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It was a Saturday, so both of our parents were home, however it didn’t faze him because the second he parked the car; he was slinging me over his shoulder again and making his way towards his pool house.
It wasn’t until we reached his place, with me sitting on the couch—still barefoot, mind you—when he finally looked at me…reallylooked at me like he used to.
“Tell me, how the fuck did you end up in my best friend’s bed?”
Okay, he was still fuming, I understood that. I mean, if I had found Liam or him in Josie’s bed, I would flip the switch, too. There was something about his tone, though, that made me somehow think that he was jealous of finding me in Jet’s bed.
“We talked; that’s all.”
I looked away, blushing. The bad ideas that my thoughts conjured up to get a reaction from him were truly awful, but I admitted, I liked getting his undivided attention. Even if he was addressing me with hate-filled eyes, I still had gotten his attention.
Was I becoming pathetic? Double check.
“You’re lying. You’re turning pink.” He crouched down, cupping my chin with his hand, maneuvering it to meet his turbulent eyes. “Tell me the truth. Did you fuck him last night?”
Why did it matter? I was sure he and Jet had shared women. From what I’d heard, that was a common occurrence. Why was I any different?
“And if I tell you I did, what would you do?”
“Don’t lie to me,” he gritted out. His face was so close, I could almost kiss him.
Staring at his lips, I was almost tempted. “I didn’t. Happy?” I broke our contact, feeling dumbfounded from all these conflicting emotions that were going through me. Liam, then Grey, Liam again, and now, Grey was taking hold of my thoughts.
I was, in short, going out of my mind.
He didn’t respond, so I managed to stand on my feet, hoping to end this madness with him. I didn’t understand him… me… us… it was too much.
“Olivia?” he called after me.
I spun on my heels, meeting his gaze.
“Thank you for not sleeping with him. You can do the rest, but not my best friend.”
Ouch.It would have been better if he had slapped me. At least I could have felt the sting and reel from it.
“I’ll make sure to try.” Without another word, I gave him a sour smile and walked out of there.
I was grateful that I didn’t have to run into Mom or Brett on my way back to the main house. My stomach was churning, so for the rest of the afternoon, I stayed in bed, ignoring the rest of the world.
I needed to de-stress and the only way I knew how, was to read a great novel, get lost in it and wish that life wasn’t so difficult.
Greyson had turned my world upside down. The question was, would I keep letting him rule it?
* * *
I avoided the party scene for two weeks. Since Josie and Gavin were progressing steadily, I didn’t feel the need to show my face in the party crowd. Besides, after that incident with Jet and Greyson, I made sure not to stir the pot between friends again.
The two looked like they were on good terms. Jet had tried to speak to me at one point, but I assured him that everything was fine and he had nothing to worry about. As for Greyson, he sure was looking happy. The rumor mill was busy spewing news about his exploits.
One that had really caught my attention was when he was chased down by a cop while racing in the canyons, but for some lucky reason, Grey managed to lose him. It had been one lucky strike if you ask me.
He was still the same. He liked to provoke danger and he was managing quite well in that sector, while my quiet life was suiting me fine. The only light I had was talking to Liam on a daily basis. Other than that, everything about my life was becoming boring.
Grey and I hadn’t managed to speak to each other after that day in his pool house; well, privately anyway. He was civil towards me when our parents were around, but if he could ignore me, he would.
Well, of course, it was only a matter of time until someone broke the quiet stillness of my life.
“Please say you’ll come? My parents won’t let me go unless I tell them you’re there, too,” Josie begged. We were in my bedroom when she’d announced that the gang was planning a weekend trip in Big Bear.
