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From the corner of my eye, I watch Neo. With his backside facing me, I notice his full back tattoo. Detailed images of swords, skulls, and trees with delicate lines and shades of red that run into the black. When he turns around, his cut of abs on display, his eyes catch mine and I quickly look away.
Neo drops in the water beside Crew, making a splash and taking Jagger’s spot. He leans in and whispers something in Crew’s ear that has him scratching his head. When he reclaims his space, he catches me watching him again and my upper torso flushes with heat. I wasn’t actuallywatchinghim, rather just glancing in his direction.
People get in and out, but I’m more focused on Crew, who is wooing Hannah. I’m not sure how I feel about it, but it’s definitely stirring some sort of emotion inside me. When he flicks some water at her, she giggles sheepishly, causing me to roll my eyes away from them.
I shouldn't care. Crew and I were over before we started and our mutual hatred for each other has assured us we will never be anything more than enemies.
The hairs on my neck prick as a cool breeze brushes across my backside.
“Need a drink?”
I flinch.
Jagger.
His hand comes around me holding a bottle of beer, cap off.
“No, thanks.”
“Come on, Scar. You screw one of my best friends and let the other between your legs on the way here and you won’t even have a drink with me.”
“You’re an idiot. You know that, right?”
“An idiot who’s trying really fucking hard to be nice.”
“Nice, my ass.” Licking my lips, I let my head fall back. “Fine. I’ll take the drink, but only because I’m thirsty.” I grab the beer, bring it straight to my lips and drink down a quarter of the contents. It carbonizes my esophagus, but the uncomfortable feeling quickly subsides.
“You’re welcome.”
If he thinks I’m going to thank him, he’s wrong. He’s lucky I don’t give him hell for what happened last night, too. It doesn't matter, though. No matter what I say, it won’t stop whatever they have planned for me.
“So. How was the ride here?”
Why is he still talking to me?
Giving him the silent treatment, in hopes he’ll go away, I take another sip.
“Looks like Crew’s found a new friend.”
My eyebrows perk up and I look at him with the bottle still pressed to my lips. “Hmm?” I hum, pretending I didn’t hear him acknowledge the flirtation going on between Hannah and Crew.
Jagger nods toward the water, and I follow his gaze.
“I really don’t care what Crew does. I hate him as much as I hate you, remember?” Turning to face him, I shove the bottle of beer to his chest. When his arms fly out instead of catching it, it falls down, cracking on a flat rock.
Without even looking at the mess on the ground, I head to Riley. The last thing I want is to get in that water with Neo and Crew, but I also don’t feel like conversing with Jagger.
“Clean it up.” The demanding words don’t come from behind me, but rather, in front of me.
I look at Neo. “Excuse me?”
“You heard me. Clean it up.” Casually, he takes a drink of his beer. His stoic expression never faltering.
I’m taken aback but comprehend what he’s telling me to do pretty quickly. “No!” I spit out on impulse. I refuse to be degraded in front of my classmates.
My eyes widen, stomach clenched as Neo jumps out of the water in an angry form. In a swift motion, he tosses his own beer bottle against a rock, shattering it.
It looks like he took half the water with him as it drops in heaps off his soaked swim shorts. I take a step back when he comes at me full speed with an intense gaze burning into me.
