Casual.
The word I repeated over and over to him.
Casual.
It was what I wanted our relationship to be before I left this afternoon.
Casual.
It was what I couldn’t fathom him having with somebody else. When she said the word now, directly from her lips, it was like pouring acid into my ears. For the first time in a long time, I wanted to tell Jax that he was mine and only mine.
Pride and fear stopped me. I guess my mother had a point in not always being honest.