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“You need to be more careful, Becca.”
“I’m only trying to fit in. To make it work.” I swallowed hard, the tension bouncing between us.
“Don’t change for them.”
For who? Scarlett and Lilly? I wanted to tell him I didn’t understand. That I needed him to stop talking in circles. But his face was so close to mine. His mouth. His body. And he smelled so freaking good.
Without overthinking it, I closed my eyes and leaned forward.
“Becca…” Evan’s hands ran up the sides of my arms, and I shivered.
I wanted this.
Ineededthis.
I needed to know what I felt was real, not a figment of my imagination.
But Evan didn’t wrap me in his arms and draw me closer. His mouth didn’t cover mine and kiss away the memories of the night before… of the last month.
“We can’t.”
My eyes flew open, searching his face. The sting of rejection burned the backs of my eyes. He stepped back, scrubbing a hand over his jaw. “Fuck,” he muttered under his breath. “I’m so—”
“Can we play now?” Eli called.
Evan grimaced, shooting me an apologetic look that did nothing to ease the knot of dejection inside me. “Becca needs to get home, buddy, and then we’ll play.”
“Awww, but I wanted to show her my Paw Patroller.”
“Maybe another day, bud.”
Hopping down off the stool, I ignored Evan’s charged stare as I went over to Eli and said, “Sorry, little guy. It was really nice meeting you, though. I’ll see you again soon.”
Another lie.
Because I knew I wouldn’t be invited back anytime soon.
CHAPTER15
The secondI walked into school, I knew something was wrong. It was like those first two weeks all over again. The icy stares, the hum of whispers as I walked down the hallway.
Leaning into Lilly, I said, “I’m not imagining it, right? Everyone is staring?”
“Mm-hmm. I thought this shit had died down?”
It had.
Kind of.
I hadn’t told them about the notes I found now and again in my locker. What was the point? It was just another way Kendall tried to tear me down.Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.Or, at least, so I thought.
“Slut.”
“What a whore.”
“Did you hear she did two guys in the bathroom at Bannam’s party at thesametime? What a skank.”
The blood drained from my face, and Lilly gripped my hand, yanking me toward the nearest bathroom. The door slammed behind us, and she paced up and down while her fingers flew over her cell phone.
