you got it?”
I nodded. “Sorry. It just happened. I didn’t think about what I was doing. Can I leave now?”
I put my hand on the doorknob and felt him pulling me back by the elastic of my pants. “Not so fast.”
We were face-to-face, so close that I could lean over and touch his nose with mine. I hated being so close to him. “You have ten seconds to get your hands off of me, before I ruin any chance of you ever having children again.”
Joey did as I asked and let go of his hold on me. “I thought you wanted to play house.”
“The game is over. I could see how hurt he was and now I feel like shit.”
“He should feel like shit.”
I looked down and sat on his bed. “Maybe, but it doesn’t solve anything.”
“You want to be with him, don’t you?”
I looked over at Joey, and for the first time, I realized he was being sincere. “I can’t help it. Maybe I’m glutton for punishment, but I still love him. I’ve liked him since we were younger. My summers were spent chasing him around when we were teenagers. He didn’t even know my name back then, and all I knew was that he was the hot guy that had a place close to ours. Then one party changed everything. I never looked back, because I thought he felt the same way I did. I was wrong.”
He cleared his throat and knelt down in front of me. “If you want him so bad, then why did you tell him you were with me? That was a game endin’ blow, you know that right?”
I shrugged. “I wanted to hurt him, like he’d hurt me. It was stupid.”
“I can help you, but you’re not goin’ to like the idea.”
I looked right at him and laughed. “Does it involve me sleeping with you?”
“In theory, maybe. Look, if you want Shayne back, maybe you need to show him what he lost. We got a rise out of him back there. I think it’s an option you should consider.”
I rolled my eyes. “And I would want you to help me with that?”
“It’s just a suggestion.”
“What’s in it for you? Obviously you want to sleep with me. I’m not trading my vagina for your help.”
He chuckled and shook his head at me. “Look, we both need to get out there and mingle. Meet me down here when everyone leaves. I promise that I won’t lay a hand on you, unless you ask me to.”
“I won’t.”
“I’ll still be nice and help you. I’ll pretend we’re a couple and play fair. If I can’t have you then I’d want you to be happy anyway.”
“Are you drunk?” I couldn’t understand why he was being so kind.
“Not drunk enough, that’s’ for sure.” Joey stood up and walked out of the room, leaving me to pout alone.
I waited a while before I made my way back to Sky and Ford’s. Shayne wasn’t anywhere to be found, but Peyton located me right away. “Is it true? You’re seein’ Joey now?”
I couldn’t believe that he’d told her that already. Then I knew that if I told her the truth, she’d run back to him. “Yeah, it’s true.”
“Don’t tell Shayne, but he’s really hot. I mean, I wish you were still with my brother, but Joey is a lot of man. What’s he like in bed?”
I slapped her. “Peyton, I’m not discussing that with you.”
“I bet he’s amazing. I can tell from the way his jeans fit him. That man is hung like a racehorse. One night with him and you probably forgot all about Shayne.”
She was so wrong. Little did she know that I could never forget about her brother. That’s what happens when you let yourself fall in love. “I would have stayed with your brother, had he not done what he did.
She froze and looked right at me. “After what just happened, I don’t blame you for movin’ on.”
“What are you talkin’ about? I was only gone for about thirty minutes. What did I miss?”
“Shayne’s the father of Ashley’s baby. I guess you knew that already. It was probably why you two really broke up. Anyway, he told the family just now. My dad is pissed. He told him he has to move out and get his own place before
I nodded. “Sorry. It just happened. I didn’t think about what I was doing. Can I leave now?”
I put my hand on the doorknob and felt him pulling me back by the elastic of my pants. “Not so fast.”
We were face-to-face, so close that I could lean over and touch his nose with mine. I hated being so close to him. “You have ten seconds to get your hands off of me, before I ruin any chance of you ever having children again.”
Joey did as I asked and let go of his hold on me. “I thought you wanted to play house.”
“The game is over. I could see how hurt he was and now I feel like shit.”
“He should feel like shit.”
I looked down and sat on his bed. “Maybe, but it doesn’t solve anything.”
“You want to be with him, don’t you?”
I looked over at Joey, and for the first time, I realized he was being sincere. “I can’t help it. Maybe I’m glutton for punishment, but I still love him. I’ve liked him since we were younger. My summers were spent chasing him around when we were teenagers. He didn’t even know my name back then, and all I knew was that he was the hot guy that had a place close to ours. Then one party changed everything. I never looked back, because I thought he felt the same way I did. I was wrong.”
He cleared his throat and knelt down in front of me. “If you want him so bad, then why did you tell him you were with me? That was a game endin’ blow, you know that right?”
I shrugged. “I wanted to hurt him, like he’d hurt me. It was stupid.”
“I can help you, but you’re not goin’ to like the idea.”
I looked right at him and laughed. “Does it involve me sleeping with you?”
“In theory, maybe. Look, if you want Shayne back, maybe you need to show him what he lost. We got a rise out of him back there. I think it’s an option you should consider.”
I rolled my eyes. “And I would want you to help me with that?”
“It’s just a suggestion.”
“What’s in it for you? Obviously you want to sleep with me. I’m not trading my vagina for your help.”
He chuckled and shook his head at me. “Look, we both need to get out there and mingle. Meet me down here when everyone leaves. I promise that I won’t lay a hand on you, unless you ask me to.”
“I won’t.”
“I’ll still be nice and help you. I’ll pretend we’re a couple and play fair. If I can’t have you then I’d want you to be happy anyway.”
“Are you drunk?” I couldn’t understand why he was being so kind.
“Not drunk enough, that’s’ for sure.” Joey stood up and walked out of the room, leaving me to pout alone.
I waited a while before I made my way back to Sky and Ford’s. Shayne wasn’t anywhere to be found, but Peyton located me right away. “Is it true? You’re seein’ Joey now?”
I couldn’t believe that he’d told her that already. Then I knew that if I told her the truth, she’d run back to him. “Yeah, it’s true.”
“Don’t tell Shayne, but he’s really hot. I mean, I wish you were still with my brother, but Joey is a lot of man. What’s he like in bed?”
I slapped her. “Peyton, I’m not discussing that with you.”
“I bet he’s amazing. I can tell from the way his jeans fit him. That man is hung like a racehorse. One night with him and you probably forgot all about Shayne.”
She was so wrong. Little did she know that I could never forget about her brother. That’s what happens when you let yourself fall in love. “I would have stayed with your brother, had he not done what he did.
She froze and looked right at me. “After what just happened, I don’t blame you for movin’ on.”
“What are you talkin’ about? I was only gone for about thirty minutes. What did I miss?”
“Shayne’s the father of Ashley’s baby. I guess you knew that already. It was probably why you two really broke up. Anyway, he told the family just now. My dad is pissed. He told him he has to move out and get his own place before
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