Chapter 24

Alex

What is my little marrent doing now? I hope she's not around that clueless asshole who thinks he owns her. I noticed that the guy is very into her, and that bothers me! Jackeline doesn't realize she's fated for me, but I'll do my best to show her that. My fingers itch to call her, but if I do, she'll unleash the dogs on me. Damn woman that leaves my hands tied. How I wanted to go after her and get her away from that asshole. It's not even noon yet, and I'm desperate, I can't stop thinking about her.

I open my notebook and decide to get to work. Maybe this way, I can get rid of the insane urge to go after my little marrentinha. I was so distracted that I didn't even notice my cell phone ringing, look to see who calls me and it's Rafael.

— Hi, Rafa, what happened? I ask as soon as I answer.

“Oh, I want to know how things are going with my friend.

- It's all right. We are fine! I declare, not wanting to talk about my little brat.

- Just that? For God's sake, speak up! he says impatiently.

“I don't have anything interesting to say,” I reply.

— What the hell, am I going to stay here without knowing anything? he asks.

— Yes, because I don't have anything to say yet! — I wouldn't say that I was falling in love with Jackeline, I was quite capable of admitting him.

"Okay, but what about the kids?" Alex, can you at least say the kids already know her? he asks curiously.

— All great, in fact, Caio and Valentina adored her — I answer and manage to distract him a little.

Some hours later...

jack

And, after all, I couldn't hide it enough. While punching the punching bag, Michael finds me and as soon as he sees me, he says:

- You are avoiding me? – he asks me.

"Yes, and it doesn't seem to work out too well, does it?" I reply in a scathing tone.

"Jack, you don't have to avoid me, you know I love you and I know you love me too!" - Michael declares, so fervently, that those who listen really think we're in love.

I want to punch this son of a bitch, who does he think he is? I think glaring at him. - Michael, I don't love you! I declare for the thousandth time.

- Oh no? So who do you love? — He questions me and I glare at him saying: — I don't love anyone, okay? — I make it clear and continue to say, — Oh, yes, I do love someone!

“Oh, who is it? — he questions me, angry, I glare and declare:

- I love myself! Are you satisfied? I say ironically.

"You're not going to tell me, are you?" He asks as if he doesn't believe what I said.

“Michael, for God's sake, I'm not your property,” I say, already frustrated with him.

“Jack, you know I love you,” he declares again in love and it makes me shiver with disgust.

“Michael, for God's sake, I don't love you,” I warn again.

“I already told you I won't give up on you,” he says fervently.

"Spare me, Michael, I don't want to talk about this with you!" “I was possessed.

“You'll still see that I'm perfect for you,” he says very seriously.

“Michael, please leave me alone. Dammit, I don't need you and anyone else in my life.” I say.

- Jackeline, you who don't want to see how much you need someone to protect you? He says and I stop myself from laughing. “You're not talking, are you?” I try not to laugh. “I don't know why you're laughing? - He says looking at me without understanding anything. - Oh, don't you know? I ask him wanting to laugh in his face.

- Of course not. And when we're married, I'll take care of you,” he warns, and I start to laugh.

"Jackeline, why are you laughing?" he asks and I try to suppress my laughter.

“Michael, we women don't need protection! — I warn him, who looks at me without understanding. — Of course they need it, especially you! All delicate…" he declares and I cut him off.

“Are you listening? I question him.

“Jackeline, you know I'm right! — he deflects and has courage, that I can say.

“Michael, for God's sake. You are crazy? I say, losing patience. "I'm quite sane!" - He says and look shocked - Honestly, I'm not in the mood to listen to your litanies. Get out, I need to finish training. I say and turn my back on him. “One day you'll accept me and we'll finally get married,” he declares and walks away leaving me alone.

I start punching the punching bag harder. How I feel like punching someone, my God! What the hell! Ah, I want to punch that someone, it was Michael, who thought he was too much, he thinks he's the last cookie in the package. Underdog!

“What happened to you to punch so angry, Marrentinha. I hear a voice from someone I didn't expect to see so soon.

- What are you doing here? —I startle and stop punching the bag.

“I came to get you,” he says with a shrug and I look at him without understanding.

— No, thank you! — I thank you and let you go.

"Jackeline, I'm not leaving without you!" Alex says and I roll my eyes.

“Oh, you will! I do not need and nobody on top of me. talking about what I should or shouldn't do with my life! — I declare, well bitch, she was stressed with Michael, with that bitch Renata and yes she was also with Alex.

— I don't know who made you so angry, you don't want to tell me, do you? he asks and I'm relieved to realize he didn't hear my clueless conversation with Michael. - No! The only thing I want is for you to go away! I ask him to look at me confused. And I go back to punching the punching bag harder so who knows my frustration will go away. - I won't let you go alone! - he warns, I laugh and keep punching and answer:

— Oh, please! Go away, I don't need a ride, I can manage very well! - I declare to him while continuing to punch the bag and thinking that another one thinking he's going to control me. - Yes, I know you know how to handle yourself very well! He warns in a reassuring tone of voice and I watch him get up on the mat saying, “Who made you so pissed off, little marrentinha? , the urge to talk is so great, but I control myself. I don't need some prince charming, riding a horse to save me, from the one who made me stressed just now. Although he was a white knight, he would be so hot. "Oh shit control the libido there, my daughter!" I think, fighting with myself.

“Nobody pissed me off, okay! — I warn, I deflect, not wanting to, to tell who pissed me off, as he said himself. — Okay, now let's go? — he calls me, I look at him and say: — I'm not going to your house, Alex! I warn, not trusting myself to stay in the same apartment with Renata's viper or the kids next to us. I was afraid of falling into temptation and ending up attacking Alex. - Jackeline, your car is at home, do you remember? — he says and the way he says it, back home, leaves me in the clouds.

- Yes I remember! — I agree with him. — Even because you don't have a car and I wanted to see who the asshole is who claims to own you. He shrugs.

- My God! What's with you men today? I grumble and stop punching the bag again. 'What do you mean, What's the matter with you men? Who's been bothering you, marrentinha? - he says seriously and I notice that his eyes were giving that look that wanted to know who the man was and that I wouldn't say anything.

- Nothing! — I change quickly, I start to take off my boxing gloves and I keep holding and looking at him, wanting to know how he managed to get in here and I end up asking: — I have a question and I want you to answer me, how did you get in here? “Very simple, I said I was your boyfriend,” he says and I look at him shocked at his audacity. - You are kidding? I ask cautiously, already thinking about the comments I'm going to hear and I groan silently knowing that Rubens is going to eat my liver very slowly. - Of course not! - He says very calmly and the urge to punch him was so tempting.

"You don't realize what you've done, do you?" I question him.

- What did I do? I just made it clear that you belong to me. he says in that very passionate tone and then pulls me into his arms. And even against my will, my traitorous body trembles all over.

"Alex, let me go!" — I ask and at the same time I wanted to be there.

"You don't want me to let you go!" - He declares squeezing my body tighter against his. My God! I'm about to ask this man to kiss me once and for all.

- Yes I want. - whisper. “Oh, my little pussy, you have no idea how crazy I am to kiss you right here and now,” he declares. “No, Alex!” I reply quickly, placing my hand on his chest and there feeling his heart beat as fast as mine. “You can't kiss me.

— Oh, my little marrent, I know not! he says regretfully and I breathe a sigh of relief, but why am I suddenly sad that I haven't been kissed?

"Now, how about you leave me to take a shower?" — I ask moving away from him, who releases me against my will and I understand him, because I wanted to continue being hugged by him too. — No, you're going to take a shower at my house — he declares and I laugh. — No, sir! I warn him. "If I'm not going to shower here, I'd rather shower at my house." - Warning.

“Okay, so you take it at your house, we get your dog and from there we head back to mine. - He speaks all bossy. - Alex, who do you think you are to give me orders? - I question. - Oh, my little marrent, you know I'm your man! he declares. And when I was about to answer, I watch him walk away from me, I miss his body next to mine and I don't understand why he's moving away and I see him leave the mat first and say: — Shall we? He calls me and helps me. And the way he helps me is by taking me in his lap and God is close to not attacking him right there, for anyone to see.

“Oh, just to be clear, you're not my man.” I reply, trying to control myself, so as not to rape him. This man smells too good for my sanity.

- Yes, I am and you know! he declares, giving me a sexy smile.

“We'd better go. I respond by changing the subject.

— Come on, I already asked Renata to prepare something for us to eat. He says and I laugh. — I don't understand the reason for your laughter — he asks without understanding anything.

“Oh, nothing? — I say laughing and I imagine the face of Renata's cow when she sees me in the house.

- Nothing at all?! He says confused.

“Alex, for God's sake! - I comment laughing I follow to the women's locker room and Alex follows me.

'What are you going to do there?' - He asks curiously. - I'll get my things and you, Mr. Alex, can stay outside waiting for me. Here, men are not allowed in!” I declare with a wink at him and I leave him there following to my locker and I hear a voice calling me.

"Hi, did you call me?" I ask Bianca.

— Yes, girl, tell me who is that hot man out there? she asks all excited and I didn't like the way she said it.

"He's my boyfriend!" - I answer making it clear that Alex had a lady.

"Congratulations, friend, he's really cute!" - declares every dreamer

“Thanks, Bianca,” I say, not liking being jealous.

I say goodbye, I don't want to think about Alex giving any woman a soft spot. So I grab my stuff, go looking for my boyfriend around the training arena, and see he's talking to asshole Michael, who seems to have discovered the truth, so help me, I can't separate a fight between the two of them. I arrive soon so I can hear something and I say:

'Is there a problem here?' They look at me surprised.