Page 76 of Signed, I'm Yours!
I open my mouth to tell him he’s right. To apologize. But before I can utter a word, the cavalry appears behind him, and they’re all as perplexed and concerned as Jack.
“That’s one hell of a party,” Annie exclaims.
“Who are these people?” Robin asks.
“What kind of party is this?” Zeke asks.
Everyone stares at Jack. They’re waiting for answers, and who can blame them. They’ve suddenly found themselves amid a turf and ego war without any way of protecting themselves or even knowing why.
“I…” Jack starts. “The thing is…these people…”
“I’m a supervillain,” I tell them.
He’s taken the fall for me enough times. It’s time to be a big boy and tell some truths long overdue.
“And Jack isn’t my fiancé.”
“I knew it!” Annie says, pointing at me with big bright eyes and an almost smile.
“He’s my prisoner,” I add.
“What?” Annie’s almost smile sinks.
“I’m not a prisoner.”
“Yes, you are. Well, you were. I don’t know why you’re still here, to be honest.”
“I’m here because I want to help you find them, idiot!”
“But I’m a supervillain.”
“You’re not a supervillain,” he shouts. “He’s not a supervillain.” He turns to his friends.
“Of course I am.”
“Please! You’re barely even a villain. He’sdefinitelynot a supervillain.”
I sigh and put my hands on my hips.
“Uh…I do illegal stuff all the time, babe!” Why won’t he accept who I am, for fuck’s sake? We’ve been arguing about this since we met.
“Awww, he called you babe,” Annie coos.
Oh crap.
“Slip of the tongue.” I drop my voice an octave and clear my throat.
“It wasn’t, and you know it!” Annie insists.
Jack puts a hand on Annie’s shoulder and steps forward to take my hands.
“Yeah, you might do some illegal things, but…you make up for it. Ergo, not a villain, and not super either.”
Why does he have to be so cruel?
“I’m not super?”
“Um…” he starts and brings my hands to his lips. “You’re super. Superb even.”
