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00:05right after the ride wrapped the team's golden girl Chloe and I both walked up to hand my
00:10boyfriend Jax his drink Chloe just grabbed a bottle of water off the side table I brought
00:15his usual sports drink Jax walked right past me and drank straight from Chloe's bottle Tyler
00:20the team's captain saw me standing there awkward as hell and took the drink out of my hand to
00:25smooth things over don't hand mine off to me Jax I'm dying of thirst after that ride
00:29but Jax snatched it out of his hand anyway and tossed it in the trash he is always like this
00:34does whatever he feels like doesn't care if it embarrasses me doesn't think about what the other
00:39riders will make of it doesn't even glance up to see the disappointment on my face that is the
00:44moment it clicked for me a love that has to hide in the dark isn't worth holding on to anymore
00:48that's out of line Jax Reese already handed it to me what gives you the right to throw it out
00:55Jax just has a temper don't let him get to you he apologized to me then bent down fished the
01:02bottle
01:02straight out of the trash without flinching it's dirty now don't drink that
01:10it's fine long as the seal wasn't broken it's clean how do you know the seal was never broken
01:18you trust her that much not even a little worried she put something in there to mess with you he
01:24left the words hanging on purpose it set the whole garage off in an instant you don't think Reese would
01:29actually pull something on Jax do you no wonder I always felt like he had it out for her Jax
01:33doesn't
01:34care how much he hates someone he'd never call them out in front of everyone except with Reese
01:37he's never given her one decent look not wanting her drink is one thing but he won't even let her
01:42touch his bike I stood there frozen couldn't even get a word out to defend myself because everything
01:47they said was true Jax didn't want anyone thinking I only got my spot in the team because of him
01:52so whenever outsiders showed up to prep he never spoke to me first everyone assumed we were strangers
01:58now they were starting to think he flat out couldn't stand me if we let someone like her keep running
02:02things for the team aren't the rest of us at risk too the second that landed the whole garage went
02:07quiet Tyler's hand froze mid-motion his eyes swept across the room whoever still had something to say
02:14shut their mouth fast Chloe on the other hand loved a good show never minded stirring the pot cap you
02:20might want to watch yourself the state racing championships coming up this season if something
02:25happens to you what's the rest of the team supposed to do
02:32my head was spinning I was so mad but I still tried to defend myself I bought that drink at
02:36the gas
02:36station right down the road go check the cameras if you don't believe me I never touched a thing
02:41I'm just giving cap a friendly heads up if your conscience is clear why so worked up I knew the
02:47saying well rumors spread on a whisper the truth has to run to catch up I wanted to argue more
02:53but Tyler pulled me back I believe you he turned to Chloe his face darkening no proof means you're
03:00slandering her this is a closed team meeting you're not on the roster I need you to leave now
03:08I was just messing around cap you really got to make this a whole thing I invited Chloe here today
03:13I already talked to management she's coming on as operations manager starting today Chloe's on the team
03:17I snapped my head up to look at him Jax met my eyes for one calm second then looked away
03:23my phone
03:24buzzed a team group chat popped up on the screen based on the team's feedback Chloe will be taking
03:29over as operations manager for now everyone around us clapped I should have been smiling and clapping
03:35too welcoming her in but my mouth wouldn't curve up no matter what all I managed was a smile uglier
03:41than crying when the team first opened up applications for a manager dozens of people
03:46signed up just for that one spot scared I wouldn't make the cut I begged Jax to quietly pull some
03:51strings for me if I get picked doesn't that mean we get to see each other every single day
03:56if everyone gets to cut the line how many useless trophy girls are we going to end up with on
04:00the team
04:00if you don't think you can actually handle it don't even bother applying
04:07prove I wasn't just some useless trophy girl I threw everything I had into it finally landed the
04:13spot over every other candidate you got in on your own skill fair and square if I admit you're my
04:18girl
04:19everyone's going to assume you cut the line and they'll hate you for it back then I actually thought
04:22he was looking out for me my chest even went warm over it until today he brought Chloe and himself
04:28right out in the open straight up connections nobody looked down on her nobody froze her out
04:34practice wrapped and everyone was already back on their bikes ready to head out I climbed on behind
04:39Jax like always Jax froze why is it you god Jax you sure your tires can take that my face
04:46went hot
04:46instantly that is when Chloe walked over that's my seat don't believe me my bag's already in the
04:51side case on Jax's bike what if I need to sit here today anyway don't make a scene first come
04:56first
04:56serve if you want this seat get here earlier next time come on can't you tell Jax wants to ride
05:00with Chloe no wonder he can't stand her zero cents for reading a room
05:06Jax and I are actually hey one of you give Reese a ride bro you're joking Ray if I put
05:09her on my
05:09bike my gas won't even get me halfway be good I'll drop Chloe off first and come back for you
05:13wait at
05:14the garage we shot me a look settled in behind Jax with her arms around his waist and gave me
05:20a smug
05:21little smile the bike roared off I stood there not until Tyler finished up with team business
05:26and came out did he notice I was still there Reed why aren't you home yet I'm waiting on Jax
05:31he said
05:33he'd come back for me after dropping Chloe off Tyler's brow furrowed hard once he heard that
05:38Chloe's rental is two hours away one way he actually left you out here I froze my whole body suddenly
05:44cold shaking I checked my phone and realized half an hour had passed since they left he's out of line
05:52even if he's got a problem with you he can't leave a girl waiting out here alone at night I'll
05:57drop you
05:57off on the way on the ride back I sent Jax the breakup text straight through he still didn't answer
06:03didn't even ask if I was still standing there waiting for him beyond disappointed I sent my dad a text
06:08to
06:09pull every dollar you put into that team all of it early the next morning I got a call from
06:15Tyler
06:17Reese why aren't you here yet where'd you put the new shipment of cuts that came in the other day
06:22I can't find them
06:22I need them kind of urgently can you swing by I know you're not with the team anymore I don't
06:27really have the right to ask this of you then dragged myself out of bed anyway once I got to
06:31the garage I barely dug the cuts out of the corner of the closet once you find the cuts just
06:35hand them
06:35straight to me you're not the manager anymore anyway you don't even have clearance to be in the garage
06:41oh he didn't expect to wait her grip gave out and the whole pile crashed down she flipped it right
06:48around and accused me instead you did that on purpose didn't you you knew I haven't gotten a good
06:52grip and you let go anyway Jax burst in right then caught the exact moment Chloe went down Chloe was
06:58just trying to help you out and you actually bully her for it I laughed more out of disbelief than
07:03anything she lost her own footing and fell how's that on me Chloe grabbed his arm spoke up quietly
07:07don't be mad at Reese I just showed up and took her spot it's normal she'd hate me for it
07:13but I think
07:15I twisted my ankle can you take me to the hospital Jax looked up at me someone as petty as
07:20you is going
07:20to be trouble for this team sooner or later a few of the writers walked in and caught the scene
07:24assumed on instinct that I'd been the one bullying Chloe in an instant every single person looked at
07:29me like I was something to be ashamed of for the coastal exhibition run planned after this season's
07:32state racing championship I'm having Tyler take Chloe along instead consider it what you owe her payback
07:42with that he scooped Chloe up and stormed out without looking back I stood there he was still
07:47off dreaming about his beach trip with Chloe maybe it was the stress those days but I bought a mountain
07:51of junk food and binged on all of it at home packed on a good 10 pounds in just a
07:55few days one day I got
07:57back to the rental and everything went I came to I was in the little clinic in town my dad
08:06and my
08:07roommate standing next to the bed my dad looked wrecked baby don't do this to your body over some
08:12guy who isn't worth it Reese are you out of your mind I walked in and found you on the
08:18floor I about
08:19had a heart attack starting today you're working out with me for your own health I never went back
08:29to the team after that Mary and I started training together eating clean first week I cried into my
08:35pillow and refused to get up she literally wrapped me in the bed sheet and dragged me out second week
08:41the change was already visible Jax texted and called non-stop the whole time I didn't answer a single
08:47one Tyler checked in politely once or twice and I answered politely back two months later my dad
08:53told me the team had found out about the investment ball and wanted to set up a meeting they were
08:57trying
08:57to get it back I texted back let me handle it the meeting was at the little bar we used
09:03to hang out
09:03at all the time they got there early god how does an investor just up and bail like that if
09:10the other
09:10teams hear about this we're a joke Tyler stayed quiet to fall for out he'd been just as blindsided the
09:15week
09:15before when the pullout notice came in the investor had seemed happy enough signing on in the first
09:19place the rest of the team grumbled among themselves Chloe's grip on her glass had gone white knuckled
09:24after all she'd only just become operations manager when this happened then Tyler's phone buzzed he cut
09:30through the noise enough the investors here the door swung open I pulled the helmet off and stood there in
09:37the doorway long time no see he clearly didn't recognize me at first except for Tyler damn that
09:46woman's hot I've never seen anyone that fine I ignored the comments and walked toward them
09:51Jax just stared frozen and it took him a second to find his voice Reese Chloe froze too that's Reese
10:00somebody slap me there's no way that's Reese Tyler stood up and came toward me same easy warmth as
10:06always hand out long time no see didn't expect you turn out to be the investor technically the
10:14investors my dad Jack's cut between us brow furrow Reese are you done making a scene yet if your dad's
10:20the investor that makes this simple get him to call off the pullout or we're a joke to every other
10:24team out there sorry and you are Reese what's gotten into you the last time my dad invested in
10:29something it was my boyfriend so who exactly am I talking to right now wait Reese and Jax used to
10:36be
10:37together no way I always thought Chloe and Jax were the couple Tyler let out a long breath Reese is
10:45there any room to talk about the pullout honestly part of why I was doing this was to get back
10:49at
10:49Jax as the team's top rider the whole coastal exhibition run had been built around putting him
10:54in the spotlight they'd even plastered posters all over town for it with the event dead now it was a
10:59straight-up humiliation for him seeing him like this felt good really good but this dragged Tyler
11:05into it too and that part didn't sit easy he'd always been decent to me this whole mess was
11:09collateral damage he didn't deserve still I wasn't backing off Chloe walked over Reese do you have to be
11:15this petty about it there was never anything between me and Jax you were the one who always felt too
11:22insecure like you didn't measure up to him insecure you actually think every perk Jax ever won for
11:32this team came from his own reputation wrong all of it came from me going to my dad take me
11:42out of
11:43the picture Jax and you're nothing his face cycled through about three colors each worse than the last
11:50Reese you're not thinking straight right now let's talk about this later okay Jax have you forgotten
11:56who runs this team Jax shut up Tyler looked at me voice low I'm sorry Reese I'll follow up with
12:03you
12:03about the investment if there's any room to walk it back I'm sorry too Tyler
12:10understood this is on me for not managing things properly I didn't know Jax was okay cap
12:15so we lost one investor big deal who does she think she is like we can't pull off a coastal
12:22exhibition run without her dad's money don't worry everyone as operations manager I'll take full
12:27responsibility for this event I'll land us new sponsors before the race guaranteed a few guys
12:32came next to her new picking Chloe was the right call exactly someone as petty as Reese who knows what
12:38else she would have screwed up if she'd stayed on as manager she's so small-minded remember she shushed Chloe
12:44down out of jealousy just because Chloe took her spot I locked eyes with Jax at that that's the
12:49story you're telling I saw it happen myself did any of you see it too they froze back when we
13:05used
13:05to travel for races a rival team's manager would see me running back and forth hauling water and
13:10swapping out towels she always tried to talk me out of it why work yourself this hard you're a girl
13:15let the guys carry the heavy stuff themselves this is just what I'm supposed to do if one of them
13:21twists an ankle hauling water that'll mess up the whole race two years on the team and I only ever
13:25got 300 bucks a month for it worked my ass off the whole time never once complained about being tired
13:31or sore I never asked them to remember anything but I sure as hell wasn't taking the blame for
13:36something I didn't do I pointed straight at the guy whose face I recognized best last month he
13:41twisted his ankle during a race I brought him meals at the hospital for two weeks straight
13:49you saw me bully Chloe with your own eyes
13:53his face went stiff but he stood his ground anyway Jack saw it happen he wouldn't lie about it
14:01so you didn't see it then what gives you the right to accuse me you you or maybe you did
14:10every
14:10single one of you actually watch me push her everyone on the team knew me as the easygoing one
14:15never had a fight with anyone you and Chloe what happened and what's this about you shoving her
14:21Chloe's eyes flicked away not quite meeting anyone's if Chloe thinks I bullied her the garage has
14:27cameras installed now I don't mind pulling the footage and going face to face with her over it
14:33when did we get cameras in the garage three months ago Reese told me she'd seen a stranger get into
14:40the garage the whole group went dead quiet it's getting late I should go I got up and left the
14:48bar
14:49someone came after me Jax he grabbed my wrist Reese let me drive you home I shook him off
14:58no thanks wouldn't want to blow out your tire five years together and I never once let myself
15:03touch him in public let alone hold his hand and now the one time he actually reached for mine I
15:08turned him down restless I ended up out on the coastal highway the sun was low I used to picture
15:13it Jax riding straight into a sunset like this with me on the back that was never going to happen
15:17now
15:17I pulled the bike over to the side of the road just then the smell of hot dogs drifted over
15:21next to me
15:22I turned and there was Tyler holding two hot dogs one held out to me wasn't sure if you still
15:27like
15:27these thanks it's been a while Mary would probably scream if she knew I'd eaten a hot dog today
15:35Tyler wasn't wearing a helmet so he hadn't come by bike
15:43you've been gone from the team and I've still got a whole drawer of snacks nobody's touching
15:48back when I was still at the garage Tyler always used to bring me food there was one race where
15:54I've been setting up the grounds for morning till night no time to eat a thing Jax's dinner got
15:59knocked over by accident and to make sure he'd be in good shape for the race I gave him my
16:03only sandwich
16:07he ended up taking first place no surprise while everyone was cheering I was the one who hit the ground
16:18Tyler told him to take him to the hospital but Jax turned it down to avoid raising questions
16:23in the end it was Tyler who took me after the celebration wound down Jax came to the hospital
16:29and apologized saw how pale I looked and actually teared up over it that was when he first found out
16:34about my hypoglycemia from then on he always kept some candy or crackers on him
16:43Tyler filled me in on everything that had happened at the team since I left
16:48I'm sorry that whole thing about swapping managers the team did that on their own
16:53without ever running it by me hearing him apologize actually made me a little uncomfortable
16:58it's fine you and Jax just a blind girl and her jackass ex nothing more dramatic than that
17:09left was my way home and Tyler had further to go I'll head off
17:17Reese I turned back and watched his face slowly go red I've always thought you were beautiful
17:23before and now thanks Tyler
17:30come by the team sometime if you're ever free
17:36sky was getting dark and I noticed someone behind me that crawling watched feeling made me uneasy
17:42so I picked up my pace dropped my phone in the struggle under the dim street I made out his
17:49face
17:50you've been with Tyler this whole time hanging around with Tyler every day is one thing now you
17:55actually blocked me do you have feelings for him or something get it straight Reese
17:59I'm still your boyfriend not anymore
18:06if I remember right I already told you we were done maybe it was because he put my messages on
18:11mute
18:12no red notification dot to catch his eye Jax was stunned went straight to scroll back through our chat
18:20I had no idea
18:26this this doesn't count
18:29by the time I dropped Chloe off it was already late I didn't think you'd actually still be waiting there
18:37so that's your excuse for not explaining or even telling me afterward
18:44I suddenly felt exhausted bone deep
18:49forget it none of this matters now I'm telling you it's over I'm not negotiating it with you
18:54let me go don't contact me again but Jax was drunk and strong he pinned me against the wall leaning
19:01in like he meant to kiss me
19:03I couldn't hold back anymore I drove my knee up
19:05the next day at the garage Jax showed up still reeking of last night's drinking everyone else was already there
19:12Tyler seated dead center
19:13everyone's here awfully early today
19:15every face in the room had gone dead serious
19:18I'm here about what happened between Chloe and Reese in the garage
19:22Reese probably didn't mean to knock her down
19:24it's on purpose
19:25an apology should settle it
19:29Reese didn't do a single thing wrong
19:31why would she owe anyone an apology
19:33I already pulled the garage camera footage
19:37Chloe fell on her own
19:39and turned around to slander Reese's character
19:41on top of it
19:43is kicking Reese out
19:45and handing the manager spot to someone who lies through her teeth
19:48really worth it
19:50I came today to let you all know
19:53is that actually true?
19:58and whether Chloe stays on as operations manager
20:00I'll be reconsidering that
20:03the coastal exhibition run is cancelled
20:05full stop
20:06a few of them looked like they wanted to argue
20:08but one look from Tyler shut that down fast
20:13Reese has probably already broken up with you by now, right?
20:16serves you right
20:20she's your girlfriend
20:23why wouldn't you let her sit next to you?
20:26you drove Chloe home
20:27and left Reed waiting alone at night
20:30in a place she didn't even know
20:31worse than that
20:32you even hinted in front of everyone
20:34that Reed was the scheming type
20:35her breaking up with you
20:37is probably one of the smartest decisions
20:39she's ever made
20:42that last line landed dead center
20:44in