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"Kitten…"

"Don’t Kitten me" I scowled, on a roll now "You left around five or so and didn’t get back till when? Past two in the et that stupid smile off your face This isn’t funny"

Daeet rid of the smile but failed "I love when your claws cousted, I pushed at his aro You can call up Ash and see if she’ll s and bacon I’o, he shifted atophimself up with his hands planted on either side of rin of his "I just want to hear you say it: I’m jealous"

"I already said it, butt-face I’m jealous Why wouldn’t I be?"

He cocked his head to the side "Oh, I don’t know Maybe because I never wanted Ash, and I wanted you froet started, I know I had a bad way of showing it, but you knoanted you Only you You’re insane to be jealous"

"I aether"

"Were together"

"She probably still wants you"

"I don’t want her, so it doesn’t matter"

It mattered to me "She’s model beautiful"

"And you’re more beautiful"

"Don’t try to sweet-talkover his shoulder, I bit ht I kind of deserved last night Now I kno you felt when I went out with Blake Like kar ether then and Blake and I didn’t have that kind of history"

He took a deep breath "You’re right; it’s not the sao out with Ash on a date Andrew stopped by and we got to talking about Ethan Andreas hungry, so we decided to get so and Ash was there, because you know, she’s his sister"

I gave a lopsided shrug Okay, he had a point

"And we didn’t go out to eat We ended up ordering pizza, went back to Andrew’s house, and we talked about Sunday Ash is scared to death that she’s going to lose Andrew, too Dee still wants to h this It wasn’t a party you weren’t invited to"

But I wasn’t invited at all, I wanted to say, but I knew that was stupid "Why didn’t you tell ination wouldn’t have run circles around me"

He stared atbeside ot hoht was a dream Lameness officially confirmed

"Look, I didn’t think about it"

"Apparently," I muttered

Daemon rubbed the spot above his heart "I honestly didn’t think you’d get this upset I figured you’d know better"

I was still flat on my back, too weary to move "Know better?"

"Yeah, that you’d know if Ash pranced naked intoThat you didn’t have anything to worry about"

"Thanks for that ie you implanted intoout a dry laugh "This insecurity thing ticks me off, Kat"

Myto rest on my knees "Excuse me? Are you the only one who’s allowed to be insecure?"

"What?" He smirked "Why would I be insecure?"

"Good question, but what do you call your little episode with Blake yesterday in the hallway? And that stupid question aboutto help Blake?"

He snapped his mouth shut

"Ha! Exactly It’s even more ridiculous for you to be insecure Let er rose, the Source did, too It skated over my skin "I loathe Blake He used me and was ready to turn me over to Daedalus He killed Adam There’s only a teeny tiny bit of me that can actually tolerate him How can you even be any bit jealous of him?"

Daemon’s jaw popped "He wants you"

"Oh, dear God, he does not"

"Whatever I’"

I threw my hands up "It doesn’t matter if he did I Hate Him"

He looked away "Okay"

"And you don’t hate Ash There’s a part of you that loves her I know you do and maybe not in the way you feel about me, but there’s affection there--there’s history Sue me if I’m a little bit inti to stomp across the room like a toddler Maybe even throw y that way

DaeAnd the stuff with Blake--yeah, it’s stupid, too"

"Good" I folded ot to understand that you are who I want Not Ash Not anyone else"

"Even if the Elders want you to be with so his lips along my cheekbone "I don’t care what they want I’m incredibly selfish like that" He kissed my temple "Okay?"

My eyes drifted shut "Okay"

"We’re good then?"

"If you pro with you toainst ain"