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Really good.
The next song comes on and our eyes meet.Watermelon Sugarby Harry Styles. Slower beat, meant forclosedancing. I wrap my arms around his neck and slide the tiniest bit closer. I’m still not quite grinding on him, but our chests are touching.
I look up at his face and he smiles at me.
I want to kiss him.
My heart pounds in a good way. He’s up for anything, right?
I lean up and let my mouth meet his. No playing this time. My tongue slides smoothly into his mouth, like he’s been waiting for it this whole time.
His kisses feel just like I remember—hot, fun, and sexy. And they make me feel so damn good.
We kiss for a couple of minutes until the next song starts playing.
As he pulls away, he brushes his thumb over his bottom lip like the first night we kissed. “Yep. Still a good kisser. And you’re not too bad either.”
I roll my eyes and playfully shove his chest as Sarah grabs my arm and pulls me away to dance with her, Mackie, Hyla, and Jenny.
Yep. This is exactly how a birthday party should be.
Aaron
Fucking Jesse.
That’s probably what she’s doing.
Shut up, brain. I don’t need that idea in my head.
My arms are crossed over my chest as I watch her saunter back to him. Why is hooking up with him when things are messy a default? He’s like her bad coping mechanism. Like the night she broke up with Davey. She didsomethingwith him.
Then we had our moment.
What a fucking shitshow it’s been since then.
If only I’d handled things differently, maybe she wouldn’t be sitting on his lap making out with him right now.
I’m gonna fucking puke.
I shove my hand through my hair and walk the other direction. There are a million what-ifs. I know we both played a part in messing this up, but it’s hard not to blame myself. I crack my knuckles and wince. It still hurts. Another reminder of how fucked up my life is. A year ago, I had it all. We were about to win the state championship, and I was falling for my best friend. Now I can barely pitch and Rae’s not speaking to me.
This isn’t how I wanted it to be. It’s not how I want this to go.
I rub my face and rack my brain for ideas on how to fix this, but I’ve got nothing.
When I look up again, I see Rae and Jesse hand-in-hand walking toward the back door. She looks at him with a flirty smile.Oh, fuck no.
Rage ignites in my stomach as I watch them. It was one thing for her to try to make me jealous, get me back for what I was doing with Caity, but this is different.
Taking him inside? Hooking up with him?
My stomach burns as the acid inside lurches.Would she really hook up with him? When she has feelings for me?
I hooked up with Caity back when we were dating and I had feelings for Rae.
Fuck.
Jesse’s eyes cut across the party and meet mine.He knows what he’s doing.
