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And with all of his weaknesses, I also found out one ht, I saw that he had a girl on the side

And that was et her in my corner, and piss off Tate

"Sorry," I offered "He probably knows it’s not your scene It gets pretty crazy out there So to sound like the conversation boredI couldn’t have predicted KC’s reaction better

She handed ave her a twenty and collectedthe shit I didn’t intend to eat and walking towards a theater I didn’t intend to stay in, I turned around and liftedeyebrows

"KC?" She looked up when I said her naht?"

"Yeah"

"It’s on ive you a lift if you want to surprise hiht"

My hands were sweaty, or maybe it was the condensation from the drink cup, but I was actually nervous If she refused--or called Liam to confirm the race--I’d be up a shit creek

"I don’t think so"

My stoht smile anyway

"It’s just a ride, KC Tate and I have an unusual relationship I’reen eyes, seeing the wheels turning Should she or shouldn’t she? She was thinking about it, and that was a good sign "But okay," I relented, "see you at school"

Walking away, I could al out?" she called afterto an abrupt stop like I hadn’t expected her to change herabout seven-thirty"

"All right" She nodded, her tone a little nicer "Seven thirty It’s 1128 Evans," she clarified

"A thank you would be nice," I teased

"Yeah, it would" And she returned to her duties

Once inside the theater, I handed my food to some pre-teens and headed out the back exit

"What?"

KC’s shriek was probably picked up on Russian sonar, and Madoc and I just stood back to watch the show

"KC!" Her boyfriend--or maybe ex-boyfriend now--squirirlfriend

We’d o ahead of ht and with his side piece

"Are you kidding me?" KC yelled

"Please--" Liam started, but Madoc cut him off

"It’s not what it looks like?" he finished for Liaoddahed even harder

Liam reached for KC, but she pulled away "Don’t touch me I trusted you!"

"Dude, hands off" I stepped in

Liam wouldn’t look at me but kept his hands to himself now "Why are you here?" he stanored the question "Who is she?" she looked at the redhead leaned up against Liam’s Camaro

"Please," the redhead, who didn’t see each other for two ht, are you?"

KC was about to lose it, so I took her gently by the crook of her arm and led her backwards, out of thewas ragged, and she looked ehed, all of a sudden feeling really shitty "I have to race first, but Madoc will let you sit in his car while you wait, okay? Give me ten minutes"

I nodded to Madoc, who rolled his eyes, probably wondering what the hell I was up to

After the race, I drove KC ho as badly as her but definitely not feeling good

Nothing about what I was doing was right, but fk me, it was the only plan I had to shatter Tate’s world

"KC, I’m really sorry"

"Did you know about this?" She used her fingers to wipe away the tears andup "Absolutely not," I lied "If I did, I wouldn’t have told you Sorry, it’s a guy code" And that part was the truth Unless the girlfriend of a friend is also your friend, then you don’t interfere

"Ugh," she grunted, ry than sad now

"Hey, look Believe it or not, I a up in front of her house "Go eat chocolate or binge shop online Whatever girls do to feel better And I promise to kick his ass in a race next weekend You can even co to watch if you feel up to it"

But hten the mood "You think you’re so h I knew she made a valid point, I did think I was better than Liam I don’t knohy Maybe because I saw Liaood reason Not just because I was too weak to let go of what I no longer wanted

But I asn’t I? I couldn’t let Tate go

"Yes," I finally answered "I don’t cheat on girlfriends, because I don’t give the i off um, but it’s not because I feel that they’re worthless or disposable, okay? It’s alla part for KC I told her the truth

I wasn’t trying to get into her pants, and I didn’t care about her or what she thought aboutti honest with souess you’ll never know," she alht to myself I know very hat happens when you let people in