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I reach out to grab her arm, but her warmth disappears forcing me to open my eyes. “You’ve never been my second choice; you’ve always been my first.”

Kathryn smiles as she glances toward Jen again. “If you say so.” Jacob approaches us and stands to the side. “Jacob,” Kathryn says and gives him a smile she should be reserving for me.

“Would you like to dance, Kathryn?”

My skin prickles as I grind my teeth. “I’d love to, thank you,” she says and takes his extended hand.

I’m seething at the fact another man has his hands on my woman. My jaw is protesting painfully as I keep my eyes on them. “You need to calm down before you pop a damn vein,” Jen says as she sidles up beside me.

“I’m fine,” I snap. Jen’s small whimper makes me feel like a complete dick for biting at her. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that.”

“Come here.” She leads me back to the table where Liam is attempting to keep his mouth shut. “I take it that you two are together?”

“No, we’re not,” I start. “Why didn’t you get Kathryn to come to the prom with you?” I smack Liam on the arm, still irritated.

“I can’t force her to do something she doesn’t want to, Bennett.”

“Now Jacob has his filthy fucking hands all over her.”

“Calm down,” Jen says as she places her hand on my strained forearm. “I can talk to her.”

“That’ll work,” Liam says.

I keep my hard stare on Jacob and watch as he dances with my girl. His hands are getting dangerously close to her ass, and I swear I’ll rip them off his body and shove them down his throat if he touches her butt. “Bennett,” Jen says, dragging my eyes away from that fucker.

The problem with Jen speaking to Kathryn is that it exposes Jen. “I can’t ask you to do that.”

“Why can’t you?” Liam asks.

“Butt out of it, Liam,” I say, not wanting to share Jen’s secret with him until she’s prepared to do so.

Jen swivels in her chair toward Liam. “I don’t know you, but Bennett says you can be trusted, so I’m going to tell you something and if you betray my trust, then you’ve betrayed Bennett.”

“Jen,” I say trying to stop her.

“I’m gay, and I don’t want to be tied to Bennett any more than he wants to be tied to me.”

Liam’s eyes widen as he reclines back in the chair. “I didn’t see that coming.”

Jen sighs and shakes her head. “Don’t tell me, you think being gay is wrong?”

“Hell no,” Liam says. “I’m all for it. Lesbian porn is my favorite. Two, even three women. I’m down for that.” He waggles his brows and smirks.

Jen rolls her eyes and huffs. “Typical boy. Sexualizing an identity. Great.” Liam’s smirk instantly falls. Whoop, she just handed him his ass. She shakes her head and turns toward me. “Let me speak with her and she’ll understand.”

“Sorry,” Liam grumbles as he lowers his head in shame.

“I can’t allow you to out yourself.”

Jen screws up her mouth, then nibbles on her lower lip as she stares at a glass on the table.

“Well, this is fun,” Liam says as he lifts his brows and takes a deep breath.

Jen shakes her head and turns toward me. “It’s not right that you can’t be with the girl you like, nor can I. I’m done.” She stands abruptly and heads toward the dance floor.

“What’s she doing?” Liam asks as we both jump to our feet.

“She’s sacrificing herself.” I run after her and grab Jen’s arm before she gets to Kathryn. “You’re small but damned fast.” I pull her back toward the table. “You can’t do this.”

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