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“Do you guys ever take the night off from partying?”
“Nope. Well, not on weekends at least.” To be honest, it gets kind of annoying at times, but I don’t tell anyone that.
When we walk in the door, I motion for her to follow me to the kitchen. I’m trying to buy some time before we go upstairs and she tells me she’s met someone else. I need to be around her just as much as I need to breathe, so I’ll take every second I can get.
“Want something to drink?”
She smiles. “Sure. Thank you.”
Her tension is making me uneasy, but I try not to think about it. I take two waters out and then grab a small bottle from the cabinet. It’s something I picked up from the store the other day, knowing the lack of calories in it will help her adjust to drinking something other than straight water. I mix both drinks and hand one to her. She looks at it carefully.
“Peach Iced Tea.” I clarify.
She takes a sip and I can tell by the way her eyes widen that she likes it. Reaching over, she grabs the bottle of liquid and looks at the back of it – checking the calories. She glances at me and I wink, basking in the blush that coats her cheeks.
I can see Caleb coming towards the kitchen so I quickly try to leave with Kayleigh. Unfortunately, I’m too late. The second we get to the door, he stops us.
“Ah, Holden. Did you take Hailey home yet?”
What the actual fuck, prick? If Kayleigh wasn’t here right now, I’d deck him straight in the face. My whole body freezes and the only thing I can think to do is play stupid.
“Who?”
He raises one eyebrow. “The girl who spent the night in your room.”
My jaw clenches. He knows damn well she didn’t sleep here. “She left last night.”
He nods and then pretends he’s just now noticing the girl standing next to me. “Oh, hey Kayleigh. I didn’t see you there.”
I can’t stand here anymore. I grab Kay’s wrist and pull her with me. By the grace of God, she comes willingly. Once we get inside, I release her and shut the door – locking it so no one can come in and interrupt us.
“Fucking asshole.” I sneer.
My intention was to tell her myself, in a setting where it didn’t seem like I was hiding something. I could have explained how much of a mistake it was and that it meant nothing. Instead, Caleb had to go and fucking ruin it because he’s jealous.
I put my drink down and climb next to her on the bed. “I’m sorry.” We both say at the same time. My eyes narrow slightly. “What are you apologizing for?”
“Our argument yesterday. It was wrong of me to put the blame entirely on you.”
I can’t help but smile. “You think?”
She rolls her eyes, amused. “Wait, what were you apologizing for?”
“Caleb.” I all but whisper.
“I take it you hooked up with her?”
Breaking our eye contact, I fiddle with my hands and nod. “I was mad. I got drunk and you weren’t answering me, and it just kind of happened.” My explanation sounds ridiculous but what else can I say? A few minutes pass and she still hasn’t replied. “Please say something.”
She exhales loudly and looks up at the ceiling. “What do you want me to say, Holden? That I’m ok with you hooking up with some bimbo? Because I’m not. But you and I aren’t together, so it’s not really up to me what you do.”
The fact that she’s not halfway out the door by now has me speechless. Never in a million years did I think she would still be sitting here after finding that out, but she hasn’t left. I settle on saying the only thing I can think of that won’t go wrong. “I’m sorry.”
“Do you like her?”
“No.” I answer without hesitation. “It was just sex. Honestly, I closed my eyes and pretended it was you.”
That makes her laugh. “That poor girl.”
