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“And I’m trying not to love him. So, where does that leave us?”
“I had no idea it was so serious.”
“What does it matter?” I ask, throwing my hands in the air. “I forgave the unforgivable, it means you should too.”
18
Jay
Twelve Years Earlier
“To what do I owe this pleasure, Michaels?”
He stands against the brick wall, cigarette in hand, ball cap hiding his eyes.“I need a favour.”
I never thought I’d live to see the day Jagger Michaels asked me for anything. In our not so perfect world, I hate him, and he most definitely hates me.
“What is it?”
He takes the last drag of his cigarette and flicks it on the road. “You know Sasha and I got a kid, right?”
I don’t tell him that when I found out, I lost my shit, wishing it was mine. “I heard.”
Sasha Allman, will always be the one that got away. My weakness. A soft enough spot that I will talk to a guy I’ve hated for as long as I can remember, and give him anythingsheneeds
“I need money for my family. I need you to vouch for me with George so I can earn a bit on the side.”
For Sasha, and Sasha alone, I momentarily rid myself of the hate, and talk to him man to man.
“Listen, Jagger. That’s a bad idea.”
“I need the money,” he repeats.
“So just work a normal job .”
“I am, but what fucking job is going to give me enough money to rent a place within the next two months.”
He lights up another cigarette, and offers me one. I take the cancer stick and the lighter off him. Like old friends who smoke in the alleyways, and shoot shit.
“You can’t just switch that shit on and off.” I warn. “George will try and tie you to him for life.”
“I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.” It’s naive of him, but I don’t bother worrying about where he’ll end up. Only Sasha.
“And what about Sasha? She okay with this?”
No chance in hell.
“Do you think I’m fucking stupid?” he scoffs
I bite my tongue, because the obvious answer is yes.
“She can’t ever know,” he adds.
“This is all well and good, but what do I get in return?”
As if the concept of favours is actually lost on him, he quips up a brow. “What do you want?”
I pretend to mull it over for effect. “I want Sasha.”
