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Everyone ate their o to bed Jay decided to do so and went into the uys

After it got dark, it was just Rae and me

“Would you lie to me?” Rae asked once ere alone “To protect someone?”

I frowned “I guess it depends on the lie and the person”

“H “How iroup to you?”

I laughed “Rae, it’s my life You know that”

“Things change, though, right?”

“What the hell are you talking about?” I asked “Are you okay?”

“Are you?” He seethed

“Rae, this isn’t like you…”

“Wow!” He laughed “I’ht, sure, hoas it, Lucas?”

My stomach dropped “What?”

“When the intern got on her knees in front of you When she saved your life When she gave you everything Hoas it? Addicting? Nice? How does she taste?”

My fist went flying across his jaw before I could stop myself

He stu blood from his chin

“You don’t knohat the hell you’re talking about”

“Oh…” He laughed to hiht” He tapped the fridge with a finger and walked off

I frowned, staring at the reflection

Mine

And then Jay’s near the piano

No

No

He had watched, just as I’d wondered about

He knew

He’d known this whole time

And we’d kept it from him

I’d kept it from him

“Make your choice,” Rae said from the other side of the rooain with another scandal”

“That’s not fair!” I shouted

“Neither is this!” He threw his ar to yourself if you think this can be anythingWe can’t let people down And you owe us You owe it to all of us after everything—not to fuck up!”

“And you? What if it would have been you?” I asked in a small voice “Would you have walked away?”

“Yes,” Rae said “For the betterroup, yes, but ine what this will do to her Her reputation? The fans will destroy her after everything that happened, and that’s on you, not me That’s all you So, if you can still look yourself in theus, sure go for it If not…” He jerked open his bedroom door, stepped inside, and slammed it

I jumped

My stomach rolled

Was he right?

The fans wouldn’t be happy