Chapter 383: Graduation Party, Part 1

I sat in front of the bonfire, Jax beside me. My face felt like an inferno, and my cheeks hurt from laughing so much. Tears of laughter beaded in the corners of my eyes.

Listening to Jax tell the story of what we'd done for our final Life Skills project was hilarious. He had everyone laughing so hard no one could talk. Even Colt was laughing, which was an unusual but rather pleasant sound.

Gasping for breath, I said, "Tell them about the camper."

Jax rolled his eyes and nudged my knee, but then he dove into the story of how I bankrupted us, filed for divorce, and made us homeless in one fell swoop.

I clutched my stomach and doubled over. I had no idea why all of this was so funny. Maybe it was the way Jax exaggerated everything, or the way he talked about it like it all really happened. At one point, he'd sounded genuinely offended that I'd cheated on him.

"And you two seriously passed his class?" Ellie asked.

"Yeah. I have no idea how," I said.