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I openThe roo, my stomach clenches I take a deep breath and try to push it away When I’ to puke I notice the pasty white ar there I try to ainst s over the side of the bed and start to sit up I look around the room and there are clothes strewn everywhere The lamp that was on the dresser has fallen over in my drunken frenzy with the cleat chaser who’s now inthat was on the chair near theis now empty All my clothes are wrinkled and piled next to it I stand up, letting the sheet fall to the ground, and th mirror that I pass on the way still has ainst it I reach in, turn the shower on as hot as it will go and step in The shower doors click shut and it echoes Even with the shower running it’s too quiet, I can’t stand when it’s quiet because thenback to Hailey It’s been ht the pain would have eased up by now but it hasn’t Not at all

Growling in frustration I quickly wash and turn off the water As I’irl, whose nariles were really working last night She’s like a twig, and I hate that Her rib cage, collarbone, and hip bones are sticking out I like a girl with so to hold onto while I’," She croons

Her voice sends a convulsion right through et the hell out of here and fast

I wrap the towel around htly, walk over to the sink and brush ht, why don’t you come back to bed and we’ll pick up where we left off?" She says as she walks over to me and places her hands on ood way, she repulses ht, and where the hell was Cooper when I left with her? Cooper, that son of a bitch

I try to play it cool, "Nah, I’ot some shit I have to take care of You can see yourself out, I’ht" I turn and walk away from her before she can even respond

I walk over and swipe my rumpled clothes from the floor I find a pair of Nike basketball shorts, stick one leg in, and then out of the corner of ainst the sink Shit! I have to get out of here now I can’t handle it when girls cry; she knew this wasn’t going to go anywhere I pick up the first shirt I find, which just happens to be one of Hailey’s favorites, and tug it on overat the smell of sex on the bed sheets I hold my breath; slip on irl another look

I stuht I make it to the elevators and realize I have no idea where Cooper’s roo He’ll be pissed I’ive a shit I need to disappear before whatever-her-face sees me out here

I call Cooper, his sleepy voice answers after the fourth ring "Mase?"

My head feels like so on it "Coop, what rooroans, "Room 823"

I look around; the roo is 208 I hit the elevator up It dings and opens "On hth floor

Cooper has his door propped open for me I walk a little further into the room and sit on the empty bed He never shares with anyone since Coach thinks we are always together Coach doesn’t know that every night since Hailey and I split, I pay for my own rooust; I’ exactly what Hailey accusedI can do to help with the pain of losing her I feel some sort of twisted connection hoever I chose to sleep with, and that connection is what’s gettingin his bed with his back to me "Why did you letbabysitter, Mase I’ sick of this shit, it’s been od dah this lare at hiht but he’s supposed to understand what I’h

Cooper turns around to face me, "Don’t you think it’s time you stop this bullshit, Mason? I don’t even knoho you are anyer creeps up and I lash out "You knohat’s eet some kind of disease?"

"No, assle, but youwith that cunt, Brittany"

All the color washes from Cooper’s face, "How?"

I stand and pace back and forth but it’saround because of the alcohol "How do I know?" Cooper nods once His face is looking a little green "Lily That night at the bar when everyone thought I was kissing her, I wasn’t I pushed her in that nook trying to scare her She said she knew so aboutbefore Kenzie’s wedding" I look over at Cooper and see him s hard and sadness starts to take over in his eyes "Hailey walked out of the bathroo up The dumb bitch smeared her lipstick so it looked like we did" I’ after Hailey right away and explaining what happened, I stayed, and Lily toldbreak and froht"

Cooper’s eyes close tightly and he pinches the bridge of his nose "I didn’t figure it out right away, Mase It wasn’t until Hunter told ht it was Brittany that tried to run Kenzie off the road I was keeping a look out on her Facebook, like Hunter was doing, to see if she’d h her pictures and I stu at the picture because my face was turned into Brittany’s neck but I know it’s ht but there is no denying it was us" Cooper drops his hand to his lap "Jaylinn is never going to forgive me about that shit and Hunter …"