Page 38 of Devil's Bargain

I freeze. “I wasn’t.”

Matt’s eyebrows shoot up. “Huh? Rumour has it you sat on the boulder together.”

I start walking. “Well, it wasn’t me.” Fuck, I’m in so much trouble. I’m in for more than just a spanking later.

Steph is scrolling on her phone, which is good because otherwise, she’d be all over this gossip.

“Come on, babe,” Matt whispers, pulling me into an empty classroom.

“What about Steph?”

He shuts the door behind me and dives down for a kiss, but I move back.

“She’ll wonder where we are!”

Matt chuckles lightly, looking somewhat confused. “She won’t notice we’re gone. You saw how distracted she is by her phone.” He tries to kiss me again, but I put my fingers over his lips.

“I’m sorry.”

He stiffens, searching my eyes. “What’s up with you?”

I blow out a breath, looking around the empty classroom. “Nothing is up. I—”

“Is this because of Rick?”

My eyes snap to his. “What? No!” The lie tastes terrible on my tongue, but it’s out, hovering in the space between us.

He’s silent for a moment before he shoves his hands inside his pockets. “Okay.”

“Okay?”

He wets his lips. “If you’re not into it anymore?”

“You’re not angry?”

His eyebrows hit his hairline. “Why would I be angry?”

I sit down on top of a nearby desk. “I don’t know. I mean, I knew you weren’t in love with me or anything.”

He looks down at his black vans, his blonde hair falling in his eyes. “We’re friends, April.”

I glance at the door when voices filter through. Students walk past outside. “I have feelings for someone.”

That makes him smile. He nudges me to scoot my ass over and sits down next to me even though the desk is too small for both of us. “Who’s this mysterious fella?”

I feel a blush creep up my neck. “No one.”

He looks amused.

“It’s complicated.”

“Complicated?”

I reach out and fiddle with the chain on his trousers that connects to the wallet inside his back pocket. “You know me. I’m not good with these things.”

“You’re too hard on yourself, April.”

I meet his gaze. His blue eyes are steady on mine. “Have you ever had feelings for anyone?”

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