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13. Seven Years
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Forever Jude 14. About That Woman
“Wakey-wakey.”I crack my eyes open as Jude’s voice registers in my brain. The light is on and the curtains are closed, so I can’t tell what time it is.I cover up a yawn. “What time is it?”“It’s six.”“You are lying.”The bed shifts as he moves. He gets down and around the bed and finally appears in my field of view as he heads to the window. Pulling the cord, he opens the curtains. It’s not exactly sunrise yet but there’s enough light to suggest it’s almost.He claps his hands as he walks back to the bed. “Come on, we’ve got a run to do.”I groan and grab a pillow, holding on tightly. “Can’t we start tomorrow?”He lifts his brow and crawls onto the bed, looking at me. “Where did all that enthusiasm from last night about discovering the trail go?”“I don’t know, it must have wandered off in my dreams.”He shakes his head in amusement and reaches for the pillow I’m clinging to. I tighten my grip around it. He arches an eyebrow. “I suppose you were lying with all that talk about how
Forever Jude 15. Was It an Accident?
“Yes, I do.”How can I forget her? Just at the mention of her name, I can clearly see her eyes roving up and down him like a detector.“She is a designer,” he tells me. “She introduced me to the industry. Gave me my first modelling job.”I nod and say nothing. I’m pretty sure that’s not what he wants to tell me. It’s just the tip of the iceberg.His eyes move away from me and focus on the wall behind me. “We used to have a thing.”I bite the inside of my lip. “A thing like…a relationship or–”“It was just sex.”Of course. “When?”“When I was in high school.”I get a bad taste in my mouth. “You started modelling at seventeen.”“We didn’t do anything until I was eighteen.”“Does it matter? How old was she, forty? Did she ask for sex so she could give you a job?”He shakes his head. “No. It wasn’t like that.”I take a deep breath. “Why are you telling me this?”There must be a reason. I’m not naive. Just from their interaction that day I could tell that whatever history was between them
Forever Jude 16. Little Tease
It’s Friday and I’ve just come from an interview. It’s the second one I’ve been to since I started sending out applications last weekend. The first one was on Wednesday and it did not go well–I received a rejection this morning. The one I’ve just come from? I’m not high on expectations.For now, I’m just happy to have been called in for two interviews within a week of being jobless. If I keep getting these chances, it won’t be long before somebody decides to hire me.I’m standing at the bus stop outside the stadium when a blue sports car stops right in front of me. I only pass my gaze over it but then do a double-take when I recognise the car.And then the driver when the window rolls down.“Jude?”He grins at me and gestures towards the passenger side. “Get in.”I head over to the passenger side and get inside. “What are you doing here? I thought you were at work.”“Today’s filming finished early,” he tells me. “When you told me you just finished the interview, I thought I would swi
Forever Jude 17. An Unexpected Visitor
By the time I get to the bathroom, I’m rethinking my decision. I might overdone my little show of self-control back there.I badly want to go back there and climb back on his lap. Or wherever it is he wants me so that he can do to me whatever he has in mind.I fan my cheeks as they burn. A musky smell assaults my senses and that’s when I remember my fingers are still covered in his cum. I turn on the tap and wash my hands.I have to change, and not just because there are spots of cum on my clothes. My panties are soaked. I have no idea how I’m going to walk back there and act like I’m only thinking about pizza.I’ve just finished washing my hands when the bathroom door opens and Jude walks in. I only get a single look at his face before quickly looking away. The look in his eyes has my stomach doing cartwheels. He shuts the door behind him and I can just tell I’m in trouble.“Did you think you can just run away?” he asks, making his way to the counter. I swallow and reach for paper
Forever Jude 18. Resident Matchmaker
“Trey?” I ask, dumbfounded.What is he doing here?He gives me a smile. The kind of smile he uses when he does something I might not like but expects I’ll let him get away with it because he’s my adorable little brother. Never mind he’d tell me to fuck off if I used any of those words to describe him.“Sorry to barge in on you like this,” he tells me. “It’s an emergency, I swear.”And that’s when I notice the two large suitcases at his feet.“What the hell?” I mutter, looking back at him. “What are you doing here?”Why does it look like he’s moving in or something?“Why don’t you let me in first and I’ll explain everything?” he suggests. “It’s a long story.”I bet.He nudges one of the suitcases in, as if ready to plough past me if I don’t invite him in any second now. I move to the side. I don’t have enough sense to help him with the suitcases as he walks past me and I shut the door.“This place looks huge,” he says as he takes off his shoes. Done, he moves farther into the house.
Forever Jude 19. Magic Tongue
I’m brushing my teeth before bed when Jude comes into the bathroom and wraps his arms around my middle, his chin resting on my shoulder.“Are you mad?” he asks, looking at me in the mirror.I meet his gaze for only a second before leaning over the sink to rinse my mouth. He is still holding on to me when I put my brush away.“You weren’t actually going to let him go to a hotel, were you?” he asks.No, I wasn’t. He still shouldn’t have disregarded my opinion and told my brother he could stay before we talked it over. If I didn’t know he’s just doing this because of his wild idea to fix the ties between Trey and Jade, I would be offended.“It’s fine,” I tell him. Trey’s only going to be here for a few days, anyway. I’m sure his agent will find him an apartment soon.“I really want them to make up,” he says. “Your brother is a good guy and he is in love with her. He has always been in love with her.”“But she doesn’t love him,” I point out.“She does,” he counters.I sigh. “She broke up
Forever Jude 20. What Love Is
The sound of a ringing phone is what wakes me up in the morning. It’s Jude’s phone, so I ignore it and snuggle deeper into my pillow. It goes quiet only to start ringing a few seconds later.Groaning, I turn around to see why he is not picking it up.Ah. He is not here. He must be in the bathroom. I shift over to his side and reach for the phone. I’ll just put it on silent mode because I’m still sleepy and I don’t appreciate the rude awakening it just gave me.I’m flipping it around onto its face when I catch the name on the caller ID.Claire.An unpleasant jolt zips through me and my sleepy brain is not so sleepy all of a sudden. I watch as the phone rings and then goes quiet. A notification on the screen registers two missed calls from her.Why am I staring at the phone as if it’s going to blow up? It’s nothing. They work together. That’s why she is calling him at 6:42 in the morning. It would be weird if she was calling him at, like, 11:42 at night.I place the phone on its face
Forever Jude 21. Taking a Risk
When I finally get a job offer, it’s from the most unexpected place. So, the main small forward of the basketball team that fired me got injured at the last game. He’s been ruled out for at least six weeks. The last thing I expected was to receive a call from his personal manager asking me to become his personal trainer during his recovery. The club has agreed for him to have a personal trainer besides their own, and lo and beyond, the director mentioned I could be a good fit–the manager’s words. Recommending me to take care of one of the most important players on his team at such a critical time is the biggest vote of confidence I could ever hope for. It might even shine brighter on my resume than my stint at the club. Oh, you personally took care of the Brent Harvey? Now, that says something! There’s one huge problem, though. Brent Harvey is an ass.A serious full-time asshole.So big of an ass that it’s making me question the wisdom of accepting a gig that will take my resume
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