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“Shan,” I groan, barging into her room without a second thought. “I have some really bad news.” Startled, she scrambles to sit up higher on her bed, eyes wide and alert. She pats the spot beside her. “What is it?” The words taste like poison, but I push them out anyway. Flopping down next to her on the mattress, I admit, “I think I might have a teeny, tiny crush on West.” “What?” The corners of her mouth lift into a cheeky grin. “Are you sure?” I let out a frustrated sigh, covering my face with my hands. “I don’t know,” I mumble from behind my fingers. “I think so? We were just studying in the
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“The Trade’s off the fucking table, as in, I’m not trading Jade. She’s officially off-limits,” I say, my tone brooking no argument. “And you can repeat that to anyone who might give a shit.”
“Are you just gonna veto everyone?” He glares at me, his jaw firmly set. “Yes, Jade. If anyone’s gonna get you off, it’s gonna be me.”
According to her, our friendship would only complicate things. Well, fuck our friendship. No, wait. I want our friendship. I want to make her laugh, make her smile, make her call me by those goofy fucking nicknames. I want to spend time with her. I want to keep figuring out what makes her tick. I also want to kiss her and then take her to my bed. Actually . . . I just want Jade in any form I can get her.
We just . . . inadvertently had phone sex. And it was the best damn thing I’d ever experienced.
“Now I need to go apologize to your brother.” “Oh, are you planning to kiss him, too?” “Only if you think it’ll help.”
“So, this is about you being jealous.” “I’m not jealous,” she counters hastily. I cock a brow at her, working to suppress my smirk. “Okay, I’m fucking jealous. I mean . . . it’s so annoying. Why can’t you just be ugly?”
If I choose to relish in a steaming cup of coffee at eight o’clock at night, alone in complete silence, that’s my prerogative.
“Are you still trying to suck up to me ’cause you slept with Shan?” “Jesus, Lili,” he chokes out, clearing his throat before asking, “Is it working?”
