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Logan glanced at me "Sallaway?"

"He’s Jeff’s cousin"

"Your ex?"

I nodded "Yeah"

He gestured between Jackson and lanced at an couldn’t knoasn’t ready to tell hihts, Jackson said, "Just a tiny bit My cousin brought her to a ga you I don’t know if I ever told you that I thought you were a good person for putting up with my cousin"

He had covered for ood friend, but a horrible boyfriend"

Jackson grinned, laughing The sound was so genuine

Logan’s eyes narrowed at hiht?"

His laughter stopped, and his eyes flicked tolot "Everyone left, huh? I’ partier Who usually shows up to those?"

"Everyone"

I stepped back as Derek ainst the side of his face, and shrugged "Sure" His finger indicated Logan, Derek, and their other friend "You three are your teaed an tossed over his shoulder, "We’ll see you guys there I have to try and sneak oing to love that"

Logan ignored him, his hand still on er door I frowned as he opened it for ot inside, I waited until he went to his door When he opened it and got into his seat, I asked, "What’s going on with you?" I jerked my hand back and pointed to the door "Since when do you open doors for ?"

He lifted a shoulder His shoulders were so rigid "I don’t know, Sa to be nice I won’t, if that’s your deal"

Taken aback, I didn’t coan co wheel and his car re an ass to you, and you don’t deserve that Quinn started texting Kris a bunch, and she’s been responding It’s pissing irlfriend She shouldn’t be talking to him She kno I feel about hi they’re just friends" He grunted "Fuck friends, that’s what Quinn wants" He glanced toto you I know you’ve got your own stuff, with Mason gone and your dad here again Again, I’ about Jackson I felt like I had just bypassed a bo "It’s no problem You and Kris are you and Kris For what it’s worth, I don’t think she’d ever cheat on you, if that’s what you’re worried about"

He cursed again and hit his hand against the wheel "I don’t fucking knohat I’m worried about I feel like this whole year is off, you know?" He sounded haunted "Is it justfor an answer I lifted both my shoulders up and let them fall I didn’t have one for him "I miss hiroaned, raking a hand through his hair, letting it rub over his face before dropping it to his lap "It’s just, it’s Quinn, you know? I hate that loser Anything she gives him makes me feel like crap Any time she texts him or smiles at hi her over rinned at irl"

"Just talk to Kris She toldabout having daddy issues If she’s talking to another guy,up, and she’s just not handling them I don’t know" I reached over and squeezed his hand "For what it’s worth, she’s crazy about you I know she is"

He turned his hand over so his palers with ht I’ll just talk to her first" His eyes narrowed, and his hand tightened around mine "Then I’ll kick his ass"

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

I had Logan drop me off at home He went to the party, but I never heard if there had been any draot up the next ot to the little diner, I breathed in the srease, dirt, dust, and sweat The front door was open, and I could hear yelling,the screen door, I noticed a group of guys huddled around the bar The top of Brandon’s head was visible as a bottle was tossed in the air When I didn’t hear glass shattering, I assu show When I moved past the bar for the back eroup In al sister has returned"