"Jula, what were you thinking?" Jae demanded once they had gotten back upstairs and went into her room.
"What? I was just being nice.."
"Just being nice?"
"Yes, Jae. Just being nice. I know, it's a concept that you still don't get-"
"Shut up! Just shut up!" Jae suddenly burst. "Jula, what the hell were you thinking? I mean, for all Col. Tavington knew, you could have been passing information-"
"He didn't see anything."
"Don't be so sure." Jae replied. "He was glaring into your back the entire way back up here. I think he caught you smiling at Wade."
"So? It's just a smile-"
"Yeah, but no one around here knows us that well yet. So it wasn't just a 'smile' to him."
"Jae, you take things too seriously. I wasn't going to do anything, and you know that!" Jula snapped. "Besides, I can't help it if he was good looking.."
Jae's eyes narrowed.
"Don't even..."
"Oh come on, do you really think that I would pursue him? He's on the other side, and I'm well aware of our situation. Besides, I don't even know him. God, I'm not stupid.."
"Well you could have fooled me.."
"Jae, shut the freakin' hell up!" Jula yelled.
Jae bristled.
"Get the bloody f---ing hell out of my room!"
"I will!"
Jula made for the door and swept out of the room, slamming the door behind her while Jae watched with angry fire in her gray eyes.
Twenty minutes later, there was a soft knock on the door to Jae's room. Thinking it was her sister at the door, Jae angrily seethed, "Stay the hell out of my room, Jula!"
The door opened and Jae turned slightly red in the face as Col. Tavington stood in the doorway, staring at her intently.
"I heard the row between you two, as did half the people who have rooms on this floor, I'm sure. You woke my son."
"Sorry..." Jae muttered, rage laced in her voice.
Col. Tavington sighed and crossed the room to her bed in several long purposeful strides and sat down next to her on the four-poster.
"I think it's time you and I had a talk. And I don't mean bantering either..."