Cuffed by Will

XIV. Words Unspoken

Saturday, 12th May. Day 12.

Ezra's phone beeped, signalling a message alert. I looked at him from over the rim of my mug. He read the text and then had on an annoyed expression.

"What is it?" I asked and put down my mug.

"Jade wants to... hang out." He replied with distaste in his voice.

"So? Hang out then." I shrugged and he looked at me.

"What?" He asked in disbelief.

"Take the timeout."

"Why would I want to do that?"

"Because, she is trying to fix things between you guys."

"There is nothing to be fixed and besides, how do you know about this?"

"Amazing what all you can find from people and newspapers." I said sarcastically and he frowned.

"What did you find?" He asked and I looked at him with a dead pan expression.

"Enough."

"Clara..." He began in that annoying tone of his and I sighed.

"Does it matter? Go talk to her or whatever. Make up, get married and have some babies." I waved my hand in the air.

"Okay, I have officially had it with your behaviour." He said and turned his chair to face me. Then, he pulled my chair closer to him so I had no choice but to sit with his face in my line of sight. "This has been going on since that night at the bar and frankly, I don't get what's wrong with you."

"Simple, there is nothing wrong with me." I shrugged and took my mug in my hands though there wasn't anything in it.

"Yeah, this is your normal attitude, isn't it?" He took my empty mug from my hands and placed it on the table.

"Yes it is," I said and nodded in agreement.

He looked exasperated. "Clara."

"What?"

"Talk to me."

"You are the last person I'd talk to." I said but then corrected my statement, "no wait, I'd never talk to you."

"Then how about I talk and you listen?" He asked and I shrugged.

"I find your voice annoying so excuse me if I slap you." I said and there was a ghost of a smile on his lips. "For the fifth time." I add and his smile bloomed.

"Suffer the consequences then." He smirked.

"Says the person who will receive the slap." I smirked back.

"Clara," he said and the air went back to its serious tone. "Jade wanted to clear some things that night."

"Okay. So? What's that got to do with me?"

"I just thought you'd want an explanation."

"I never asked for one."

"You didn't ask but I know what's going on in that head of yours."

"Oh?" I raised and eyebrow. "You know me that well?"

"Yes, I do. Jade and I talked, she apologized and I said it's fine and we went our separate ways."

"It took a long time just for an apology." I said and he sighed.

"I... don't want anything else to do with her."

"Really? Cause the way I see it is she still loves you and you are still hurting after your break up. Doesn't take a genius to figure out a solution for that."