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"Jared, why are you yelling?" My mother poked her head in, and Tate shrunk up into a ball underneath ain

Oh, what the fk?

"Jared!" My s, caused hter, and his face was turning red

"Everyone, get out!" I shouted, and Jax cleared out, still shter

Mylike she wanted to say sorabbed the knob of the door and slammed it shut

"Oh, my God!" Tate cried into my chest "That did not just happen"

"Yeah, I’m afraid it did But who cares?" I shook it off I was pissed, because Tate was embarrassed, but my mom and Jax were no threat

She looked up atover her eyes "Your mom will talk to my dad"

"My mom is scared of your dad We all kind of are She won’t say anything" I kissed her forehead

"I’ a little sick "I just couldn’t help it Or…I didn’t want to, maybe I woke up, and I wanted you so badly I didn’t think"

"Look ather face in irl No one takes this froed her chin, so she’d hteen We’re inlike we should be apologizing for being in love I understand showing your dad respect under his roof, but what’s done is done We’re not going backwards" I wrapped my arhed, wrapping her ar me close "I love you, and…and I trust this"

But I felt the doubt sitting in ut anyway

Was she sure? Too much drama lately, or toohurt

I cleared et ready for school" I pulled back and looked at her "I’ll be over in thirty to pick you up And you h the front door They know you’re here now," I added as I stood up

The corner of her hed when I threw one of my clean T-shirts in her face

"Wear that" It was another Nine Inch Nails T-shirt They were one of my favorite bands, so I had a few of them "To replace the one you burned last year," I added when she pinched her eyebrows at me

"Cool" She smiled and slipped on her underwear and the shirt "I always liked wearing your clothes," she whispered sexily and spun around once, ain

"Dude, I take it all back," Jax rushed to say when I entered the kitchen "You should definitely get her naet her naain, the fking prick

"Jaxon, that behavior is not tolerated" Myto get aith it when you live here"

"Yes, Mom" He mocked, but honestly, he had a better relationship with my mother than I did

"Jared Be hoer atJax

"Jax, honey" My mother looked to my brother "Are you done with my laptop?"

"Yeah, I put it back in the case Thank you" And he spooned in another ainst the sink

Myher laptop case over her shoulder I let her put her hand to e to ently "And be home after school"

I nodded, and she walked out, the sound of her heels fading away down the hall

Looking over to Jax, who stood there trying to keep his smile at bay, I was suddenly confused

"You have a phone What did you need the laptop for?" I asked, grabbing an apple off the counter and taking a bite

He just shrugged and stuffed his mouth with more Captain Crunch

"Are you sure you feel comfortable in that outfit?" I asked as alked into school, hand in hand

She didn’t look at me, but her smile reeked of sarcasm "Is it my comfort you’re worried about or your own?"

She didn’t look even reazine cover But the flimsy black dress was short Tate usually dressed like a tomboy, but it was like she was on a mission to fk with my sex drive 24/7

I was on overdrive

"My concern has nothing to do with me" I pulled her into my side and hooked an arh the halls, barely noticed, finally, as the school had pretty enius I did a web-search after I got hoht, and I couldn’t find the video anywhere

Everyone was ested "Just get on theup, she raised her eyebrows and grinned, but then her eyes shifted to the lockers at our side, and her bubble iirls eyeing Tate andvery obvious

One of the girls I didn’t know The other one, I definitely knew

Shit

"Tate, just ignore them"

"It’s easy for you, Jared" Her voice was low and calm, but there was a bite to it "You could’ve been filmed with ten pn stars, and you’d be thefor that video Not you"

She was right While I cringed every ti, I wasn’t in her shoes

And there was little I could do to protect her