Page 36 of Your Side of the Offense

Fuck.

…And hold her afterwards.

Damn you, Sunshine.

I wish she'd just hear us. Hear Harvey's side of the story. But that woman is stubborn, and she won't hear anything. I get it on her end, the person you are in love with cheats on you with the person who hates you the most.

Fuck, what I'd do for another chance. But no, we’re stuck here watching her pretend to be a person she isn't. Wishing all this bullshit could be over with. Hoping things don't escalate further.

So far, she hasn't slept with this clown but what the fuck will we do if she does. Is that something any of us can recover from? We haven't let her go and in a way none of us have accepted or ever will that she isn't ours anymore.

We all feel a sick obsession with her, and I don't know if we have any hope of it changing. She occupies all our faculties, rules all our hearts. None of the others matter. We just see her.

"Sup," Trevor greets the table and we all nod.

It was foul what he and his friend did earlier this week, a bitch move but it's all a game.

Trevor sports a knowing grin. I guess coming to rub Summer in our faces is his and his friends way of sticking it to us.

Fucker.

The Hazel girl looks up to him like he's God as she interacts with the table. She is a very beautiful girl, it's no surprise Trevor's interest in her. But like Caleb said there's just something about her I don't like. Maybe it's that she exudes groupie energy, but I don't like our girl's association with her.

"What you say we switch this up and we beer pong?" Trevor suggests.

The table receives it and we nod.

Logan and Summer arrive at the table.

"Sup." Logan is grinning like an idiot, as he greets all the others with dabs and bumps. Summer stands there awkwardly as he does his thing.

"Hey, Peaches," Archer greets her next to me, causing Logan to turn.

"Hi, Archer," she says, looking bored. But she isn't fooling anyone.

Logan comes back and takes her hand again. And fuck if I don't want to saw his hand off her.

His chest puffs out and the air is thick around the table, everyone watching everyone.

"So, like you guys know Su form high school, right?" the blonde girl on Landon's arm says very loudly and the majority of the group turns to Summer, a few turning to us.

"Um, yeah," she says simply before taking a drink.

"I heard you are Harvey's ex,” the brunette next to Caleb says.

Well, this is a shit show.

"She's actually all ours." Harvey drops the bomb that has the whole group going quiet for a few seconds looking between us which is annoying.

Summer looks bored as Logan searches her face. He whispers to her, and I want to throw this fucking stick in his eye. I see the apprehension of the others too. She nods to whatever he’s asking. Probably getting confirmation. He tips his head, downing most of his beer.

Asshole.

Is he fucking judging her?

"Is that illegal in this country? You all look like you're holding your shit?" Harvey adds.

"No, like really all of you?" the brunette asks again loudly, the drinks are getting to her.

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