Page 104 of From You to Me

I shook my head as I fiddled with my fingers. “No, we’re walking on thin ice. I know it’s only a matter of time before it’s all going to come crashing down. Until then, friends, it is.”

Lily squeezed her eyes as she drew out an exhale. “I just hope you guys would fix everything and go back to being Evy and Jay. I miss you guys together.”

“I miss that too.” My voice carried a forlorn tone that hung strained in the air.

“Food is here,” Mikey announced and slid onto the empty loveseat with Matt while Jay slid in beside me.

“Hey.” He kissed the side of my head.

“Hi,” I muttered, blushing. Fuck, he needed to stop. I was going crazy with all his crazy mixed signals.

“Here.” He handed me my rice bowl and a bottle of water.

“Thank you.” A smile tugged the corner of my lips.

“E,” Mikey called out. “I was the one who got you the food. Why are you thanking that fucker?”

And before I could say anything Lily bit out, “So does that mean you got my food too, Mikey?”

The gleam in Mikey’s eyes slid off as he turned his icy eyes at her. “Never, little mouse.” His voice was so unlike him. Gone was the goofy guy and in his place was a man who didn’t have a heart.

Because the expression on Lily’s face broke my heart, I felt Jay stiffen beside me at their interaction, but he didn’t say a thing as he forked through his noodles.

“Right,” Lily mumbled. “I’m actually going to eat this at home. I’m tired.” She rose and shot out of the room before I could even call out to her.

I sighed. As much as I loved Mikey, I hated that he treated Lily like a stranger. Almost as if he hated her when all she had ever done was like him.

Was that a crime?

I had a feeling Mikey liked her too.

But then who was I to say anything when my love life was literally in shambles.

A thick tension silenced the room for a while before Mikey started his jabs once again and they started bantering like little kids. No one would believe these grown men were reputable rock stars.

Jay completely slid me over to his side and wrapped his arm around me. I was almost on his lap at this point.

He did this a lot, keeping his hands on me all the time.

But like a stupid girl, I went with it too as I leaned my head against his chest, listening to the sound of his heart while we talked.

After what seemed like an hour, I pulled back.

“I’m going to get myself a popsicle,” I mumbled as I got up.

“I can go get it for you.” Jay immediately got up to his feet.

I rolled my eyes as I grabbed his shoulder, pushing him down. “Stay. I’m highly capable of getting it myself.”

He smiled as he watched me leave.

My bare feet stepped through the empty hallway as I headed to the kitchen. I hummed one of my favorite songs, doing a happy dance as my fingers closed around the cold handle. I slid the freezer drawer open, peering inside for my favorite berry-lemon flavor.

“I hoped it wasn’t true.”

The crunch of the plastic slithered over the air as my fingers stalled on the wrapper.

An invisible tremble ran through my spine, settling as a heavy boulder.

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