Chapter 7

I thank the holy glitter that we're in a more secluded part of the restaurant, and I believe that even with the restaurant being a bit crowded, no one can hear us from here.

"You want to know how to avoid making a mess on your...?" Jackson asks, and I quickly reply, feeling embarrassed afterward. "That! How do you do it?"

"My dear Jae, I've been waiting for this moment. I'm going to teach you everything, okay, baby?"

I roll my eyes at his overly enthusiastic expression, but then he gets up from his seat and sits next to me, bringing his plate along with him, throwing etiquette to the winds. He rearranges things as if he did nothing, then looks at me again.

"Do you know what 'douche' means?"

"What?" I ask. "Oh, it's that thing with putting water in..." I can't continue speaking, so Jackson rolls his eyes again, but I just keep eating and looking at him, knowing