[chapter five]
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"Who's that?" Jamie asked curiously as a tall, lanky blond man climbed from the driver's seat.
"Christ." Nya breathed, making Jamie look down at her with concern.
"Nya?" He repeated quietly as the man strode towards them.
Nya grabbed his arm and squeezed once, though Jamie wasn't sure what this was supposed to convey. "Hello, AJ." Nya said coolly.
"Hello?" AJ shot back. "All I get is bloody hello?"
Jamie noted dimly that this man had an accent just like Nya's, as he watched their exchange in silence, taking in the openly hostile body language between them.
"What do you want?" Nya replied. "A hug and a kiss? I rather think that's out of the question."
"Actually, yes. That's exactly what I want. You're the one who bloody well..."
Nya interrupted him. "AJ, this is Jamie. Jamie, this is my emotionally abusive, nasty sod of an ex-boyfriend."
"Emotionally abusive?!" AJ squawked. "You're the one who..."
"Whoa, whoa." Jamie said, trying to rein in the situation. "No need to yell at..."
"Sod off, blondie." AJ shot back.
Jamie glared at AJ's own blond head and contemplated a good midwestern word to fire back at AJ, but again Nya's hand was on his arm and he bit his tongue.
"What.Do.You.Want?" Nya asked, enunciating every word slowly.
"Well, since I'm clearly not going to get what I want, I came to get what's mine." AJ said, glaring at Nya.
"You aren't setting foot in my house. You'll get your stuff, just not right now." Nya said angrily. "I want you to leave."
"Christ, Nya, I just..."
Jamie finally stepped between them. "You heard the lady. I think you should leave. Now." Jamie said, an angry glint in his eye. AJ may be taller, but Jamie was betting he could be meaner.
And, failing that, could run faster.
"I just..."
"Leave." Jamie said, crossing his arms and glaring at AJ again. "Now."
"Who the fuck are you?" AJ demanded.
Nya piped up from behind Jamie's shoulder. "He's a fantastically good and famous race car driver. And he's welcome here. You aren't."
AJ looked at Jamie curiously. "Famous? You aren't the bloke who filled in for Sato last year, are you?"
"Not in F1, you ass." Nya said with a huff. "In NASCAR."
Jamie cringed as AJ walked away,
his loud laughter echoing in Jamie's ears.