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Scarlett was right. I’d let it go too far. In the beginning, I’d just wanted to protect Becca and keep her from Kendall’s sharp claws, but then we’d ended up in a few classes together, and she’d intrigued me. The prim and proper girl from the right side of the tracks trying to keep up with Credence High’s finest.
When I’d watched her stroll right up to Kendall and her crew, I’d almost intervened. But for a split second, the look on Kendall’s face had been worth it. Of course, it only raised the stakes. No one tried to play Kendall’s game and walked away unscathed.
No one.
“Earth to Porter. Seriously, where the fuck are you right now?” Scarlett paced in front of me, sucking on her joint like it was a piece of candy.
“You need to quit that shit.”
She flashed me a wry smile. “Don’t start. Besides, we’re here to discuss how we fixyourmess, not my extracurricular activities.”
I scrubbed a hand down my face. Over a week had passed since Becca had discovered the truth about everything. Eleven days without talking to her, holding her… tasting her. She’d buried herself so damn deep under my skin that not being close to her physically hurt. And to make matters worse, Scarlett thought it warranted regular discussion as if we were more than just acquaintances who helped each other out occasionally.
“She won’t talk to me.”
“Me neither.”
“Lilly?”
“No go. She’s taking Becca’s side. Something about me pulling a bullshit move.”
“She’s not wrong.”
Scarlett stopped pacing, and her head snapped up. “Are you fucking kidding me? I only did this for you.”
“Bullshit. One way or another, you would’ve stepped in. After what went down with Ami—”
“Yeah, yeah, but you didn’t have to go and fuck her.”
“Peters,” I growled, clenching my fists at my sides. It was never just about that with Becca.
Never.
“Oh.” She stared at me and then choked on her laughter. “Don’t tell me you actually went and fell for her?”
I glared at her, not liking where this was headed.
Scarlett’s eyes widened to saucers. “Holy shit, you did.”
“Shut up.”
“I thought you were just fooling around. Itching a scratch.”
“I swear to God, Peters,” I warned, before softening my tone. “I like her, okay? She got under my skin. I didn’t mean for it to happen, but it did.”
I more than liked her. I had… Shit. I couldn’t be, could I? Not that it mattered now. Becca wouldn’t even look at me.
“So what’s the plan, lover boy? Because if word gets back to Kendall that you and Becca weretogether, things are going to turn to shit pretty quick.”
“She already knows.”
“Crap.”
I nodded, offering her a tight smile.
“So what’s the plan?”
Well, that was the million-dollar question, wasn’t it? Because I wasn’t losing Becca to Kendall’s bullshit. Myfamily’sbullshit.
