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“Spill.” It leaves Courtney’s mouth the instant she slides into the driver’s seat next to me.
“There’s nothing to spill.” I shrug, buckling my seat belt.
“Bullshit, Tess. You spent the entire night with Sebastian Baxter, of all people, and you actually expect me to believe that not one thing happened.” She gives me a disbelieving look as she starts the car and pops it into reverse, backing out before switching it into drive.
“That’s exactly what I expect you to believe because it’s the truth.”
I don’t know why but I feel like admitting anything about the way Sebastian made me feel both last night and this morning is an admission of weakness, and I’m not ready to swallow that just yet.
“Seriously, Tess.”
“I’m being serious. We just talked.”
“You just talked?” She glances at me for a moment before pulling out onto the road.
“Honestly,” I tack on for good measure.
“Wow.” She shakes her head, a small laugh escaping her lips.
“Wow, what? Why are you laughing at me?” I cross my arms over my chest.
“I’m not laughingatyou, Tess. I’m just having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that you just spent the entire night with the school’s sexiest and most sought-after guy, and you still managed to walk away a virgin.”
“Did you seriously think I would sleep with him?” I turn wide eyes on her, but her gaze remains on the road.
“I sure as hell hoped you would.” She smiles, giving me a quick sideways glance. “But no, I didn’t think you would sleep with him. But I did hope you’d at least have fooled around—you know, get back on the horse—show Dylan he doesn’t have the power over you like he thinks he does.” She pauses. “Though I will say, his face when you left with Sebastian was priceless.”
This piques my interest immediately.
“What do you mean?”
“Oh, he was pissed. You could see it all over his face. And so could Taylor. They left shortly after. I wouldn’t be surprised if she dumps his ass over the way he was talking to her when they left.”
“Wait, how was he talking to her?”
“He was just being a huge ass. You know Dylan. Anyway, I overheard her say something about him being jealous—referring to you and Sebastian—and he snapped at her, said he wanted to leave. It was so obvious how bothered he was by the whole thing. I rather enjoyed watching the show.” She smiles at the memory.
“I don’t understand. Why would Dylan care if I went anywhere with Sebastian?” I ask, already knowing the answer.
“Because he’s not over you. Duh,” Courtney says exactly what I’m thinking—but it doesn’t help lessen the confusion I feel.
“But he broke up with me.”
“Yeah, but I think he thought you’d crumble and beg for him to come back to you. Clearly his little plan backfired.”
“I don’t know what planet he’s living on, but in what world does a girl beg for a guy to take her back after he cheats on her?” I grind out.
“You’d be surprised,” Court responds instantly.
“I don’t understand the rules here.” I let out a frustrated sigh. “Just when I think I have even a small grasp on this growing up thing, everything shifts.”
“Look, Dylan is an ass. He’s always been an ass. And he should be the last person you’re thinking about right now.” She slows the car as we enter town. “You just spent the night with Sebastian Baxter—so why are we wasting our time talking about Dylan? I want to know more about your night.”
“I’ve already told you, nothing happened.”
“But you did spend the entire night talking, yes?”
“Yes.”
