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He winked at me. “Please tell me you didn’t give up on us?”
I laughed. “Never dream of it.”
Lucas pulled the phone back to himself.
His face was smooth, and his gaze roamed mine. “I miss you, babe.” The noise in the locker room rose to a roar, and I could barely make out what he said. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”
I nodded, my chest too tight to say anything.
The phone went black, and I collapsed back. I had no idea how I was supposed to wait.
TWENTY-EIGHT
LUCAS
I flew offthe bus the second we pulled into the parking lot. I clapped Jax on the back and hollered at him, not slowing my strides. “Grab my bag, buddy.”
He just smiled at me. “Tell Piper I said hi.”
It took less than ten minutes for me to travel from the arena on the other side of school to the dorms. Even though I’d spoken with her last night, I still craved being near her. It was like the year I’d spent away from her like an asshole had built up to the point that it was physically painful to keep my distance.
I knocked lightly on the door, a smile already growing on my lips, and listened to the rustling sound of her getting up. Her blue eyes met mine, but instead of clear and bright, they were muted. I cupped her jaw and stroked over her cheekbone. “Hey, what’s wrong?”
She wrapped her arm around her waist and leaned into my touch. “Nothing I want to talk to you about.”
“What does that mean?” I asked, searching her face. Her skin had a worrisome gray tint to it.
She scrunched up her nose. “Women stuff.”
I raised a brow and wrapped my arms around her lower back, tugging her closer. “You’re on your period?”
Pink stained her cheeks. “Can we not talk about it?” She grimaced, and my hands tightened.
“Does it hurt?”
She rolled her eyes, some of her usual life coming back. “Yes, cramps hurt.”
I led her back to her bed and pulled the comforter over her before placing her laptop beside her. “I’ll be right back, okay? I’ve just got to grab something, and we can hang out here tonight.”
Her eyes lowered, and she nodded. Her voice was so soft I barely heard it.“Okay.”
“Hey.” I tilted her chin so she’d look at me. A hint of a smile curled her lip, and I leaned down to kiss it. “I’ll be right back.”
* * *
I walked down the pharmacy aisle and rubbed the back of my neck. I had no idea what I was doing. I sent Jax a quick text.
Me: What do girls need when they get their period?
Jax: How the fuck would I know?
Jax: You are such a simp.
Me: Listen dickhead. One day a girl’s going to knock you on your ass and I’m going to thoroughly enjoy rubbing it in.
Jax: Never. Gonna. Happen.
I called the only person who could help me with this.
