***Taylor’s POV***
~Past tense~
Jay is not a typical good guy, I need to remind myself. He isn’t scared about punching guys or getting in fights. I look down at his hands, the ones that hold me in the night, the ones that give me intense pleasure and the ones that just smacked Nate around the jaw. He’s sitting next to me watching the lecture, and I’m staring at him. Unbelieving that he would physical harm somebody else, even Nate, for me. He is so intelligent yet at the same time such a brute of a guy. It’s whilst I’m looking at him I realise he’s a whole bunch of contradictions in my mind. He’s got a beautiful angelic face and he loves his mum but he punches guys on the fly. Politics major that spends more time in the gym than the library. Never has he attended any debates club.
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He glances up at me and smiles, that gorgeous smile that says “I know you love me. How could you not”.
I smile at him slowly. He smiles back and puts his arm around my shoulder. I lean into him, feeling his arms engulfing me.
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“I can’t wait till later” I whisper to him.
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“There’s a benefit to having a bed on campus that is in your very own dorm” he says smiling.
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I wink at him and he strokes my arm.
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When the lecture finishes I realise Ross is ignoring me again because he just gets up to walk out. Which I understand, we collected my stuff from his house already.
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I smile at Jay.
“One minute” I say to him and he holds back letting me pursue Ross.
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“Ross?” I say.
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“We haven’t really spoken since I left do you want to grab a coffee later” I ask.
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He looks at me and his eyes are kind of sad.
“Sure Tay, 3 ish?” Ross says.
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“Yeah actually meet me at my dorm” I say.
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“Okay sure see you there” he says and finally he smiles at me. I hug him tentatively but after a second he hugs me back fully.
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Jay catches us up and we all walk out together.
“Taylor you’ve literally got guys smacking Nate all about the place for you” he says.
Ross had a fight with Nate too at a party, because of what Nate had been saying about me.
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“Nate is the problem not me” I defend laughing.
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“Whats he done now” Ross comments.
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“He’s my neighbour. He thinks it appropriate to call me a slut all the time” I say.
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“Oh shit, yeah he was saying something about you at the party and I smacked him” Ross says.
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Jay laughs casually holding my hand as we walk into the canteen.
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“Thanks Ross for defending me” I say. Ross gives me a smile.
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Jay raises his eyebrows at me. Rolling his eyes.
“Hey man at least you got a thank you, I got a lecture” he laughs and I swat him.
He takes that as an opportunity to pull me into him as we walk around choosing food. I grab some pasta and put it on our tray.
“what are you having ?” I ask him.
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He faces me arms around me.
“I want to have you” he smiles suggestively and my cheeks redden.
He kisses me and I pull away smiling.
“Later you can have me later” I smile at him.
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He grabs a sandwich and sighs at me. Kissing me again. He pays for our food this time and we head to the others.
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I sit down with Jay. Opposite from Ross and Ryan. We eat quietly him occasionally making me laugh. His arm is around my shoulder. He’s so confident with me. Matty is sitting over on a chair near Pippa and I dare not look at him.
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I finish my pasta and place the pot down. His arms go around my waist drawing lines up and down with his fingertips. I smile up at him and he winks at me.
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“So are you guys actually coming out later” Rach laughs looking at me.
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“Oh where” I say for us. Jay is preoccupied touching me.
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“Nate’s dorm” she says.
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“Oh I live there” I say
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“Shut the fuck up” she laughs.
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“Yes he’s a dickhead and he’s my neighbour. I’ll be there” I say. Jay raises his eyebrows at me laughing.
“One more night” I laugh.
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He sighs standing up leaning over me kissing my lips. He grabs the tray and heads off to the bin.
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I look up at Matty and I’m momentarily lost. He’s watching me with his green eyes, so captivating. He’s not sad, not jealous. He’s curious. I look away from him. That’s quite enough walking down memory lane for one day.
Whilst I’m glad I texted him, because it mended our friendship, I cannot give him the wrong idea.
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Ross leans forward.
“Both Jay and I have punched Nate now” he says.
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Jay returns sitting next to me.
“Yep, he’s a dick” he says eyeing Ross.
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“Okay no punching tonight though yeah no matter what Taylor does” Rach laughs.
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I lean into Jays chest, and his arms are around me on my hips.
“What do you have next” I whisper.
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“Politics, I’ve bunked the last three lectures” he says. And sighs.
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“Ah that’s a shame” I say.
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“I can bunk one more” he says.
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I smile at him feeling the heat between us.
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“I’m heading to dorms. I’ll see you there at 3” I say to Ross.
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“See you then” he says smiling.
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“I’m bringing cocktail stuff for later.” Rach says to me.
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“See you then” I say. I glance at Matty one more time and then leave with Jay.
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