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asked.
    “You make a lot of assumptions. Has anyone ever told you that?” Jax snapped. He was a lot angrier about it than I would have thought.
    For a moment I stared at him, unblinking. “A few people may have mentioned it once or twice. I like to think of it as making an educated guess.”
    He shook his head. “You're way off.” Sighing, his body relaxed. He moved his hands to his knees and tapped them. Watching his face scrunch up, I could almost see the gears churning inside of his head.
    “Why do you think that about me, anyway?” he asked.
    “You've blushed, you think kissing is trashy, and you go to the same church as Morgan. I've only visited it once, and I know for a fact that they're into that whole waiting for marriage thing,” I said with a small shrug. “Deductive reasoning. Plus, I know enough about you to know that you've been single for most of the new millennium.”
    Nodding, he looked over at me and resumed talking once our gazes met. “First of all, I don't think kissing is trashy. It was a joke; I think I said that earlier. As for me and my religious beliefs, yeah, maybe I do want to wait until I'm married next time.” He paused. “Guys blush, that's not weird.”
    “It's super weird.”
    “No it's not.” He scowled.
    “It is, but maybe not for nerds. Can't say I know a whole lot about them.”
    Jax rolled his eyes. “You're stereotyping me again, but at least this time you're closer to being on the right track.”
    I smirked. “The other thing that had me wondering is you don't seem to be the type to have ever had a girlfriend. Come to think of it, you also don't seem the type to do the one night stand thing either.”
    “Deductive reasoning.” He shrugged. “Remember your comment about how I've been single for most of the new millennium? Notice how that doesn't mean all of it? Of course, when I did have a girlfriend, that was before I started working for my father. In the public eye, I should clarify, because I did work for my father behind the scenes just for fun and without pay. We developed a lot of things together when I was in high school, but he didn't want me to get caught up in the media until he thought I was old enough to make that decision myself. My older brother was already making waves with the press with his lavish parties.”
    “Yes, every weekend there's a new tabloid about his party in another country.” I offered a small smile. Not like I'm a tabloid reader, in the slightest, but they're hard to not notice at the checkout of the super market.
    He laughed. “Kevin has his own travel magazine out now, actually. That's part of why he documents all of his adventures so well on the social media sites. It's his thing. I like it a lot more than what my sister does in her spare time. Sure, he spends a lot of money, but I feel like he's getting some kind of cultural experience from it instead of only getting plastered.”
    “If I had that kind of money, I'd want to see the world,” I admitted. “And not just see it, but experience it.”
    “I like to do the same, but I'm a lot more discreet about it.”
    “I noticed,” I said with a small smile. “You don't plague the magazine racks or the social media trending topics too often. The one I'd worry about the most is your sister.”
    Jax smiled sadly and looked down at his hands. “She's a lot younger than I am. Hopefully she'll grow out of it before she gets into trouble.”
    The cab stopped in front of a skyscraper. Jax paid the driver, then got out and opened the door on my side of the car. He offered me his hand, which I took, and carefully stood. I stared up at the building and noticed we were in front of the Gizmo Corp main office.

Chapter Six
     
    “Showing off your work place?” I teased.
    With a sheepish smile, he escorted me to the side of the building. On the outside, even at night, it was a sight to behold. It was the tallest of all the skyscrapers in downtown. The lights on it made it look as though