floor. By the way, you’re disgusting.” I folded my arms across my chest. Maybe I hated Brie, but I didn’t want to hear what Seth was going to say. It made my skin crawl. Sex was a game to guys like him, and I didn’t want to hear about it.
Seth’s smile faded. His voice was hard, “Why are you always here? Every time I go looking for Trystan lately, there you are—sitting right next to him. You got a crush on him or something? Hoping for a pity bang?”
Mortification choked me. For a moment all I could do was blink. Trystan sat, shoulders slumped, on top of desk until Seth said that. Suddenly, he sat upright. His tone warning, “Seth.”
When I found my voice I said, “Hanging out with him would suck way less if you weren’t around.”
Seth laughed, “Funny. I was telling Trystan the same thing.” He shook his head like I wasn’t worth his time. Then he turned to his friend, “Come on, man. Let’s get out of here. There’s a set of twins working the 7-Eleven and they both have double Ds on the rack.” He laughed like he was hysterical.
Trystan smirked, but shook his head. “Can’t. Tucker has us in lock down.”
“ So that’s why you’re with her? Tucker’s punishing you by strapping you to a boring chick?” Seth glanced at me while he spoke. His brows pinched together when he looked back up at Trystan.
“ Something like that,” Trystan replied. “Either way, if I leave this room, I don’t graduate. And if you stay here and Tucker sees you, I suspect you’ll be joining us. A week’s in school detention, Tucker style.”
Seth’s face fell. “You mean—?”
“ No free periods, no lunch, no after school nothing. For the next week I’m in here every day. Better run before he adds your name to the list.”
Seth turned toward the door, ready to leave, but he still didn’t seem to believe Trystan. Before pulling the door open, he stopped and asked over his shoulder, “What about the virgin? Did she piss Tucker off too?”
Before I could answer, Trystan slid off the desk. Walking toward his friend, he nodded and said, “As a matter of fact, yeah, she did. Get the hell out of here before he sees you. And if you head back this way before practice is over, sneak us some snacks.”
“ What makes you think I’m going without you?” Seth asked. He huffed like a little boy that was told he couldn’t have more cookies.
“ Please. Double Ds on twins. You’re going to be there for the rest of the afternoon,” Trystan slapped his friend on the shoulder and pushed him through the door.
Before Seth was gone, he hissed, “Don’t do it. For god’s sake, don’t fucking do it.” They stared at each other. Apparently Seth knew Trystan better than he let on. The two looked like they were having a showdown. I couldn’t tell who won, but eventually, Trystan lowered his gaze and gave a nod before shoving Seth out the door. When he pushed the door closed, Trystan stood there with his back to me for a moment. He didn’t turn around. He didn’t speak.
Pressing my lips together, I slid off the desk and walked over to him. “What’d you want to tell me? About the song?”
Trystan turned. His plastic smile was firmly in place, his lighthearted nature on full display. It was disarming, but I knew exactly what he was doing. “It was nothing. Just curious if you heard it, that’s all.” He looked me in the eye as he lied to my face.
CHAPTER 16
~TRYSTAN~
Damn, he lied to her. Trystan didn’t want things like this. He sighed, and ran his fingers through his hair.
“ What’s with you lately? One second your all intense and the next you’re all smiles.” Mari asked.
Trystan looked up at her, his eyes drinking in her face. What if Seth was wrong? What if Mari liked him? That look said she cared, but he didn’t know what to do. Heart pounding, he said, “It’s her. The girl. I feel lost, Mari. I can’t take it much longer.”
She was quiet for a moment. Mari
Seth’s smile faded. His voice was hard, “Why are you always here? Every time I go looking for Trystan lately, there you are—sitting right next to him. You got a crush on him or something? Hoping for a pity bang?”
Mortification choked me. For a moment all I could do was blink. Trystan sat, shoulders slumped, on top of desk until Seth said that. Suddenly, he sat upright. His tone warning, “Seth.”
When I found my voice I said, “Hanging out with him would suck way less if you weren’t around.”
Seth laughed, “Funny. I was telling Trystan the same thing.” He shook his head like I wasn’t worth his time. Then he turned to his friend, “Come on, man. Let’s get out of here. There’s a set of twins working the 7-Eleven and they both have double Ds on the rack.” He laughed like he was hysterical.
Trystan smirked, but shook his head. “Can’t. Tucker has us in lock down.”
“ So that’s why you’re with her? Tucker’s punishing you by strapping you to a boring chick?” Seth glanced at me while he spoke. His brows pinched together when he looked back up at Trystan.
“ Something like that,” Trystan replied. “Either way, if I leave this room, I don’t graduate. And if you stay here and Tucker sees you, I suspect you’ll be joining us. A week’s in school detention, Tucker style.”
Seth’s face fell. “You mean—?”
“ No free periods, no lunch, no after school nothing. For the next week I’m in here every day. Better run before he adds your name to the list.”
Seth turned toward the door, ready to leave, but he still didn’t seem to believe Trystan. Before pulling the door open, he stopped and asked over his shoulder, “What about the virgin? Did she piss Tucker off too?”
Before I could answer, Trystan slid off the desk. Walking toward his friend, he nodded and said, “As a matter of fact, yeah, she did. Get the hell out of here before he sees you. And if you head back this way before practice is over, sneak us some snacks.”
“ What makes you think I’m going without you?” Seth asked. He huffed like a little boy that was told he couldn’t have more cookies.
“ Please. Double Ds on twins. You’re going to be there for the rest of the afternoon,” Trystan slapped his friend on the shoulder and pushed him through the door.
Before Seth was gone, he hissed, “Don’t do it. For god’s sake, don’t fucking do it.” They stared at each other. Apparently Seth knew Trystan better than he let on. The two looked like they were having a showdown. I couldn’t tell who won, but eventually, Trystan lowered his gaze and gave a nod before shoving Seth out the door. When he pushed the door closed, Trystan stood there with his back to me for a moment. He didn’t turn around. He didn’t speak.
Pressing my lips together, I slid off the desk and walked over to him. “What’d you want to tell me? About the song?”
Trystan turned. His plastic smile was firmly in place, his lighthearted nature on full display. It was disarming, but I knew exactly what he was doing. “It was nothing. Just curious if you heard it, that’s all.” He looked me in the eye as he lied to my face.
CHAPTER 16
~TRYSTAN~
Damn, he lied to her. Trystan didn’t want things like this. He sighed, and ran his fingers through his hair.
“ What’s with you lately? One second your all intense and the next you’re all smiles.” Mari asked.
Trystan looked up at her, his eyes drinking in her face. What if Seth was wrong? What if Mari liked him? That look said she cared, but he didn’t know what to do. Heart pounding, he said, “It’s her. The girl. I feel lost, Mari. I can’t take it much longer.”
She was quiet for a moment. Mari
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