Page 109 of Destroying Everleigh

When practice came to an end, my gaze caught on Allison who was waiting near the sidelines with her arms folded beneath her breasts. Her attention was focused on Colt, and she didn’t seem happy. Knowing him, he’d been caught cheating or something. I snorted a laugh and made my way over to Lucas, needing that familiar comfort. We might not have been in the best place currently, but I needed to get my shit together. He didn’t deserve to be led on. It wasn’t like Ashton was an option.He crossed the line. I needed to leave him in the past, along with any old feelings I had for him.

“Hey.” Lucas smiled gently at me, tugging me against his chest.

I sighed, reveling in the warmth of his body. “Are you mad at me?”

He kissed the top of my head. “No. It was a pretty messed up day,” he admitted.

I smiled up at him and nodded in agreement. Rising on my tiptoes, I brushed my lips against his. But as expected, that familiar spark I had with Ashton, and even with his two friends, wasn’t there.

“I didn’t take you for such a pushover,” Ashton commented snidely as he disintegrated our moment. His eyes were dark as he glared daggers into the side of my boyfriend’s head.

Lucas blew out a breath and pulled away from me. I could tell he was getting tired of this bullshit, too. “What do you want?” he demanded. His face was littered with bruises, and he had a cut on his upper lip, but other than that, he looked fine.

“I’d like a word with your girlfriend.” His lips curled into a sneer at the word, like me being anyone’s girlfriend was that repulsive to him.

Exhaustion weighed heavily on me. I didn’t want this to end up in another fight. Especially not in a location where we’d definitely be caught and reprimanded. “It’s fine,” I assured him with a small smile. “I’ll just talk to this asshole and head home. I’m too tired to bother with the showers here.” I wrapped my arms around Lucas, placing my face against his chest as I hugged him. “Maybe we can hang out tonight,” I added suggestively.

Lucas hesitated but finally nodded. He hugged me back. “I love you, babe.”

I grimaced, not knowing what to really say. He had to know by now that I couldn’t say it back. “I know.”

He peeled away from me and started toward the showers, leaving me and Ashton completely alone. I wrapped my arms around myself in a protective gesture and craned my neck to look up at him. He better have something damn good to say to me if he thought he could just separate me from my boyfriend like that. I could be on my way home with a shower and nap in mind.

“What do you want?” I snapped, anger heating my veins.

He shrugged and took a step toward me, malice etched into his features. “Want to fuck?”

I reeled back, shock punching through my chest. “What the hell, Ashton?” I glanced around, making sure no one was lurking nearby. When I was confident that no one had overheard him, I leveled him with a glare.

He snorted a laugh. “I’m kidding. Ease up a bit.”

“I’m not in a joking mood. Especially with you of all people.” I scoffed. “Did you actually have something you wanted to say to me, or was that it?”

His expression turned serious, and he reached into the pocket of his sweats. “Yeah, actually.” He retrieved an envelope and handed it to me. “Crystal wanted me to give you this.”

My teeth scraped against my lower lip at the mere mention of her name. I still had the vivid image of her on her knees in front of him imprinted within my mind. If she was giving me anything, I doubted it was something I’d be interested in. I took the envelope anyway and skimmed over the pink paper. My name was scribbled on the back of it in cursive font, and she couldn’t even bother to spell it correctly.

Everly

Bitch. She knew damn well it wasn’t spelled that way.

“What is it?” I asked, letting my curiosity win out.

Ashton shrugged. “Some sorority bullshit. Apparently, they’re not getting as much interest as last year, so she wanted me to see if you’d be interested.”

I snorted a humorless laugh. “Yeah. Okay,” I retorted dryly, handing him the envelope back. “I think I’ll pass.”

There was no way I was letting that bitch initiate me. She’d just make my life hell. This had to be some twisted joke. How stupid did she think I was? Annoyance trickled through me, making me clench my jaw. I was almost at my fucking breaking point.

“I told her you probably wouldn’t be interested, but she insisted.” He didn’t seem concerned with my rejection in the slightest, like he’d expected it.

“Are we done here?” I demanded. “Seeing your face is kind of making me want to punch it.”

He huffed a laugh and took another step toward me until we were only a foot apart. I had to crane my neck back further to look up at him, making the position a little awkward. “A little rougher than I’m used to, but I’ll try anything once.” He grinned.

I snarled at him. “In that case, go fuck yourself. Preferably with a cactus.” I shot him a sweet smile before turning on my heels and stalking off through the field.

As soon as I grabbed my shit from the locker room, I could go home and get some much-needed sleep. The thought alone was almost orgasmic. Until I remembered that I couldn’t go right to bed because Dallas was picking me up.

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