Page 81 of Undeniable Love
Picking up her phone, she saw Tyler’s name and decided to take the call in Jax’s room, closing the door behind her. “Hey, Ty! What’s up?”
“Do you want to explain to me why I’m looking at pictures and videos of you all wrapped around Jax? And when were you with Simon and Noah? What the hell, Lucy?” he demanded. “All the years that I had to listen to you give me shit about my friendship with him and you’re…you’re…dating him? Since when?”
Okay, he didn’t sound nearly as outraged as she imagined he would. He was pissed, but not overly so.
“That weekend that you and I came here, Jax and I had a lot of time to talk, and I realized I had misjudged pretty much everything. Then when we started working on the camp stuff and spending time together, we realized we were…you know…interested in each other.”
It was only a partial lie. No need to tell him when things really started.
“This is insane! You have no idea how much I want to get on a plane right now and freaking punch Jax in the damn face! There’s a code and he broke it!”
“Ty, you need to be reasonable here. Weren’t you the one who practically begged me to give Jax a chance?”
“As a friend, Lucy! Not as a boyfriend!” He growled with frustration. “I do not want to think about my best friend sleeping with my little sister! It’s not right!”
“Then don’t think about it. Duh. Problem solved.”
“Are you seriously going to be a smartass with me right now? Do you have any idea what’s going to happen when Wyatt, Charlie, and Mom and Dad find out?”
“Pfft…Wyatt’s going to react just like you are, but maybe not as grouchy. Charlie will just sort of roll his eyes, and…let’s be honest, I think Mom and Dad like Jax way more than they like me, so they’ll probably be thrilled.”
“I should have called Jax. I can reason with him. You’re impossible,” he grumbled.
“Yeah, but you love me, and I love that you’re kind of outraged. Believe it or not, you’re the only one I was really worried about. I get that this is weird, but…it just happened. I never in a million years thought I’d fall in love with Jax, but…”
“Oh, no…”
“What? What’s the matter?”
“You’re in love with him? Seriously?”
“Um…”
“Okay, I’m going to have to put my big brother foot down here. Jax is not boyfriend material, Luce. I’m sure you’re both happy and having fun right now, but trust me. Football is his only true love. I just don’t want you to get your heart broken.”
“Again, I love that you’re concerned, but I know what I’m doing. I’m not jumping in blindly. I learned my lesson after everything I went through with Blake and I’m not rushing into anything. Jax still has the rest of this season to get through, and then there’s the camp. We don’t live anywhere near each other, so we’re just taking it one day at a time, okay? You can relax. I know what I’m doing and…I’m happy.”
“I really should have called Jax and yelled at him,” he murmured. “I really wanted to yell. I was all prepared for it.”
She couldn’t help but smile. “You’re not a yeller, Ty, and we all know it. You’re a genuinely good guy who looks out for everyone, and that’s why we love you.”
“I can yell…” But there was no heat behind his words.
“If you really want to call Jax and yell, then go ahead. But you should also know that we’re going to be posting a few more things today on social media. You know…making it official.”
“Freaking social media…”
She huffed with mock annoyance. “Clearly you just want to be in a mood, so I’m going to say goodbye. I love you, and I promise to make time to hang out with you when I get back to town.”
“I’m going to hold you to that.”
“Good. And Ty?”
“Yeah?”
“I love you, and I’m sorry you found out this way.”
He laughed quietly. “Love you too, brat.”