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“Fuck.” He grunted, pushed me back, and swung a fist into my jaw.
My head rang, pain slicing up the side of my face, but it never stopped me.
“Zach, stop!” Someone screamed, swore, and tried again to pull me away from Ashton.
Gearing my arm back to try and shove them away, my elbow connected with something hard.
A sharp cry sounded.
With my hands still clutching Ashton’s shirt, I turned, my eyes widening when they landed on Luna.
“You…” Her eyes welled. Her hand was pressed against her bloody nose. “You hit me.”
Luna
AGONY BURST BEHIND MYeyes. I touched my upper lip just under my nose and pulled my hand back. My fingers were coated with a dark crimson liquid.
“Luna.” Zach released Ashton and took a step toward me, his face pale.
I held up my hand stopping him from coming any closer. “You should leave,” I whispered.
“Please.” He swallowed hard. “I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry,” I repeated. “You’re sorry?” I reached into the laundry hamper and pulled out a dirty towel before pressing it up against my nose. “Just leave, Zach,” I said, turning away. My shoulders slumped. A heavy weight came crashing down on me. This was it. We were officially over.
My eyes welled but not from the pain shooting behind them.
The door quietly closed a moment later, taking all of the air in my lungs along with it. “Will you get the girls for me please?” I asked Ashton, grabbed my pile of clothes off the dresser then went into the bathroom without waiting for him to answer.
Quickly getting dressed, I glanced in the mirror. My heart jumped. My hair was a mess. My eyes were bloodshot and my nose looked like hell. Keeping the towel under my nose, I went to leave the bathroom when voices sounded on the other side.
Slowly opening the door, I found Gigi, Meadow, and Piper sitting on the edge of my bed. Ashton leaned against the wall with his hands shoved into the pockets of his jeans.
“What happened?” Gigi asked, rising from the bed and coming toward me.
“Zach came in and found Ashton sleeping on my bed and lost his shit.” I understood. I got it. I wouldn’t have reacted nicely either if I found another woman in his bed. But he still shouldn’t have accused me of sleeping with Ashton.
“You kicked him out,” Meadow said, almost like she was impressed.
“I…” I turned to Ashton. “Why were you here?”
“Uh…” He hesitated, his cheeks turning a bright shade of pink.
“Ashton.” Meadow looked between us. “Were you trying to piss him off?”
“What?” Ashton scowled, shaking his head. “No. Of course not. You girls drank a lot of wine. I went to the center, helped my brother with fixing up some shit and came back here after. I needed to make sure that you were fine. So, I actually checked on all of you. I came in here and saw Luna’s bed torn apart and she was sleeping in her chair. Which couldn’t be comfortable. I picked her up and brought her to her bed.” His gaze flicked to mine. “I know I shouldn’t have slept in your bed. I was worried about you. But I promise that I didn’t see anything, and I swear to God, I didn’t try anything either.”
“That’s actually kind of sweet,” Meadow muttered.
“I would never think that of you.” I rubbed the back of my neck, trying to ease some of the kinks resting on my muscles. “This…I don’t even know what to do now,” I told them.
“I think you and Zach need some time apart,” Piper said. “And I could really use another drink.”
“It’s only ten,” Meadow pointed out. “Wow we drank early.”
“Hmm…” Piper tapped her chin. “I’m down if you are.”
“What about Luna?” Gigi asked.
