Julia

I was his.

How in the hell did this happen?

I wasn't complaining. I was on top of the world.

He kept reassuring me it wasn't a haze or a prank and I felt like such a child continuing to ask if it was.

"Jagger, why me?"

He eyed me for a moment and then smiled, "Why not you?"

"We never got along before..."

"I was an idiot before," he said, "I want you...I want us...please?"

"I never thought I'd hear Jagger Hayes begging for me."

"I would do more than that for you, sugar.."

Jagger

I was going to find out who the hell paid off my so-called friends to abandon my woman.

Slipping away from Julia while she spoke to Heather and Carlene, I dialed up my old man.

"What the fuck, Lawrence?"

"What the fuck indeed, son..?"

I was breathing heavily, my nostrils flaring.

"I see you've been having your little fun with your whore and now that fun is coming to an end?"

"Were you on campus last night?"

"Of course not."

I thought about who it could have been and the only person that was so very obvious was Eric.

"I'll take care of it myself."

"She is nothing, Jagger!" My father bellowed, "She is an orphaned girl from the wrong side of the tracks and you will NOT be seeing her anymore. I heard you made a little spectacle of yourself and gave her your ring—get it back and leave that whore."

"Are you finished talking out of your asshole?"

"You watch your fucking mouth or there will be hell, Jagger. You know how I can be."

"There is nothing wrong with me seeing her."

"Everything is WRONG with you seeing someone like her!"

"Her pedigree has nothing,-"

"It has EVERYTHING to do with it. You will not embarrass me," he said, "I have set you up a little date with a friend's daughter."

"Not interested."

"A car will be there next weekend to pick you up."

"I am not interested. I will not be getting into the car and you shove it up your ass."

Julia

I could see him getting frustrated by the second.

What could have been setting him off like that I'd no idea.

"Do you think he's alright?" I asked Carlene as she looked passed Heather to Jagger who was pacing like a madman.

"I don't know.." Carlene said, "I,-Julia!"

I wasn't going to let anyone hurt him—not anymore.

"Jagger!"

I called out to him, but before I could even take another step, my world went black.

"Julia..? Julia...hey..."

I could hear his voice, but my eyes wouldn't open.

"She's still got a low sugar level," someone was saying, "Fatigue is hitting her hard."

"Is she going to be alright?"

"She is. We'll monitor her sugars—probably overnight—and the rest of her vitals."

"I'm staying," Jagger said.

"We don't allow,-"

"I'm staying. My father is Lawrence Hayes."

I almost laughed at that even though I couldn't open my eyes. Using Daddy...

"Why is she smiling?"

Oh shit..

"Maybe she hears someone she likes," I assumed it was a nurse or doctor talking. The male voice excused himself and I felt Jagger's hand in mine.

"Hey, sugar..I thought I'd lost you.."

Jagger

Looking at her hooked up to so many monitors and her face pale made me so angry.

Had I done this? Was I not vigilant enough?

"It just happens," she said, "I'm alright."

"This...isn't alright."

"Jagger, when did you become so concerned for me? Don't you remember calling me four eyes the last two years?"

I scowled, "I was teasing...and I was a dick. How about when you called me jock strap for a week straight in gym class?"

She smiled, "I don't recall that at all."

"Little liar.." I stroked her hand with my thumb, "I want you well."

"I want YOU well."

Of course, she'd turn this around on me to make me forget about her issues.

"I guess I'm going to have to stop,-"

"You're not stopping anything to take care of me," she scolded, "Besides, weren't you excited for homecoming?"

"I am.." I admitted, "I want to see you in a tight dress."

Rolling her eyes only made me want her even more, "I am sorry for how I treated you."

"Throwing my towel into the locker so I wouldn't find it after I showered?"

"Shit, how did you,-"

"Moose told me.."

"Oh...well, what about the time you stole my helmet and put a flier in it for save the planet or some shit?" I laughed.

"Well, we need to.." she didn't even deny it.

"I guess maybe there is some truth in being teased and liking someone..?"

"You liked me?"

"Sure I did.." I admitted, "You're a tough one and didn't put up with my shit."

She smiled and squeezed my hand, "Who were you talking to?"

I sighed and gently kissed her on the lips, not having told her that my father paid off my connections, "A person who is far worse than my voids will ever be."