Page 89 of I Wish I Would've Chosen You

“Thanks, Seth,” I say, panting as we reach the fountain. “Thank you so much.”

“For what?”

“Getting me outside today. This run is exactly what I needed to clear my mind.”

“I bet.” He hands me a water bottle.

“Do you want to grab a bite to eat when we get back?”

“No.” His voice is flat. “I don’t plan on talking to you ever again after today.”

“What? Why the hell not?”

“I saw you this weekend,” he says. “You were on [the] balcony fucking some other guy.”

I can feel all the color draining from my face.

“Brett told me to come by to check on you,” he says. “Your door was unlocked and you wouldn’t answer my knocks, so I was worried. But you were clearly just fine.”

“Look, Lance,” I say. “It’s not what you think.”

“Stop.” He avoids my gaze. “I didn’t tell him yet. I’ll give you until the day he returns from Japan, though.”

“Let me explain.”

“Feel free to do that.” He shrugs and picks up his backpack. “To Brett. It was nice knowing you, Genevieve.”

I knockon Liam’s door later that night and he immediately lets me inside.

As if he can read my face, he pulls me into his arms and kisses me.

“It’ll be okay,” he says. “I have to talk to Lauren, too…”

“I want to write her an apology…I have to do that.”

“Okay.”

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GENEVIEVE

“Stunning work as always, Miss Edwards!” The dean of English slaps the latest essay on the table. “If you ever decide to take a break from law school, let me know.”

“I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that actually,” I say. “Are you hosting office hours next week?”

“For you, I’ll be there early.”

I smile and pack up my things, ready to head to Liam’s and go over how I plan to break things to Brett when he returns this weekend.

As I’m walking down the steps, Brett calls.

“Hey there,” I say. “Still enjoying Japan?”

“I had to come home early.” His voice is flat. “You busy tonight?”

“No, I’m just finishing up stuff in the library.”

“Well, come over whenever you’re done.”

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