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“What are you doing?” Her gaze is pinned on me as she releases the door and it snaps closed.
“What he’s doing,” Lucy cuts in, “is filling me in on how you two are supposedly in love with each other.”
“What?” Hope draws back like she’s been slapped across the face, her eyes bouncing between me and Lucy.
“So are you going to admit it or are you going to stand there looking like a deer in the headlights?” Lucy crosses her arms in front of herself.
“Lu, I can explain.”
“Explain what? How you’ve been lying to me? How you’ve listened to me talk about Alec countless times and never thought to mention that, I don’t know, you’re in love with him.”
“I wanted to tell you...”
“And yet, you didn’t.” Lucy cuts her off again.
“I wanted to,” Hope says again. “But I didn’t know how.”
“So then what? You two have just been having this secret affair behind my back?”
“It’s not an affair. I swear, Lu. It was only one time and I cut all ties directly after because I didn’t want to hurt you.”
The color drains from Lucy’s face. I hadn’t planned on telling Lucy about our night in New York. Clearly Hope didn’t know that.
“What was only one time?” Lucy looks at me before her eyes swing back to her best friend.
Hope’s expression morphs to panic.
“Oh my god,” Lucy continues before either of us have a chance to answer. “You slept with him?” She steps toward Hope, anger the most prominent emotion on her face.
“It was before I knew you still had feelings for him.”
“You slept with him!” Lucy’s voice echoes down the long hallway which is miraculously still empty.
“Yes, but Lu, let me explain.”
“You slut!” She juts her finger into Hope’s face. “You fucking dirty slut!”
“That’s enough.” I sidestep in front of Lucy, blocking Hope. “You and I had been over for two years. Neither of us knew you still had feelings for me.”
“Stay the hell out of this. I think you’ve done enough.” Lucy shoves at my chest, and because of my intoxicated state, I stumble to the side, giving her access to Hope. “I thought you were my friend.” She gets so close to Hope that their noses are almost touching.
“I am your friend.”
“No, you’re a lying, backstabbing whore that I never want to see again!”
“Lu, please. You don’t mean that.”
“Yes I do. I hate you. I fucking hate you!” she spits, spinning on her heel before taking off through the double doors that lead outside before either of us can stop her.
My eyes find Hope to see the tears building in her own. Her chin quivers and when I take a step toward her, she holds her hands up and takes a step back.
“Are you happy now? Is this what you wanted?”
“I just want you.”
“Well you just saw to it that you will never have me, Alec. I hope you’re pleased with yourself.” She lets out a soft sob as she shoves past me and disappears inside the ballroom.
I’m at a loss.
This was not how I expected everything to go down. I thought I could reason with Lucy. Make her see that Hope and I make each other happy. Instead, I may have lost Hope forever.
Needing some fresh air, I push my way outside and flop down onto the top step, running my hands through my hair.
I do a quick sweep of the parking lot, not sure where Lucy went or how the hell she intends to get home, considering she rode with me. Hell, at this point I’m not sure howI’mgetting home.
“Fuck,” I grumble, dropping my head between my knees.
I really messed this one up.
