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“I have money,” she says, starting to dig in her back pocket.
But I shove the box closed and sit back up, not looking at her. “My parents’ money or your parents’ money, it doesn’t matter.”
She’s quiet for a second and then finally pulls her hand out of her pocket.
I slip out cash, and she opens her door. “I’ll be back.”
I toss my wallet back into the glove compartment, darting my eyes up just in time to see her pull her hair up into a high ponytail. Her hoodie rides up as she raises her arms just enough for two of my classmates, Marius Kent andDaniel Kocur, to turn their eyes on her bare stomach and naked hips as they lean against the exterior of the restaurant. She fastens her hair and grabs the doorknob to the women’s restroom, the guys watching her as she goes.
I slam the glove compartment shut. If people look at her like that here, they must in the Falls too. When I lived there, not many guys were vocal about their interest, simply because they were intimidated. Either by her or Jared. Everyone’s scared of Dylan’s dad.
Except me.
And Kade.
We know him.
But she’ll be off to college next year, and she’ll meet a lot of guys who have no idea who her dad is.
Climbing out of the car, I walk around to the front, leaving the battery running and my music playing. Leaning back on the hood, I unlock my phone.
I want to call Kade. I tried not to think about it at the time or why I had them handcuffed together on Grudge Night. They were both there, together, and I was in a mask. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
But I didn’t consider why I did it until she asked me tonight.
How long were they trapped together? Did they share a bed?
I need to stop giving a shit. If I’m ever going to have a life where he doesn’t matter, I have to give her up too. And Hawke and Quinn and…
A.J.
I lower my eyes, the weight on my heart getting heavier at the thought of my little sister. I’m not sure if she’ll ever see her brothers in a room together again.
She will see us together in a stadium, though.
Sarah Powers rolls up on her skates, holding a carrier with two drinks in one hand and a brown bag in another.
“Hey, Hunter,” she says, handing me the bag. “You ready for the game?”
I set the food on the car and take the drinks, handing her the cash. “Getting there,” I tell her. “Keep the change.”
She smiles, spinning around and passing Dylan as she skates away.
I hand Dylan her milkshake. “Do you need to hit a grocery store?” I ask. “They didn’t leave you any food at the house.”
I pull the burgers, fries, and rings out of the bag. We both rest against the car, unwrapping our sandwiches.
“Well, someone did,” she tells me. “I came home from school and the fridge was stocked.”
She turns the burger left to right, cocking her head, before she finds the perfect place to attack. She takes a bite, her lips pursing together as she chews.
I take a bite too.
Someone put food in her fridge? If it were one of the guys, they would’ve said so at the barber shop earlier. It was probably Hawke. Or his girlfriend that Dylan talked about in her texts. She’s from Weston, I heard.
Dylan jerks her chin at the server, Sarah. “Does she have a boyfriend?”
I glance at Sarah as she takes an order from the window and rolls to a car five spots down from us. Her T-shirt is tied above her belly button, and her pink leggings show all of her curves.
