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Milo had said very little on the subject, mostly because he’d been too wrapped up in Bobby drama, and Mae and Ezra had never mentioned it Besides that, Jane was really the only friend I had Everyone else was family Or Bobby

"What?" Jane wheeled on me, her eyes wide "You kissed Peter? That really incredibly foxy guy I saw earlier? You kissed him? I didn’t even realize that was an option!"

"It’s not" I shook my head "It was just a stupid mistake I don’t even really knohy I did it"

"I do That boy is irresistible" Jane looked wistful thinking of hiood riddance to Jack and move onto Peter"

"I don’t want toJane was a really bad idea I sat up and shook ain "I love Jack, and I want to be with him Peter was an accident"

"Okay Fine, I believe you," Jane said dubiously She kept staring at le?"

"Jane!" I groaned "Peter is bad news! And you need to stay away from vampires for awhile Look what they’ve done you"

"Yeah," Jane shrugged, "but look what they’ve done to you"

She had a point Va the life out of her, but iven immortality, beauty, power, and s that Jane already had, except for the immortality part

"But I’ue out at her, and she shook her head

"Oh, Alice, you’ll always be miserable noout so hot pink and skimpy that I had never worn "That’s your lot in life"

"Maybe," I exhaled resignedly "But what’s yours?"

"My lot in life is looking beautiful" She held the dress up in front of her and looked at herself in the mirror "Do you have any accessories?"

Sure, Jane was irritating and self-absorbed, but it was oddly coetting with her Despite myself, I actually sort of enjoyed her

For the hour I spent with her, I didn’t check my phone at all to see if I et about him, exactly The dull ache in my chest wouldn’t let me, but I wasn’t quite as obsessive as I had been