Chapter 179: Coward
Jax tried to focus on making breakfast and he made a deliberate effort not to look Mari’s way since he didn’t want her to dare him into doing something he might regret.
He thought about what she said about asking Chad to be her fuck buddy and he wondered if she meant it or if she was just messing with him.
What if she meant it?
He knew without a doubt that Chad would never give in to her, but it bothered him that she would even want to ask Chad that.
Was it that she just wanted to have sex with anyone and it wasn’t about being attracted to him?
Mari’s lips were curved in a smile as she watched him, while kicking her legs slowly beneath the island.
She could tell he was mad. It wasn’t the loud, yelling kind of mad. It was the quiet, brooding, dangerous kind. And for some twisted reason, she liked it. It made her heart race. It made her wonder how much passion he had buried in there.
"Giving me the silent treatment?" Mari asked after a while. Her tone was light, but her eyes never left him. She wanted to see if he was still stewing.
Jax didn’t respond. He cracked some eggs into a bowl, added pepper and salt with practiced ease, and whisked them like he’d done it a thousand times. Probably had. Mari tilted her head, studying him.
"Did you cook growing up? How did you learn to cook so well?" she asked, wondering why it seemed like he liked to cook.
Jax said nothing. He just poured the eggs into the pan and reached for a slice of bread. His silence only made her want to talk more.