Jackson (Broken Hill Boys 2)

“What?” she laughs, grinding down against my very hard erection. “You didn’t think the fun was over, did you?”

I shake my head, sliding my hand up her thigh and around her hip until I’m grasping her perfect ass. “No fucking way. The fun is only just getting started.”

Chapter 11

Jackson

I push my way through my front door after dropping Elle home this morning. It was a huge night, but a fucking incredible one. We fell asleep in the pool house only a few short hours ago after spending the night getting lost in the pleasure of each other’s body. And, shit. I’ve been with plenty of chicks before, but Elle is like a little firecracker; always ready to detonate.

Waking up with her was something else. It was so much more than I thought it would be. She had this sleepy little look in her eyes and her usually perfect hair was a mess, but what was better was the way she instantly climbed on top of me and started the fun all over again.

We showered while I had her pinned against the cold tiles and then we reluctantly got dressed and out of there before Tora, Nate, and Jesse realized they had a few partiers who forgot to leave. Though, what were they expecting to happen in a pool house during a party like that?

I wipe my hand down my face. I hate that I only got a few hours of sleep, but it was so worth it. I’m most likely screwed for school today. Well, the school part is fine, but the after-school football training part that’s really going to suck.

Maybe a day off to sleep would do me good, but then, I wouldn’t mind seeing Elle. Girls tend to think too hard about this shit especially after the fact. I need to know this wasn’t just a ‘for now’ kind of thing. I want so much more than that with her and last night proved it.

I find Kaylah sitting at the breakfast bar, narrowing her eyes on me as I walk past. “Where the hell have you been?”

I stop and turn toward her, raising a brow in curiosity. “All of a sudden you’re talking to me?” I question.

Kaylah’s lips flatten into a tight line. “No.”

I watch her for a moment and realize that this is her reaching out. She’s never cared when I stayed out before, so why now? I walk forward and lean against the breakfast bar. “Come on, Kaylah. When can we go back to how it used to be?”

“When can you magically go back and not sleep with my best friend? Oh, wait. You can’t.”

“Exactly,” I tell her. “I can’t change what I did so at some point you’re going to have to accept it and move on. I’m sick of seeing you hurting about this and you won’t let me close enough to fix it.”

“You can’t fix it. I lost my best friend.”

“You didn’t have to lose your best friend. That was a decision you made. I didn’t take her from you, you pushed her out because you were hurting. Yes, Henley and I fucked up and it never should have happened, but while you’re here feeling betrayed, imagine how she’s feeling? We up and left Haven Falls without a word. She’s lost everything that was important to her, while all you’re going through is a few hurt feelings. It’s time to end this, Kaylah.”

A tear rolls down her cheek and I hate seeing it there. All my life she’s been this precious little flower who’s needed my protection, and her tears always have me ready to kick someone’s ass, only this time, that would be me.

I let out a breath before dropping down on the seat beside my sister and pulling her into my arms. She nuzzles her face into my shoulder and wipes her tears all over me. I hold back a groan. If there’s snot mixed in with those tears, then what I do next is not going to be pretty.

“I hate being angry with you,” she tells me, taking my mind away from the possible snot situation. “You really hurt me, Jackson. All the girls at Haven Falls wanted you. Why did you have to go after the one that was off-limits?”

I shake my head, not really knowing the answer to that. “I don’t know what to tell you. Henley was like a little sister to me, she was always there, hanging around and laughing at my jokes. She’d be at all my games and at the races supporting me, and then overnight, she turned into a woman and I realized how fucking beautiful she was. I don’t know…maybe it’s one of those things where you want what you can’t have. But I swear to you, what you saw is all it was. We weren’t getting around behind your back. We didn’t have a secret relationship or anything like that. It was just a bit of fun one night.”