Jake continues to refuse to acknowledge me, even when we get on the flight, his earphones in and his music blaring. He submerges himself in work across the aisle from me on his laptop, laying a bag on the seat beside him, making it clear he wants space. I grit my teeth and jut out my chin in anger. Getting up and shaking my head at him in fury.
Screw you, Jake, act like an asshole and I’ll happily treat you like one.
I move down the plane, pick a seat facing away and haul out my book. Not that I can focus. I’m seething that he’s behaving this way.
Why is it always about what he wants, and I must go along or be frozen out? Sometimes he’s impossible.
* * *
“You’re not coming?” I balk at him as I slide into the car that Jefferson is holding open for me, my heart falling to my feet like a heavy sandbag. Pain constricting in my throat.
“No, I’ve to go take care of a few things.” Jake avoids looking at me, his expression hard as he gazes off across the airfield toward an approaching familiar car. He lets Jefferson take our cases and load them in the boot as I stare with open astonishment through the wide car door.
things?” I plead, my angry resolve that has lasted through our entire flight
that now I’m the one who wants to talk. When did that
He obviously had orders to drive Jake’s pride and joy here and is wondering what
only lifts a hand in a gesture that dismisses me. A wave at an irritation that he doesn’t
thumbs Daniel out of the way arrogantly, he reluctantly moves out and around the car to get in the passenger side. Taking one last look at my
Oh, my god.
my throat with the overwhelming despair inside of me as
the P1 and pulls down the door aggressively, firing it up, and revving the engine so it roars across at me. The sound is both intimidating and terrifying. I’m
off like a bat out of hell, the air ringing with the powerful engine and squealing of brakes. The stench of burned rubber and god knows what else tainting the oxygen around me. All
actual fuck, Jake?
arrogant asshole mode. Not since the boat, so very long ago, has he behaved
need for him to behave this way toward me. Things are different between us now.
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