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Remi
“We need to talk.” Hadley is waiting for me as I climb out of Conner and Cole’s car.
“Thanks for the ride,” I say. “I’ll see you later.”
“Don’t be a stranger,” Conner calls after us.
“Where the hell did you get to all weekend? And don’t feed me that ‘I was studying’ bullshit. You were not studying.” Her eyes narrow and then widen. “Holy shit, you got laid... Ace?” His name is coated in disbelief.
“Ssh,” I hiss, pulling her away from the crowd filing into school.
“You did, didn’t you? You totally gave it up to him.”
“Will you stop, already? I did no such thing.”
“But you did something?” Her brow quirks up, and I feel my cheeks flush.
“Busted! I knew it. Spill, girl. I want details. All the glorious, dirty details.”
“Who are you right now?”
Sadness flickers across her face. “Someone who hasn’t had it in far too long.”
“Hadley, we’re seniors.”
“Yeah, well some of us started young.” She shrugs as if it’s no big deal. I guess she has a point. “So... deets.”
“And then can I go to class?”
“Yes,” she shrieks with delight.
“Okay,” I glance around, checking we’re not at risk of being overheard. “I stayed over at the pool house with him... all weekend.”
“You did not.” Her lips form an O, and I nod.
“Holy crap, that’s huge. It’s huge, right?”
“Something is huge,” I smirk.
“Oh my god, you’re so bad. I love it.” Hadley claps. “So, are the two of you together or casual or...”
“We’re... us.” It’s my turn to shrug.
“What does that mean?”
“It means I don’t want to jinx it. Ace isn’t exactly the relationship type. But there’s something there, Hads.”
“And the shit with Michaela was, what exactly?”
“The equivalent of him pulling my pigtails, I guess.” The memory of him touching her leaves a sour taste in my mouth, but it wasn't her in his bed all weekend.
“He’s probably just scared of his feelings for you. You know how crazy guys can get about stuff like that.”
“I guess.”
“Your mom is gonna freak.”
“She already did. James too. I don’t know everything that happened, but Ace moved into the pool house after he and his uncle got into it.”
