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“I never did that with Phoenix.” He rubs at the scruff on his jaw. “It probably would’ve made my job a lot easier if I had thought of it.”
I groan. “Don’t encourage him. It’s so bad. He never lets me have any privacy.”
“I let you have privacy with your boyfriend last night.” Hunter raises an eyebrow.
“He’snotmy boyfriend.”
“I saw how close you were last night.” He smirks at me.
I throw my hands up. “Then you saw I was the one who moved back. I don’t have a boyfriend. I just wanted a date to homecoming, that’s it. Griffin and I are justfriends.”
“Sure you are.” Hunter slings his arm around my shoulder. “Let’s go, Trouble.”
My cheeks grow warm and he leads me toward the door. I’m not sure if he believes me or not. To be fair, I’m not sure I’d believe me either.
Why is it so important for Hunter to know that Griffin and I are just friends? I already know the answer and I don’t like it.
Maybe I really should date Griffin. If I did, maybe I could get over this massive crush I have on Hunter. Maybe then I could stop obsessing over him.
Hunter opens the back door of the SUV for me. He and Sander get into the front and we head toward the dorms.
As we pull out front, I send a text to Harper, letting her know I’m ‘waiting in the car’ for her. She runs out the front door seconds later. When she gets into the SUV, her jaw drops open as she looks between Hunter, Sander, and me.
Eventually, her gaze lands on Sander. “Hello, hottie.”
I bust out laughing. “He has a girlfriend. And you have a boyfriend.”
She frowns as the car takes off. Now Harper fully focuses her attention on me. “Actually, Finley and I broke up.”
“What?” My eyes widen. “Why? I thought you guys were perfect for one another.”
She shrugs. “I thought so too. We had all this chemistry. But the second we started dating, we fizzled out. Like, flatter than a shaken up soda.”
I frown. “I’m sorry.”
“Eh, it’s okay.” She grins. “I’ve already got another date for homecoming.”
“Who?” I ask.
“Just a friend.” She waves a hand. “But never mind that. I saw you go off with Griffin last night. Tell meeverything. Did he make a move on you?” She wiggles her eyebrows. “I bet he kissed you.”
“Griffin and I are just friends,” I say, repeating the phrase I’ve said many times. Nobody believes me.
“Keep telling yourself that, Trouble.” Hunter smirks at me through the rearview mirror.
I glare at him, turning to Harper. “But he did ask me to homecoming at East Raven, so I told him I would go with him if he came to homecoming at West Raven with me.”
Harper squeals. “Yes! I knew it! He so has a crush on you!”
I want to deny it, but Griffin himself confessed that he does have a crush on me.
“It doesn’t matter.” I sink further into my seat. “I’m not into Griffin likethat.”
But I wish I were.
If I had a crush on Griffin, it would be a lot better than having one on Hunter. At least I know Griffin likes me. One day, Hunter is going to disappear from my life and I’m never going to see him again. When that happens, it’s going to break my heart.
“Why don’t you like Griffin like that?” Harper looks at me with her mouth open wide. “Do you even have eyes, woman? Griffin is a complete babe. Only a blind person wouldn’t be attracted to him.”
