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saw that, too. I couldn’t make out what
he was giving them though.”
    “Who knows? Could’ve been coke, heroin, ecstasy,
molly… I hear he sells it all.”
    He nods his head, “What about meth? I’ve heard he’s
a big dealer around here.”
    I laugh at his innocence. When he says things like
this it makes me remember how new he is in this town.
    “He’s the king of meth around here. Even though
it's supposedly the easiest thing to make on your own, most people don’t like
to risk it, so they go to him. I had a friend who bought from him for a while.
Luckily, Piper and I got him clean and off that crap. Meth is no joke.”
    “Isn’t that the fucking truth,” he whispers as he
straightens his legs, mimicking my position. “Where does he make it?”
    I look over at him, wondering why he’s so
interested in Jimmy.
    “What’s with the twenty questions? You looking to
buy from him or something?”
    His face drops in complete shock, “No, I would
never do something as stupid as that. I don’t know why I asked.”
    I take a deep breath, “I’m not sure where he makes
it, but I’m almost positive it’s not at his house. That friend I told you
about, Piper and I had to pick him up there once. Jimmy’s house is clean.”
    Jaxon shakes his head again and I can tell the
information means something to him, I’m just not sure what.
    “Can I ask you something?” He says hesitantly.
    I nod my head, “Sure.”
    “Why are you so anti-drug? I mean, I think it’s
great; I just have never met anyone so opinionated about the subject. Most
people I know who don’t do them, don’t think twice about the people who do.”
    I’m not ready to tell him about my sister, but I
also don’t want to lie.
    “When I was fourteen, someone close to me died of
an overdose. It was horrible and changed my life along with so many other
people’s lives. Let’s just leave it at that.”
    He moves closer to me. He has the most concerned
look on his face as he brings his hand up to brush it softly against my cheek.
    “How badly did it affect your life?”
    I look into his blue eyes, lost in depths of them.
I feel safe under their hold.
    “Pretty bad,” I whisper, not knowing why I tell him
that.
    His pupils grow larger and his eyes become hooded
as I’m trapped in their hold. His other hand glides up my other cheek,
repeating the same caressing action. I feel a shiver running through my body as
his mouth moves closer to mine. I close my eyes and wait for the touch of his
soft lips, something I’ve craved since we last saw each other.
    I hear him inhale a deep breath and his lips move to
kiss my cheek. They linger there as my eyes shoot open. I’m stunned he didn’t
kiss me. Any other guy would have pounced on the vulnerability of that moment,
kissed me, and probably would have fucked me.
    Jaxon’s lips release from my cheek and he turns back
to face the sky. I can feel a scorching sensation on my skin from where his
lips once were. We sit in silence, basking in the beauty of the night. I’m glad
to get a little break from our interaction, because I’m not quite sure what to
say after the almost kiss.
    “Let’s play twenty questions,” Jaxon says, breaking
the silence.
    I take a sip of my beer and turn towards him,
“What’s with you and games?”
    He smiles at my question.
    “Games are the best way to get to know a person.
You can ask anything you want and it’s not weird or uncomfortable, because it’s
a game.”
    I guess what he says makes sense. “Okay, I get to
ask first though.”
    He shrugs his shoulders and nods his head in
agreement.
    “What’s your favorite color?”
    He’s drinking his beer when I ask the question.
When I finish asking it he spits his beer out all over the grass, laughing his
ass off.
    “You’re such a girl,” he laughs. “That’s such a
typical girl question. What guy has a favorite color?”
    I’m annoyed that he’s making fun of me. “I know
guys who have favorite colors,”