{two chapters in one day fyeah}

a car was parked in the garage and had the front bonnet open, while a brunette young man fixed away at all the components.

he looked up once he noticed my presence and scratched his olive-skinned cheek, accidentally getting oil on his face.

"hey princess, are you lost?" he chuckled, wiping his hands on an old towel.

"no, actually i'm waiting for jack".

"hey johnson, there's a beautiful barbie here for you and it's not your girlfriend" the brunette called out with a laugh and i was slightly offended by the plastic reference.

"she's not talking about me, derek. she's talking about gilinsky" the blonde corrected, then held his hand out for me. "i'm jack, but call me johnson".

i shook his hand, "siena," i said, before he left to enter another room.

the brunette that i now know as derek perched on the edge of the car, throwing the cloth onto his shoulder, "so, what's a pretty girl like you doing in a neighbourhood like this?"

"oh, jack works part time for dad and he apparently needed to stop here quickly" i explained. "but what's so bad about this place any ways?".

he chuckled and stood back up, "let's just say that it's not a place for sweet girls".

a bunch of possibilities to what derek meant cycled through my head, as he picked up a tool and went back to repairing the car.

i stood watching him, while also waiting for jack who was taking a really long time so i decided to kill time by talking to derek.

"so, this all seems pretty complicated" i stated.

"maybe for you, but not for me" derek said without looking up from the car.

"well, could i try?".

he chuckled, then inhaled sharply through his teeth, "you can, but only if you let me guide you".

i folded my arms and cocked my brow, "is that just your excuse to put your hands on me?".

he gasped dramatically, "and why on earth would i do that?".

"because you've been eyeing me up and down throughout this entire conversation" i pointed out and he sighed with a smirk on his lips.

"do you want to have a go or not?" derek held out a wrench and i took it, coming closer to the car and staring at all of the dirty and unfamiliar car parts.

"okay, so you see that round bolt over here?" i nodded my head. "all you have to do is loosen it a little, so that i can fit this other pipe in".

with derek hovering over me, i placed the wrench on the black bolt and twisted it around, as he settled one hand on mine to help.

he and i knew very well that i didn't need any sort of guidance to turn a tool around, but we both didn't seem to care.

as i continued to twist the wrench, derek settled his other hand on my waist and i tried to avoid from looking back at him and realising just how close he was to me.

"siena? what are you doing?" jack interrupted.

i immediately stood up straighter and jack's eyes diverted to me, then derek, then to where his hand was before he moved it away.

"i was just fixing a car" i explained, before jack instantly came towards me and harshly pulled me to side by my wrist.

"ow! jack, what the fuck?! you're hurting me!" i yanked out of his hold and rubbed the irritated skin.

"i meant with derek" he spat closely to my face and my heart began to race at how aggressive he was being.

"he was just being friendly and teaching me a few things" i told, still rubbing my wrist to relieve the pain. "why? what's the matter?".

"i thought i told you to stay in my car" jack sternly spoke, ignoring my question.

i pushed his chest back slightly, annoyed by his attitude, "well, i got bored and since you drove me all this way, i needed to take a break from sitting".

"hey, is everything okay here?" derek came to us and asked.

"it's none of your business derek, so just stay out of it" jack bitterly said, while i stayed completely puzzled at his actions.

was this just how he acts or was he jealous?

jack took held of my wrist again, but more lightly than before, "come on, we're leaving" he lowly spoke, pulling me towards the car.

"wait! siena," derek called out. "maybe i could get your number and we could meet up sometime".

jack scoffed at derek's words, but i looked at him and sympathetically mouthed "i'm sorry", as jack opened the passenger seat of his pick-up truck for me.

"get in" he ordered and the sternness of his voice just made me obey him, even though i really didn't want to.

before i could even manage to put my seatbelt on securely, jack didn't hesitate to reverse out of the garage and quickly drive down the road.

we haven't said a word to each other since the garage.

this is exactly how it was on our way there, but this time the air was so hostile that i could barely breathe.

i faced the window the entire journey that my neck was beginning to stiffen, though i could feel jack's eyes piercing through me every second of the way.

"why did you let derek touch you like that?" he muttered and i still refused to look at him.

"like what?".

he scoffed at my lack of interest, "he had his arm around your waist, that's what".

"but you just said it yourself!" i exclaimed and turned to him. "he just had his arm around my waist? what's the problem?".

jack breathed out heavily and gripped the wheel harder, "you don't know guys like derek. you can't just be stupid and go around mixing with guys like him".

"who exactly gave you the right to make that decision?".

he groaned a loud, "you're so stubborn, i swear to god".

"and you're an ass! what else is new here?" i firmly sat back in my seat as jack trapped his lips in his mouth and shook his head.

"i did that for your own good".

"just keep driving, jack" i hissed and for once, he actually listened.

he's being a complete tool and i don't care if it's jealousy or just his sick way of showing that he cares, but he has no right to talk to me or treat me like that.

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the rest of the journey was silent. we did reach the hardware store in the end, but jack went in on his own while i stayed in the car.

as we finally pulled up into my driveway, he turned off the ignition and sat back in his seat.

"hey," jack began, nudging my thigh lightly. but i took off my seatbelt, folded my arms and continued to ignore him.

"so we're doing the silent treatment now?" he added and i heavily rolled my eyes, as i stepped out of car.

jack quickly did the same and shut the door behind him, before hurrying over to my side.

he hastily put his hands out against the car on either side of me, so that i was trapped in front of him.

"i'm sorry, okay. i shouldn't have called you stubborn and stupid" he quietly apologised with a close proximity between us.

although, i practically laughed at his lack of sincereness, "is that it?".

"siena, i'm not apologising for having common sense".

i bought my face closer to his, "then i don't have time for your bullshit" i spat and pushed him out the way to go inside my house.

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