Page 19 of Still Love You

I finally see Trent, sitting on a blanket with a blond girl in his lap. He's always had a thing for blondes. He'd love my friend, Lilly. She has gorgeous blond hair. People always think she colored it that way, but nope. It's all natural. 

"Shit," I hear Trent mumble.

I look to his right and see a girl walking toward him. Actually, she's walking toward Silas.

"Hi, Silas." She hugs him. "Good to see you again."

"You too. How've you been?" 

"Great! Back from college."

"UCLA?"

She smiles and flips her hair. "I'm surprised you remembered that."

I think I know this girl. She looks familiar. Medium brown hair cut in chunky layers with blond highlights. Dark brown eyes. Short. Petite frame with not much of a chest.

"Hey, Willow." Trent motions his girl to move off him and the two of them stand up. "Welcome home." He hugs me.

"Thanks. It's good to be back."

Trent is usually laid-back but right now he seems anxious, his eyes darting between Silas, me, and the girl I'm sure I know from somewhere.

"Willow, you remember Kristy, right?"

Kristy.Now I remember. Kristy Callahan. She went to my high school but was a year ahead of me, in Trent's class. She was a star gymnast, almost made the Olympics. I didn't know her that well in high school but she always seemed like a nice person.

"Hi, Willow." She smiles at me. 

"Hi. Are you here for the movie?" I feel my face heating up. Why did I ask such a dumb question? Of course she's here for the movie! Everyone's staring at me like I've lost my mind, which I have thanks to Silas' recent admission that he's been with five girls in two years. "What I meant was, are you here with friends?"

She gives a sideways glance to Trent, then says, "Um, yeah. I came here with Trent and Haley."

Trent brought another girl on his date? That's odd.

"Hi, I'm Haley." The blond girl extends her hand to me.

I shake her hand. "Hi. Nice to meet you."

Kristy seems uncomfortable, twisting her hair around her finger as she stares at Silas and me. Finally, she says, "Are you two still dating?"

Silas looks at me to answer. "No. We're not dating."

I hear Trent mumble "shit" again.

Kristy looks at Silas. "So you're home for the summer?"

"Yeah. I'm working for Willow's dad."

"Do you maybe want to go get something to eat?" She smiles. "We could come back here later if you want."

She's asking him out? Was this all a set-up? Did Trent know Silas would be here so he found him a date? Did Silas know about this?

Now I'm mad. Silas and I may not be together but I don't need him to flaunt his dates in front of me. I'm also mad at Trent. Of all the girls he could've set Silas up with, he picks a gymnast? Every man's fantasy?

"I'm gonna go." I fake a smile. "It was good seeing all of you." I turn and walk away as fast as possible.

"Willow, wait!" I hear Silas behind me.

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