A/N: Hello :D
I'm glad you seem to like where this is headed. So, I present to you the new chapter!
Also, I have many things planned, including the reason for that last scene from the previous chapter. I won't say anything, but Jax fucked up big time!
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Have You any Idea What You're Doing to Me?
Jax parked his bike outside the cake shop. A Red flickering sign that stood above the entrance said 'Charmingly Sweet'.
Tara got off the bike and adjusted her dress, pulling it down. Jax walked up to her and waited for her to finish adjusting it, his eyes never leaving her.
Tara turned her head towards the store window, adjusting the strap of her bag when her eyes widened. Jax saw her gulp as she soaked in the sight of various cupcakes, muffins, brownies, bundts, pies, and cakes.
-"Oh, my God! This is the most beautiful shop window I've ever seen!- said Tara, leaning forward to get the full view.
Jax laughed and took her hand, pulling her towards the door. He opened the door and let her in.
-"I think I'm in heaven."
The shop was relatively big, with tea rose wallpapers, adorned with images of various kinds of cakes. The four long counters that stretched along the right side of the shop held apple turnovers, pumpkin pies, apple pies, cherry pies, coffee cake, chocolate cake, blueberry, cranberry, almond, hazelnut, and other kinds of muffins, lemon curd, and God knows how many more sweets. On the left side were the booths with beige leather.
Tara's gaze darted from counter to counter, breathing in the beautiful smell of all those cakes.
-"I knew you'd like it." - Jax said grinning, his hand at the small of her back as he guided her to the counters.
It was weird and kind of nice. She knew she should say something, tell him that's not appropriate but for some reason she didn't.
Instead, she wanted to lean back and rest her head on his shoulder.
Where the hell did these thoughts come from?
-"Hi there. Jax, what're you doing here?"
A red haired girl, probably around eighteen years of age, with wide smile and a red apron around her waist came around the counter.
-"Hey, Trinity. How's it goin'?" – Jax smirked, and the girl blushed.
-"It's pretty slow today. Is this your girl?" – Trinity nodded in Tara's direction.
Tara moved away from Jax, and his hand was left holding air.
Did they really look like a boyfriend and a girlfriend?
Tara flushed, but quickly recovered and responded jokingly:
-"He'd be lucky to get a girl like me."
Trinity chuckled and Tara joined in.
-"I guess you're right. His usual type are blonds."
Tara glanced at Jax and saw that he was red in face, looking at her with... Anger?
Maybe she went too far with her remark. She didn't mean to offend him. It was just that whenever she was with him, people seemed to assume that they were a couple. Even his 'girlfriends' assumed she was with Jax.
Oddly enough, that didn't bother her. And the fact that it didn't bother her was what bothered her. For God's sake, she had a fiance. Why would she even think of another guy?
When she saw him with that brunette at the lot, she felt a strange feeling in her stomach. And no, it wasn't jealousy like Jax had said. It couldn't be. It would be stupid to be jealous of a girl she didn't know kissing a guy she did know, but only barely.
Even though she thought that kiss was hot. He was probably a good kisser. Those lips were just perfect for it. And he seemed like an expert because he had that girl moan in a second.
Why in the world was she thinking about that?
-"Oh, come on, Jax. I didn't mean it like that. "
Before she was even aware of what she was doing, she got on her toes and kissed his cheek.
Trinity laughed as Jax's expression changed from stern to an amused look. He rolled his eyes at Tara, but still kept a smile on his face.
-"I'm Tara, by the way."
-"Trinity. What can I get you?"
Tara bit her lower lip and glanced left and right, looking indecisive.
-"Do you have cheesecake? With cherry topping?"
Trinity nodded before she spoke cheerfully.
-"Sure. You guys sit and I'll get you your order."
Trinity was on her way to the second counter when Jax asked:
-"Are you goin' to take my order?"
Trinity turned, confused.
-"But you don't eat cakes. You always say these are loaded with sugar, bad fats and carbs."
He shrugged.
-"Well, today I want to have a cake."
-"Ok, what do you want?"
-"Same as Tara."
Jax and Tara sat opposite each other at a booth. Trinity came and placed their orders on the table, then headed back to her working place.
Jax watched as Tara's eyes practically sparkled while she was looking at the cake. He wished he was that cake.
What the fuck?
Tara took a bite of her cake, and closed her eyes, savouring the taste of it. She chewed slowly, and before she knew it, a moan escaped her lips.
-"This is sooo good. It's like an orgasm in your mouth. A foodgasm."
Jax almost choked with his bite. He started coughing and Tara reached forward to pat his back. Only now, Jax's face was dangerously close to her cleavage and he started coughing even more.
-"Trinity, could you bring some water here, please?" – Tara cried out as she came around Jax and patted him harder on the back.
Finally he stopped coughing just as Trinity brought a glass of water.
-"Fuck, you look terrible. Are you ok now?"
Jax drank the water thirstily. His face was red and stained with tears that came down his cheeks from that forceful cough. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself.
He looked up at Tara who was gently massaging his back, her forehead wrinkled in worry.
-"Are you ok?"
Damn you and your mouth, Tara.
-"Yes." – he said croakily.
Trinity sighed and went, leaving them alone again. Tara returned to her seat.
-"Damn, Teller. This is the second time I made you cry." – Tara said, trying to lighten the mood, referring to her punching him in the nose.
Jax grinned weakly. That was it. He couldn't take it anymore.
-"Do you have a mouth filter or something?" – he finally asked.
Tara arched her brow, unsure what he was trying to say.
-"What do you mean?"
Jax sighed exasperatedly, leaning back.
-"Those fucking innuendos. How are you not aware what you say?"
She stopped her fork midair.
-"What innuendos?"
-"Are you telling me you have no idea what comes out of your mouth?"
-"Words?" – she said sheepishly.
-"'Orgasm in your mouth', 'Oh, I can scream', 'I'm a big girl. I know what men have', 'I'm always gentle'." – he imitated her with a girlish voice. – "Sound familiar? "
She squinted at him, pouting. Then she let out a long 'oooooooooo'. Biting her lip, she looked guiltily at him.
-"Please tell me I didn't say all those things."
He leaned forward, tangling his fingers on the table and with a smirk whispered:
"Yeah, you did."
She dropped her fork and covered her face with her hands.
-"Oh, my God. I'm so sorry."
He laughed, taking her hands to uncover her face.
-"It's ok."
She lifted her gaze to his.
-"This is just terrible. I'm terrible. Wow." – then she frowned at him. – "Wait, is that why you coughed? Because I said orgasm?"
He nodded.
-"It's not a dirty word."
-"You moaned."
Another 'o' came from her lips. She cleared her throat and straightened her back, tilting her head to the side
-"And you're a guy and that made you hard?"
Jax's eyes widened and he let go off her hands.
-"Oh my God, you're hard right now, aren't you?"
-"No, I'm not!" - he said in a childish manner, readjusting himself on his seat.
Tara laughed.
-"Yes, you are! Hahaha, I can't believe this!"
He closed his eyes, trying to calm himself because, here she was, the reason for his boner, laughing at him because he got hard. And it was her fault in the first place.
-"Well, you should watch what you say and how you say it." – Jax hissed, tapping with his foot nervously.
She was still laughing and Jax fought hard not to laugh himself. She looked adorable, her laughter was infectious and after a few moments, he joined her.
-"Knowles, stop it."
They laughed for a few more minutes, before she could calm herself. Her muscles ached from laugher and she took a deep breath to stop another wave of laughter coming out.
-"Ok, I'm cool now."
She started eating her cake again and Jax his. Then, after a few minutes she asked:
-"Wait, I thought you aren't supposed to eat cakes."
Her finished his bite before he answered with a smirk.
-"I'm allowed to cheat from time to time."
Tara looked into his blue eyes and it was like she was hypnotise.
-"Well then, I'm glad you're cheating with me."
Now, Tara was not aware what she had said. At least, she wasn't aware of the meaning of her words. After all, they were talking about cake.
Jax on the other hand... His breath caught in his throat at her words. Another wave of arousal shot through his body at the mere tough of him and her. He gulped, unable to look away. Her eyes were holding his gaze. Her voice was soft.
He shook his head to break the trance. Tara shook her head too, finally able to think straight.
-"So, do you have any siblings?"
His expression became a pained one.
-"Yeah. I got a younger brother."
Tara noticed his tone.
-"Did something happen between you two?"
Jax shook his head.
-"No. It's just that..."
Jax had never before uttered how jealous he was of his brother. For some again inexplicable reason, he found himself confiding in Tara.
-"He was always better than me. He had good friends, he got to finish college, he has a good job. I ended up with shitheads of friends, spent five years in prison. I never finished high school. I could find a job so I had to start fighting."
Tara took his hand and spoke softly.
-"Jax, just because he has succeeded in all that, doesn't make you less worthy than him. It just means that you have made some bad decisions in your youth. But look at you now. You have girls throwing themselves at you, you're a great fighter, you've won a lot of fights. You are good at this, and he's good at something else. We're not all the same."
He smiled weakly, his gaze dropping to her hand on his.
-"Yeah. But after I got out of prison, I saw the way my mom acted around me. Like she was waiting for me to make another mistake, to go back the old path. She hates me doing this. She keeps comparing me to my brother and I just... I can't-"
He sighed, feeling the lump in his throat. Was he really this bitter?
Tara cupped his chin and lifted his head so that they eyes met.
-"You are who you are. Just because your mom was like that, it doesn't mean she loved you any less than your brother. She was just a worried mother. And I'm sure your brother loves you. Please, Jax. Don't harbour these kinds of feelings. They will destroy you in the end."
-"You're smart, Knowles."
-"Yes, I am." – she said, finishing her cake.
She waited until Jax finished his. After that, Tara said she was going to pay, but Jax wouldn't let her. He paid Trinity and guided Tara to his bike, his hand placed on her lower back again.
She instructed him to her and Neal's house and after about twenty minutes, he parked his bike and she got off, then turned to him, who was still on his bike.
-"Thank you for helping me with these lessons. And thank you for the cake."
Jax beamed at her.
-"No problem, I had fun."
Tara turned to leave, only to stop midway and return.
-"Also, I'm sorry about the boner." – she said honestly.
They chuckled and she went up the path to the door. Jax watched her until she got into the house, then whispered:
-"I'm not."
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