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“I don’t knohy itme to spend time with Olivia Tell mewhen you were supposed towhen you were supposed to meet me at theatstood up How funny”

His eyes widened, giving hi eance “So why do you care what I do, when you so clearly do whatever you want?”

He gripped my arms in his hands and yelled, “Because you et it?”

I sed

Silence consumed the air around us I mattered to him

“You’ve alwaysIt was all just a way to get to you” Carson drew in a shaky breath, then turned around and shoved his hands in his hair, pacing before he pivoted back around to face ht”—he shook his head—"I don’t know, like, orking toward soo in his room, and I see that, and I—”

“It was ahe’d listen “For the record, Ethan kissed h I admit I was in shock for a second, I pushed him away the moment I even realized what had happened And it ful Like really, really awful” I grimaced

I could only iine what Ethan would say if he heard me, but it was the truth, and I had to randfather,” I said, stealing Ethan’s words

I was totally blowing this If I were Carson, I would never believe me, which le moment Ethan decided to become jealous

I was going to throttle him

I broughtin ized afterward and said he was just freaked out because he got jealous of the ti I have never liked Ethan in that way Not in the nine years I’ve known him He has always been just a friend to e and said, “You’re the one I want”

His eyes locked on mine

“I know it’s crazy,” I said “I ht, but I—” His rateful to not have to finish a sentence

He kissed me dizzy Kissed away aze flickered over“Hoas that?”

I exhaled “I’m not sure” He frowned in response, and I added, “You better kiss ain Just to be sure”