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Nothing overly descriptive, nothing emotional, nothing loving, just, “Shit happens.”
“You make life, Aubrey, it doesn’t make you.”
And in that moment, it was the right thing to say.
It was exactly what I needed to hear.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would come from the mouth of the boy I needed to stay away from the most.
4
Dylan
A few weeks had gone by since that night at the beach with Aubrey. Our paths always seemed to cross, but our interactions were nothing like that night. They were flirty with playful jabs at each other.
I thought about her more than I should, which was funny because I had no idea who she was prior to her ripping me a new asshole in the school parking lot. The memory of her confronting me that day caused me to smile every time it crossed my mind.
Which was more than I cared to admit.
“You ready?” Austin asked, walking up to my locker.
I nodded, throwing in my last textbook. Christmas break was officially upon us, two weeks of nothing but surfing and girls.
“Hurry the fuck up. Colleen is waiting for me at Half-Pint’s restaurant.”
“Colleen?” I asked, shutting my locker. “Who the fuck is Colleen?”
“Is the pot calling me black?” He raised his eyebrow in a challenging manner.
I couldn’t help but laugh. “Just looking out for you, brother,” I replied.
“I don’t need you to look out for me, Dylan. I can look after my damn self.”
I put my hands in the air in a surrendering gesture, backing away from him. Austin was barely fifteen and had already made his rounds in and out of our school. Shit, I may be chasing my fair share of tail, but I was always careful. Something told me Austin didn’t give a fuck as long as he got his dick wet. The last thing he needed was to knock up some random. He had his whole life ahead of him. I bought him condoms every chance I could, but the older we got, the more he would tell me to mind my own damn business.
“You ready or are you going to keep pussy footin’ around?”
“Jesus, hold your shit, I’m almost done.”
“Isn’t that the girl you’re trying to nail?”
“What?” I turned in the direction of his gaze.
Aubrey was leaning against her locker with Kyle, the star quarterback, standing in front of her.
I cracked my neck and cleared my throat, my body suddenly becoming stiff. “Ready.”
Austin grinned, shaking his head, knowing exactly what I meant. Aubrey and I locked eyes right before I body-checked Kyle into the lockers as we headed toward the parking lot to leave. Her eyes widened in disbelief, but there was also a hint of amusement behind those pretty green irises of hers.
“What the fuck?” Kyle roared, turning to face me.
I smiled. “Ah, man, I didn’t see you there.”
He casually nodded, his demeanor drastically shifting from cocky to cowering. “No worries, man.” He looked at Aubrey, backing away. “I’ll see you around.”
Pussy.
She slightly smiled, surprised that Kyle left so quickly. Frowning, she peered over at me. “Are you for real?”
