“Do you know who you're fucking around with? That's the Underground Crows’s president's daughter.”
“Jesse…” I try to calm him down, but I’ve never seen him so enraged. A vein throbs in his neck, and I think he’s going to hit Matt. This is not what I meant to happen.
“Stop it.”
It’s lucky I’m a big girl, tall as well as wide, and I throw my weight around, managing to wedge myself between them and get Jesse’s attention.
You can't just barge in here and manhandle my friend.”
Jesse turns his gaze on me, and it’s terrifying and hypnotic the way he devours me with one look.
“If he’s laid one hand on you…I swear to God, I’ll ring his neck.”
This has gone way too far. I wanted to make Jesse jealous, to shock him into making a move on me, but I didn’t imagine it would get so heated.
Matt’s eyes are bulging in his head, and if he gets hurt it’s all my fault.
“Stop it, Jesse.”
He takes my concern for confirmation that there’s something between us, and he pulls his fist back. I close my hand around it before he can strike.
“We were just watching movies, I swear.”
“So you didn’t sleep with him?” It comes out as a growl. Jesse’s like an enraged bull claiming its territory, and if I answer the wrong way, there’s no doubt Matt will get hurt.
This is what you wanted, isn't it? I tell myself. But I didn’t think it would go this far. I thought making Jesse jealous would finally get him to make a move. I don't want anyone getting hurt.
“No, I didn't sleep with him, not that it's any of your business. I’m still a virgin.” My cheeks flush crimson at the admission. The reason I’m still a virgin is standing right in front of me, his eyes blazing with jealousy.
The vein in Jesse’s neck pulses at my words, but the anger goes out of him. He lets out a sigh, and the tension falls from his body. He releases Matt, who slumps onto the counter rubbing his throat.
My arms go around Matt. “I’m so sorry.”
“I’m fine, Lil.” He’s got a smile on his face, and I can tell by the way he looks at me that he's figured out what I'm up to.
“Get your bags, Lily.”
I’m furious with Jesse. I know I bought this on myself, but I didn’t expect him to come in here like an animal.
“I’m not going anywhere with you…” My words are cut off as Jesse picks me up and throws me over his shoulder.
I’m a big girl, but he lifts me up as if I’m light as a feather.
“Jesse. Put me down.”
My fists pummel his back, and I blush red in embarrassment. This is not how it was meant to go.
Matt’s smirking at me, thinking this whole thing is hilarious. “Have fun,” he mouths and gives me a little finger wave before Jesse carries me out the door like a sack of potatoes.
3
JESSE
Lily’s body pressed against me is a bad idea. My arm is around her legs, and the way she wiggles against me makes her pussy rub against my shoulder. If I wasn’t so angry, I’d be hard as a rock.
I always knew the day would come when Lily met a man, and I knew it would be hard to take. What I wasn’t expecting was the jealous rage that flared up inside me. This uncontrollable anger and need to let everyone know that she’s mine.
Lily is mine.