Chapter 19 

I set the tray down on one of the vacant lunch  tables and sat down on the wooden bench. It was  in the far corner, different from sitting in the  center with Blake and Ryan.

I fix the gla*ses on the bridge of my nose then  outstretch my hands to grab one of the burgers.  My fingers push into the soft buns as I bring it to  my mouth. 

“Jeez Ashley I’ve been looking for you  

everywhere.” 

I freeze with my mouth parted on the burger. Then  relaxed when I realized that it was Ryan. His  auburn hair looks wild, like he had run his hands  through his hair many times. 

He plants himself on the chair opposite to mine.  Setting his tray down he cringes while poking a  fork into what I presume was macaroni and  cheese. 

“Why didn’t you sit where we normally sat?” Ryan  asks as he pushes a forkful of macaroni in his  mouth. 

I bite into the burger, relishing in the taste. I  shrugged. Ryan rolls his eyes before dropping the  fork on the tray. He crosses his arms over his  chest and raises a thick brow in question. “Mind  telling me what’s wrong with you today?”

I swallowed and place the burger down. I sighed  when he waited for my answer. “Do you still feel  nauseous-“ 

my question with a question.  Answer me Ashley, don’t let me go fetch

hearing his name. Ryan notices and his  eyes soften drastically. “It’s him isn’t it?”

away from the  pity look he sent me.

anymore. “Don’t act like you  haven’t

stupid  rumors? We all know exactly what happened,

“Look, I’m the cause of all this. If I

them Ashley, this is my fault and I’ll

out with her best friend that is taken. I  feel bad that I enjoyed kissing him knowing he was  with Stacy. I’m the laughing stock of the

dare  only to benefit you, I did it for Blake too. And as  for Stacy, that relationship was doomed to end.”

about it  benefiting Blake? He probably hates me now for  putting tension in his relationship

as if talking to me was giving him a  headache. “I don’t see what’s so difficult to see

love with who?” Blake’s rough voice  joins in on the conversation. Ryan stops mid  sentence and pushes a forkful of macaroni in his  mouth to not answer Blake’s

than  necessary. His scent engulfs my entire senses and  I clench my thighs together at the sudden tingling  in between my legs. The tiny hairs on

eyes on me, feel the way it heated up my  body. I looked forward, avoiding his intimidating

my

you running away from  me?” He questions

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