Chapter 24 - I wish Anna gets jealous like that (J)
We drove through the almost empty roads of the city outskirts in silence except for the few times Anna gave directions. What a day it had been; I am happy that I finally got answers but I am still pissed off at her dad. How could he do all of that and yet say sorry so easily? Like I told him I am going to keep her as far as possible from him; even if I have to fight with her.
I looked at her tired of the silence only to find her engrossed in thoughts looking out of the window. I can totally relate to what she is thinking; that was my exact feeling four years ago. When I knew the truth I didn’t know if I should be happy or sad about it; sad for finding out my dad was dead or happy for having Mark on our side. I didn’t want Elle to endure my pain and so I never told her the truth. But with Gabe, I can never hide anything; he will understand what’s going on the second he sees me.
These past few months have been good with Anna; she is definitely a good influence on me. She made me want to live for the love we have instead of lamenting at what we have lost.
She’s put up through shit because of her dad and still she is ready to forgive him; or maybe she already forgave him in her heart.
Sensing her movement beside me I scooted close to her while she kept her head on my shoulder and quietly mumbled “I want to talk to my dad – my real dad”
I nodded and pulled out my mobile calling my dad. I gave information and told him to find out about him as soon as possible; he agreed without asking any questions. Since George Phillips is said to be from one of the powerful families of Europe finding out his number won’t be tough; after all, my dad is a successful businessman and his circle of friends consists of biggies from different industries.
Kissing me on the cheek she whispered “Thank you”
Stopping the car I sat straight and spoke in clear words “If you want to kiss me, do it properly” I grabbed her lips onto my own pulling her close to me.
Seeing her flushed face I smirked “You are welcome by the way”
She looked confused but then instantly understood I replied for her ‘Thank you’ as she lowered her head blushing.
For few minutes we drove in silence again until I heard a beep from my mobile. I opened it to find a message from my dad which has George Phillips number.
Stopping the car I called the given number and jerked the mobile towards Anna who didn’t bother to take it from my hands.
“Hello?” We heard through the speaker of the phone.
Anna was staring at it in shock and so I answered “Umm hello”
“Who is this?”
“Can I talk to George Phillips?”
“I am George. Who is it?”
My dad managed to get the personal number of George? Wow, I have to thank him later.
“Umm my friend wants to talk to you” I blurted out.
I nudged Anna to speak but she is still looking at the mobile as if it had STD. “Anna!!!” I whisper yelled closing the microphone of the cell with my hand.
“You have to talk to him. I know it’s tough for you but you’ve been strong all these years and you have to be strong again. I know you can do this baby”
She looked at me gratefully before taking the mobile from my hands “H-Hello”
“Who is this?” This time the voice was even softer, may be since he realized it’s a girl talking to him.
“I – I – I---- y-your daughter” she croaked.
There was silence for few seconds, like pin drop silence; not even his breathing was audible.
“A-Anna?” he said finally.
“Y-yes. I – I-- ”
“Where are you? When did you know? Is everything ok? Just tell me where you are, I am coming” he spoke the words in a rush.
He is a continent away from us; how can he say he is coming.
Seeing that she is in no state to talk I took the mobile from her hands “Excuse me sir. I am Jason, her friend. She is still in shock; so you can ask me what you want to know”
“How is she? Where are you? Is she fine? What happened-----”
Multiple questions fired from his mouth and I could hear panic in his voice. I tried to answer all of them but he kept firing one after the other that I had to finally snap at him to shut up. I know poor guy must be tensed hearing his daughter call him when he thought she didn’t even know he was the father but the way he ranted reminded me of my mom and it’s not something I am happy to remember.
I told him the details of our school and town and advised him to come there the next weekend. He insisted on getting into a flight then and there but then I replied ‘Yeah, you can come now itself; say hi and bye at once to our town and leave since we are not there’
He didn’t seem happy at my sarcastic reply but what did he expect? He was the reason for Anna’s state now; if she had him by her side she wouldn’t have to put up with Daniel all those years ago.
Anna thanked me once again as we made our way to her aunt’s house.
“Aunty” she squealed in excitement as she entered the house but her aunt who was sitting in the living replied casually “Oh, you came”
She looked shocked at her reply but seeing my smirk she glared “You told her, didn’t you?”
I raised my hands in surrender “I didn’t babe”
I sneaked her aunt’s number from her phone and informed her that we would be coming. She seemed surprised by my call initially but was extremely happy to know she gets to see Anna again.
“I know you did” she said with a serious look on her face.
Her aunt cleared her throat reminding us of her presence. Anna smiled sheepishly “Jason- this is my aunt Kayla. Auntie, he is Jason my—my best friend”
“Hi auntie, it’s nice to finally meet you” I replied and turned to Anna with a smirk “Best friend? I didn’t know friends do this?” I kissed her on the lips taking her by surprise as she gasped in shock but eventually snaked her arms around my neck which made me pull her close to me forgetting that her aunt is right in front of us.
We stepped away from each other only after hearing her aunt clear her throat who was eyeing both of us with a big grin on her face.
“So I guess I got my answer” she said with a smirk.
Anna blushed while I mumbled nervously “I guess so ma’am”
Her aunt shouted at her daughter ‘Jo’ who is upstairs to come down telling Anna’s here. The girl raced downstairs and tackled Anna into a hug with a huge smile on her face.
“You are here? How? Aren’t you supposed to be at Uni?” Anna smiled at her with excitement.
“Mom called that you are coming for the weekend; how can I miss the chance of meeting my sister”
“Aww.. Thanks”
“Guess who’s here with me?” Jo giggled whispering something in her ear.
“He is here?” Anna shouted her eyes wide with excitement.
As I was trying to figure out the ‘he’ they were talking about, a guy of Jo’s age came downstairs with a big smile on his face.
Anna shrieked “Ash” with a big grin as he pulled Jo out of her arms and hugged her instead. Jo walked towards me with a scowl on her face as I was watching the guy who seemed pretty close to Anna.
“Please don’t kill Ashton; I can’t live without him” Jo whispered beside me.
“Huh? I—I am sorry. It was just-----”
She chuckled “I know you were jealous. Don’t worry, he sees her as a sister”
I smiled “Was I that obvious?”
“I am sure if there was a knife nearby, you would have stabbed him already” she smirked.
“I- I am really sorry”
“I am Joselyn, you can call me Jo” she introduced.
“I am Jason, Anna’s boyfriend”
“I didn’t know my cousin had a hot boyfriend; that too someone who gets jealous so easily”
I tried saying sorry again but she cut me off “Don’t bother, I know how that feels” she said looking at the Ash guy. If whatever she said wasn’t true then that guy would surely become Ash true to his name.
“Stop looking like you want to kill him” she scoffed.
What can I do about it when they are still talking to each other without a bother in the world standing at just an arm’s length away from each other.
“So… Is he your boyfriend?” I murmured slowly while she was looking at the guy affectionately.
“Nope, he is my best friend since high school” she said sadly.
“And you are in love with him” I stated to which she nodded.
“You know I feel jealous too when he talks with any other girl but I can’t do anything about it”
“I wish Anna gets jealous like that” I mumbled bitterly.
“Are you crazy? Any girl would get jealous seeing her boyfriend close to another girl”
“She won’t; she made me sort my problems with a friend of mine who was in love with me”
“May be she didn’t consider her as a threat” she shrugged.
“I don’t think so. By the way why don’t you tell him you are in love with him?”
“It’s not that easy; what if Ashton doesn’t like me like that? I can’t lose him”
“May be you should try making him jealous – you know the usual flirting or dating stuff to get a reaction out of him” I advised.
“May be you should do that to her, it’s hopeless in my case”
“No use. May be she won’t even understand that I am flirting” I chuckled.
“You are wrong and I am going to prove it to you. Why don’t you flirt with me? Just to irk her”
I frowned at her “Is that going to work?” she nodded to which I added “May be we get to see Ashton’s reaction too”
They are still talking to each other like some long lost friends which they might be but it still angered me knowing Anna forgot that I was standing in the same room, just a few yards away from her.
A thought popped in my head as I hugged Jo and yelled enthusiastically “Whoa, that’s wonderful. I like her too”
“Who the hell is ‘her’?” Jo whispered in my ear.
“I don’t know I was just trying to grab their attention” I whispered back.
I looked at both of them discreetly who stopped talking and were looking at us with a frown on their faces, I hope its working.
When she pulled out of my arms I winked at her to continue the game “You smell great Jason”
“Thank you Jo. You know you have amazing hair”
“Aww.. That’s a sweet thing to say Jason” she replied with a dreamy smile.
We heard someone clear their throat to which both of us turned and saw Ashton glaring at me while Anna looked really uncomfortable.
Oh! So this guy likes her.
“Anna, your friend here is amazing. I like him already” she screeched in excitement.
Argh!! Why can’t girls talk normally?
“I like you too Jo, you are wonderful” I chirped trying to match her excitement.
Seeing Ashton’s deathly glares and Anna’s sad face made me decide to continue this game; I bet I looked like that guy a few minutes ago.
Before I could say anything, Anna’s aunt called us for dinner. I whispered to Jo to sit beside me at the dining table to which she obeyed happily.
Anna’s face fell seeing Jo beside me but she quickly hid her disappointment and sat opposite to us beside Ashton who looked equally uncomfortable seeing me with Jo while her aunt sat at the head of the table.
“Kayla.. Where’s Mr.Turner? ” I asked trying to start a conversation.
“He is at work, son; said he will be late” she replied sweetly.
“But it’s weekend” I said to which she replied “I told the same thing to him; he said it’s important”
“So Jo.. Are you the only kid?” I asked smiling at her.
“No, there’s John. He is my older brother who is currently working in New York”
I nodded in appreciation placing a piece of chicken in my mouth “Woww.. The chicken is amazing”
“Is it?” Jo chirped with a flirty smile stabbing the piece of chicken on my plate with her spoon and placed it in her mouth.
I was too busy watching Anna’s and Ashton’s reactions whose eyes widened at her gesture when I heard Jo say “Mmmmm… It indeed is amazing”
Ashton stiffened at her moan while Anna looked visibly upset.
“You should try the salmon, it’s great too” she said giving a piece from her plate to which I complied and said it’s wonderful.
All through the dinner we flirted with each other which somehow didn’t bother Kayla who observed both of us with an amused smile. I guess she understood what we were trying to do.
Anna looked hurt throughout our interaction which almost made me stop the game but seeing Ashton who looked like he wanted to decapitate me, I continued playing thinking it might give him the much needed push.
After dinner Kayla told Jo to share her room with Anna while Ashton and I would be sharing John’s. I am sure I won’t see tomorrow’s sunlight if I slept in the same room as him.
Before I could ask her about the rooms arrangements Anna chimed in “I will share John’s room with Jace; I think Jo doesn’t mind sharing it with Ash”
“Anna dear, how can I let the boys sleep in the same room as my daughters?”
“Auntie.. Jason is scared of dark and he needs someone to hold him while he sleeps” she said with a mischievous smile.
What the f**k? I am not scared of dark.
Kayla and Jo giggled as Anna added “I don’t think Ash is ok with that idea. Are you Ash?”
“No way” he looked at me with disgust.
As much as I want to deny her statement, I also want Jo and Ashton to have their moment. Now that he is angry at me and her, I am sure they would have an argument now.
Anna and I carried our bags from the car to John’s room in silence, none of us making a conversation. I know she is angry at me; for once I am happy that she is angry at me which means she is jealous.
“What happened baby? You look upset” I asked her feigning innocence.
“Nothing” she said coldly not meeting my eyes.
“But you look upset” I said trying hard not to smile.
“I said it’s nothing Jason” she snapped still not looking at me; Opening her bag she took out a track pant and t-shirt and was about to walk towards the bathroom to change when I caught her wrist “I know something’s bothering you. Just spit it out”
“I know what you were doing Jason, let me go” she said angrily, but I can also sense pain in her voice.
“What was I doing?” I asked softly.
“You were flirting with my sister”
As much as I wanted to grab her and kiss her senseless I knew I might never get to see this side of her, so I decided why not enjoy most of it?
“It’s not what you think. We were just goofing around” I replied trying to keep a straight face.
“We were just goofing around” she mimicked me sarcastically.
“Anna-----”
“Don’t think I don’t know anything Jason. She is hot, has a great body and completely your type. Isn’t she? Isn’t it why you were making a move on her?” she said looking at me with hurt in her eyes.
Where the hell did she get those ideas from? My type? Didn’t she know she is older than me?
“You were jealous” I smirked.
She snorted in response which made me smile at her “Baby, I won’t do anything like that. Besides why would I want her when I have you”
“Let me go Jace” she said trying to get out of my hold but I tightened my grip on her and said “Anns.. I--”
“I don’t want to hear anything Jace. Please let me go I am tired” she said in a defeated tone.
“Not until you hear me out” I said squeezing her hand.
“I saw what happened there, ok? You were enjoying each other’s company and you didn’t even remember I was there. It’s like you literally forgot me” she said as a tear escaped her eyes.
Ok, now this has got out of my hands. She is crying and there’s no one to blame apart from me.
Before I could say anything she continued “I have a doubt actually. Can’t the two of you have the chicken and salmon from the bowls instead of eating from each other’s plates?”
“I am sorry sweetheart, I am so sorry. I was just playing with you” I mumbled softly pulling her into my arms but she restrained from hugging me back.
“Playing with me, right” she grunted in annoyance.
“I wanted to make you jealous, I promise I will never do that again” I pleaded.
She pulled out of my one side hug and picked up a pillow from the bed hitting me hard. I ran around the room trying to dodge her attacks but god my girl is superfast.
After getting a few hits I finally managed to stop her by pulling her along the waist throwing away the pillow.
She tried to get out of my arms until I muttered “I am sorry babe. Please forgive me”
She crossed her arms over her chest not returning my hug “I won’t”
“I will make it up to you, please. Anything you say”
She turned her head to the other side not facing me “Nope”
“I will take you to Disneyland on a date” Every girl loves Disneyland, right?
“I am not five Jace” she retorted.
I groaned “Look I will do anything you want me to. The hell, I will even run naked in the school if you want me to”
“Why would I want someone else to see you like that?” she scoffed. Having realized how that sounded she stuttered trying to hide her blush “I-I don’t mean I wa-want to s-see you like that, I m-mean I am n-not saying y-you are not h-hot or---”
Her words got lost in her mouth as I kissed her slowly taking all the time in the world exploring her mouth. Her hands travelled up my chest rubbing my bare skin as I pulled her neck close to my face for better access. I was so lost in her familiar chocolate scent that I didn’t want to stop doing this but we had to finally pull away from each other to catch our breaths.
Placing one last kiss on her forehead I looked at her face to see it flushed- hot and red while her eyes were still closed.
Hearing me chuckle, she opened her eyes and touched my forehead with hers mumbling “What?”
“Your top---” I started awkwardly.
She looked down at herself and quickly pulled down her top that was half way up revealing her flat stomach; I don’t even remember pulling it up.
We stared at each other in silence not breaking eye contact until she looked away blushing “Why did you do that?”
Confused by her question I started awkwardly “Do—what? The kiss? I did it because I like to kiss you, don’t tell me you didn’t--”
“No, I meant the jealousy thing. Why did you ---” She trailed off nervously.
“I was jealous seeing you with Ashton” I admitted sheepishly.
“What? But he is like a---”
“Brother to you, I know. But still he is a guy; and hey I am not even comfortable with Gabe hanging around you sometimes how can I not feel insecure about Ash”
“Is that why you did all of this? To make me---”
I nodded feeling stupid “And for Jo too. She is in love with him and I want to check if that guy liked her”
“And what did you find?” she said with a slight smile.
“He has fallen for her. I bet he can’t keep his hands off her starting today”
“I remember how Jo used to see him but he always behaved like a brother to both of us. I know she loved him but he never showed anything as such. How do you know that he has fallen for her?”
“I am a guy and I know how a guy’s mind works. I bet he already confessed to her”
She chuckled “How can you be so sure?”
I shrugged “I think Gabe’s charm kind of rubbed it on me”
“What do you mean?” she asked curiously.
“You know Gabe tried to play Cupid for us along with Emily”
Her eyes widened in surprise as I asked “You don’t know?”
When she shook her head, I went on to explain about Emily’s sick drama and how they fooled both of us into quiz.
“Wow. I can’t believe they did that” she exclaimed.
Yawning I mumbled sleepily “Shall we sleep? We have long journey tomorrow”
She nodded and walked into the bathroom to change her clothes while I changed into a pair of shorts and got into bed.
“What are you wearing?” Anna shrieked looking panicked.
“Shorts, why? You don’t want me to be in them?” I smirked.
“Why are you not wearing a shirt?” she said looking anywhere but me.
“Because it’s hot and why the hell are you wearing those grandma clothes when it’s sweating? Shall I give you my boxers?”
“No thanks, I don’t want you to drool at my legs” she smirked.
“When did I ever do that?” I pouted.
“Gabe’s party. Don’t think I didn’t catch you staring at my legs”
“So what if I was? You are my girlfriend”
“Just sleep Jason. I am tired” she pleaded as I lied down on my back waiting for her to come along.
She lied down beside me placing her head on my bare chest and wrapped her arms around me as I put one hand around her waist while the other played with her hair.
“Don’t drool on me, I mean literally” I smirked though she couldn’t see.
“Shut up, idiot”
“I call you sweet heart and baby and you call me idiot? That’s so mean” I complained childishly.
“That’s the most you can get” she mumbled with a smile looking at me.
“You can call me my love or darling” I prompted.
“I feel like throwing up when I hear someone call those names” she grumbled.
“Good night sweetheart” I mumbled sleepily.
“Good night Jace” she replied back
I guess I have to get used to her calling me Jace without any endearments.
Though it was a tiring day I found it hard to sleep with Anna squirming beside me. I remained calm trying to sleep and was almost close to it when I heard her whisper “Jace?”
“Jace?” I heard it again but I was too tired to open my eyes when I felt her breath on my face followed by her lips on my right cheek as she whispered “I love you” and laid her head down on my chest again.
I love you
Her sweet melodic voice rang in my ears over and over again and I am scared if I can ever reply anything back to her.
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