The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 50

She was scared.

She'd never had a serious boyfriend before-Shane didn't count-and she'd never been out on a real date either. If she said yes, she would have to find something to wear, and worry about her hair and face. Jessica groaned, if she said yes she would be forced to ask for help. She glanced down at her clothing; sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt, it was all she knew how to wear.

She didn't know how to dress her hair, that's why she liked to wear it short and she didn't know how to apply her makeup- apart from the basics-which she rarely used. What if he decided to take her somewhere fancy, she would have to wear a dress, and high heels!

Jessica groaned, she didn't know how to do any of that stuff and she'd probably just end up making a fool of herself. She smiled ruefully, around Nick she didn't need any help from that department; any time he was around her, he turned her brain into mush and she ended up acting and looking like a complete idiot.

"Why?" She wondered. "Why does he want to take me out?"

According to him they were already mates, so what was the point? She rubbed the mark he'd left on her with the heel of her hand. Slowly, realization dawned. She'd told him that she wasn't moving in with him and he was just trying to convince her.

Typical male thing, they just couldn't take no for an answer. Jessica jumped up and swiped the back of her jeans, determination written on her face. Well, he better get used to hearing the word from her, just because he claimed her didn't mean he owned her. She would talk to him and see him when she was ready, not a day sooner.

Hearing herself, Jessica groaned again, she knew she was just grasping for any reason to say no because she was too scared to go. Maybe she should just say yes, she nibbled on her bottom lip, she could ask her mom and sister for help.

They would like that; they could go shopping and do that stuff girls did. She looked at her hands, they could get manicures and...Oh hell. That stuff just wasn't her.

Damn him, damn him for turning her into an idiot. She couldn't believe him, she'd asked for time to think about everything and all he'd managed to give her was a couple of hours. Alpha's, she thought with derision, they wanted everything and they wanted it now.

Well, he couldn't have her and the sooner he knew that the better.

Managing to rile herself up, she jerked the door open and looked at Axel, her hand, palm up, extended towards him. "Phone," she ordered, "dial his number."

Axel knew what her answer was and he was sure Nick wouldn't like it. "Are you sure you don't want to think about it a little longer?"

Jessica snapped her fingers once and opened her palm again without saying a word. If she thought about it a little longer she'd probably go insane.