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“Have you ever read that
book, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie? Although in this case it’s like, If a Mouse Breaks into Your House and Steals a Cookie.”
“My mistake, I just go with what I call her in bed at night.”
“I can get into my uniform in six minutes flat. These buttons are bullshit.”
He coughed into the glass he had up to his mouth. Wheezing and spraying his drink all over the place, his eyes got anime character wide before he barked out a, “Holy shit.”
Nix would’ve mailed my balls back to me and made me pay for the shipping.
“If you’re trying to hide, the glittering, sparkly dress isn’t exactly stealthy. I think that’s why the military went with camo over sequins.”
How long had we been running? Thirty minutes? An hour? Jules was charging along like a cross-country runner just hitting her stride. “Mercy. I’m calling it.” I braced my hands on my knees, stopping in the center of the path. “You’re worse than Coach.” She skidded to a stop a few paces in front of me. “Oh thank god.” She flung herself on the grassy slope beside us. “I was trying to keep up
with you.”
a twizzler into his mouth. He had a Mary Poppins-sized portion stashed somewhere.
I’m tempted to stand outside your bedroom banging pots and pans to keep you bleary-eyed and baking.”
“Babe, there’s a stripper pole in this other room! Can we swap?” “No!”
Keyton stood beside me observing like this was National Geographic. I shot him a get lost glare.
“Oh no, no one will like me with my cute glasses and giant boobs. Whatever will they think?”
“He’s my friend.”
“Not from the way he’s checking out your ass, he isn’t.”
“Who’s that beside Avery? She’s adorable,” Max threw out. And now my face was probably glowing red like a stoplight in a snowstorm. “They’re right.” That comment came from much closer. “Now the comments are asking who the deep-voiced hottie is.”
I wanted her gaze on me. Her thoughts on me.
“I’m starving for another taste of cupcake.” His mouth said cupcake, but his eyes said me.
“Hopefully not any food.” Keyton shuddered and held his arm over his stomach. “After her grilled cheeses, my ab workout took me a week to recover from.” “What did we tell you about eating anything she made?”
“It’s cheese and bread! How in the hell can you screw that up?”
“I can only show you what I can really do if I take my clothes off.” A wheeze shot out of my mouth. I held onto the edge of the bed, so I didn’t tackle her to the floor
and peel every piece of clothing off her with my teeth. Damn, I needed to touch her.
Seeing you blazing out of here dragging Jules behind you like you were a second from banging her on the living room floor, I’m surprised you lasted as long as you did.” “It’s official, you all freaking suck.” “We know. But that’s what roommates are for, right?”
“Do I smell a Jules special delivery?” Keyton rounded the base of the stairs
“Bye, Jules.” “Bye, Jules,” LJ and Keyton chorused through their open windows.
How would you feel about a donut blow job?” I swerved into the other lane.
I locked it and sank to the floor, burying my face in my knees. “Jules.” Berk banged on the door. “Jules, don’t run away from me.
What had I missed? What could anyone say to make her break down like that and push me away?
I wanted to storm back across the street, bust down her door and be the big spoon until she felt better.
What Emmett had said to me made so much more sense now. They couldn’t attack me, so they went for the soft target, trying to tear Jules down.
Because doing that to Jules, exposing her private thoughts to me, knowing who it was? That was beyond anything Alexis had ever pulled before. That bordered on unforgivable.
“A pep talk isn’t what I need right now.” “But it’s what you’re going to get.”
The internet pitchfork mob had ruined everything.
Next time you’ll meet the business end of my spatula.”
And holy fuck, did I ever owe Jules an apology.
“Did you find her?” The sincere interest threw me, but I’d learned about letting my guard down around him. “Yeah, I found her.” I lifted my chin. “At the Dayton Memorial Cemetery.” The shot at my raw wound deflated my anger and that let the pain right back in. “Fuck.”
We were over. I’d broken up with him again, not because of my insecurity but because for once I’d been able to stand up for what I knew was right,
Max burst into the office with a cake knife in her hand. “I thought I heard crying. Who do I need to take out?”
Max’s head jerked back when my gaze landed on her. “Me, too?” She pointed the tip of the cake knife at her chest.