He is late and he knows Noelle is going to be pissed. After all, she is volunteering her free time to help him out. He knows none of his flirty comments and easy smiles will work on her. In fact, Noelle seems to be immune to his charms. Usually no girl ever gave him this hard of time. In fact, if a girl wasn't interested Jax would move on. In fact, the only other girl that gave him this much of a chase was Tara.
Jax frowns at the thought of Tara. Her leaving still stung as much as he hates to admit it. Jax is happy that Tara wanted more for herself. He couldn't fault her for that. It was just she wanted to leave Charming forever and she just wanted him to leave his life behind. And it was something he couldn't do. He wouldn't do. There was one thing for her to want to leave. It would suck, but he had been willing to do the long distance. Hell, he even offered to transfer to go Nomad if it would help their relationship. She had been unwilling to make that compromise. It was then he realized the true issue at hand with Tara. And even though he loved Tara, every part of her, it didn't matter because she couldn't love the club.
And it wasn't as if he was looking for another relationship with Noelle after Tara. He loved to ruffle Noelle's feathers and he wasn't going to deny that she was fucking hot. And if the opportunity ever presented itself, he would gladly take it.
But the first order of business is making sure Noelle doesn't take a bite out of his ass for being late. He has noticed that she isn't all too concerned about his outlaw reputation and has no problem putting him in his place.
He enters the public library, which is in need of a serious remodel. He begins the trek to the usual place where Noelle waits for him. It's in a corner, hidden by all the shelves, and secluded. Although he isn't embarrassed about being in the library or being seen with Noelle, he could care less. He was just concerned about Noelle's as her parents were all about class and reputation.
He's thinking of his apology and how he will make up for his lateness by getting her lunch. He's making his way to his corner, but he almost stumbles over his feet as he looks over at the front desk. He spots a very familiar figure leaning against it and hears the familiar chime of laughter. His eyes trail over to who Noelle is talking to and irritation feels his bones.
She's talking to the library aide, Johnny. Like most men, Johnny can't hide his obvious infatuation with Noelle. What's worse is Noelle encourages it. Today, she is not helping with her tight jeans that showcase her tight ass and as she turns to the side slightly, he can see underneath her loose flannel that she is wearing a tight crop top. As he makes his way to the desk, she must have caught sight of him as her head turns towards him and she instantly scowls.
What's worse is that she only flips her hair over her shoulders and turns her attention back to emo Johnny boy.
Johnny, with his black shoulder length hair and beady brown eyes, seems to almost enjoy the blatant dismissal she gave him. However, in the weeks since Noelle has been tutoring him, Jax has gotten to know her quite well. Part of this is all for show.
He struts over to the desk and intentionally crowds Noelle's personal space. Noelle scrunches her nose at him, but he simply smiles as he notices that she has some books laid out in front of her.
"I'll take those off your hands," He says and grabs them. Noelle makes a noise of protest. He wraps an arm around her shoulders. He throws Johnny a smile as he leads them to their corner.
As soon as the shelves cover them, Noelle removes herself from his hold and glares at him. "So what's your excuse this time?"
Jax gives her a small smile. He can't tell her that he had been at Bluebird warehouse assembling weapons. "I'm sorry," he supplies weakly.
Noelle scoffs as she snatches the books from him and walks away from him. She finds refuge in one of the aisles.
Jax sighs as he follows her. "Noe…"
She swirls around. Anger evident in her posture and he admires her more fully in her outfit. She's wearing a white crop top with high-waisted jeans and a red flannel. He finds red to be a good look on her.
"You asked for my help, Jax." She tells him tightly. "I understand you have other commitments, but pick up a phone or something."
"I know, I'm sorry okay." He tells her.
Noelle sighs as she shakes her head as she places the books on the edge of the shelf. "Don't you get tired of saying that? Because your actions speak way more loudly than your words."
Jax runs a hand through his hair as he eyes the pretty blonde before him. From the corner of his eye, he can see that Johnny kid trying to be discreet by watching them. And he knows he is risking a serious slap in the face from Noelle by doing this. But he leans his head down ever so slightly as he risks it and presses his lips against hers. They are soft like he imagined and he is waiting for the push back. Instead, her lips part ever so slightly and she nips his lip gently, which takes him by surprise, as he finds himself pushed back against the opposite shelf.
He pulls back and licks his lips and tastes sugar and peppermint.
"Playing hard to get, huh?" Jax teases.
"Can't make it too easy for you." Noelle replies with a smile.
Jax leans forward and captures Noelle back into the kiss. He can tell Noelle is teasing him as she won't allow him to deepen it. She keeps him right on the edge as her tongue will lick at the seams of his lips and she presses her body into him. His hands tighten on her hips and he is about to trail them up across her exposed stomach and to her chest when they jump startled at the sounds of books hitting the floor.
Looking over they find Johnny flustered as he races to pick up the books. Noelle gives him a small smile while Jax looks him a cocky smug one.
Noelle doesn't seem impressed by his boasting as she pinches him in the side.
"Come on, today's topic is Shakespeare," Noelle says to him as she grabs his hands and grabs the books on the shelf.
