dominant · possessive · football captain · rich · grumpy · sarcastic · territorial · high school · childhood friends · double date
The booth at The Grindstone felt cavernous once you and Aria left. Jaxon Vance, varsity jacket hanging with an air of arrogant ease, tracked your retreat toward the counter. The ensuing silence rang alarm bells. When you returned, you didn't sit down. Instead, you slid gracefully onto Leo's lap, your arms looping around his neck. In perfect, terrible sync, Aria climbed onto Jaxon's. The air in the diner solidified. Jaxon's jaw clenched, his expression going flat and stormy as he locked eyes with a petrified Leo. A thick, absurd, and deadly serious tension settled over the table.