Finally, my shoulders relaxed. "Oh."
Maybe it shouldn't've been such a relief, but it was. After all, this was a lot better than hearing he'd tussled with a random stranger. Plus, Jadenwasinfinitely annoying. It was pretty easy to imagine them fighting. On that first night, I'd almost wanted to hit Jaden myself, not that I ever would.
I said, "So you and Jaden got in a fight?"
"No."
Okay, now I was really confused. "But you just said—"
His gaze remained on mine. "It wasn't Jaden."
"Oh."Of course.He had more than one brother. Allie had mentioned such a thing. I tried to recall the specifics. Were there five brothers? Or was it six?
I asked, "How many brothers do you have?"
"Four." He paused as if thinking. "And a half."
Rounding up, that meant there were six brothers total. I couldn't even imagine so many of them. Just the two I'd met personally were overwhelming enough.
I asked, "So, which one did you fight with?"
He smiled. "Who says I fought anyone?"
I gave him a look. "Well, therewasblood involved."
"That?" He gave something like a laugh. "You haven't seen real blood 'til you bust a guy's nose."
I almost recoiled. "No thanks."
Jax grinned. "Don't like blood, huh?"
"Heck no." I paused. "Do you?"
"Eh, I don't mind it – not that I love it. But sometimes, stuff happens."
"What kind of stuff?"
"It depends."
"On what?"
He shrugged. "Whatever."
I just had to ask, "Do you guys fight a lot?"
He paused as if thinking. Finally, he replied, "No."
I studied his face. "I feel like I'm missing something."
Looking almost amused now, he said, "Wanna know whatIthink?"
"What?"
"I think it'syourturn to talk."
"Huh?"
"You're supposed to be telling meyourstory, not the other way around."
