Free Perfect Match by Kelly Arlia Page A

when
he finally located Noelle sitting across from him, he started
feeling great. She was in his direct view and he knew that it was
not his imagination that he saw her face brighten when she saw him.
When she smiled at him, he instantly got good vibes about the
evening.
    Then, they were crushed. A guy that he had
never seen before sittings down beside Noelle, wrapping his arms
around her, and giving her a big kiss. How could he have been so
wrapped up in himself to not even consider the possibility that
Noelle may be bringing a date? What an asshole he was. He felt like
a fool and decided at that moment to stay clear of her so he could
get his emotions in check. He walked over with Mike to get a
drink.
    “Hey, I know you!” He heard a woman’s voice
say to him. He turned to see Pixie come towards him.
    “Hi, Pixie,” he said as she gave him a hug,
which surprised him.
    “So glad you’re here. Have you seen Noelle
yet?”
    “Yeah, I did.”
    “Did she see you? She has been checking for
your arrival since we got here.”
    “Really?” He said without much emotion.
    “Yes. What’s with the tone? Are you telling
me that you aren’t happy about that?”
    He shrugged. “Surprised is more like it. I
can’t imagine her having the time to look for me, considering she
brought a date.”
    “What? A date? Jackson, she didn’t bring
anyone except for me and Darin…oh, you saw her with Darin. Darin is
my boyfriend.” Chelsey cracked up at that.
    Jackson’s roller coaster ride was still
going. He felt relieved that she wasn’t here with someone and that
she had been waiting for him. He knew it was foolish to have gotten
jealous- nothing was going to become of the two of them- but he
couldn’t stop himself. “Well, you know what, Pixie? I’d love to
meet him.”
    “That’s what I want to hear.” Chelsey put her
hand in the nook of his arm and they walked across the lawn to
where Jake Cunningham and John Mento, the current tag team
champions, were standing with a guy, whom he assumed was Darin.
    “Hey, do you think I can have my boyfriend
back tonight?” Chelsey asked Darin when they reached him.
    “Yes, of course,” Darin said. “Hey, it was
great meeting you guys.”
    The Tag team champs said the same and left
them to get some food. “I have another guy I want you to meet,”
Chelsey said. “Darin, this is Jackson. Better known as….”
    “Bullet.” Jackson smiled shaking Darin’s
hand.
    “Sorry, I’m not much of a fan, but I will
be,” Chelsey said.
    “It’s okay. It’s great to meet you.” Jackson
meant that completely.
    “Hey, leaving me out of the party? Not fair.
I’m the one that brought you,” Noelle said, coming up to them. It
didn’t take Jackson long to smell her perfume. Nothing smelled
sweeter to him. Chelsey handed Noelle a cup. “Thanks. I was
beginning to think that you weren’t coming,” she said to him.
    “I’m always going to be late when I have to
wait on Mike. Keep that in mind if you are ever scheduled to work
on him, he is always late.”
    “Good to know. I see that you met Darin and,
of course, you already know Chelsey.”
    He looked at Pixie and decided the name fit
her. “Yes, we’ve gotten reacquainted. Do you want to take a
walk?”
    “I’d like that.”
    Jackson wasn’t sure what his intentions were
when he asked her if she wanted to go on a walk, but he knew that
he had to get her out of the craziness of the party. He didn’t
realize how enormous Kris’ property was, until they started
walking. They could easily get lost on the property, and, at the
moment with Noelle beside him, that idea was very appealing.
    “Jackson, can I ask you something?” Noelle
asked as they stopped at the front of the house.
    “Anything.”
    “You and Kayla?”
    “I had a feeling that you were going to ask
me about her.
    “You said that I could ask you anything.”
    “You can. Kayla and I met at the Ruckus Room
and started dating pretty much from the