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Was that love? Probably not I’d know love if I felt it She was so I needed I knew that I’d known it since theame if I would buy her a beer at Jack’s I’d seen Scarlet before with Dixie But she’d grown up and soet her a beer if she’d pull her skirt up one o out to my truck and she would do irls before her

But Scarlet had been different

Scarlet

BRAY HAD STAYED with me on our return to the party It felt as if everyone atching us when I knew most people hadn’t even realized we disappeared Asher had scowled at Bray, and Dixie had looked relieved Other than that, I was noteye contact with anyone

The way Bray kept his hand on h the crowd felt too possessive ItI’d leave My chest was heavy

"I need a drink What can I get you?" Bray asked

I turned aze up to meet his There was a twinkle in his eyes He was happy This hat he’d set out to do and he thought he’d won He didn’t love me But he wanted me It didn’t matter Not even his love could hold me here in this town

"Water," I replied

"You okay?" He iether as he studied hts was not in the cards So, I shook er

He didn’t appear convinced but he didn’t push foruntil it was settled

Bray’s hand left et our drinks I watched hi I didn’t love hiain, if I didn’t care solike this one Our ending was inevitable

"You’re gonna have to give etsaid as she caaze was on Bray BeforeI would have been jealous I was eaten up with jealousy when other girls talked, looked, or touched Bray But I’d grown a lot over the past seven months I couldn’t expect them to not want hi hookup," I replied honestly

Meg slapped hing I looked back at Bray He was getting ination, but I wasn’t sharing that with her

"He’s that bad boy you want to try out to kno it feels You know?" Meg’s voice was laced with excitement As if Bray was just a short ride on an adventure

"Yeah," I replied because I did know Once he had been that for me too Then he’d made me love him That was hts were on preparing ain, a tall blonde I didn’t knoalked up to him and whispered in his ear as she leaned into him His hand touched her waist I don’t know if it was to push her back or pull her closer, but I was frozen by what I saw Unable to look away

"Looks like you’ve got co whispered as if they could hear her