Chapter 18 Jax waited for Kristen to get off the phone. He had seen her face when Noah blurted to his grandmother that she had been kissing someone. She looked mortified, and Jax didn’t exactly know how to feel about that. He didn’t want to leave until he made sure she was okay. He didn’t want to leave at all after that kiss. He wanted to pull her back into his arms and continue exactly where they’d left off. He walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. A few minutes later, Noah came in, holding the same book from the other night. “Can you read to me?” he asked, and there was no way in hell Jax could say no. “Sure, bud, come here.” He patted the spot next to him, and Noah climbed up. He situated himself and handed Jax the book. Jax started from the beginning. Noah pointed

