My Brother's Best Friend

Chapter 7

Jackson above
Jamie's Point of View

Once Matty went to bed I was left with Bobby. He was looking at me with such disgust. I was the first to speak "I know you don't want me with me with her man, you have made that clear before. I really care for her and I care for you as well."

"She can do better than you, we both know that." Bobby spat at me angrily.

I laughed at how right that statement was "yeah I know that, you know that and even she does. She knows everything, Bobby. I told her everything about Becky and the baby. I told her how badly I screwed up after and she still wants to be with me."

Bobby scoffed "wait for it man you will mess up big time with her, you will destroy my little sister."

I spent the night tossing and turning about what Bobby had said. His right I will hurt her but I would never do it intentionally.

Matty's Point of View

It was a long awkward drive back home. Bobby was the first to leave the car, followed by Jamie. Danielle remained in the car, she asked "are you okay?"

I slowly nodded my head, barely able to talk "a lot is happening. Bobby is angry, Jamie is frustrated and I am hurt, I think Jamie and I need to put whatever we were on hold."

Danielle pulled me into her arms holding me close, her hand rubbed along the back of my arm. "Forget them both, everything thing will come good if it was meant to be if not the. It's for the best."

Danielle and I then went upstairs and packed an overnight bag. I stayed a week with Danielle before I returned home. When I got there Bobby was sitting on the couch with Jackson. Jax was another one of Bobby's friend, Jax is Jamie's cousin. He went away when his mum died and he started misbehaving. Jax fell in with the wrong crowd and if he continues on the path he was on he would have ended up behind bars.

I sat down next to Jackson being careful not to touch him. Before Jackson left last year he kissed me, he told me he would keep in touch but he never did. Just as I thought the air was going to settle he returned. I could see out of the corner of my eye Bobby was watching me closely. He asked, "where have you been this past week."

I let out a dry laugh "off getting knocked up, what do you care?"

Bobby then sat on the couch for the next hour in a bad mood. When he received a text he left the lounge room to go up to his bedroom. As I went to go up Jax grabbed my arm stopping me from leaving. I was now closer to him than I was previously. He studied my face waiting for a reaction. "Did you miss me, Matilda?" He questioned, amusement clear in his voice.

I shivered from the contact removing his hand off my arm. "Barely realised you had left, Jackson." I declared trying to fake unaffected.

Jax grabbed my hand again playing with my fingers "I think you missed me, I also think you are angry with me."

I scoffed at his cockiness "I think you are right, I am angry at you for being you." Jax cupped the back of my neck bringing my chest into his. His nose brushed the nape of my neck, he added "I also think you missed my kisses, is that why you have been seeing my cousin."

I removed myself from his arms taking a step away from him, he has always had a pull over me. I turned away from him "me seeing Jamie has nothing to do with you or Bobby. Jamie and I were interested in each other so we started to get to know each other."

Jax got off the couch coming up behind me "past tense. You said the word 'were' mean you did like him but not any more. What has happened Matilda, what made you change your mind?"

I took another step away from him "I used the wrong word, I still like him. I still want to be with him."

Jax shook his head "I don't think you do kitten, I think he reminded you of someone else. Anyway if you can't admit to missing me I can be the bigger person and admit I missed you."

I turned to face him shocked "you can't miss me, you aren't allowed."

Jax was offended by what I said "I'm not allowed to miss you, Matilda, I am in all of my rights to miss you."

I was close to tears now "no you aren't you just left, you promised to keep in contact and you didn't. How close were we Jackson?"

Jax pulled me into his arms placing his chin on top of my head "I didn't want to hurt you, I was been sent away Matty. I didn't even know if I would ever see you again. Dad put me in an all-boys boarding school."

His hands moved to my hips gently squeezing them, I wrapped my arms around his neck. "You have bad timing."

Jackson nodded against my head "I know but I did calm down your brother and reassured him that you would make the right choices."

I slowly pulled out of his embrace "I need to get ready for school tomorrow, will you be there?"

Jax flashed me his million dollar smile "yeah I will be at school and I will also be here. Bobby invited me to stay in the spare room until I can find my own place."