Beautiful Broken Rules (Broken, Series #1)(31)

“What is up with you guys? Why are you two barreling down the hallway?”

“What? Why do you say ‘you guys’ like that?” I asked her quickly and out of breath.

“Jax just came down the hallway like a bat out of hell.”

“Shit! How did he do it?” I yelled.

Right then I heard his deep laugh coming out of his doorway. I turned around with my arms folded over my chest glaring at him. I walked toward him and stood in front of him. He was drinking cold water out of a glass, with sweat rolling down his head.

“How did you do it? I even took a short cut… did you take a cab?” I reproached him.

He handed me the last half of his water and I gratefully chugged it down. Then he bent down and picked me up, my legs automatically wrapping around his waist.

He laughed at my accusation. “No, I’m just faster.” He shrugged. Our sweaty bodies were mixing together. He was a bit intoxicating when he smelled like this. “You need a shower, wanna join me?” He smirked at me, turning to go inside his apartment.

I leaned in toward his mouth and almost said yes, but then I heard Quinn gasp in the background. Crap, how did I forget she was back there? I was in trouble now, because I hadn’t talked to her about Jaxon at all yet. I groaned as I slid down Jaxon’s body to the floor. He inhaled sharply at the touch of our bodies skimming together. I downed the rest of the water and handed the glass back to him.

“I’ll see you ladies at the game tonight?” he asked us, backing inside his apartment.

“I’ll see Cole there, but I don’t think I want to see you!” Quinn glared at him. I knew she was only half kidding.

Cole stuck his head out of the doorway, laughing. “Aw, thanks babe.”

She glared at all three of us and pointed to me. “You, follow me.”

“Gee thanks, Jax, you got me in trouble with mom,” I teased.

“Hey, Beautiful, don’t forget… no sex for two weeks!” he reminded me.

I grumbled at him as I followed Quinn into our apartment and then the bathroom. She turned on the shower and checked the temperature.

“Get in there and make it fast, you have a lot of explaining.” She pointed to the shower.

I stepped out of my clothes and got into the steaming hot shower. “I’m sorry, Quinny, it all happened so fast. But at the same time, it’s nothing at all.”

“Nothing at all! Em, he picked you up and almost kissed you in front of everyone. You seemed totally fine with it. That’s not nothing at all,” she yelled back.

“Okay, well yesterday we had sex…”

I heard her gasp.

“Why does that surprise you, you knew it was coming? I’ve only been talking about how gorgeous he is for weeks now.”

“You never told me. You always tell me, and sometimes you even tell me before it happens.”

“I had no idea it was going to happen. Then we were at the party all night, and you were gone before I got up this morning. I’m sorry I should have texted. Next time I’ll send a pic.”

“Promise?”

“Absolutely, except I lost a bet, so now nothing will be happening with anyone for two weeks.” Never mind the fact that he was free to go off with someone else. But that didn’t bother me. Not one bit. I finished rinsing and grabbed the towel to dry off. When I stepped out, Quinn was standing in front of the mirror straightening her hair. I pulled on a robe and walked out to the “closet.” We always got ready together in here.

Quinn brought her straightener and my curling iron and plugged them in. We sat on the floor together, in front of the mirror and finished our hair.