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Slowly, he inched into me, filling me, as I held onto him. Heat radiated between us, our kisses growing more and more desperate, our moans filling the quiet room. Clamping his hand around my waist, Evan pulled out before thrusting back in a little harder, and I arched into him, my fingers gripping his shoulders tighter. My lips traced the dips and hollows of his collarbone as beads of sweet, salty moisture lingered on his skin until it was all too much and my head rolled back, lost in the feel of him.
“Fuck, you feel so good,” he said on a low groan, seeking out my mouth. Covering my lips with his own. He swept his tongue into my mouth all while thrusting in and out, harder and faster, erasing that night from my memory.
“Don’t stop,” I cried, meeting his hips with mine.
I needed this. Him.
I needed Evan to erase all the pain and heartache and replace it with something good.
And nothing, not a single thing, felt wrong about giving myself to him.
* * *
The images from last night,of Evan and I together, played over in my head as I entered the school. It was the only thing going to get me through the day.
Last night, when I’d finally returned home and laid in bed reflecting on the day’s events, I’d considered skipping classes today. But I figured Mom would ask too many questions, and I was too on edge to keep my cool with her. All night, my cell phone had blown up with texts from Lilly and Scarlett, but I didn’t know what to say to them yet. The truth was out, and I didn’t know how they would feel about me.
Therealme.
When I’d run from school yesterday, I’d never imagined the day ending the way it had. Evan had held back so many times, but last night, he’d given me what I wanted most. He didn’t treat me like glass or a fragile girl, but he did make it all about me. Everything else: Kendall’s threats, the insults, the photos, had all melted away… because of Evan. I hadn’t known it could be like that. Didn’t think I would ever trust a guy enough to do that with again. But if it was going to be with anyone, it was going to be with Evan.
In a strange way, it had been him since the first day I’d arrived at Credence High. I still didn’t understand it, but that was how it was sometimes, wasn’t it? A series of chance encounters. An attraction that couldn’t be ignored. We’d both resisted until we couldn’t anymore.
And I didn’t regret a single moment of it.
Turning the corner, my smile grew at the sight of Evan standing with Scarlett. My boyfriend—well, at least after last night, I guessed that was what he was now—and my friend. But as I drew closer, I realized something wasn’t right. Scarlett looked mad. She was up in Evan’s face, angry words rolling from her mouth. I couldn’t hear them, I was too far away, but I could tell she was upset about something. They didn’t see me approach, and for some reason, I didn’t make my presence known. Maybe it was the churning in my stomach or the little voice in my head telling me that something was wrong.
As I crept closer, their voices floated over to me, and I froze.
“What the hell were you thinking?”
“Shit, I wasn’t, okay? We’ve been seeing each other, spending time together.”
“You think I didn’t know that? It’s obvious she’s fallen for you. Fuck, Evan, she’s going to hate you when she finds out. She’s going to hate me. Did you ever stop to think about that, huh?”
Evan raked a hand over his head. “This has gotten way out of hand.”
Scarlett barked out a bitter laugh. “You don’t say. I didn’t know how much she’d worm her way in. She’s like a goddamn STD you can’t shake.”
Acid burned my throat, and my eyes watered. They were talking… about me. My friend and my kind-of boyfriend. It didn’t make sense.You know it does, the traitorous voice whispered, but I ignored it. I didn’t want to believe it, what I’d been too blind to see—or too foolish to admit.
“Peters, that’s my girl you’re talking about.”
“Do you really think she will be your girl once she finds out that all of this was fake? That I only invited her that night because you asked me to look out for her?”
“She’s your friend, isn’t she?”
“That. Won’t. Matter. We played her, Evan. She trusted us. And after the shitty stunt Kendall pulled yesterday, she’s going to be fair game again.”
“Fuck.” Evan’s hand collided with the wall, and he grunted in pain.
“That’s not going to help.”
“What the fuck do we do? If I call things off with her, it will crush her. Kendall’s not letting this thing drop. I thought once you took her under your wing, she’d back off, but I know Becca has been keeping things from me.”
“We have to tell her the truth. Maybe if we explain, she’ll under—”
“Becca, there you are, I’ve been trying to get a hold of you. Becca? What are you doing?” Lilly’s voice pulled my eyes away from Evan and Scarlett. Confusion swam in her doe eyes as she looked from me to them and back again. I didn’t need to turn back around to know they’d seen me. That they knew I’d overheard everything. I could feel Evan’s shame from where I stood.
