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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run
Chapter 35 Loop
For the last day or so, Tara's mind had been stuck in a loop endlessly reliving every single second of the less than three minute meeting she'd had with Jax. Her journey into her own personal shit show began when she arrogantly corrected Jax when he introduced her to Scarlett.
She knew exactly why she'd corrected him; she wanted Scarlett to know that she was smarter. Scarlett might have her beat in the looks and body areas, but she had the lead in intelligence.
When she rehashed every single thing that Jax said, she realized he hadn't said much because she hadn't asked him anything. Once she saw him watching Scarlett, she lost it. She did what she did when she was nervous; she opened her mouth and vomited information about herself without thinking.
She thought that she'd outgrown this habit. It turned out it wasn't a habit; it was a reflex and she just reacted. She had no one to blame except herself. No wonder Jax had seemed cold.
She was trying so hard to be a better version of herself, but her nerves had gotten the better of her. She knew she must have come off as self-centered and only interested in bragging about her accomplishments.
Well done, she told herself. She had given Jax the worst impression possible. No wonder he hadn't shown any interest in her and he would prefer to look at the beautiful and sexy Scarlett.
Tara hoped that Scarlett would decide the business climate in Charming wasn't right and leave town. There was more than enough competition for Jax's heart without her.
Her feelings for Jax were still mixed up. She wasn't sure if she loved him or not. She saw him for three minutes after ten years. It made sense that she would need a little more time to figure things out. Maybe he needed some time to figure things out on his end too.
Her plan to use her car as a way in to see Jax wasn't a great plan. It would be at most a way to see him when she brought the car and again when she picked it up. It would also look obvious.
Even worse, she almost certainly would run into Gemma. Gemma hated her from the moment she met her. She would never like any woman that Jax might love. She had a sick need to be the only woman in her son's heart.
She might not know whether or not she was in love with the Jax of now, but she was positive that she hated the Gemma of today. That woman would never change because she thought she was perfect.
What she needed was some way that she could see Jax over a span of a couple of weeks. They could get reacquainted and she could make up for that disastrous meeting at the fair.
She needed to come up with a plan soon or this Scarlett slut might get her hooks into Jax so deeply, Jax wouldn't want to get away.