"He didn't want me then. He only wants me now because I'm leaving." She sucks in another deep breath, popping her eyes open wide. "At least I know now, right?"
I don't think she expects an answer. I'm not sure I have one for her anyway. My brother, as much as I love him, is an idiot. He should have claimed Gwen a long time ago. Now, he has a lot of fixing to do if he ever wants to earn her forgiveness.
"I don't want to talk about your brother anymore," she mumbles. "Jax was here. What happened?" She narrows her eyes, taking in my ripped shirt and messy hair. "Oh my gosh. Did you two have sex?"
"What? No." I squirm, my cheeks turning pink.
"You totally did!"
"We didn't…exactly."
"Tell me all the details. Wait!" she cries before I can even open my mouth. "Let me get out of this dress and then get a giant bowl of ice cream, and then you can tell me all the details. I need to be comfortable for this."
"I'll get your ice cream."
"There's a reason I love you."
"Yeah, because I get you food."
"No, because you never push," she says, completely serious. "You let me badger you all the time about Jax, but you never push for me to talk about Cyrus or my mom or any of that crap. You just let me be me and never judge me for being crazy."
"That's because I love you."
"I love you too, JJ. And I'm really happy for you and Jax. You deserve to be happy."
"So do you," I whisper.
"Not according to your idiot brother."
"Men are stupid. Except for Jax."
She gives me a watery smile. "He's a little stupid too."
"So am I," I admit. But not anymore.
Tomorrow, I'm telling Cyrus about me and Jax. And if he doesn't like it, well…he'll just have to find a way to get over it. Because I'm done running from Jax. He's mine now, and I'm not giving him up without a fight.