Chapter 7

I woke with a start.

But when I opened my eyes, I saw the familiar chin and Adam's apple.

The scent enveloping me from above was Jacob's favorite Creed cologne, along with a faint unfamiliar citrus fragrance.

I had almost forgotten, Jacob always had a spare key to my house.

Seeing that I was awake, Jacob simply moved lower, chuckling as he tried to kiss my lips.

I hurriedly turned my head to avoid it.

I pushed him away and retreated to the other side of the bed.

Jacob was stunned for a moment, then laughed at me:

"Morning, sunshine. Why so shy?"

I didn't say anything, just pulled the covers over my head.

Jacob scolded me while trying to pull off my blanket.

"Emily Carter, you've got some nerve. You didn't say goodnight to me last night and even turned off your phone.

"Now you're hiding from me?"

He was quick, diving under the covers in an instant.

Before I could react, he had me completely wrapped in his arms.

"Hey, how many times have I told you not to skip breakfast?

"I went out of my way to bring you your favorite - pumpkin spice latte and blueberry muffin from that Starbucks you love.

"Do you want to get up and eat now, or... do you want me to eat you first..."

His breath was extremely close to me, and his hands followed suit.

Sobering up from my daze, I struggled desperately.

But at 5'4", I was no match for the 6'2" athlete.

I really couldn't understand what he was thinking. He already had Jessica, why was he still messing with me?

After struggling hard for a while, I was panting, but hadn't broken free. Instead, he held me even tighter.

"What's wrong with you?

"Are you angry? Just because I didn't take you to the party last night? Such a small thing?"

I didn't say anything.

He buried his head in the crook of my neck and laughed.

"Let me guess, your gossip queen friend Sarah livestreamed it for you?

"It was just a game, is that worth being jealous over?

"Why are you still like before, getting upset whenever I get a little close to other girls?"

I was furious to the extreme, at a complete loss for words.

Remembering what I learned in self-defense class, I suddenly raised my knee and aimed for his groin, then quickly ran off the bed while he was in pain.

"Emily!" Jacob gritted his teeth, his face turning red.

I quickly grabbed a hoodie and threw it on over my pajamas, hurrying to the living room.

I didn't want to be in the same room as him, especially not my bedroom.

Jacob came out shortly after, looking both angry and helpless.

After a long while, he seemed to suddenly remember something and casually asked:

"By the way, you took the Plan B yesterday, right?"

"Don't cause any accidents, we can't explain it to your parents."

Jacob walked to the kitchen island and picked up the latte, holding it out to me.

"Come on, drink something before you get angry. You know you have low blood sugar."

I didn't say anything and didn't take it.

Jacob's hand holding the cup froze in mid-air for a long time before he finally lost patience.

"What the hell is your problem?

"Emily, there's a limit to throwing tantrums, you know?"

I coldly replied:

"I'm not good enough for you."

Jacob's face turned white with anger. He slammed the coffee down on the counter.

He used too much force, and the lid popped off, splattering coffee everywhere.

"What do you mean by that?

"Who do you think you are, Emily?

"It was just a one night stand, and now you want to control me? Do you know how suffocating that is?"

His tone was unprecedentedly fierce.

In an instant, tears streamed down my face without a second of build-up.

Yesterday's humiliation and hurt all came rushing back.

Jacob seemed unprepared for my sudden intense crying and was at a loss for what to do.

He apologized with frustration:

"Shit... I'm sorry, I drank too much last night and wasn't thinking when I said that just now."

Jacob walked up to me as he spoke, reaching out to wipe my tears, but I dodged him again.

He froze, his hand stopping in mid-air.

He was about to say something else when his phone suddenly rang.

He only glanced at the screen before his expression changed, and he immediately grabbed his jacket to leave.

"I have an emergency, you calm down first.

"We're going to college now, stop being so childish. Who could put up with this in the future?"