Chapter 32 - Girlfriend?

How did something like this happen? How could she have taken his jacket? This were the questions going through Jade's mind as she sat down on the edge of her bed. Was this the reason he had tried approaching her earlier when she had visited Amy? OMG!, and she had ran away? How was she to return his Jacket now? She searched the pockets of the Jacket to look for a card or something she could use to reach him. She sighed dejectedly when her search came out futile.

What was happening to her right now? How did she find herself in this kind of situation? A situation where she had a souvenir from a one night stand she was trying to avoid because she was ashamed of what had happened. But now she has to return a jacket to the same guy? How was she even going to do that?

Why was all this happening to her?! Was the heaven trying to make a soap opera out of her life?

First she had slept with a man she barely knew because she wanted to save her boyfriend. Secondly she had her heart broken right after that. Thirdly, she kept seeing the same man everywhere she went. And now she had his Jacket? Was this a joke?!

This sort of things only happened in movies or novels. She pulled her hair in frustration before falling back on the bed. She laid there staring at the celling. What was she supposed to do?

She had not expected this kind of outcome at all.

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"Grandfather, it's cold out here and you really should be in bed now" Blake said as he approached his grandfather who was seated at the balcony alone.

"Come sit" Grandfather Beau said patting on the chair close to him.

"Do think Jake is happy working here? I mean with Hillary around and all?" Grandfather Beau asked curiously. He knew how Jake had felt after his father's death and and he hasn't been the same since then.

"Sincerely I don't know grandfather. You know Jake is his own person. He hides away all his emotions and never talks about how he truly feels" Blake said with a slight frown, while his grandfather sighed.

"Do you think he'd ever get a girlfriend for himself?" He asked again, making Blake chuckle.

"That's like asking if satan would attend service on Sunday?" Blake said before bellowing into laughter. Grand father Beau glared at him. Jake? girlfriend? why does those words feel immiscible?

"So should I arrange a wife for him then?"

"No way!" Blake yelled making his grandfather narrow his eyes at him.

"Why?" Grandfather Beau asked.

"Because you're trying to kill my brother" Blake said with a serious face. He couldn't believe his grandfather was planning on making Jake's life unbearable.

"Then I'll get one for you instead" Grandfather Beau said with seriousness.

"What?" Blake asked with wide eyes. How did it move from Jake to him?

"At least Jake has series of girls hovering around him, but you—"

"How is that better?" Blake cut in. He didn't understand how his brother's promiscuous life was better than his?

"You've never had a girlfriend" Grandfather Beau pointed out.

"Are you really my grandfather? How can you compare both situations?" Blake asked in disbelief. How was his grandfather's thought pattern designed?

"Well I guess I'm not. Go get yourself a girlfriend before your birthday or I'll find you a wife" He threatened making Blake look at him in disbelief.

"But that's only a few days away"

"Then you better hurry" Grandfather Beau said firmly. He loved when he had such exchange with Blake. It was extremely satisfying when he got under his skin.

"You're unbelievable. This conversation was never about Jake. You just love picking on me since you know you can't bully my brother" Blake complained with a pained expression.

"Who's bullying you?" Jake's voice came from behind them. They both turned to look at him standing by the door.

"You can ask your grandfather" Blake said before storming off. He had wanted to ask why Jake was home so early but he wasn't in the mood for that.

"What did you do to him?" Jake asked as he watched Blake leave with heavy steps.

"Don't mind him and his childishness" Grandfather Beau said dismissively. He wasn't sure he wanted to tell Jake he had talked about finding a wife for him. "You're back early" Grandfather Beau said with a surprised tone.

"And why do you make it sound so strange?" Jake asked with cocked brows.

"Nothing" Grandfather Beau said with a shrug.

As much as Jake wanted to party with his friends, he just couldn't. His mind kept flashing back to the lady he had seen at the lobby. Why had one night with her altered everything in him. Something about him wanted to see her again. He wasn't so sure he wanted this sort of feelings at all, but with each passing day, he still hasn't been able to get her off his system.

It seems his whole nervous system was telling him he wanted her again. It was more like his body needed her again. He couldn't focus at the club, so he had excused himself with a lie of having so much work to do at home. He didn't want to stress himself out by sleeping with another woman to clear his head. The last time he did, he felt extremely regretful.

"Blake's birthday is coming soon, hope you're making plans for it?" His grandfather asked.

"Not yet, but I will. And can you go to bed now? It's really cold out here" He said as he walked closer to help his grandfather stand up.

"I'm not incapacitated" Grandfather Beau said with a frown.

"I know, but I can't help but worry about you every time" He replied.

Grandfather Beau felt grateful for having two grandchildren that cared about him.

Truthfully, he was less grateful for Blake.. That boy was just too lazy for his own good.