Flirting With Chaos

Enlighten Me

The next morning, Rhea invited Jocelyn to brunch with the rest of The Judgment Day. When they arrive at a small diner in town, Jocelyn awkwardly scoots into the booth between Rhea and Damian. On the opposite side, Dom sits across from Rhea while Finn sits across from Damian.

Dom and Rhea are arguing over who has the best beans and Finn and Damian shake their heads.

"Yes, they're always like this. It's almost like they're married." Damian says, unaware yet who Jocelyn is to Rhea.

"Priest! Shut up." She says.

Jocelyn gives a small laugh, no longer worried about Rhea and Dom's chemistry and how well they sell their image of being a couple.

"Guys, this is Jocelyn by the way. She's my girl." Rhea smiles, making Jocelyn blush.

"Yeah? Good for you, Mami." Dom says and the others nod.

"Yeah she's hot." Finn says making all the heads turn towards him.

"I didn't mean it like that." Finn says and holds his hands up in defense.

Jocelyn chuckles as Rhea wraps an arm around her, pulling her close to her so she's leaning against her side.

Everyone orders their food and Jocelyn listens to all the jokes they crack about each other. She even tells some of her own and the guys laugh, much to her amazement.

She pulls out her phone and scrolls through Twitter as they start talking business. She finds images of her and Rhea at the airport all over the Internet with people trying to guess who she is.

Someone shared a photo of Rhea holding her wrist and wrote, "is this Rhea's new fling? How long do you think she'll last guys? Considering the last two were seen for a week then dropped off the face of the Earth."

Jocelyn frowns and puts her phone in her pocket before turning to Damian.

"Can I get out please?" She asks.

Damian nods and slides out of the booth to let her out. She walks to the restroom without another word, locking the door behind her as it's a single-toilet restroom.

Jocelyn looks in the mirror and sighs. What if Lacey was right after all? What if Rhea is only saying what she wants to hear to string her along?

Suddenly there's a knock on the door.

"Occupied." She chokes out.

"It's me. Open up." Rhea says.

"I'll be out in a minute. Just go back to the guys." Jocelyn replies.

"I'm not leaving until you open this door."

Jocelyn sighs, knowing she's being serious and unlocks the door, stepping back as Rhea walks in and lets it shut behind her.

"What's going on?" She asks.

"Who came before me?"

"What do you mean?" Rhea raises an eyebrow.

Jocelyn shows her the tweet and Rhea shakes her head before handing the phone back and running her fingers through her hair.

"Joce, if you're going to say you trust me I need you to actually trust me."

"How can I! You're not exactly an open book you know."

"You really wanna know? Fine. The last one's name was Brianna. She was conniving and wanted clout. How do I know? Because she was posting pictures with me every chance she could and that was all she wanted. The fucking pictures. No intimacy of any kind. She fucked any guy that came her way while we traveled. Before her? Kelsey. Kelsey actually meant something to me. She meant a fucking lot to me. A week in? I told her I loved her. The next morning? She was gone. My title was gone. My fucking dog was gone. I had to press charges just to find my fucking dog. So before you judge me based on an unhinged tweet, why don't you fucking ask."

After her rant, Rhea storms out of the bathroom. She slams the door behind her, making Jocelyn jump. She feels like shit as she sighs and splashes water on her face before going back to the table.

Rhea doesn't say anything to or even look at her for the rest of the time they're in the diner. You could cut the tension with a fork, but the guys pretend not to notice as they continue their conversations.

Once they pay and say goodbye for the day, Rhea grabs her phone and walks out to the Uber she called, not waiting for Jocelyn who practically runs behind her to keep up. She's afraid if she didn't jump into the Uber in time that Rhea would have left without her.

She looks over at Rhea, who is staring down at her phone going back and forth between Instagram and Twitter, liking MosherZ's posts and sharing them.

"Are you gonna ignore me the rest of the day?" Jocelyn asks quietly.

She takes her silence as her answer and tears up as they make it back to the hotel. Rhea gets out and goes inside, once again not caring if Jocelyn is there to follow.

Now Jocelyn gets angry. As they get back into the room she reaches out and smacks Rhea's ass as hard as she can. The woman doesn't even flinch. She just stops and turns to face her, an eyebrow raised.

"I...um..." Jocelyn stutters at the look she's getting.

"You wanted my attention? You've got it. But if you do that again, you won't like it." Rhea says.

Jocelyn frowns. "You'd punish me when you're the one who deserves to be?"

"Oh yeah? And how do I deserve it? Please. Enlighten me." Rhea says as she puts all her weight on one leg, popping her hip out and folding her arms across her chest.

"Because you're pouting and giving me the silent treatment instead of talking it out like an adult." Jocelyn says.

"I said what I had to say." Rhea replies.

"But you're not letting me say what I need to say."

"I think you've said enough." Rhea says bluntly.

"You know what? Shut up and sit the fuck down!" Jocelyn says and points at the bed.

Rhea's gaze turns into an agitated frown, but she obliges and sits on the edge of the bed. Jocelyn has to hide her surprise at that.

"I'm gonna give you two choices here. Either you can pout and be a bitch to me and I leave. Or, you can take your fucking clothes off and let me show you how sorry I am for assuming things." Jocelyn says and folds her arms across her chest, trying to imitate Rhea's intimidating stance.

Rhea looks her up and down slowly, taking in every inch of her. A sexy smirk grows on her face and she slowly starts to strip her clothes. Jocelyn fidgets as excitement screams from between her legs at the tease. But she pushes that feeling away. This time it's not about her. This time, it's all about Rhea.

And she's about to show her exactly what she feels about her.