Chapter 221: Distraction, Part 2

I shrugged. "There's really not much to do around here, is there?"

"Not really." He waved our waitress over and asked for the bill.

The bell above the door jingled, and I glanced up. Gina and Tonya walked in, and their gazes met mine. Fear glued me to the chair, and my eyes widened.

It wasn't surprising that they'd shown up - almost the entire high school was here - but being caught with Jax wasn't good. And I knew they'd end up telling Ellie, who would probably tell Abby, who would then most definitely tell Whitney.

"What's wrong?" Jax twisted in his seat to see what I was staring at; then he turned back to face me. "Looks like your friends are here."

"Yeah," I croaked around the lump in my throat.

"Chloe!" Gina waved and rushed over to our table, Tonya right behind her. "Hey, what're you doing here?" And then she noticed Jax. "Oh." Her eyes were as large as my now empty plate. "I didn't realize. . ."

"We're just friends," I blurted.