Jason's full plump lips crash onto mine. I am taken aback and don't respond for a long while. As his lips move faster and faster, my own lips begin to move in perfect sync with his and my mind goes to a different place.
My hands wander mindlessly in his hair as his hands run up my sides.

He bites down softly on my lower lip and I allow him to deepen the kiss.

Jason's breath smells fresh and minty, not at all like the alcohal that has spiked all of the drinks.

I suddenly pull away, and push his chest back, as I realize that he isn't kissing me because he is drunk and has no idea what he is doing. He is kissing me fully conscious and he knows exactly what he is doing.

I stumble back, walking away from him.

He takes a step towards me, "I'm sorry, I jus--"

"No. Stop. Just, just let me go." I say shakily.

"Jade. I didn't mean to hurt you. I swea--"

"Don't, come near, me." I answer, cutting him off again.

I run down the stairs, pulling at the hem of my shorts as not to let him get a glimpse of my ass after what he just did.

I see Natalie dancing away, chugging down more beer and a pang of guilt shoots me right in the chest.

"Hey." I say, approaching her.

"What's up girlieee?"she asks, her speech totally slurred.

"I'm not feeling the best," I lie, "I'm going to go home."

"Ohhh. Well whereeee is Jayyysonn? I'm sure he would give you a rideeee hommmee."

"No!" I quickly shout.

Her eyebrows furrow and I realize that I can't tell her now. Not while she is like this.

I mentally slap myself in the face.

Idiot.

"N-no. Jason's driving you home. I can call my Aunt Grace."

"Okayyy." Natalie slurs, grabbing another beer along with a bottle of vodka.

I make my way through a herd of grinding teenagers and onto the front lawn.

"Hey, uh, are you okay?" I hear.

I spin around, praying that it's not Jason.

When I come face to face with Blaze, though, I wonder if seeing Jason would have been better or worse.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I tell him.

"Are you sure," he asks taking tentative steps towards me, "because you kind of rushed out, looking extremely upset."

"I'm fine." I snap at him.

"Okay. Just wanted to make sure." He says in a gentle voice.

I almost smile at this. As much of a player as Blaze is, he can be really nice and when he genuinely cares about people, you know.

"Thanks." I say, looking down at the ground slightly.

"You're welcome. Um, I'm going to go grab a drink. Do you want to come?"

"No, I'm fine thanks. I just need some air until my ride gets here."

"You're leaving?" He asks and sounds somewhat upset.

"Yeah."

"Oh. Do you want me to wait with you out here? I'd be glad to."

"No thanks. You go enjoy the party. Ill be fine out here."

"Okay," he replies, sounding unsure, "but if you need anything, you've got my number."

"Okay." I tell him.

I watch Blaze as he leaves. Happy that our conversation went the way it did. He didn't push for information. He simply wanted to know that I was okay, and let me know that if I needed any help, he was there.

I smile slightly to myself.

I debate whether or not to text Jason, but I need to tell him something. I really would rather not have any interaction right now, but I need to know that Natalie will get home safely.

Jason, make sure that Natalie gets home safely. If she asks where I went tell her I wasn't feeling well. -Jade

His reply comes almost instantly

Okay I will. Look, I'm really sorry. I just had to do that. Can we talk plz? In person. I need to explain something to you.
-Jason

My fingers fly across the keyboard madly as I type out my response.

No. Jason, I don't want to hear your excuse. You have a girlfriend. She is in love with you. You can't do this to her. Natalie is my best friend. You're not allowed to do this.
-Jade

Jason responds again instantly,

I know. I don't wanna hurt Natalie. I have never meant to, and i never want to. But I can't help my feelings Jade. And i have feelings for you. Plz talk to me.
-Jason

I furrow my brows at this. He has feelings for me? Since when? Like yeah, he kissed me, but I didn't think he actually had real feelings.

My response is simple,

No.
-Jade

I make a quick call to my aunt, asking her to pick me up. Then I shut my phone off, feeling the buzz signaling more messages.

It is about five minutes later that my Aunt Grace shows up, and I climb into her red truck.

"I'm so sorry to wake you. But thank you so much for picking me up." I tell her, buckling my seat belt.

"No problem at all, I'll always be here when you need me. Now, why did you need me?" She says in her sweet little voice.

"I wasn't feeling well." I lie.

Aunt Grace chuckles, "you're too much like your mother Jade. Can't lie to save your life."

I sigh, "Jason kissed me."

Aunt Grace gasps, looking quickly at me, then back at the road. She knows fully well who Jason is, as she is basically like a sister to me and I tell her everything.

"What?"

"Yeah. Natalie and I were dancing and he pulled me aside and kissed me. I pulled away as soon as my brain registered what was happening. But he kissed me. Then he ... he told me he has feelings for me."

"Oh Jade." She whispers sympathetically.

I sigh, looking at my aunt foe answers.
"What're you going to do?" She asks.

"What do you mean?"

"What are you gonna do? You have to tell Nat right? You can't keep something like that from her."

"Ugh, I hadn't even thought of that. I can't tell her. It will break her heart."

"Jade. I think she would rather hear it from you now, then to hear it later on from someone else."

I sigh, "you're right."

We sit in silence for a while until we pull up to my house.

"Thanks again for the ride." I tell her, undoing my seatbelt.

"You're welcome sweetie. Be careful okay?"

I smile, "I will. Love you."

"Love you too Jade. Text or call if you need anything."

"Okay." I reply, jumping out of the truck and jogging up to my front door.
Everyone is asleep by now, so I trudge up the stairs quietly. I slip out of my shorts and pull my shirt over my head, changing into jogging pants and a pink hoodie. I toss my phone in a drawer, and crawl under my covers.

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