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Chapter 56 Hot & Bothered

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Software Bugs: It appears that some progress has been made on fixing the software bugs. I don't think it's completely fixed, but there are definite improvements.

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Ava had never really had to think her way out of a jam. She didn't have the skill set, but she was just going to have to figure something out because she sure as hell wasn't about to let Jax see her naked. Pig bastard. Dog tongue kissing son of a bitch.

There it was right before her eyes; the solution to her problem. She couldn't believe she hadn't thought of it sooner. It was brilliant. Maybe she had some talent for thinking her way out of a jam.

"Let me rinse the soap out of my hair and I'll get out of the shower."

"I can hardly wait."

It sounded like he was drooling. Men were such disgusting pigs and she had married the worst one of all. What was wrong with him other than being male? He could see all the naked women he wanted on the internet.

She turned the shower back on and used almost the whole bottle of body wash to produce enough thick luxurious lather to make a bikini. It covered up all the parts of her body that he wanted to see most. She shut off the water and walked out of the shower.

Jax looked her up and down, disappointment on his face at not seeing his bride naked.

She snatched her panties from his fingers before grabbing a big bath towel and wrapping it around her. She picked up her dress and bra before turning her head to look into his bright blue eyes.

"Pig. Bastard. Asshole," she spit the words out.

Jax's face unexpectedly broke into a big grin.

"Well played, Mrs. Teller," Jax said as he stripped off his shirt.

He was disappointed, but he liked her ingenuity. He liked the fiery side to Ava. It would make it just that much sweeter when she was under him naked. He chuckled softly.

Ava fled. She didn't want to see what was under his trunks. She'd seen that part of a man and it didn't look that much different from guy to guy. Jax could keep his man bits to himself. She closed the bathroom door just before his trunks hit the floor.

She waited a couple of minutes. It would be just like him to leave the bathroom hoping to catch her naked. Pig bastard.

He remained in the shower and Ava dressed with lightening speed. She'd never been so glad to be dressed in her life. She grabbed her combination hair straightener and dryer and began doing her hair. Suddenly, she realized that Jax hadn't brought anything into the bathroom with him. How was he going to get his clothes? Wrap a towel around his waist, gather them and return to the bathroom to get dressed or strut around naked getting dressed in front of her? He had dressed in the bathroom before, but now that he had unlocked the bathroom door while she was in the shower, that changed everything. She would be alert and make sure to shut her eyes before she glimpsed him naked. It was less about not seeing him naked and more about not letting him get the satisfaction of showing her his naked body.

She'd been around guys who thought a lot of themselves. Jax Teller took that to a level she didn't even know existed. He strutted around like he was God's gift to women and she should worship his body. He couldn't get it through his thick head that she didn't like all his muscles. She liked men more long and lanky.

She decided to do her make up so he wouldn't be able to sneak up on her concealed by the noise from her dryer. Sneaky naked bastard.

She rubbed on some tinted moisturizer to her face followed up by blush to simulate a loved up look. Who needs sex when there's blush? Before she started her eye make-up, Jax shut the shower off. She was prepared.

She shut her eyes and massaged her temples so it would look less like she was avoiding his nakedness.

"Ava, have you seen my clothes?" Jax inquired with elaborate casualness.

"You thinking you are so fucking funny and are so hot. I don't find you hot at all. You are repulsive. All those muscles. You're like some barn animal."

"Tell me what you really think and don't worry about hurting my feelings."

Ava kept her eyes closed. She didn't want to see the muscles or his bare ass or the front part either. Why couldn't he be less defined? Just toned and not . . . bulky.

"You can open your eyes now. I've got pants on."

"I'm sure this is just a trick."

Jax took her hand and put it on his butt.

"See? My ass is all covered."

She opened her eyes and scowled at him.

"Let go of my hand. I've touched your ass enough to last me a lifetime."

Jax released her hand a smirk on his face.

"How dare you break into the bathroom when I'm in there!" Ava said furiously.

"Do you remember you asking me what I was going to do to you if you didn't behave the way I wanted? You thought the only thing I could do was use harsh words."

"I remember."

"There are other things and today you found out one of them."

"Because I said a couple of words to Paul? You are really that jealous." Ava knew that Jax wasn't jealous but she was hoping that Paul had not completely sold her out.

"Paul asked me out."

"Son of a bitch," Ava said. She couldn't believe it. Paul hadn't seemed gay to her at all, he seemed to really like her and find her attractive.

"That broken-hearted, eh? Just ask me next time if a guy's gay or not. I'll set you straight."

"Bastard."

"Me or Paul? He spilled everything from my being broken hearted over losing my cellie to you wondering if I can ever love a woman."

"No matter what I said, it didn't give you the right to break into the bathroom."

"Doesn't matter to me what you think. You deserved it for your misbehavior telling Paul I'm gay. He was disappointed but not surprised that I'm not gay. I told him that you are bat shit crazy and I'm just trying to keep you from getting locked up in a mental institution."

Ava's eyes brightened with anger and her face flushed.

"You son of a bitch. I've had it with you. I'm not speaking to you."

"Best thing I've heard all day. I'm going to have dinner at the place Jeeves got us reservations. According to him, there's a great show with dinner. Are you coming? We have an hour."

"I'm coming because the food is supposed to be really good, but I'm not going to talk to you."

"Great. Just nod your head."

Ava nodded her head.

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Next Up: Hell in an Elevator—a chapter inspired by reviewer Maddye who mentioned marriage counseling for Jax and Ava. Imagine Ava and Jax stuck in an elevator with the claustrophobic author of Five Minute Marriage Fix. Anyone think that's going to work?

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