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“Onyou?”
“With me.” He smirks. “Same thing.”
“Have you somehow missed why I’ll always hate you and your sister? Like,forever?” I ask. “How long will it take you to accept that fact?”
“I’ve never been good at accepting rejection.”
“Did you sayafterparty?” Harlow’s eyes bulge out of her skull. “Where is it and what time does it start?”
“I’ll put the address in your phone,” he says, taking it from her hands.
Keeping his eyes on mine, he types in some place I won’t be going, and then he returns Harlow’s phone.
“Tell the guy at the door to call me so you won’t have to pay to get in,” he says. Then he lowers his voice and leans closer to me. “You can ride there with me, if you like. Just let me know.”
“Ay, Humble Kid!” some guy below yells before I can respond. “We need you down here! Hurry up!”
“See you at the party,” he says, looking me up and down before disappearing into the crowd.
“Oh-my-god, oh-my-god,oh-my-god!” Harlow clasps my hands like we’re best friends. “You have to tell me everything you know about him so I can make my move at the party.”
“Gladly,” I say. “Under one condition.”
“Anything.”
“You have to take me home and get one of your other friends to go with you instead.”
“Ha! I was planning to do that anyway.”
ACT THREE
BOY OFFERS TRUCE
TRAVIS
Back Then
Reno, Nevada
2 a.m.
“Thanks for getting me and my friend into this party for free.” Tatiana’s stepsister is batting her eyes so hard that her fake eyelashes are slipping.
“Are you staying until it’s over?” she asks.
Not if I can help it.
“I’m not sure yet,” I say. “Is Tatiana on her way here?”
“Not unless she has a personal driver on speed dial.” She shakes her head. “She’s not much of a partier likeweare. She’s probably in bed reading a romance novel or watching anime.”
“Interesting…”
“When do you think you’ll try to get into the UFC?” Her friend rubs my shoulder. “Like, months from now? A year from now?”
“That all depends on the league and the commissioner.” I force a smile and entertain their conversation for as long as I can.
After refilling their drinks, I disappear through the crowd and escape to the parking lot.
