Avoidance: Eden tag Jett

[Eden Patridge]

"Okay," Eden said, getting a little annoyed. "You keep saying I can blame you so I am. Then you keep explaining why I shouldn't blame you. So can I or not because if you're going to take the blame I'm going to give it to you," she said. Maybe she was being unreasonable but she felt as if she deserved to be. After all, Jett had just had another one night stand or whatever...for her it was a much bigger deal. Even if she thought about losing her virginity before and what it would be like and who it would be with...she never in a million years thought it would have played out this way.

"Good. Then we tell no one," she said. "We're not just keeping this from Ben and Izzy...we're taking this to the grave," Eden said, making sure he understood. She didn't want anyone to know--not even his friends that she didn't really know.

Eden listened as he went on about kind of wanting it again. Had he not understood her? She'd just said 'okay' meaning 'okay, she'd do it again with him.' Had that not been clear? She knew that he slept with other girls before and she also knew that the girls were never his girlfriend. So really, he wasn't treating her any differently than anyone else. She supposed that was a good thing. Maybe part of her expected to be treated a little better given their history but she was glad that he wasn't suggesting they go steady or anything like that. Eden didn't want that. Okay, maybe she didn't know what she wanted...but she knew that she didn't want to be Jett's girlfriend. After all...that would be far too weird...way weirder than just sleeping together.

"I said okay," she said. "I agreed. We can do it again if you want," she shrugged. The words felt foreign coming out of her mouth. She could hardly believe she wasn't only saying them but she had the guts to say them to Jett. But then again, things had changed a lot. Eden wasn't really the same girl anymore who freaked out just because Jett gave her a mean look. Maybe it had taken pranking Jett or maybe it was the sleeping with him...but whatever had caused it, it was done now. Eden wasn't really afraid of him making fun of her anymore. Maybe he still would, but the difference was, that she didn't really care so much anymore.

[Jett Chen]

Jett's head snapped up when she said she agreed to do it again. That shocked the hell out of Jett. He was sure she would have said 'Hell No' and either slapped him or walked out, but here she stood, face to face agreeing to another round. Jett was not sure how he really felt about it. On one hand he would not mind a repeat, however the issue was that Jett had a revolving door of women and some how he did not see Eden being okay with that. Then again Jett could be wrong. But the biggest thing was Jett was not sure he wanted the other women and that was a problem.

"You serious. You would want another round.....with me....." He said it more to himself then her. He did not expect an answer to be honest. He just was thinking out loud. Jett sighed and closed his eyes for a breif moment to think. Then he locked eyes with Eden. "Okay. We are agreed. What ever happens from here on out is kept a secret from everyone." He told her. Jett shook his head as he laughed a little, "If someone had told me I would want more from you then makiing you angry I would have laughed in their face." Jett said.

"But now. After last week. The idea of a secret fling. Or whatever this is....is quite interesting. That's if you agree." Jett said to Eden. He softend his voice and took a few steps toward her, "So what do you say? Care to have some fun......secret fun....just us...." It was definatly an interesting idea. And it would give them a chance to see just what the hell was going on between them.

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[Eden Patridge]

Eden just stood there with her back against the wall of the empty room. He seemed so confused...like he didn't believe her at all. Was it that odd? Okay, maybe Eden knew she tended to be a bit uptight...but if anything she thought that recent events would have proved her to be a bit changed. Maybe Jett was right. Maybe she should have been freaking out...yelling how she'd never do it again....

But the thing was...maybe this was what she was supposed to be doing...having sex. She was 16...everyone else seemed to be doing it...hooking up. The problem came in that what it meant if she kept sleeping with Jett. Did it mean she'd only sleep with him? Was she supposed to start hooking up with other guys? She didn't really expect Jett to only sleep with her. She wasn't stupid...she knew that he hooked up with other girls all the time and she didn't expect him to stop just because she was in the picture. They weren't dating. They definitely weren't a couple.

It was the part that if she was okay with all this or not. She honestly didn't know...but she did know that she wasn't ready for it to stop yet. "Yeah...deal," she said, nodding her head. "Let's do it...not tell anyone. Deal."

As she said it the bell rang and Eden did a little jump, as it was unexpected. "I--I should go," she said, a little awkwardly. "I'll...see you later I guess," she said, pushing her hair behind her shoulders as she headed out of the room, looking back at him once more before heading out into the hall. What had she just gotten herself into?

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