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But Blake barrels on. “Whatever, I found someone else pretty quick. Some guy at the party was more than happy to make out with me. Turns out he had a girlfriend there because she saw us and ran off crying.”

My blood turns to ice in my veins. I’m that girlfriend. She’s talking about me. About that night at the party.

“B, seriously, shut up.” Naomi grabs Blake’s arm.

Blake pushes the glasses up on her head studying me. “Oh, shit. You’re her, aren’t you? The girlfriend.”

I can’t speak. Can’t breathe.

Blake shrugs. “Well, I did you a favor if you ask me. That guy was a dick. He would’ve cheated on you eventually. I just sped up the process.”

Naomi glares at her. “You’re being a bitch.”

Blake holds up her hands in mock surrender. “Yeah, okay, sorry, my bad. Shutting up now.” She rests back against the bleachers, closing her eyes.

Naomi turns to me, her expression softening. “I’m sorry about that. She’s not usually so mean.”

I stare at the field, not really seeing anything. The humiliation, the panic, it all comes rushing back. I can’t be here. I can’t—

“Hey, everything alright over here?” Jason’s jogging up to us.

Ju sighs. “Yeah.”

“Just our Queen B here,” Naomi adds.

“Hi, Jay Jay.” Blake raises her hand in salute, eyes still closed.

Jason nods, understanding. He glances at me, his eyes softening. “You okay?”

I force a smile, hoping it doesn’t look as fake as it feels. “I’m fine. I brought cupcakes.” I open the box and offer him one.

“You’re a lifesaver!” He grabs one, taking a huge bite.

“Careful, you’ll choke,” I say.

Ju’s voice drops to a purr. “I wouldn’t mind giving you mouth-to-mouth if you did.”

Did she really say that?

“I’ll keep that in mind.” Jason turns to me. “Thanks again for the cupcake, Lil. You’re the best.”

“Barron! Focus!” The coach’s voice booms across the grass, making us all look up.

Brandon claps Sebastian on the shoulder and says something as the coach gestures for them to move.

“What happened?” I ask.

“Who cares?” Jason asks.

“Isn’t he your teammate?”

“Jason here is in the second team,” Ju says.

“The backup team to the first one Sebastian and Brandon are in.” Naomi points to where they’re huddled together.

Sebastian is smiling, grabbing the hem of his shirt and using it to wipe the sweat from his brow, giving me a glimpse of his toned and defined abs.

Wow. I knew he was fit, but this… this is something else entirely.

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