Chapter 48 - Regrets

"I believe this belongs to you" Jake said stretching out her clutch to her. Jade lowered her eyes to look at her purse before slowly reaching for it with an affirmative nod.

Jake stood two steps away from her, but he could feel her sweet and soothing smell wafting through his nostrils, making it hard to keep his thoughts straight and sane.

"Thank you" Jade said with a small voice which made Jake almost lose his senses. Jake couldn't help but take a step closer, covering the space between them. He stood only a breath away and he could feel her breathe hitch. He could tell their close proximity was making her uncomfortable as she moved from foot to foot and her eyes kept darting back and forth, but that was not the case for him. He really wanted her close to him....her presence was euphoric.

Jake's piercing gaze bore through Jade's eyes, making her throat go dry. His eyes fell on her lips and he could remember that sweet smile she had flashed at that guy back at the party. She had smiled so beautifully at him that he had wanted to yell at her not to.

Jade didn't like the way he was staring at her lips. "Wh..at are..you do..ing? Jade stuttered under Jake's gaze.

"I don't know" He replied with a husky voice, that made Jade's ears burn.

"Can you stop?" Jade said with a pleading voice. She had lost all the courage she had mustered in the rest room minutes ago. She always fell short of words under his gaze. There's was something about him, that made her act differently.

"Stop what?" Jake asked subconsciously, with his eyes searching deep into hers.

"Stop...staring at me like that" Jade said a bit more normal than she had sounded earlier as she tried avoiding his gaze.

"But I can't" Jake replied shamelessly. He wanted to get a hold of himself, but the more his eyes looked at her, the more he lost his self control.

"I'm sorry but you have to stop following me about or trying to talk to me" Jade said in a serious tone.

"What happened is past, and I believe we should let it remain that way" Jade added. She noticed a brief change in Jake's eyes as his emotions flickered in them, but it was only for a brief moment.

"What if I want more?" Jake asked as he pinned her to the wall. He could remember how soft her body was from the night they spent together. And he also remembered how she had let that guy at the Karaoke hug her as much as he did, and how she had been smiling at that guy who had been clinging to her all night.

"More of what?" Jade asked in irritation.

"You" He replied moving his head closer to hers.

"Please stop" Jade said with a serious tone, as she wriggled out of his grip.

Jake didn't know what had come over him. He wasn't usually like this. He tend to lose his moral compass when ever she was around. He didn't want to give her the impression that he was a perv. But he was sulking solely at doing that.

Jade gave Jake one last look, before taking a step to leave. She wanted to get away from him as quick as possible.

"Wait" Jake hurriedly said, gripping her hand from behind her. Jade lowered her eyes at his hand holding hers, it seemed this was an habit of his.

"I'm sorry for acting this way" He apologized.

"Please tell me your name" He demanded softly.

"That won't be necessary, since we're not familiar with each other" Jade told him as she set herself free from his hold. Jake stared at her in silence, as he closely observed her expression.

It was obvious whatever feeling he was having towards her, wasn't reciprocated by her. He had played around with a lot of women enough to know that she wasn't attracted to him. He didn't know exactly what he felt or wanted from her...he just couldn't tell.

"How much?" Jake suddenly said, making Jade raise her eyes to look at him intently, trying to fathom the meaning of his words.

"What?" Jade asked with a frown. She was at a loss.

"How much would it cost to have you tonight? Are you acting this way because they paid better and I didn't?" Jake blurted out in anger or rather in jealousy. He didn't know what had come over him.

Jade could not believe what he just said. She stood there like a pillar whose plinth was running deep inside the ground. Her ears started burning and her eyes started welling. She decided not to say anything and took to her heels.

His words were hurtful!

Jake was mortified with his own behavior. He couldn't believe he had said that to her. But before he could feel sorry about it, or apologize to repair the damage he had done, she took to her heels and left.

'What the hell had he done?' He asked himself in anger.