Three years ago.Jace's POV.This fair well party turn out is fucking ridiculous.Luke threw a party at this same pool house last year but it was invites only.Cassie on the other hand opened the door right open and told everyone to come in and party their assess off.I didn't think I'd like this party being thrown in my name but then again no one has ever done anything like this for me and I gotta admit, it's quite nice."You and Cassandra need to date for real, I'm fucking serious." Diego tosses the little white ball into one of the red cups on my side of the ping-pong table.I heave a sigh."I think this is the first time you're approving my relationship with someone and it's not even a real relationship." I pick up the cup and I chug the drink, retrieving the ping-pong ball from the bottom afterwards."Well no one's ever thrown a blast like this for you so yeah, I approve." He nods."Fucker." I mutter, throwing the ball at him but he dodges it, laughing.Blair joins in from nowher
Three years ago.Jace's POV."I'm busy!" I respond to Cass, my eyes still glued to Olivia."It's show time!" She shouts back.Show time means Sandra's here so we have to do the whole make her jealous thing."Is Cassandra Richardson your new girlfriend?" Asks Olivia as she looks at the door."What's it to you?" I scoff.She rolls her eyes at me and tries to walk away."Hey, hey, hey, chill." I grab her arm, "It's complicated." I answer her question."How complicated?" Her face looks serious, I watch her expression in disbelief.I might be obsessed but Olivia is a little bit possessive. A very bad combination indeed."I can't explain how complicated it is but, she's not my girlfriend." I shake my head."You're sleeping with her then." Her eyes go round, I laugh."Please say fuck before I call you a Normie." I joke, that makes her smile."I am a Normie." She clarifies."I don't think you should be saying that to anyone else.""You haven't answered my question." She changes the subject,
Three years ago.Jace's POV.I ended up at Cassandra's house.She said she wanted to pick something from her house before driving me home, I followed her into the mansion because I wanted to see the inside of her house again but the second I jumped on her comfortable Queen sized bed, my eyes closed shut and I let sleep take over my senses.Now I'm awake, I don't know what time it is but I can tell that it's pretty early.Cass is still sound asleep beside me and I'm usually not an early bird, especially if I had a lot to drink but I can't stop thinking about what Cass said at the party.I jokingly asked Olivia if she could break up with her boyfriend, I didn't mean it but the way she backed away from me then gave me that look makes me question things now.Why kiss me?Why tell me how you feel?Why give me hope?The fuck are you doing?And then there's Diego, my so called best friend who had a long ass conversation with his neighbor and her boyfriend.Sigh.That son of a bitch fooled me
Three years ago.Jace's POV.Olivia went upstairs to shower, I'm currently pacing back and forth in her living room like a nervous little bitch.The fuck am I nervous about?I don't know why I'm here, I think it has something to do with my feelings, which is a first cause it's never about how I feel, I'm all about making other people satisfied.Which proves that Cass was right.This is not gonna end well for me.Her dog is watching me and growling at me but hey, what's new?Thirty minutes pass and she still hasn't walked down those stairs.How many minutes does it take a girl to shower?I wait a little while longer but I eventually find myself climbing the stairs, as soon as I get upstairs I hear muffled sobbing coming from what I'm assuming is her room.She's crying?She's been up here crying while I was down there trying to communicate with her dog?I grasp the doorknob, slowly twisting it open and peeking my head inside first.She's sitting on the edge of her bed in her bathroom tow
Present Day.Olivia's POV."...And then he kisses the life out of me, I'm like ready to rip his clothes off at this point but guess what happens next?" I ask Myra and Izzy as I pace back and forth in front of the couch they are seated on."What?" They question at the same time."He lets me go and steps away from me." I tell them the events of my night."What the fuck?" Izzy laughs."No way." Exclaims Myra."I know, right? I'm like bro, what's your problem? And then he says goodnight and leaves just like that." I explain with my hands."Did you at least make use of your vibrater after that traumatic experience?" Myra rests her head on Izzy's shoulder."And fantasize about him while I'm at it? No way in hell, he's officially dead to me." I declare in a dramatic tone."Yeah, so, that's gonna be a little hard." Myra bites her teeth."No, it's not." I shake my head, still pacing."Nah, I mean, I invited him over for lunch, he said he'd... show." She whispers the last part."Fuck me." I sta
Three years ago.Jace's POV.Hallcreek River is all about business, it's neat and nice hence why it's considered a tourist attraction.My Mum's pizzeria is one of the many restaurants lined up at Hallcreek River but it's nothing fancy, it's simple and loud and Mum sets up a stage outside the restaurant on Sundays so random talented people can perform infront of a crowd.My Mum lets my siblings and I work at the restaurant on weekends, I hate every moment of it, not because I don't wanna help out but because of all the stares and flirting I receive from some of the customers.I won't lie, I really used to like the attention but now it's just upsetting.Diego and I set up the stage outside earlier but it started raining so I guess no one is performing tonight.I haven't thought about the talk I had with Olivia, I like how the conversation ended.I have a feeling she won't actually break up with her boyfriend but maybe that's a good thing, but then again if she does end up doing it then.
Three years ago.Jace's POV.Olivia drank three beers and started stuttering and giggling.Beer doesn't do it for me so I got myself something stronger, the bench got really cold so we moved to the back of Diego's car.Olivia is telling me a story about the first time she talked to Diego while I'm taking large gulps from the liquor bottle in my hand and studying every movement she's making.We had that moment, the moment where we told each other our big, darkest fears then she told me she broke up with her boyfriend.I don't know what we are doing right about now but I don't care, this is worth it, she's worth it.Like on instinct, I bring my hand to her ponytail, pulling the scrunchie and releasing her hair.She stops talking because of it, I slip the scrunchie on my wrist, taking another long sip, "Continue." She rakes her fingers through her hair and and shakes her head at me with an amused smile."Why didn't you tell me we had met before? At that costume party last year?" I final
Three years ago.Jace's POV.I'm locked inside Olivia's bathroom, my eyes haven't left my reflection in the mirror and a part of me wants to punch through the glass. I don't know what I'm doing in here, I should be on my way home.I decided to come in here right after she told me it was her first time, I mean, I don't get it, she told me her boyfriend was her first time but even if she hadn't, why wouldn't she just tell me the goddamn truth?Breaking someone's virginity isn't something I do on a Sunday night, there's a reason why I don't associate with virgins, the last virgin I was with was Sandra and that was my first time too and it was absolutely stressful, I thought I was hurting her the entire time regardless of her constantly telling me she was fine.And because I didn't know Liv was a virgin, I went at her like an animal thinking that she...... Hell, I can't even bring myself to say it."Fuck, fuck, fuck." I rub the side of my face, guilt swimming in the pit of my chest, killi