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Chapter Twenty-Two

Lana

The ers I didn’t know filling up the living area of the condo were getting louder I would think since this was a condo that the people in the other units would complain But apparently this was a party hub The speakers out at the pool were blasting danceon over e building It had, at theto Jewel they were all used by their owners They weren’t rented out I closed ive me a little privacy Three different people had already knocked on uys with equally drunk girls looking for a place to have nasty, unprotected, disease infested sex Shuddering at the thought, I went to the private bathroom attached to my room I was thankful for this sht now, Lana," Jewel yelled while banging onto force et this over with I just wanted a long hot bath

Jerking the door open, I started to tell her I wasn’t interested when she barged pastthe door behind her She locked it then spun around to face me

"What the HELL did you do to Sawyer Vincent?" she demanded with a look of awe on her face

I didn’t want to talk about Sawyer "I told you I don’t want to talk about hi to because I just lied out ed and pleaded with me to call hiht be"

He’d called Jewel?

"When? Just now? He called you?" I asked confused

"YES, he called me Sexy southern drawl and all He was pitiful I tell you PI-TI-FUL What did you do? Can you give irl, youdown onto the bed behindme? He had Ashton now Couldn’t he just be happy? Why would he be begging Jewel for help? For Ashton’s sake That was the only thing that made any sense

"What did he say exactly?" I asked

Jewel propped one hand on her hip and shook her head, "Oh no You don’t get to ask the questions first I do I ask and you answer Then, and only then, will I tell you as said between us"

Dang

"Please, don’t ging I’ve had ht, thank you veryabout him madeup, I began to pace in front of the bed I could do this I wanted to knohat he said to Jewel and what she said back because if Jewel let anything slip, I needed to pack up and leave I didn’t want Ashton orup here

"I’ve been in love with Sawyer Vincent since I was a kid He has been in love with Ashton for just as long They broke up about seven o because she fell in love with his cousin Beau Don’t ask ure it out Sawyer is perfect Beau is well Beau is a heathen but he is insanely in love with Ashton"

"Wait, both of these boys are in love with Ashton?" Jewel asked

"Yep Always have been," I replied then took a deep breath before I went on "I thought that once Sawyer had tiet over Ashton then I would step in and h that escaped me bordered on a sob I hated my weakness when I mentioned his na in hopes of attracting Sawyer It ell past ti like a irl who could catch Sawyer’s eye And it worked He noticed h for her I didn’t want to talk about this anyh then why is the boy begging ot to him a lot oing to have to tell her everything or she’d end up assu and tell him where I was

"I’, Saill et it for her"

"She’s with Beau, right?" Jewel asked

Turning fro my eyes were hidden, I shook my head "No Beau cheated on her I was really shocked because he is so completely infatuated with her but she had proof Soon as she found out, she ran to Sawyer He dropped ht into his ared to escape before looking back at Jewel

"You mean he’s desperate to find you because Ashton is upset that you left?"

All I could do was nod

"Dary scowl ca to beat her pretty little face in" "Jewel, no Don’t blame Ashton None of this is her fault She can’t control the fact Sawyer loves her They were a couple for three years He’s her safe place"

"This sucks balls You know that, right?" The disgust in her face almost made me smile Almost

"Yes, it does But I walked into this I took a chance" Shrugging, I walked over to sit back down beside her on the bed "We both knoas ti chances I crashed and burned but I learned from it"

Jerapped her arainst her shoulder "Ah, da He did beg and plead with ht of somewhere you could be He said he ‘needed’ to find you I was ured you’d wrapped the boy around your finger and gotten angry with hi to ease souilt She may be your cousin, but I am not a fan Just sayin’"

We sat in silence for awhile Finally, I sat back up "Thank you for lying I have co abilities"

Jewel smirked, "So you wanna run off to LA with me? We could rock that town Me and you"