Down the Rabbit Hole (Stuck On You)

Chapter 15: Simple Lift and Fall

I woke up and sighed, remembering everything from last night. I needed to stop thinking of Hayden romantically if I was ever going to be able to continue living with him. I walked to the kitchen to find a blonde girl in one of Hayden's shirts. She looked back at me curiously.

"Who are you?" she asked. I rolled my eyes and moved to the fridge.

"I'm Jordyn... I live here. Who are you?" I asked. She gave a tight smile.

"I'm Fiona," she introduced herself. I would've said 'nice to meet you', but that would've been a lie. I grabbed a cup of juice and looked away from Fiona. It made my chest hurt looking at her. I heard a door open. Fiona perked to attention as Hayden came in the kitchen. He gave her a sly half-smile. She skipped over and kissed his neck. I took a silent deep breath and looked away from them. I set my drink down and headed back to my room.

"Hey, Jordyn, how was your date with Lewis," Hayden asked. I stopped. A sigh left my lips and I closed my eyes.

"All we did was talk about Thomas," I said softly. I could practically feel his smugness leave him.

"Are you okay, Jo?" he asked. I stayed quiet. I walked into my room and locked the door behind me. I laid on my bed and tried not to listen to Fiona's giggles. It only lasted a second before I heard a door open and close. Moments later there was a knock on my door. Tears ran down my face, making my eyes red and puffy. I wiped the stubborn tears away as Hayden knocked again. "Jo, open the door," he said. I sniffled and wiped my cheeks again.

"I'm not opening the door, Hayden," I said.

"Jordyn," he begged. "I'm sorry," he said.

"Go away," I said defeated. I heard him sigh before he left. I laid down and closed my eyes. I didn't want to cry. I didn't want to cry over Hayden.

A few hours later, there was more knocking on my door. "Luca wants us to come to practice," Hayden said. I sighed and sat up before I went to my bathroom and washed my face. I walked over and opened my door before I turned towards my drawers. Hayden walked in and grabbed my arm.

away and rummaged through my drawers for some workout clothes. I grabbed a pair of Nike

at him. "Hayden, out... now," I said through clenched teeth. He gave me one last pleading look before he realized that I wouldn't budge. He left and allowed me to get dressed. After I was ready, we drove to the warehouse. It

the door behind me. Once I entered the warehouse, I plastered a giant phony grin on my face. I stretched and got

wait and my thigh before I lifted my leg the rest of the way. I felt Hayden's breath on my neck. The next part was supposed to be a lift. I couldn't do it. I stepped out of his grip and sighed as I ran my hands up my face. Sophia stopped the music. "Come on, Jordyn. It's a simple lift. Let's do it again," she instructed.

now," I said.

tea-time dramatics. Line it up and let's run it

lay off," Hayden said, defending me. Sophia glared at Hayden and he glared back. I was looking away from both

of you need to cool off," Luca said. I was all too happy to walk out of there. "Jordyn," Hayden yelled from behind me. I only stopped when I reached the truck.

me, but I didn't need your help," I

fine, then why wouldn't you do the lift?" he

for me to trust you... and I

I

beat. "Look, go ahead. I'll just grab a cab or something," I said softly as

said stubbornly. "I'm going to drive you home and we're going to talk,"

'talk' to you right now," I seethed. He grabbed my arms and pressed me up against the truck with his body. Despite myself, my

didn't mean to hurt you... okay, so I did, but I had no idea what was going on," he said. Stubborn tears fell from my

and just stared at me. I slid away from his grip but my gaze never faltered. "Was, being the operative word. If you want to take me home, go ahead. "I said, getting in the truck. Hayden paced for a moment before he walked over to the passenger side and threw my door open. He turned my legs towards him and pulled me against him. I thought

sometimes, you know that?" he said. My eyes were locked with his. Even with

don't want to play this game," I whispered as a tear trickled down my cheek. He wiped it away and left his hand on my