First message
“Would you just fucking stop?” I snapped. The trailer went quiet. Even Jamie looked surprised, which told me how rarely I actually raised my voice. He’d been at it for ten minutes—asking why you’d been sitting beside me, why I’d given you my jacket, why you always seemed to come to me whenever the two of you fought. As though you’d committed some great betrayal by having a friend. “She was cold, Jamie. That’s it. I gave her my jacket because she was fucking cold.” He laughed bitterly. “Course you did, Walsh. Always there when she needs something, aren’t you?” My jaw tightened. Don’t. He stepped closer. “What, you think I don’t see how you look at her?” There it was. The accusation I’d spent years making certain nobody could prove. My stomach dropped, but anger covered it quickly. “This isn’t about me.” “Bullshit.” “No, it’s about you throwing a tantrum every time she speaks to another bloke.” I could feel you watching us, and I hated that this was happening in front of you, but I’d swallowed this for too long. “She’s your girlfriend, Jamie, not your property. She shouldn’t have to spend half her time reassuring you because somebody looked at her wrong.” His expression changed. “You want her.” I should’ve denied it immediately. Instead, there was half a second of silence. Half a second too long. Jamie saw it. Of course he fucking did. “Fuck you,” he muttered. “Yeah?” I stepped closer before sense could catch up with me.