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I touched my jaw and flexed it.
I saw her clutching her fist.
That had been one heck of a punch.
“I can’t just leave-”
“Right now,” she said. “I’m calling Hannah to come over. I’d rather talk to her. Get out, Atlas. Sorry I fucked up your life.”
Hazel walked away.
I didn’t want to leave but she told me to leave.
I rubbed my jaw again.
I almost smiled.
I really liked Hazel’s angry side.
Chapter Twelve
HAZEL
I openedthe freezer and took out an old bag of frozen peas.
I walked into the sunroom that smelled like dust and lavender and sat down on an old chair.
Seated across from me on an old couch, Hannah pointed at the bag of peas.
“Veggies for the baby?”
“Ice for my hand,” I said.
I slapped the bag of frozen peas on my right hand and winced in pain.
“So let me get this right,” Hannah said. “You and Atlas came back here to talk. And instead of taking advantage of your circumstances, you ended up punching him in the face and telling him to leave?”
“Okay, first off, I am not some used upthing,” I said. “I’m also not some…sex toyeither.”
“I never suggested that,” Hannah said. “I’m just making the point that you’re pregnant. I know this is all crazy to you. To him. It’s crazy to me. It’s shocking. You have to feel vulnerable. You have to feel scared.”
“Okay, that’s enough. I don’t need anyone to tell me how to feel. Not you. Not Atlas. Nobody.”
“Is that why you punched him?”
“You want to know why I punched him?”
“Obviously, yes. I’m picturing a ton of sexual tension.”
“Hannah…”
“Hey,” she said. “You screwed me twice so far.”
“I screwed you?”
“I had that surfer guy with the wiggly tongue,” she said. “You chased him away.”
“To tell you I was pregnant!”
