice again, but it was difficult! I couldn't believe what I had just heard.

"Let me get this straight, you have to hang out with the...little fucker of Luke more, in order to stay longer at your dad's house?" I summarized everything she had just told me.

She nodded looking miserable "Yeah that's pretty much it," she sighed loudly.

I gaped at her, it was comforting to see she looked like she didn't like the idea either, but still I couldn't believe what she had to do!

"Why?" I groaned not liking this one bit already! "Ally why do you have to hangout with that rich boy more?" I whined. Alright fine I'll admit it, I didn't like the idea of her sharing her time with him, and I didn't want to think about it more, but the thought of them hanging out got me well...sort of jealous.

Ally was my girlfriend, in a selfish kind of a way I felt the need to have her with me only. The new way I had begun to think startled me a little, I had never been the possessive type of guy, but with Ally, I found myself not wanting to share her with anyone else.

I wanted to be the one who got to hang out with her more, I wanted to be the one who she told everything, who was there for her. I wanted to be the one doing crazy fun things with her!

Not Luke!

So then why did she have to hangout with him more when she didn't even like that spoiled little liar? Just because her dad said so?

"I told you James," she sighed again "It was an agreement between my dad and I, he thinks....well he thinks that hanging out with Luke will be good for me and err..." she trialed off awkwardly "I don't think that of course," she added quickly "Hell no, it'll be a pain in the ass having to stand him, but well...my dad he..." she trialed off again.

I tried not to get mad, really, I tried hard, but this all sounded ridiculous to me!

At once I scowled at myself, if I had more money none of this would be happening, I thought bitterly. Damn it, I didn't want to feel that way but it was no use, I was already starting to feel like low trash.

 I knew Ally didn't see me that way, but I was certain her parents did. Why else would they forbid her to see me and force her to hangout with Luke? Who's stinking rich! In a way it made me feel even more depressed, because he was probably younger than me and was already wealthy enough that he didn't have to worry about his future.

Me on the other hand? I was no competition against him.

She saw my troubled face and I felt her grab my hand in hers "James don't be upset," she said quietly, it was like if she had read my whole mind. "Listen I know you might not like the idea of me hanging out with Luke more-"

"You're right, I don't like it at all" I took in a deep breath.

She bit her lip looking really apologetic "But you have to keep in mind that I'm not going to do it because I like him," she chose her words carefully "Do you get me? I don't want you to think that I choose to do this because I want to actually spend more time with him and get to know him and all those stuff," she wrinkled her nose and looked like she had just tasted a lemon.