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My cheeks grow warm, knowing Hunter is reading the text.
“This boy ditched you for homecoming and now he wants to meet up with you.” Hunter frowns.
I look at him, raising an eyebrow. “He’s still my friend.”
“If he’s looking for just friendship, why does he want to meet you without me?” Hunter counters.
I don’t know how to respond. “Am I allowed to go?”
He sighs. “Whatever you want.”
I text back Griffin, telling him where to meet me, then I look up at Hunter. “You’re letting me go without you?”
He snorts. “I’ll be there, just in case. I don’t trust Griffin.”
I know that’s not true. If he didn’t trust Griffin, he wouldn’t let me go at all. He’s just upset about Griffin ditching me at homecoming. I don’t care about that. The truth is, I went with who I wanted to go with. Griffin did me a favor. Not that I’ll be admitting that to Hunter anytime soon.
I get up from the couch, my head spinning from the movement.
Hunter steps up beside me, putting his hand on my arm. “Are you okay?”
“Just stood up too quick.” I put a hand to my temple, hoping the spinning stops.
“I’m not sure you should go. You have a concussion.” Hunter studies me carefully, like he’s waiting for me to fall over.
“I’m fine,” I say, reassuring him. “It’s amildconcussion.”
“Still, you have a brain injury.”
I roll my eyes. “Barely.”
“Let’s just get this over with.” Hunter steps away from me.
I grin at him, shaking my head.
After the conversation we had last night about us just being ‘friends,’ I didn’t think he would care if I went to meet with Griffin.
I really want to go because I don’t like how we left things. I know Griffin feels guilty about ditching me last minute. I just want to make sure that he knows we’re cool and that I still do want to be friends with him.
Hunter and I head toward our meeting spot in the woods. He stays close to me and even scouts the area before he goes to hide in the tree line. He’s close enough to see me, but not close enough to hear what I’m saying. It’s the only privacy I’m going to get from him, so I don’t argue.
A few minutes later, Griffin shows up. His hair is wet, like he just got out of the shower. He’s got on an East Raven Academy hoodie and a pair of jeans. He looks good.
Griffin is very attractive. If it weren’t for Hunter, maybe I could see him as something more than a friend. But the truth is, I’m not sure I’ll ever see anybody in that way.
“Hey.” He stuffs his hands in the front pocket of his jeans. “I kind of expected you to ditch me.”
I grin, shaking my head. “I would never do that.”
“I know.” He frowns. “But I did do it to you.”
I shrug one shoulder. “It’s okay. I had a backup date.”
“How did it go?” Griffin asks.
I frown.
“You didn’t kiss him?”
