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“Is everything ok? What’s wrong?” Great, now Luca thinks something is wrong. Ever since I stupidly chased Vic up a mountain and broke my ankle, Luca has been up my ass. He always thinks something is wrong.

“Nothing is wrong. I’ll call you back.” Kandi rolls her eyes at him before hanging up. “Where were we?”

“Nowhere. I’ll let you get back to Luca. Please don’t tell anyone. I don’t want this to get back to Jocelyn. It’s done anyway.”

“Willa,” Kandi stops me from leaving, “Jocelyn has a crush on every single man with a penis in this school. You’re not a terrible friend.”

“I told her I’d help set her up with him.” Oh god, it just keeps getting worse. Why did I say that?

“Does Carter like Jocelyn?” She eyes me as if she knows the answer already.

“He won’t even give her a chance.”

“Because he likes you.”

I roll my eyes at her.

“I’m not going to tell anyone,” she promises with her hand raised, “but you should have a talk with Jocelyn. You should tell her how you feel about Carter, and I’m sure she’ll step aside.”

“I think you’re wrong. She really likes him. Carter and I are just friends.” I don’t understand why I have to keep defending that. I’m always defending my relationships. It never ends.

I got what I came for. Kandi promised she won’t tell anyone, and that’s all I needed. I wasn’t looking for advice. There’s nothing to get advice on.

I attempt to leave, opening her door when she has to have the last word.

“He doesn’t look at you like you’re just a friend.” Her phone rings again, and this time I leave.

She’s wrong.

Carter is my friend. He’s a horny hockey player that fucks women to release the tension that he has built up, and that’s all I was for him.

The only connection we have was because I was willing to slap him around to give him the release he needed.

There is nothing romantic about it.

Chapter 22

Carter

Dad texts me as soon as Willa jumps off my dick.

He was wondering what was taking me so long, and kept drinking before I could get home.

That’s when reality set in.

I’m not good enough for Willa.

Whack.

I can’t be with her and drag her down into my shitty life.

Pow.

I’ll become just like him.

Whack.

I don’t deserve her.

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