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"Besides, ed," Cassie continued in hopeful tones

"No, he hasn't," I said "He may look different but he's still the same dick that told Jimmy Falhorn you had herpes"

Cassie flapped her hand, clearly brushing my words of advice away

"Whatever," she said, pushing her boobs together one o We're all adults now So can I please have your blessing to fuck your hot, loaded stepbrother?"

Envy and irritation filled h

"Fine, do what you want"

At holared at thea pizza slice as I rean earlier this afternoon All ht The moment Cassie had strutted her shapely, tanned body over to an, he'd climbed down off of his perch and they'd struck up friendly conversation like they were chuled to appear as if it didn't affect lance in their way, and h, flirty laughter and noticed Logan's smile directed at her ample chest

How could Cassie be interested in a an want a superficial slut like Cassie? Guilt that I judged my friend so harshly, jealousy that she could openly show her interest in Logan, and frustration that I could not do the same churned like hot acid in my stomach When I finally sat down to eat my pizza slice, I barely nibbled on the crust

"Well, if you're not gonna eat that, don't an's voice from behind me as he leant over my chair to filch my pizza slice from my plate

"Hey!" I cried in outrage "That's mine!"

But he'd already taken a fat bite out of the pizza slice and propelled away froainst his forearms

"Aw, too slow, kid," he said as he stuffed the rest of it into his mouth

I was on !"

"Oh, ouch" He rolled his eyes as he headed for the fridge to grab a carton of orange juice After pouring hilass, he turned to survey me

"You could have got your own," I continued, unnerved by his direct gaze Despite his unpleasantness, Logan was too sood It was how he'd acquired his wealth at the incredibly young age of twenty-three two years ago when he'd sold the car-safety improvement software he'd created A part of h he'd discover the dirty feelings I harboured for him

"It is e juice sloshed around in the glass as he expanded his arm outward to encompass the kitchen with all of its modern appliances and shiny surfaces, "is my house?"

I scowled "Fuck you, Logan I don't have to stay here, you know"

He snorted then gulped down the juice Settling the glass in the sink, he said, "Truth be told, I'd rather you not Especially with that filthy mouth" He headed past me to leave the kitchen "Later"

2: Logan

I don't knohy I behaved like an ass whenever I was around her

Actually, I did know, but I wasn't going to say it out loud Better to deny, deny, deny until you believed the lie because the truth orse to accept

I mean, who the hell lusts after their sister? Only sick bastards, that's for sure And, yeah, even if I wanted to get down to the particulars that she was actually'step'

e the fact that what I felt for her wasshit anybody had ever heard

Not like anyone would hear it, anyway Like I said earlier, no adhts I harboured for Alyssa did not and could not and should not exist

I stared atthe lines of code but not actually registering theiron a security patch for arnered ht up in the whys and the unfairness of the world My world, really

Why did she have to stay with me? Why didn't she stay with one of her friends for their summer vacation trip? Why the hell was she so beautiful? Whenever she was near and I was sure I'd succuainst me, I had to force myself to remember the 10-year-old Alyssa to put irl with a chestnut coloured bird's nest for hair I had to remind myself of the instant dislike I had for her the firsthazel eyes met mine I had to return to that initial period of misdirected resentment towards her when otten overhers

I just don't kno it got to this One uts and found her quiet but obvious need for , and the next s and her hair looked 'curly' and not as though electricity had zapped her multiple times My friends co to hot swan and I pretended I hadn't noticed because she wasand I ran for it without looking back Out of sight, out of ht

Yeah, well, that didn't work out at all