Evil Hearts - A Listen To Your Heart Book

To Tell The Truth

Last time on Evil Hearts...

She heard crunching leaves behind her. "Go away Carlos. I said I could manage."

"I'm not Carlos."

Audrey turned her head to an all too familiar voice.

"Jay."

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"Jay," Audrey said shocked. "You're back."

"Yeah.." Jay had his hands in his pockets. He really couldn't look at Audrey right now, not after what she had said.

"Where have you been?" Audrey asked. "Everyone's been worried sick."

"Everyone?"

Audrey smiled. "Yeah. Everyone."

Jay smirked. "Well sorry I worried you He sat next to her.

Audrey tried to hide her blush. Last time Jay had been this close...

"So what's up?" Audrey croaked. "I never pegged you as the outdoorsy type then all of a sudden you're sleeping in the woods?"

Jay rolled his eyes. "I can be outdoorsy. But it's not like I got much sleep."

"Oh yeah?"

"I spent the whole time thinking." Jay was fiddling his hands.

"About?" Audrey noticed his nervousness. She was nervous too. And she had no idea why. Her felt was beating so hard she was afraid it would jump right out of her chest.

Jay looked up at her. "Stuff." They  locked eyes for a split second before Audrey had to look away. Yet she could feel Jays eyes on the side of her head.

"What's kind of stuff?" Audrey croaked.

"Nothing you'd be interested in," Jay said.

"Try me."

Jay frowned. "Honestly you wouldn't want to know what I think right now."

"I wouldn't?"

"Nope," Jay said, popping the p.

They sat in awkward silence. Audrey drew in a breath. She couldn't stand it. She felt awful. She had to apologize.

"Listen, Jay, I think we need to talk," Audrey said.

Jay got an unreadable expression on his face. "Why? When you can talk to Doug instead?"

"So you did overhear our conversation?" Audrey asked.

"Of course I did!" Jay said harshly. "And you want to know what? That hurt."

"It did?"

Jay let out a humorless laugh. "You really don't get it do you? I like you Audrey. Like a lot. And I don't even know why. All I know is that whenever you're around I get flustered and nervous."

Audrey stared in shock at his confession.

"And you want to the know the worst part? I can't stop liking you, no matter how hard I try and trust me I've tried. And it sucks because I honestly thought you felt something too."

"You did?"

"Well it seems like I was wrong."

Audrey gaped. "Jay it's not.."

"Not what? Not what I think. Let me tell you what I think! I think that we were actually getting somewhere. That maybe I was breaking down your walls."

"Jay.."