“Jeff, I want you. I’ve wanted you for so long now please don’t say that this was wrong…” I started to move towards him but he put his hands up to stop me.
“NO! I fucked up…. I didn’t mean to do that Ari. You…. you have a fucking boyfriend!” Jeff said as he looked at me shocked.
I shook my head back and forth…. no…. he was not going to use Jason as a way to get out of this.
“I don’t want Jason…. I want you Jefferson! I love YOU!”
He just stood there and looked at me stunned. At first he seemed relieved when I said I didn’t want Jason…. then it turned to confusion and now…I don’t know how to read his face. The emotions running across his face were starting to freak me out. He looked…. …. angry?
He laughed…. Why the hell would he laugh?
“You love me? No you don’t Ari, you just got caught up in a moment that I should have never have let happen. It was all a mistake Ari…. If I could take it back I would. It didn’t mean anything. ”
I felt the water building in my eyes. NO! I would not cry…. he didn’t mean what he was saying……. . how could he be saying this to me right now.
“I thought…. . but I thought you wanted me Jeff? The way you were looking at me……”
He ran his hand through his hair again and turned away from me. I couldn’t move…. . I just stood there watching him. He took a deep breath and turned around to face me again. There was no emotion on his face what so ever.
“I’m sorry Ari if I led you on. I…. I just got caught up in the moment and I wasn’t thinking clearly. It didn’t mean anything and I think we need to just forget this ever happened. ”
I can’t breathe…. oh my god I can’t breathe…. my whole world just turned the fuck upside down. The only man I have ever loved…. ever wanted…. just basically told me to fuck off. I felt a tear slide down my face. I couldn’t even move my hand to wipe it away.
Jeff’s face instantly looked like he was in pain…. …he stepped forward and reached out to wipe the tear away.
I stepped back.
“Don’t. You. Ever. Touch. Me. Again! You dirty rotten bastard. I can’t believe you. ” I lost it and lunged at him and started to pound my fists in his chest.
“How could you? How could you DO this to me?” He just grabbed onto me and held me while I pounded my fists on his chest.
Oh god………my legs were giving out…. . I started to slide down onto the ground as he came down with me and held me while I cried. I hated him…. . I hated him with everything that I had.
NO! He was not allowed to comfort me after he just ripped my heart out. I pushed him away from me and stood up. I heard someone driving up.
Jeff stood up and reached out for me. He had tears in his eyes but I didn’t give a fuck.
“I. Hate. You!” I said threw gritted teeth.
“Ari…. ”
“No…. no you don’t get to stand there anymore and tell me how you fucked up you mother fucker! I will never ever forgive you for this. Do you understand me Jeff…. NEVER! I hate you! I fucking HATE you!”
I screamed it so loud at him he jumped back in shock. I buttoned up my shorts and walked around to the other side of the jeep. I was shaking from head to toe and I felt sick to my stomach.
It looked like it was Drake driving up. Thank god…I couldn’t stand to be anywhere near Jeff right now. I felt like a cheap whore all of a sudden. How could I be so fucking stupid! To think that I stood there and asked him to have sex with me!
Drake pulled up in the ranch truck and jumped out and started to walk towards the back of the truck.
“Hey! Mr. Mathew’s told me y’all took the jeep out! He must have forgotten that Gunner told him it needed a new battery! I picked one up in town this morning. ”
I turned to look at the asshole who was staring over at me still.
He looked like he was going to throw up. I hope he did. Maybe I would put something in his dinner tonight so he got deathly sick and threw up all goddamn night. I turned away from him and walked over to Drake who was pulling the battery for the jeep out of the back of the truck.
“Drake, I um, I really need to get back to the house. Can you ride back up with Jeff please while I take the truck?”
“Ari…wait…we need to talk about. . …. ”