Page 94 of From Me to You

White was staring at me, the smile on her face completely gone. Katy was always the buffer between me and White. I had never interacted with White except for the fake niceties.

I took a sip of my coffee, not knowing what to do.

“It’s very interesting,” White said, her voice so cold, unlike the soft one she always used. I looked at her and realized this was the real her. I was right. She did put on a mask in front of others.

“What?” I mumbled.

“Your relationship with Emmie,” she said, giving me an icy smile.

My eyes flashed with anger. “What about it?” I asked her as I placed the mug on the table so hard that some of the coffee spilled outside.

“You think you both will be in love forever. But you are foolish if you think he will love you forever.” She stirred her coffee as if she hadn’t just made that statement.

“You know nothing about us, White. And you never will. You think I haven’t seen you eyeing my boyfriend? I know you want him. But know that you will never ever have him. He will never love you.” I hissed at her, my heart pounding at her audacity.

“With you out of the picture, he will want me. His eyes are clouded by lust for you, which he calls love. Come on, do you actually believe a man like him would ever want to be with a girl like you?” She snickered.

“Too bad, I am not going anywhere. I am done with this conversation. Screw you, White,” I seethed as I got up.

She just smiled. “This conversation is far from over. You will want to hear what I have to say next.”

Something about her tone made me sit back on the chair, my stomach coiling with anxious energy.

“What is it?” I punctuated.

“Well, you see Evy, the main reason I asked Daddy to sign with The Four Foxes was because of Emmie. From the moment I saw him on stage, I knew I had to have him.”

I was burning with anger.

“But you know nothing is set in stone. The lead singer of the band is everything. Imagine the media finding out that the sexy, hot male lead is in love with his high school sweetheart. Imagine the image it creates. Imagine what his fans will think,” White continued, the icy smile still flickering on her face.

I looked at her confused because I didn’t understand where she was going with this.

She rolled her eyes. “You don’t understand, so let me spell it out for you, Evy. Daddy only agreed to sign with The Four Foxes because I asked him. So, I call the shots when it comes to the band. So, I can either let them record their first album with you out of the picture or I can dangle them with the pretense of making an album for years until they get frustrated and leave Pacific White with you in the picture. Oh, and I will also make sure they can never sign with anyone else after that.” White smiled.

“So, you are telling me that I have to leave Jay for you to let them record their album? That makes no sense. You want him. What does that have to do with their music?” My voice lowered.

“Because I want him. And I will have him no matter what.” Her eyes gleamed with fixation. “With you gone, Evy, I will produce the best album out there. The fans will love the image of asizzling new band with a very hot, very single male lead. The girls will love him. It will sell their music. And then, a few months down the line, we will announce our relationship. The fans will have no choice but to love us—to love me, a woman who got their favorite singer down on his knees. The only deserving woman to stand next to him, not you, a random nobody from nowhere.”

I laughed at her. God, she was so delusional that she needed a psych check. She was obsessed with him. I saw that now. I couldn’t believe she had all this planned. And she was crazy if she thought Jay would ever be with her.

“I am not going anywhere, White. The guys are meant to be stars. You know it, and I know it too. You need a reality check if you ever think he will be with you. Jay will only ever love me,” I said as I got up and stormed out the door.

If only I had known my entire life was going to change after this point, I wondered if I would have done things differently. Something that could have prevented my downfall, my demise, and my dishonest truth that shrouded my whole life for the worst.

CHAPTER 20

I felt his presence before he could even enter the room. I turned as I got up from where I sat on the floor and rushed to him just as he was opening the door. I had to touch him. I had to feel him now because I was going mad thinking about what White had said to me. I wanted to forget that it ever happened, and the only person who could help me forget the rest of the world was him.

My Jay.

“Woah, sweetheart.” He laughed before I clashed my mouth with his.

He lifted me up into his arms and dug his hands into my ass. Our lips never parted as he carried me to the bed. I gave all my love to the kiss, losing myself in him.

And soon our clothes were off, and he kissed me all over my body. Every single inch of me. My toes curled and I lifted them off the bed from the delirious pleasure that he gave me.

“You ready, sweetheart?” Jay asked before he plunged his entire warmth deep inside of me.