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so you’re saying you tease her bc you’re into her?
Blake
I tease her because she needs to be reminded that I’m the smarter one.
Ethan R
are you though?
Blake
Okay, I tease her because it makes me feel like I’m the smarter one.
Ethan R
it’s okay man
just admit you like her
your secret is safe with me
Blake
That crap might have worked with JD and Tenley, kid, but I’m not that gullible. Nice try.
Ethan R
i’m onto you *eyes emoji*
I curse and smile down at my phone. Then I wait for Ethan’s truck to leave the parking lot before I turn in the direction of Loren’s house.
CHAPTER 7
Blake
I knock shortlybefore I walk into the small, shotgun-style cottage and call out for Loren when I don’t see her right away.
“Hey, Blake, in here,” she returns. I follow the sound of her voice through the narrow living room and into the kitchen.
“Want anything to drink?” she offers once I approach. She’s digging in a large tote bag covered with what looks like various Shakespearean quotes.
“I’m fine, thanks.” I cross my arms and attempt to look aloof. Then I spot my hoodie hanging off the back of a chair, the one I loaned her a few weeks ago, and I nearly blow my cover. “You, uh … you said we needed to talk?”
She turns and tries to conceal a small box behind her back once she sees how close I’m standing. Her widened doe-eyes meet mine, and she takes a deep breath before she blurts out, “Blake, I don’t know how else to say this, so I’m just going to put it out there—I’m late.”
I furrow my brow, still distracted by the box she’s hiding. I reach back and pull her arm forward, realizing what she means when I see the words “home pregnancy test” scrawled across the package, then I drop her hand and take a step back.
“As in …late-late?” I venture, my eyes now wider than hers.
She bites her lip and nods reluctantly. “Yeah,late-late. I haven’t confirmed it, but I’m pretty sure something’s up.”
“Why are you telling me this before you’ve even taken a test?” My brain isn’t processing as quickly as I need it to tonight, but that’s probably due to the lack of oxygen since I’m holding my breath.
She shrugs and looks apologetic. “You’re the only other person who knows about our night together. Well, I guess Tenley’s mom has her suspicions, but we agreed not to tell anyone else, and I was too scared to take a test on my own. So here we are.”
“Oh.”
I’m surprised, since I’ve been thinking there’s no way Loren wouldn’t confide in Tenley, who’d undoubtedly tell JD, who would eventually threaten to kick my ass. But the fact that she kept our hookup quiet just further proves it didn’t mean anything to her.
