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"Hello?" I say, my heavy backpack now clutched to the front ofto protect me I kick the closet door open, and it ricochets off the back wall, shutting closed again It’s e on eon the top drawer of my dresser, and the second I do, I feel the tickle of my socks and underwear slide down into a mound around my feet
"Son of a bitch!" I pull the next drawer, and the heavy thud of jeans and sweatpants follohere undergarments went I’m about to pull open my third drahen I hear Rowe come into the room behind me
"Damn it, Rowe! I didn’t want to be a part of this war, but looks like I’m in it now!" I pull the third drawer out carefully,in place, but it’s useless, and shorts and workout clothes land in the heap too
"Who’sover her desk chair and sliding her shoes from her feet
"Ty! And Nate! They flipped our drawers," I say, stuffing--not folding--clothes back into e brushes byto help, but instead she starts pulling on her drawers to see if she’s been pranked too When nothing happens, and her clothes all stay in place, I feel a little bad I can see the hurt on my sister’s face over the fact that Rowe and I are part of soo, wasn’t it? Paige finally gets her life, and I get o But I still don’t like seeing irls need e says, and I know this is just her way of joining--of finding a way in on the attention My gut instinct is to tell her not to worry about it, but then I look at Rowe, and I can see my new friend is happy to finally have my sister’s approval, in soe be a part of this, even if she has nothing to do with it
"I have an idea, but we’re going to need to go to a hardware store," Rowe says I can tell this has Paige losing interest right away
"Yeah, I’ back down on her bed, and pulling her phone from her purse
"Hey, you wanted in Either you’re in or you’re out," I say, taking the phone froe in the eyes, challenging her to just drop her da a bitch because she doesn’t want to like Rowe, she doesn’t like taking orders from Rowe, and I know it’s just because Rowe has the attention of Nate But et over herself, because Rowe is nice I need Rowe And that should be enough
"Fine," she says, blowing the bangs froo to the hardware store But I’rabbing her purse and leading us out the door Out of habit, we follow
Pain in the ass or not, s Within uy, and she also uy working the counter at the hardware store in town We hid the paint and supplies in our closet overnight, and I woke up extra early thisto set our plan in motion Now, I just need to catch Ty before he is really ready to leave
Rowe’s long brown hair is all I can see hanging out from our doorfraht I know she’s still listening, though Somehoas nominated for this job--the inside job, as Rowe called it I feel like a criot really excited e picked up the supplies, and she was the first one awake thisFor some reason, I feel like I need to pull this off for her I take one more deep breath and knock softly on their door Ty has a business class early thishis way to the door When it opens, I lunge at him before he has a chance tohim until he lets the door fall closed behind us
Phase one: co, even at seven in the et the real reason behind my mission I hate that my next real kiss with hily and lets his eyes wash over my body before he speaks--his attention tuned in to ive Paige full credit for My sister knows men I may have slept with more of them, but she’s had more of them chase her