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Hurling a curse and an immature screech, she throws her blonde hair off her shoulder and pushes between us, bumping Cassie’s arm.
I’m about to snap at her for the rudeness, but Cassie stops me. “It’s fine.” Once Bristol and her friend are down the sidewalk, she asks, “Why didn’t you tell her I’m your cousin?”
“It’s none of her business, and I honestly don’t care.”
She constricts her gaze. “Bristol looked hurt. Cousin, are you using that pretty face to break hearts?”
I can’t help but smirk. “She’s only upset I ended things before she got the chance. We barely went out.” I dip my head and peer up at her. “You think my face is pretty?”
A short laugh gusts past her lips. “Well, you’re not bad-looking.”
“You’re beautiful,” slips through my shield, and I internally scold myself.
Cassie smiles at the compliment. “Thank you.” She plays with a curl before motioning for us to continue walking. “Burgers.”
“Mmhm.”
We stroll to the casual restaurant, and I order burgers, fries, and drinks.
“So aside from driving girls crazy,” Cassie teases as we sit at a table outside. “What else are you into?” She takes a big bite of her burger.
No way.
We can’t share interests. That’ll lead to becoming close, and I refuse to tie myself emotionally to her again after what happened.
“Nothing in particular.” I drink a little and resume eating.
“Fine. I’ll go.” After clicking her tongue, she points to her chest. “Me? I’m into sketching, music, movies, and skateboarding.”
My brows fly up. “Skateboarding?”
“I’m good at it.” She lifts her chin proudly. “You’ll be impressed when you see me.”
I linger on her, feeling a carnal thrill in my stomach that shouldn’t be there.
Pushing it down, I grumble, “Who says I want to see?”
She rolls her eyes at me and continues eating.
I lower my head, only to look up a second after and watch her intently, wondering how her life’s been instead of just asking.
Cassie squeezes ketchup at the side of the container and twirls a fry in it. She’s about to eat but catches me staring. “Hm?”
“Nothing.” I drop my gaze and finish my burger.
Her phone vibrates on the table soon after, and she giggles while looking at the screen.
“What’s so funny?” I ask before drinking.
“Oh, just a silly GIF my best friend, Logan, sent me. We do that all the time.”
A sour taste rises in my mouth.
“Best friend?” I repeat in a harsh tone. “Ah. I see. No wonder you had no interest in reaching out. You replaced me.”
Her hand freezes with a fry, her face morphing into a frown. “What the hell? Our parents weren’t speaking. I heard you didn’t even want to keep in touch.”
“That’s a damn lie that didn’t come from me or my mom,” I throw back harder.
