Wheels On The Road

Val’s P.O.V

We got back along so fast and in a jiffy, these jerks we’re craving for me to give in myself. Now, I get that playing with boys, they maybe vulnerable but they’re red flags because, it’s an entire different story when things turn out bad. They swell and they fret, talking about guys, these ones got inside and back out refreshed.

So god damn fast, trust us we whipped out welcome back energy.

Reynolds flinched at the slam. He gave a helpless look. Jax sighed, a sound of profound weariness. “We gotta go,” he said, his voice flat. Jax looked at me, a flicker of something complex in his eyes; maybe a silver of sympathy for the awkwardness, just perhaps exhaustion. “See you at school.” It wasn’t a threat, just a statement of inevitability. There must have been something lurking in his chest that he was willing to share with me in private.