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I shrugged as I nodded. “I guess.”

“Then I’m sorry I didn’t tell you how much I liked our seven minutes in the closet,” Jax said, turning to glance at the dance floor.

I paused, stunned.

Was Jax for real right now?

My eyes fell to his lips as I remembered the closet.

FLASHBACK

“Jax and...”

The bottle span, and I bit my lip as it slowed near me.

“Hannah!” the crowd roared, and I stared at Jax in horror.

Jax was Theo’s hottest friend!

Theo rolled his eyes, but his attention soon turned back to the pretty blonde beside him. I sat stupidly still before Jax walked over, holding his hand out to me.

“C’mon, Phillips. You know you want to,” he smirked as I followed him to the closet beneath the stairs, the cackles and whistles following us until he shut the door firmly.

It was pitch black and silent, the scent of Jax’s cologne filling the small space rapidly as people called out the remaining time.

“Do you wanna do this?” he asked quietly, his fingers touching mine as I jumped nervously.

“Do what, exactly?” I squeaked out, unable to stop my heart from beating so fast.

“This.”

Jax cupped my face in his hands, his lips brushing against mine as his tongue entered my mouth softly. I groaned against him as he pulled me up to him, his hands buried in my hair as the kiss deepened.

I was kissing Jax Duffy!

Before I knew it, they called out a minute left, and we kissed with a passion I didn’t know was possible.

“We can’t do this ever again. Because of Theo,” Jax muttered, kissing my lips in between the words as I pushed his head against mine, kissing him intensely.

“Why?” I demanded, clinging to him as he stroked my face.

“I just can’t.”

We sprang apart as the door opened, and the light spilled in. His slate grey eyes met mine as his trademark smirk appeared.

“Which lucky lady is next?” He called out as I followed him, the feeling of his lips on mine still holding my body captive.

I saw Theo staring at me with a strange expression on his face, breaking eye contact with me as he left the room. Jax pursued him, and I returned to my spot on the floor to nudges and winks from the surrounding girls.

PRESENT TIME

“You’re drunk,” I stammered as he turned to gaze at me.

“If that makes it more bearable, fine. But it was always going to be you and Theo. He told me if I ever went near you in that way again, he’d execute me. I took that threat seriously.” Jax chuckled as I stared at him in disbelief.

“You...likedme?” I croaked out as he cringed.

“Yeah. I used to wish our paths would’ve crossed on the nights out where you were fucking random’s, and I was doing the same...but fate had other ideas.”