Page 31 of The Boy I Once Loved

I chuckle and Aria flips us off, making me laugh even more. “You can laugh. At least Connor and I are getting some.”

Dylan smirks. “I can get some anytime I want some.”

Aria cocks a brow. “Not off anyone you want though, huh?”

Dylan stiffens beside me. His cocky demeanour replaced with apprehension.

I look up at him. “Wait a minute! You’re telling me that there is a girl that isn’t interested in the ever-popular Dylan James?”

Connor sniggers again, and he and Aria share a knowing look.

“Come on, then?” I nudge him. “Who is this Girl? I want to know so that I can find her and shake her hand.”

He meets my eyes again briefly before looking away down the corridor, chewing his lip aggressively. “It’s no one you know.”

I pause as I realise that whoever this girl is; he likes her. My stomach knots inside at the idea that Dylan actually likes a girl and not one he just wants to dip his dick in. “Oh my, you actually like this girl?”

He frowns and continues to look away, not meeting my eyes. “Like I said, you don’t know her. We need to go.” He grabs my bag from Connor and slings it over his shoulder before walking away. I steady my crutches and make after him as quick as my stupid broken ankle will allow me.

“You think I’m going to let this one go, Dyl. Not a chance.”

He looks over his shoulder at me and I expect some smart comment off him, but instead he just sighs. “It’s a lost cause anyhow, she never has and never will see me in that way.”

I pause and watch him walking down the corridor. Aria comes to a stop beside me. “You okay? You look like someone pulled a rug from under you?”

“Yeah. I’m fine.” I plaster on a smile. “I guess I just can’t believe he actually genuinely likes a girl.”

Aria follows my gaze to where Connor has caught up with Dylan and he slings an arm over his shoulder. “He’s always liked her, well, for as long as I have known him. All the others are just a distraction, but it’s always been her for him.”

My stomach sinks into my feet. Dylan is hung up on some girl. “Is she nice? I mean, she’s not a mean bitch like Beth, right?”

I hate that he likes this girl, but I at least need some reassurance that she is worth his time.

Aria shakes her head. “She really is lovely. I think they are made for each other.”

I put on a smile. "We'd better catch them up." I make to move forward, but suddenly I'm scooped up and thrown over a shoulder.

“Come on, slowcoach. I have places to be.” Dylan slaps me playfully on my arse. Playful Dylan is suddenly back again.

"Put me down dick-face," I demand, although from here I have a really pleasant view of his perfect bum. He hands my crutches to Aria who is laughing at us and he carries me out to the car park.

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