Tangled Love

Within seconds I'm beaming from ear to ear as a sense of freedom washed over my body. I'm actually having fun and it feels amazing. Any painful memories are pushed right to the back of my mind and I focus on having a good time with my girlfriends.

The song ends and I groan loudly, Trish and Ivory are equally as disappointed. We wonder over to the table in the far corner that's covered with party food.

"Food!" Ivory yells loudly, charging towards the table with her hands outstretched. I burst out laughing, shaking my head at her tipsy state.

"Hey Ivory, who's your friend?"

I turn to see who the voice belongs to and instantly recognised him. The same dark hair that was once holding a gun at Jones.

Brett.

"Hey Brett. . . These are my friends, Emily and Trisha." Ivory giggles, stuffing a cheese stick into her mouth. I smile at him as I realise he probably doesn't recognise me. The last time he'd seen me, I was bleeding out on an abandoned house floor with a bullet lodged into my stomach.

I smile at him warmly. He's clutching a can of beer and walks closer to me, his eyes wondering over my

and I roll my eyes at the flirty tone to his voice. My heart does a

off his defined shoulders.

place and they

away instantly causing me to frown. Instead he walks up to Ivory, grabbing a pastry bite before popping it

her, nudging her shoulder a little. She grins back before attempting

Ivory says, rolling her eyes playfully. I turn back towards Brett, confused that Jake didn't even acknowledged me at all. My heart sunk a little as a fear creeped inside my head.

Did Jake already know of the lie?

why he's ignoring

He puts his arm around my shoulders,

I feel Jake's head

it finally dawns on me . . . He didn't recognise me

to meet you." I respond back at him sarcastically, an amused expression on my face. His mouth falls open in shock and I feel his eyes burn with desire as they drift down my body