Chapter 35

Andy's POV

I was sitting beside Bree on the couch and her body leaned lazily against mine. Her head was resting on my shoulder as we continued watching the movie. Well, she was watching it. I was too busy trying to ignore the fact that Jason was sitting across from us, on the separate couch, with Violet glued to his side. Violet, of course, had opted to sit beside him instead of using the spare sofa across the room. But I knew Violet was trying to prove something to me but I honestly didn’t care or so I told myself.

The movie kept playing and as much as I tried to, I could not concentrate. I was bothered about the way Violet was so close to him. I tried to keep my eyes on the movie, but they kept drifting back to Violet leaning into Jason, and how her arms brushed against his every time she moved. I clenched my teeth in anger as I fought back the growing anger in me.

I didn’t understand- I couldn’t understand why it was getting to me. I didn’t know why I was feeling jealous because it was quite stupid and Jason had made it clear that Violet was not his girlfriend nor was anything going on between them. So why did it bother me that she was sitting there with him?

I forced myself to look back at the TV and focus on the movie so I could ignore my irritation. But then, Violet rested her stupid head on Jason’s shoulder. My stomach twisted into knots and I tried so much to keep back the jealousy I was feeling. I curled my hands into fists as I struggled to calm myself down.

Bree snuggled even closer to me, oblivious to what was going on or my rising anger. The way she was breathing and how her eyes were halfway closed told me she was feeling sleepy and she was trying to fight the sleep.

Jason did not look like he was watching the movie either. His eyes were on the screen but he was not focused and he looked almost as distracted as me. But still, he didn’t tell Violet to stop nor did he pull away from her. He probably thought it was no big deal and that angered me more.

After a while, I was still trying to focus on the movie but I was looking at both Violet she Jason from the corner of my eyes. Violet’s eyes started closing and she let out a dramatic yawn as she stretched her arms. “I’m so sleepy,” she said, her voice was filled with sweetness and was she trying to be flirty? “I am going to go to bed,” she added and I rolled my eyes.

Jason glanced at her and nodded, looking relieved. “Okay.”

But before she stood up, she leaned in and planted a small kiss on Jason’s cheek. The moment she kissed him, she locked eyes with me trying to prove a point. My blood boiled. She was doing this on purpose- she wanted me to see, to know that she had some sort of claim over him. My body became tense with anger and my pulse quickened.

“What are you doing?” Jason asked as he pulled away from her, looking at her strangely with brows furrowed in confusion.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” she apologized in a voice too high pitched as she blinked, obviously taken aback and her confidence faltered. “It was a mistake.”

A mistake. Of course. I rolled my eyes and forced myself to look back at the TV, pretending not to care. The romance movie played on, but I barely registered what they were saying or the soft music that was playing. All that was on my mind was the uncomfortable energy in the room.

Eventually, Violet excused herself after mumbling a quick, “goodnight.” She got up and hurriedly walked to her room and the moment she disappeared behind her door, it felt like the air in the room became more tense. I was still sitting beside Bree who was now fast asleep and her soft snores filled the air.

Jason shifted on the chair looking very uncomfortable. After a few minutes of silence, he decided to talk.

“So, are we not going to talk about it?” He asked, his voice was low and he cut through the tension.

I froze, keeping my eyes on the movie, refusing to look at him. “What are you talking about?” I asked, my voice shaky and not how I intended it to sound.

”You know exactly what I’m talking about,” he replied with a firm yet kind tone. “The kiss. Are we just going to act like it didn’t happen?” Ge asked and my heart fluttered as he mentioned the kiss.

Memories of that night- the kiss flashed through my mind. The way his lips felt against mine, the way it molded perfectly with mine and the way my body reacted- like it was on fire. I could still feel it, I could feel everything and it was etched in my memory and no matter how hard I tried to get rid of it, it didn’t budge.

But I could not do this. Not now. Not with Bree asleep beside me, completely unaware of what had happened. Even if she was deep sleeper, I was not going to risk it and have her hearing us.

“Jason, stop,” I said quietly, glancing at him briefly before looking away. “Just… stop.”

He frowned, looking frustrated but not angry. “Andrea-“

I cut him off by gently nudging Bree, who stirred beside me. “Bree, wake up. You should go sleep inside.”

Bree groaned as she stirred again, opening her eyes and blinking rapidly as she woke up. “Hmm? What’s happening?”

“Go sleep inside,” I said again gently. “The bed is more comfortable than here.”

She mumbled something but I couldn’t hear what as she slowly got up and dragged herself to her room sleepily. I watched her to make sure she doesn’t fall or hit something until she got to her room and I heard the sound of her door close. Then I realized it was just Jason and I now. Alone.

“Andrea, we need to talk about this,” Jason said with a sigh as he ran his hand through his hair.

“I don’t want to talk about it,” I replied as I shook my head and stood up quickly.

“You are just going to have us ignore it?” He asked as he stood up too. He was towering over me and I felt overwhelmed by his presence.

“I’m not ignoring it,” I replied. “I just… I- I don’t want to talk about it or deal with it right now. I just want to finish the movie and go to bed.”

He frowned but he didn’t say anything. We both sat back down and I turned my eyes to the movie and tried to focus. But as if fate was playing a stupid trick on me, a kissing scene started playing in the movie.

The kiss was slow, sensual and romantic. It was the kind that made your heart just beat faster as you watched it. And of course, it brought back everything- the way Jason had kissed me back, the way I had leaned in to kiss him without thinking. My heart started beating faster and I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks.

I did not dare look at Jason, I couldn’t but I could feel his eyes on me, his eyes burning into my face. I could feel him remembering too.

After what felt like forever but it was only few minutes, the movie ended and the credits started rolling. I got up from the sofa eagerly, trying to escape.

“Okay, goodnight,” I said quickly, trying to make a run for my room.

But Jason was faster. He got up too and stopped me by grabbing my hand before I could leave. His touch alone sent a shiver through my body and I could tingles spreading to the rest of my body from my hand.

“Andrea,” he said, calling me my full name with his soft voice. “We really need to talk about this.”