*CRINGE ALERT AT THE END* Tho I'm sure you're used to it by now.
Trying to make JJ jealous with Harry just wouldn't work. I couldn't force myself to think about Harry in ways other than as a friend, and it was killing me. My original thought would have been to try with someone else, but I knew I would get the same result. So what was I meant to do?
JJ was, of course, avoiding me. He went into his room and didn't come out for hours. But when the doorbell rang, he barreled out of his room and pushed straight past me, leaving me confused and tilting my head. I met eyes with Josh, who was equally as confused as me. At that point, it was dark out, and Vik had disappeared into his room to start his long night of streaming. Sometimes, I would go into his room while he was streaming, just to keep him company. Simon was at his girlfriend's.
I followed Josh to the living room, where JJ had his arm around a girl. When I saw her, my eyes widened.
"Jenna?" I glanced over at JJ, who wasn't even looking at me. He was staring at her with a look I knew too well.
Desire.
It was the same look he'd given me in LA.
Why did it hurt me so much? I shouldn't have cared. I told myself I didn't care.
She smiled at me, but it wasn't a normal smile. Clearly, she was still mad at me for what I'd done to her, but she acted like nothing happened. "Hey Cass. JJ told me you were living here."
Josh put a hand on my shoulder and stood behind me, so I relaxed. At that point, everyone knew about what happened between Jenna and I. Hell, JJ was there.
"Well, we'll be upstairs," JJ smirked at me as he wrapped an arm around Jenna's waist, leading her out of the room. I stood there, frozen. Josh patted my shoulder awkwardly.
"Wanna get out for a bit? Grab something to eat?" He smiled warmly at me and I sighed. I returned his smile but shook my head.
"Thanks, but I think I'll turn in," I shrugged. I wasn't tired, but the sleep would take away the thousands of thoughts running through my head. I stayed put for a minute. "He...does remember who she is...right?"
He scratched his beard. "I think that's why he did it. You know how he is. He'll do anything or anyone to get under your skin."
I cringed. "But don't you think this is taking it too far?"
He nodded and looked down at his feet. I sighed again, saying goodnight before going into my room and falling face first onto my bed. I closed my eyes, but they immediately popped open when I heard giggling coming from JJ's room.
I groaned, trying to drown out the noise by pulling a pillow over my head. When it didn't work, I cursed and brought out my earbuds, putting them both in my ears and turning up the volume so loud that I couldn't hear anything anymore. I laid down and faced the wall, ignoring the painful feeling in my chest when I thought about what they were doing in there. He was probably enjoying it more than he had with us.
I closed my eyes, listening to the music, but being interrupted when I got a call.
I sighed and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Cassie! You're a very hard person to get a hold of."
I groaned. "What do you want, Jason?"
"Are you still dating that one guy?" He asked me. I tilted my head, but I realized that JJ had told him we were dating. I looked over in the direction of JJ's room and got an idea.
"No, I'm not. Why don't you come over?"
He was quiet for a minute. "You're serious?"
I grimaced. I didn't want him over, and I wasn't really sure why I invited him. Maybe to get under Jenna's skin. "Yeah. I'll text you my address."
He agreed, so I hung up on him before standing and going over to my closet. If I was going to go through with this, I needed to make it a statement.
So I pulled out the tightest dress I owned, which also happened to be pretty short. It was dark red, and it came down in a V at the front and showed off a lot of cleavage.
I spent a long time on my makeup, and I got a deja vu moment. This is how I acted with Sam.
I shook my head and left my room, rushing down the stairs and nearly bumping into Josh at the bottom.
He started to say sorry, but he cut himself off when he saw what I looked like. His mouth dropped open, and he just stared for a few seconds.
I waved a hand in front of his face, and he cleared his throat.
"Wow. You look..."
"I know, I know," I walked past him and into the kitchen, but I heard him follow me. "It's a bit much, but I'm going clubbing with someone so I figured I should look nice."
"What happened to 'turning in early?'" He asked.
I looked into his eyes. I completely forgot that he'd asked me if I wanted to leave. "I'm so sorry. I swear I'm not avoiding you, Josh. We'll go out tomorrow okay? I promise."
He smiled. "It's okay. I hope you have fun."
The doorbell rang, so I smiled back at him before going over to the door. I froze when I saw that JJ had answered it, wearing trousers but no shirt. I guess Jenna and him were taking a break.
I cringed at that thought.
As I heard JJ ask Jason who he was, I rushed over, pushing him out of the way.
"Do you want to come in for a minute, Jason?" I asked sweetly. "I just need a minute or two."
"Sure thing, hotness," He smirked at me and I tried not to cringe. I let him in and closed the door behind him, looking at JJ. He was staring at me.
"Holy shit," He looked me up and down before quickly looking over at Jason. "What the hell are you doing bringing him here?"
"What, am I not allowed to date?" I looked down and adjusted my dress.
"Not when they look at you like that," He muttered. I noticed him sneak another glance at me and I mentally cheered, but I knew it didn't mean anything.
"Like what?" I asked innocently. I knew exactly what he meant. "I think Jenna's waiting for you upstairs."
He glared at me. "Is that what this is about?"
I laughed, but it was forced. He knew what it was about. He knew he'd stolen my heart. He had to have known. "Why would I care? I'm just stating the facts. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a date to get to."
He opened his mouth to speak, but I walked away from him before he could.
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(JJ POV)
As they started to leave, I noticed Jason hold his hand dangerously close to her arse. If it weren't for what she'd said a few minutes before, I would've stormed right over to him and ripped his hand away. But I didn't.
Instead, I made my way upstairs, where Jenna was waiting for me. She was sexy as hell, don't get me wrong, but I knew it would probably remain a one night thing. Just like it had with Cassie. Whether she knew that, I wasn't sure, but telling her beforehand wasn't the best idea.
Normally, I'd pull girls nearly every night. But once Cassie came around, it seemed like I couldn't really be my usual self. Especially not after that day in Los Angeles. I figured if I just had one night with someone else, I'd be back to normal.
But then Cassie had to go and put on that damn dress.
Even before then, with her bikini. I called her curvy, which was true. I never understood why she took it as an insult. She was the good kind of curvy, and the red dress she had on highlighted her curves perfectly. She knew that, too. Surely she did. She knew it'd distract me.
But I didn't give in.
I went back up to my room, trying my hardest to get Cassie out of my head as I opened the door.
Jenna was on me in an instant, and I didn't pull back. I needed this. I needed to let loose.
So we kissed, and she immediately brought her hands down to my trousers, pulling at them until they came off. I brought her over to the bed and we laid down, not wasting any time in undressing each other. She swung herself so that she was on top, and she straddled me before giggling and letting my tongue slip into her mouth.
It didn't last long.
She was good, don't get me wrong. Not perfect, but good enough. I was hoping it'd get my mind off of things. As she grinded against my hips, the sensation sent a chill over my body. I closed my eyes and smirked into her lips, moaning.
"Cassie..."
She froze, and my eyes snapped open.
Did I just—
"What did you just say?"
She quickly climbed off of me and I laid back on the bed, putting my head in my hands. "No, it's not like that. I don't know why I—"
"In all of my life," She pulled her clothes back on and grabbed her things. "No one's ever said someone else's name. What kind of creep are you?"
"Shit, Jenna, just give me a minute to—"
"I'm out of here."
Ooh shit's gettin real...real cringey. GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH