Filed to story: Breathe Story (Sadie White & Jax Stone)
“I didn’t realize I was frowning. I’m just thinking.”
“About?”
I sighed. “I’ve been invited to a party at a guy’s house, from school. Marcus’s younger sister, Amanda, is in my grade, and she invited me to come with her. I told her yes, but it was last night when I left early because of Star.”
He leaned back and put his arm behind me. “Well, would you be against going to the party with a date?”
I stiffened. “A date?”
He smiled. “Yes, unless you’re ashamed to be seen with me in public.”
I didn’t know what he meant. Surely, he couldn’t mean he would go as himself. “You mean, you want to go to a party?”
He nodded. “Yes, I think I do.”
I frowned and decided to point out the obvious. “You’re aware these people are going to flip out over you, right?”
He shrugged. “Probably at first, but I figure they will get over the initial shock and leave us alone.”
“I can cancel.”
He shook his head, sat up, and turned toward me. “I’m going for a selfish reason. I want them to know you’re mine.”
“Okay, but what purpose does this serve, except to make me the envy of every female in town?”
He grinned. “It will let the male population know you’re not available and to stay away.”
I laughed. “All right then, ‘Mr. Hot Shot Rock Star’, let’s go to the party so you can intimidate all the guys in a fifty mile radius.”
* * * *
We stopped at my house so I could run inside and change clothes. Apparently, the dress code was swimsuits. I slipped a black see-through cover up over my bikini, a pair of black heeled sandals on my feet, and let my hair down to its wild, natural, curly mess. For the first time in my life, I could be accused of being vain, and I knew it, but I wanted to look worthy of Jax tonight. I put on some red lipstick, mascara, and then stood back and appraised myself. My reflection surprised me. The black mascara really made my already dark lashes stand out. I went into the living room to tell Jessica “bye.” She stopped watching her reality television show and looked me up and down, and then broke out into a smile.
“You can thank me for those good genes you’ve decided to flaunt tonight.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’ll be late.”
She waved me off. “Be careful and all that stuff.”
I sighed and headed for the door. She hadn’t even asked me whom I’d dressed up for. Most girls my age wished their mothers would leave them alone, and I wished mine would just care. I grabbed my purse and headed back out to Jax and his Hummer. I’d left him outside for fear Jessica would be parading around in her underwear. He stepped away from the Hummer, and his gaze took me in. I’m glad I put the heels on because I knew it helped make my long legs seem less lanky.
He let out a low whistle. “Wow, you’re incredible.”
I smiled and blushed. “Thank you,” I replied.
He frowned. “Now, could you go back inside and make yourself less sexy?”
“What?”
He sighed. “You were worried about me attracting attention, and you’ve gone in there and unleashed all your deadly weapons.” His gaze skimmed my legs again. “Damn, Sadie, I’m going to have a hard time with self-control tonight, and I swear if I catch one guy ogling you, he is going to be able to tell the world he got his ass kicked by Jax Stone.”