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“We’re good,” I assure him.
He nods and adjusts the strap on his shoulder. “So, since you’renotmad and definitely not avoiding me,” he begins, playfully, “what would you say about going to a party with me tomorrow night?”
“A party?”
He nods. “Josh McClain’s having a party, and I guess my association with you has won me some cool points because he said we should come.”
I roll my eyes. “Josh McClain is a bag of dicks. Why would I ever want to go to his party?”
“We don’t have to hang out with him or anything. It’s a party, I’m sure plenty of people will be there. We can do our own thing. I’ve just never been to one.” He shrugs. “Might be cool.”
“It’s not, trust me. Ihavebeen to those parties and all they do is get drunk on Bud Light and cheap vodka while the jocks play beer pong. The highlights include rapey douches trying to corner you and shove their tongues down your throat, and some poor idiot crying because her drunk-ass boyfriend is being a dick. Occasionally, someone also makes Hot Pockets. Those parties are only fun if you’re trashed yourself, and I’m not really in the mood to get drunk this weekend.”
“We don’t have to get drunk to have fun.”
“There’s literally nothing else to do,” I tell him. “Why do you want to go so bad, anyway? Will Brylee be there?”
“I don’t know, but whether she is or not, I’m sure she’d hear about it. It would be a new place to be seen together and get a picture to add to the story of our relationship.”
“Well, I can’t go, anyway,” I tell him, slamming my locker door shut and hoisting my bag on my shoulder. “I have to work tomorrow night.”
He follows me down the hall. “Maybe you could come over after you get off. We could watch a movie or something.”
I force a faint smile and glance over at him. “That wouldn’t be a new setting for a photo op.”
“No, but at least we could post something. A lot of time has passed since the last post. We don’t want it to look like we’re losing enthusiasm.”
“Have you even talked to Brylee?” I ask, watching his face. “Are there any signs any of this might even be working?”
“Not yet,” he answers, his expression clear so I can’t tell what he’s thinking.
Not that I should need to, but his stupid brother got in my head. He seemed so sure of himself, so undeterred by my explanations. It was like nothing I said was new information, like he’d heard it all and just didn’t believe it.
Not that he would even know.
It’s none of his business, honestly. He should butt out.
“It’s not a sprint, though, it’s a marathon. It’s important that we become an established couple. Right now we’re just laying the groundwork.”
“I’m not sure I agreed to all that,” I tell him. “I thought we would hang out a few times and you could tell one of your friends you felt me up or something. I didn’t think we had to establish a whole relationship.”
Jet frowns, and it’s only at the flash of hurt across his features I realize how cold I’m being. “Do you not like hanging out with me?”
Shit.
I didn’t mean to be an asshole to Jet, so I walk back my attitude a bit. “No, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it like that. Of course, I’ve been having a great time hanging out with you. I’m just in a shitty mood, that’s all. It’s not your fault. I’m sorry for taking it out on you.”
His concern eases, and he flashes me a reassuring smile. “It’s all right. You can make it up to me tomorrow night when you come over to my house after you get off work.”
I roll my eyes, smiling faintly. “Fine. Yes, I guess I can come over. Do you know if it’ll be just us? Will your brother be there?”
“Jonathan?” he asks, surprised. “I don’t know, probably not. He’s usually not home. That’s why he still lives with us while he’s in college. He’s basically never there, wouldn’t be worth it to get his own place right now.”
Good.
I definitely don’t want to spend any time with him, but I’m happy to hang out with Jet and Milo—though I am still a little leftover annoyed at him for last weekend.
We haven’t even had a chance to talk about it because while we made comments about exchanging numbers, we hadn’t done it yet. I figured we would after shopping when we were hanging out at the house, but then Jonathan was there and ruined everything.
