siena's pov

"yeah, i told you that i'm fine. it was no big deal" i explained to avery and tiana through a three-way call.

for the past ten minutes, they've been trying to apologise over and over again for separating at the party last night, even though i kept insisting that i'm fine and that i had jack to pick me up.

after walking in and out of the kitchen with the phone still to my ear, tiana and avery finally allowed me to accept their apology, and were now gushing over how hot the college boys were last night.

although, i quickly became distracted when the maid answered the door. jack entered the house and shut it right behind him.

we exchanged a few smiles as he played with the backwards cap on his head, until i remembered the call.

"sorry, yeah i'm still here" i spoke into the phone. "but actually, i've got to go, so i'll text you later...mhmm. okay, bye".

i tapped end call and placed my phone in my jacket pocket, sauntering over to jack.

"you came today" i said with an obvious smile.

"yeah, my dad forced me and something here gave me a little more motivation" he moistened his lips and i happened to subtly blush, just as my dad entered and ruined it.

"oh, hello jack. i know that you just arrived, but would you mind going out to the hardware store again?" he asked. "paper work got the best of me today, so i never got a chance to go myself".

jack nodded his head, "sure mr edwards, i don't mind going".

"um, can i go?" i promptly questioned my dad and his eyebrows raised in surprise.

"really? i thought you hated hardware" he said, whilst licking the tip of his thumb and forefinger to flick through the files in his hands.

"i know, but it's starting to rub off on me" i told him. "so, can i?".

"yes, yes, you can go. drive safely, jack and hurry home" he warned us both, before making his way to his office.

i slipped on my sneakers as jack opened up the front door.

"okay, so you have all these cars out front, and i guarantee that half of them haven't been driven for months" he suddenly mentioned.

"if you want us to take my mercedes instead, just say so" i said, spinning the keys on my finger.

his eyes childishly lit up, "okay, but can i drive?".

i scoffed in response, "no way".

"come on, siena" he begged, clasping his hands together but i shook my head, shutting the door behind me.

jack stood in my way before i could reach my car, "siena, pleaseeee" he begged again, but this time hugging his muscular arms around me.

i cocked my brow, "can i trust you?".

"with all your heart" he grinned, taking the keys out of my hand and planting a quick kiss on my neck before proudly walking over to my car.

we eventually drove out of my driveway and down the street, before reaching the main road.

"so, how come you wanted to come to the store with me today?" jack glanced between the road and me.

"i don't know, i was bored of being indoors" i shrugged, tapping my nails against my thigh.

"or in other words, you wanted to spend some time with me" he teased.

"you wish".

"oh, really? so calling me at 2am this morning doesn't ring a bell? jack, i need you, my knight and shining armour " he mocked with a grin.

i hit him lightly on the arm, "that was not what i said. but if you're mocking it so much, then why did you come?".

"easy. i needed to make sure that no guys had their hands on you".

seriously?

"well, you were too late because another guy did have his hands all over me. while we were dancing and upstairs" i joked.

i was giggling until i watched jack immediately tense up - he narrowed his eyes and clenched his jaw, "really?".

just from his body language, i could easily tell that he was annoyed now.

"no" i decided to let the joke slide. "why? does that bother you?".

he tugged his hand through his hair, "well, we have kissed twice. so yeah, it does" he spoke almost inaudibly.

i didn't know how to respond after that. i just awkwardly nodded my head slowly and stared out of the window beside me.

but to be honest, i would be the same if i heard that jack hooked up with another girl after how good things have been between us lately.

minutes past of me just quietly humming to the music playing out of the radio, until i felt jack's eyes focus on me.

"i'm hungry, have you eaten?" he inquired.

i couldn't quite tell if that tense moment before was over or not yet.

"no".

"let's stop at ihop" jack decided. his lips curved into a smile, so that answered my question. "my treat".

"are you sure you won't run out on me this time?".

he whistled through his teeth, "i can't promise anything".

i gave him a serious look and he let out a grin, gently poking my side.

"don't worry, i won't" jack assured as he pulled into the carpark.

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we sat in one of the ihop booths, waiting patiently for the food that we ordered minutes ago.

"my dad is definitely going to question why we took so long" i said, just as jack locked his phone and settled it down.

"it's fine, we can just blame it on la traffic".

"you don't get la traffic from my house to the hardware store, jack" i corrected.

"do you want to eat here or not?" jack questioned and i gave his comment a quick sarcastic smile.

my eyes soon diverted over jack's shoulder to the entrance of the restaurant.

"hey, aren't those your friends from work?" i gestured behind him.

he turned his head as his four friends quickly noticed him, and immediately started to come over.

"hey man" a blonde spoke and gave jack a quick dap.

"what are you all doing here?" he asked them.

"getting some food like everyone else" the one i remembered as johnson said.

behind him, stood derek who gave me a brief smile but barely any eye contact, which i guessed was to refrain from jack flipping out again.

"hey, isn't this the girl that you came to work with last week?" johnson continued.

"yeah, and the baddie from the park" the brunette licked his lips and started snapping his fingers. "uh...".

"siena, her name's siena" derek helped them out.

"yeah, nice to see you all again. but excuse me, i'm just gonna head to bathroom quick" i announced, slipping out of the booth and leaving jack with his friends.

jack's pov

sam and nate sat down in replacement of siena, as johnson and derek went to order their food.

"so, what's going on with you and the rich mami?" sam asked, rubbing his hands together.

"not much, why?".

"because you haven't even hit that yet, so you should just let me have her".

i furrowed my brows, "dude, she's not a fucking toy that i can just give to you and she rejected you at the park anyways".

"well, she won't reject this dick" sam added, causing nate to snicker and i huffed until they calmed down their humour.

"any ways, is this lil ma here to stay?" nate inquired and i shrugged my shoulders.

"well, do she know about anything?" sam asked.

"does it look like she fucking knows?" i hostilely spat. "she doesn't need to, okay. it's too much to handle, and there's no way she could".

i soon exhaled, trying to remain calm and fiddled with my phone in my hands until nate lowered his head.

he whispered, "g, you don't have much time left. he needs the money asap or he'll tell the police everything abo—".

"i know, i know" i interrupted. "i'm working on it with the cash from the garage and siena's dad".

i pulled my hands down my face and sat back in my seat.

"i'll get it. don't worry" i muttered to them, even though i was silently freaking out in my head.

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