A Thin Line between Love and Hate

Chapter 24

Jasmine's POV

One week later...

BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

"Bitch, I know you're in there. You can't hide out for an entire week Jasmine. Open the goddamn door!" I sighed heavily, I didn't want to speak to anyone but Megan was making it nearly impossible to be alone.

"Girl, if you don't open this door, Ima tell your mom that I saw you and Jaxon damn near fucking on our kitchen counter. I'll give you 5 seconds." Megan began to count. I rolled my eyes and got off the bed. I wouldn't put it past her to actually have my mom on speed dial. I opened my room door right when she made it to one. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw her phone in her hand and she was literally about to press dial. This bitch.

She plopped down on my bed with her outside clothes. I automatically gave her a death stare because she already knew I hated when people were in my bed with their regular clothes on.

"Oh save it Jasmine. Did you give Jaxon that same look when he was in your bed and blowing your back out?" I squinted my eyes at her before rolling them.

"For your information, he's never been in my bed with his goddamn outside clothes on."

"Aha! So he has been in your bed? And he has been blowing your back out?" She got up immediately and pretended to gag."Ew. Maybe I shouldn't be sitting on your nasty bed that's covered in body fluids." I couldn't help but laugh at how extra she was being.

"For your information we haven't fucked yet." I immediately regretted my statement. It implied that we probably would be sexing in the future. Megan gave me a side-eye before she responded.

"Oh, so what I caught y'all doing downstairs wasn't sex? What the hell else was it then? For your information, I had to bleach everything." I busted out laughing.

"This is why your my best friend. You know that? You uplift my spirits no matter how down I feel." Megan came over to me and gave me a deep hug before sitting back down on the bed.

"Do you want to talk about it? What's wrong Jas?" She asked much more serious now. "Did my brother do something to you? I will kick his ass if he did." I shook my head no.

I couldn't keep my feelings bottled up anymore. Megan was my best friend and I was keeping her out of the loop and mentally, I couldn't take it anymore. If I made the right choice, why is it that I was feeling so miserable? I was missing my playful banter with Jaxon, while my love life with Darnell was reminiscent of a dried up water well that had run its course.

I took a pillow off my bed and covered my face with it. I was 28 years old but I was acting like a whole baby. With my face covered, I then began to tell her how I was feeling. I sounded muffled and real dumb.

"Jasmine, you know damn well I can't understand you. Stop acting childish, I'm your best friend." I lifted my head slowly before swiping my hand down my face and groaning heavily. I could do this, I could do this, I could do this. I gave myself a silent pep talk.

"Ok, I like Jaxon." I said quickly, not looking at my friend. It was the first time that I actually admitted it out loud and also to someone else. I continued. "I like Jaxon a whole lot. More than I want to admit it to myself Megan." Megan doesn't say anything so I looked up. When I looked at Megan, she had the biggest goofiest grin plastered on her face. It was contagious. I threw my pillow at her.

"What?" She asked. "I'm just finally glad you finally came to the same realization that everyone else already knew." My eyes bulged in shock. Everyone knew? How could everyone know something without me knowing it first?