Page 23 of Huge Games

"He's helping me with something…I mean, he helped me with something."

"By sticking his tongue down your throat? Travis is a regular good Samaritan."

"You and Ellie told me the best way to get over a bad relationship was with some rebound sex."

Gab's mouth drops open. "That was Ellie, and you had sex with my brother?"

A girl at the table next to us turns and gawps, and I stare at her for long enough to shame her into minding her own business.

"No. No sex. We made out in public so Eddie would know I'm moving on."

"Oh…so Travis is your rebound date."

"Revenge date." I correct her, and she blinks in surprise.

"And Elias and Dornan?"

"Revenge dates." I crack open my soda and take a long drink of the sweet, fizzy liquid.

"Revenge sex?"

My cheeks heat before I can reply, and the grin that splits Gabriella's face is enough to tell me it's pointless to deny it. "Revenge sex is hot."

"Jeez, Celine. I mean, Elias, I understand. You've been there already. A repeat of a one-night stand is easy. But Dornan. He's a friend. Wasn't it weird?"

"Strangely no," I admit. "It was…"

She holds her hands out before I can finish. "I'm not sure I want to know. If you tell me something that makes it hard for me to look at him, he'll know we've been discussing his sexual prowess."

I shrug, twisting off a piece of bread and popping it into my mouth. "I can keep it all to myself." I probably should have from the start.

Gab glances at the ceiling like she's searching for celestial intervention. When she's inhaled and exhaled a deep breath, she fixes me with her angelic blue eyes. "It's weird as fuck, but you have to tell me everything."

"We went on a date to Blue Bar, then he showed me a good time."

Gabriella shakes her head. "Do you seriously think you'll get away with giving me that limited summary?"

I tip my head to the side and purse my lips to stop the smile that's threatening. "It was so good. And not weird at all until it was over. Then, there was this moment when I thought he was going to tell me he wants more."

"He didn't?"

I shake my head. "He knows the score. He knows we're just messing around playing games to show Eddie how easily I'm getting over his ass."

Gab's mouth tightens, and she looks around at the other occupied tables surrounding us. Leaning in closer, she lowers her voice. "I heard Eddie's dating already."

My heart makes a weird squeezing pulse in my chest. "The one he cheated on me with?"

"Abbey Swanson."

"Abbey?" What the fuck? He didn't cheat on me with her, or maybe he did. Maybe he was dicking three of us around at the same time.

"Yeah. I overheard one of his jock buddies commiserating over the fact that Abbey's now off the market. Apparently, Eddie's taking her to that fancy new restaurant, Eclet, the day after tomorrow."

"Nice." My face feels hot, and the back of my neck is cold.

So much for showing Eddie. He's already replaced me with someone most guys at this university would regard as a ten.

I lower what's left of my sandwich to the plate, my hunger replaced by a wave of nausea.

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