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Authors: Taylor Henderson
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didn’t have to lie to him, but for some reason I did.
I could hear my mom and Karlie’s voices in my head, and I didn’t want him to use me like they thought he would. Maybe I was subconsciously trying to find a way to keep him from hurting me, if that was his plan, even though it seemed like I was doing more of the hurting than he was. I was lying, and he had never been anything less than sweet to me. I just didn’t want to end up being one of Shane’s girls. I wanted to be his only girl.
Shane squeezed my hands in his. “Don’t worry. I won’t make you move any faster than you want to.”
“Okay,” I murmured.
He moved one hand up to tuck my hair behind my ear. “I wanted to ask you something the other day when I came over. Before everything happened,” he said, hinting at the awkwardness of being caught in a make-out session by my mother.
“Yeah?”
He was quiet for a second, before he asked, “Will you be my girlfriend?”
My mouth dropped open to form a small ‘o.’ I didn’t trust my voice to answer, so I just nodded my head furiously in response.
He smoothed his thumb over my cheek and smiled so hard that I could see all of his teeth in the dim lighting from the TV. “Really?” he asked.
“Really.”
Chapter 11
I leaned toward my laptop and smiled brightly as Lena returned to the screen. This was our first time talking in a while, and I was happy to see her. It was so strange not having her around all of the time, and having to schedule time to video-chat each other because of the time difference. She was also busy a lot with homework, friends, and life in general.
“Where were we?” she asked, tucking her unruly hair behind her ear. She was wearing an oversized sweatshirt with my school’s name and logo on it. There was no doubt in my mind that it belonged to Carter.
I furrowed my eyebrows as I thought about what we were talking about before she went to the bathroom. When it came back to me, I said, “Blake and Violet. You were about to tell me something about them.”
She bounced her head hard as she nodded. Her eyes grew wide, and she slid closer to the camera. “Right. That’s it. Oh my gosh, you won’t believe what happened. I feel so bad for Violet.”
“What?”
“Guess,” she said, despite her previous statement that I wouldn’t believe what happened. If I wouldn’t believe it, then how could I guess it?
I shrugged, and sighed. “I don’t know. Just tell me.”
She shook her head no. “Guess,” she demanded.
I pouted. “Violet’s pregnant?”
Her laugh was loud, and instantaneous. “Yeah, right.”
I rolled my eyes. “Just tell me.”
“Okay,” she sighed, dragging the word out like I was forcing her to tell me. “Blake cheated on her again. That bastard.”
I raised both eyebrows in shock. “Really? What? How? When?”
Lena raised a hand to stop me. “He was sneaking behind her back to hang out with some girl from another school. She only found out because the girl tagged him in a picture of them on a date on Facebook.”
I shook my head. “That’s ridiculous. Poor Violet.”
“I know. She’ll move on, though. There’s this guy, Colton, who really likes her. She just doesn’t know it yet. She’s too busy trying to get over Blake.”
“Wow.”
“I know,” she mumbled. “Your turn now. Tell me something.” She propped her elbows up on her desk and rested her head on her hands, waiting.
I chewed my bottom lip to keep from smiling. “Well, Shane asked me to be his girlfriend a few days ago.” I still wasn’t over it. I had a little bubble of happiness in my belly.
Lena’s face lit up. “Really? That’s so great.”
“I’m so happy,” I replied, smiling so hard my cheeks burned. “I really like him.”
She nodded. “I know you do. He likes you too.”
“Yeah, I know he does.” I wanted to tell her about what happened at the party, but I bit my tongue.
Lena noticed instantly
I could hear my mom and Karlie’s voices in my head, and I didn’t want him to use me like they thought he would. Maybe I was subconsciously trying to find a way to keep him from hurting me, if that was his plan, even though it seemed like I was doing more of the hurting than he was. I was lying, and he had never been anything less than sweet to me. I just didn’t want to end up being one of Shane’s girls. I wanted to be his only girl.
Shane squeezed my hands in his. “Don’t worry. I won’t make you move any faster than you want to.”
“Okay,” I murmured.
He moved one hand up to tuck my hair behind my ear. “I wanted to ask you something the other day when I came over. Before everything happened,” he said, hinting at the awkwardness of being caught in a make-out session by my mother.
“Yeah?”
He was quiet for a second, before he asked, “Will you be my girlfriend?”
My mouth dropped open to form a small ‘o.’ I didn’t trust my voice to answer, so I just nodded my head furiously in response.
He smoothed his thumb over my cheek and smiled so hard that I could see all of his teeth in the dim lighting from the TV. “Really?” he asked.
“Really.”
Chapter 11
I leaned toward my laptop and smiled brightly as Lena returned to the screen. This was our first time talking in a while, and I was happy to see her. It was so strange not having her around all of the time, and having to schedule time to video-chat each other because of the time difference. She was also busy a lot with homework, friends, and life in general.
“Where were we?” she asked, tucking her unruly hair behind her ear. She was wearing an oversized sweatshirt with my school’s name and logo on it. There was no doubt in my mind that it belonged to Carter.
I furrowed my eyebrows as I thought about what we were talking about before she went to the bathroom. When it came back to me, I said, “Blake and Violet. You were about to tell me something about them.”
She bounced her head hard as she nodded. Her eyes grew wide, and she slid closer to the camera. “Right. That’s it. Oh my gosh, you won’t believe what happened. I feel so bad for Violet.”
“What?”
“Guess,” she said, despite her previous statement that I wouldn’t believe what happened. If I wouldn’t believe it, then how could I guess it?
I shrugged, and sighed. “I don’t know. Just tell me.”
She shook her head no. “Guess,” she demanded.
I pouted. “Violet’s pregnant?”
Her laugh was loud, and instantaneous. “Yeah, right.”
I rolled my eyes. “Just tell me.”
“Okay,” she sighed, dragging the word out like I was forcing her to tell me. “Blake cheated on her again. That bastard.”
I raised both eyebrows in shock. “Really? What? How? When?”
Lena raised a hand to stop me. “He was sneaking behind her back to hang out with some girl from another school. She only found out because the girl tagged him in a picture of them on a date on Facebook.”
I shook my head. “That’s ridiculous. Poor Violet.”
“I know. She’ll move on, though. There’s this guy, Colton, who really likes her. She just doesn’t know it yet. She’s too busy trying to get over Blake.”
“Wow.”
“I know,” she mumbled. “Your turn now. Tell me something.” She propped her elbows up on her desk and rested her head on her hands, waiting.
I chewed my bottom lip to keep from smiling. “Well, Shane asked me to be his girlfriend a few days ago.” I still wasn’t over it. I had a little bubble of happiness in my belly.
Lena’s face lit up. “Really? That’s so great.”
“I’m so happy,” I replied, smiling so hard my cheeks burned. “I really like him.”
She nodded. “I know you do. He likes you too.”
“Yeah, I know he does.” I wanted to tell her about what happened at the party, but I bit my tongue.
Lena noticed instantly
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