Chapter 98: Tension or Chemistry?, Part 1

I stood staring into my locker, my mind shifting from total blankness to overwhelming confusion. I hadn't slept much last night; I was still reeling over the fact that Jaxon was Trent's twin brother. Though, it made sense looking at both of them - there was no denying the family connection.

And what was it that Jaxon couldn't tell me? Clearly, he knew something or else he wouldn't have said that. I shook the thoughts from my head and tried to focus on grabbing the stuff I needed for my first class.

"There you are." Simon approached and slipped his arm around my waist. "How's your face?"

"Better." I smiled and took a small step away from him, from his embrace.

My cheek still stung a bit, but it wasn't swollen or bruised. There was a small mark, though, like a scratch, which I had no idea how I'd gotten. My eye, however, was a tad puffy.

We headed down the hall and stopped outside of my class. "I want to take you out on a date," Simon said.