When Confidence Collides

Chapter 26: Make me

"Jace, turn around."

"Why?"

"Just do it."

I jumped on his back, wrapping my legs around his waist and holding onto his shoulders.

"You're so heavy what the hell," Jace said after I was properly on his back.

"What the fuck?" I punched him on his shoulder in spite of the rubbish that just came out of his mouth.

He boyishly laughed, "Baby, I was joking. You're literally the lightest person I've ever held." What is this? Go from one extreme to the other?

"Okay, now you're just lying."

"How, Princess?"

"You just are," I replied out loud. "Now let's go before your sister gets suspicious," I whispered into his ear.

"Okay." His hands securely held onto the back of my thighs as he hoisted me up before walking outside with me clung onto his back.

"Ivy!" Skylar exclaimed when she finally saw us approaching the pool. She pulled at Jace's arms while kicking him in the legs. She tried pushing him with her only available arm, but wasn't successful in trying to stop him.

"Let Ivy go you asshole," she huffed. Her left arm was underneath her right. It looked like she was trying to cross her arms, but the fact that her left arm was locked into a right-angled position by the cast wasn't allowing that.

My mouth fell open. Did she really just say that? I slapped my hand over my mouth, trapping the laugh that was bubbling in my throat. I couldn't laugh otherwise she'll keep on saying it. Jace wasn't even shocked. He acted as if this had happened before. He released me from his hold, allowing me to climb off his back.

"Skylar, what did I say about saying that?" Jace was leaning down at her level, his voice laced with disappointment. Before? So, this has happened before.

Sky looked down at the ground. She was playing with her sleeves in the same way she was when I spoke to her in her room yesterday. "Uhh, not to?"

"Exactly. So, don't say it again, okay?"

"Okay," she replied sounding happier than 5 seconds before.

Jace stood up from his crouched position and looked at me. He rolled his eyes when he saw me stifling a laugh.

"Not such a good example now, are we?"

"Shut up," he demanded and stood on my left side.

I turned so my body was entirely facing him. I leant in next to his ear and whispered, "Make me."

I was ready to run when Jace's arms surrounded my hips and held me upside down on his shoulder. I tried wriggling out of his arms but it came to nothing. His grip was too strong. I relaxed in his arms when his shoulder began digging into my stomach.

"Jace." I got ignored.

"Jace, put me down." I got no answer again. Is he partially deaf?

"Jace. You're hurting me."

He put my feet back on the ground and stood in front of me. He held my face in his large hands as his eyes filled with concern scanned my face. He pulled me into a hug. I rested my head on his chest as I homed in on the sound of his heartbeat banging against his chest.

"I'm so sorry, baby. I didn't mean to hurt you," I heard the words vibrate from his chest as he kissed the top of my head.

I laughed against his chest, "It's okay. Your shoulder was digging into my stomach but I'm fine now." He pulled me back, holding me at arm's length, and searched my face.

"Jace! I'm fine. I swear."

"No one is fine when they literally say 'I'm fine'."

"Well, I'm amazing, spectacular, fantastic." I smiled sarcastically and put both of my thumbs up at him. All he did was roll his eyes and give me a disapproving look. I guess I deserved that.

I tried to think of a way to make him believe me when I came up with the perfect solution. I softly pressed my lips against his and caught him off guard. "Is that better?" I retorted with a smile on my face.

"Oh yeah. One hundred percent," he mumbled when he had placed his lips on mine again.

"Eww. You two are going to get married," Sydney sang whilst skipping in a circle around us both. I glanced at Jace and his cheeks had risen in colour and he avoided eye contact. He was embarrassed and it was the cutest thing.

"Just like you were going to get married to..." Jace put his hand over Skylar's mouth, stopping her from finishing her sentence. What!?

I laughed, "What? You were going to get married to someone? Funny one Sky."

I noticed Jace shift uncomfortably as Sky warily looked up at him.  

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I unintentionally end a lot of my chapters with cliff-hangers, so I end up having to edit them so it's not too repetitive hahaha.