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crying and came to check on me.”
“She was crying because she saw you making out with some bimbo at The Devil’s Pit last night,” I added, twisting his arm higher. “Who needs to be punched now? Say the word, Britt.”
“No. Let him go. I can deal with this.”
I pushed away as I released him, feeling my emotions boiling to the surface.
Matt slowly turned around, rubbing his arm as he took in our angry faces before finally settling on Brittney’s.
“Brittney, I . . .”
“Save it, Matt. Your actions spoke loud enough. We’re through.” She folded her arms as she stared at him.
“Just like that?” he asked incredulously.
“Just like that.”
“We’ve been together for over two years now. I can’t believe you’d throw it away because of one small indiscretion.”
I wanted to pound his face, but I remained still.
“How do I know it’s only been one? That’s the thing—if it’s been one, it could be more. It violated my trust in you, and now I can’t believe anything you say. You could’ve been hooking up with people this whole time.”
“So could you. We all know Walker’s been desperate to get into your pants from the first day he saw you.”
I immediately jumped forward. “You son-of-a . . .”
“Chase!” Brittney stepped between us, pushing me backward, and I was surprised how strong she was. “I’ve got this.” She turned to face Matt. “Everyone here knows that’s not true, Matt. Chase was always crazy about Nikki. He never made any kind of advances toward me. That’s the difference between you and me—if he had shown interest, I would’ve broken up with you before I moved on to him. I’m not a cheater.”
“Whatever. Just stay clear of me. All of you.” He started walking toward the stairs.
“See you at practice, Matt.” I couldn’t help adding the goad. I’d be more than happy to take out my aggression on the field.
He paused for a moment, glancing back to glare at me, before he turned and headed down the steps out of site.
Tana wrapped her arms around Brittney. “Are you going to be okay, sweetie?” she crooned.
“Yeah,” Brittney replied, glancing at me as a few tears ran down her cheeks.
“Good riddance, if you ask me,” Brett grumbled.
“No one asked you,” Tana snapped before steering Brittney toward the apartment they shared.
“Come on, Brett. Let the girls work it out together before we mess things up worse.”
He nodded, and we walked inside our apartment.
I shook my head. “First two weeks here, and people are already in beds they don’t belong in.”
He laughed. “In my defense, Tana and I fell asleep together on the couch watching a movie. We were trying to be super quiet so we wouldn’t wake you.”
“Well, I wasn’t here. I was asleep in your sister’s bed.”
“I’m not sure how I feel about that,” he said, eyeing me.
“I’m not sure how I feel about it either, but if you’re going to hit me, can you wait until I get up again? I’m going back to bed to see if I can start this day over.” I pushed open my door and walked in.
“Chase?”
“Yeah?” I turned to find him standing inside.
“Do you like, Brittney? I mean in that way?”
My breath caught, and I suddenly felt like a ball of nerves about to explode. “I don’t know how to answer your question right now.”
He nodded and stayed there for a second staring.
“Was there something else?” I asked.
He sighed. “No, not really. I only wanted you to know I’m cool with it if you do decide you like her. She can’t do any better than you. If I’m being honest . . . I’ve kinda been hoping something might eventually happen between you two.” He moved into the hall, shutting the door behind him and left me staring at the spot where he’d stood a moment ago.
I took a step backward and sat heavily on my bed before leaning my elbows on my knees and thrusting my hands into my hair.
What the hell was happening?
Chapter Nine
It
“She was crying because she saw you making out with some bimbo at The Devil’s Pit last night,” I added, twisting his arm higher. “Who needs to be punched now? Say the word, Britt.”
“No. Let him go. I can deal with this.”
I pushed away as I released him, feeling my emotions boiling to the surface.
Matt slowly turned around, rubbing his arm as he took in our angry faces before finally settling on Brittney’s.
“Brittney, I . . .”
“Save it, Matt. Your actions spoke loud enough. We’re through.” She folded her arms as she stared at him.
“Just like that?” he asked incredulously.
“Just like that.”
“We’ve been together for over two years now. I can’t believe you’d throw it away because of one small indiscretion.”
I wanted to pound his face, but I remained still.
“How do I know it’s only been one? That’s the thing—if it’s been one, it could be more. It violated my trust in you, and now I can’t believe anything you say. You could’ve been hooking up with people this whole time.”
“So could you. We all know Walker’s been desperate to get into your pants from the first day he saw you.”
I immediately jumped forward. “You son-of-a . . .”
“Chase!” Brittney stepped between us, pushing me backward, and I was surprised how strong she was. “I’ve got this.” She turned to face Matt. “Everyone here knows that’s not true, Matt. Chase was always crazy about Nikki. He never made any kind of advances toward me. That’s the difference between you and me—if he had shown interest, I would’ve broken up with you before I moved on to him. I’m not a cheater.”
“Whatever. Just stay clear of me. All of you.” He started walking toward the stairs.
“See you at practice, Matt.” I couldn’t help adding the goad. I’d be more than happy to take out my aggression on the field.
He paused for a moment, glancing back to glare at me, before he turned and headed down the steps out of site.
Tana wrapped her arms around Brittney. “Are you going to be okay, sweetie?” she crooned.
“Yeah,” Brittney replied, glancing at me as a few tears ran down her cheeks.
“Good riddance, if you ask me,” Brett grumbled.
“No one asked you,” Tana snapped before steering Brittney toward the apartment they shared.
“Come on, Brett. Let the girls work it out together before we mess things up worse.”
He nodded, and we walked inside our apartment.
I shook my head. “First two weeks here, and people are already in beds they don’t belong in.”
He laughed. “In my defense, Tana and I fell asleep together on the couch watching a movie. We were trying to be super quiet so we wouldn’t wake you.”
“Well, I wasn’t here. I was asleep in your sister’s bed.”
“I’m not sure how I feel about that,” he said, eyeing me.
“I’m not sure how I feel about it either, but if you’re going to hit me, can you wait until I get up again? I’m going back to bed to see if I can start this day over.” I pushed open my door and walked in.
“Chase?”
“Yeah?” I turned to find him standing inside.
“Do you like, Brittney? I mean in that way?”
My breath caught, and I suddenly felt like a ball of nerves about to explode. “I don’t know how to answer your question right now.”
He nodded and stayed there for a second staring.
“Was there something else?” I asked.
He sighed. “No, not really. I only wanted you to know I’m cool with it if you do decide you like her. She can’t do any better than you. If I’m being honest . . . I’ve kinda been hoping something might eventually happen between you two.” He moved into the hall, shutting the door behind him and left me staring at the spot where he’d stood a moment ago.
I took a step backward and sat heavily on my bed before leaning my elbows on my knees and thrusting my hands into my hair.
What the hell was happening?
Chapter Nine
It
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