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to any class right now would be disastrous for me. So I c

ootstep approach, and Jaxon was taking a s

xon?" I snapped, my v

Relax, Sunshine. We didn't qui

l me that.

kind of glow w

traight in the eyes. "Whatever ga

I had just closed. "Since my girlfriend and I caused such

ed. "Ex

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wisted. "You

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than half of them were na

ck at him but even as the words left my mouth, I cou

a slutty nerd. Someone even edited a meme of me next

so hard I thought

ampus and staying out of the spotlight bu

said it slowly, like he knew

ted him for being the only pers

ou kiss me, and now

ddle. "I didn't ask for th

Tiffany's fan club digging deeper an

ght mode since yesterday because I didn't want to see myself trendi

ate, of course. You think

like saving me was a fa

of his cologne. "So here's my offer. You tutor me, you f

ing to let him corner me just

ecause Tiffany and her gang are

't be in this mess if you hadn't

dn't have if you weren't o

tched for a long while, bot

rumors but I could control

r was the only way to stop

hispered, "Y

smiling. "But I

gered too long. His hand swallowed mine whole and it was surprisingly warm to

relationship would be fake, but the dan

*

n's

ievably cute. So when I saw her in the middle of the drama, I didn't thi

nd through my hair remembering Coach's wo

Carter, and you're benched. I d

ght before

sn't ha

ood to be benched, because the girl who could sa

dn't get her o

ut of the library

ent brag. The nerdy girl who wouldn't even look at me freshman year now walked ha

afeteria, Trey stood

potted us, I felt Haz

mirrored a worse expression, like

inally, his voice ha

her waist like it was the most normal thing in

my hand rested on her hips.

You heard he

h that I could see the anger trembli

m you, Rivers," I said s

il I heard Hazel's voice. "Enough!" she

to Hazel. "You don't even kno

gh "You know what's funny, Trey? You only e

ing over his face. "Ha

"What's not fair is pr

ence before Tiffany drew

n, but I know you guys are

were the one I was h

every girl will throw themselv

d, tossing Trey my phone. "

for him but he pushed her away. "You tried to

n exp

h my sister and my girlfriend wants you" Trey was s

ated him." He fa

e cracked, so I

tting under her skin.

rey snapped,

ter him, desperat

t know you had it in you

ife and maybe I had. But hell, I couldn't stop

e going to drag me into your little game,

, I didn't see the quiet, shy

to hear them

he locker room by 6 p.m.,"