Down the Rabbit Hole (Stuck On You)

Chapter 16: Ready to Talk

"So why are you on this boy detox?" she asked after a week was up. I tried to make it seem like nothing was wrong, but she saw right through it.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I lied. She only rolled her eyes at me.

"Jojo, you've been avoiding Hayden for a week now. I mean, you both dance together at practice but it looks... stiff; like he wants you back, and you don't even want him to touch you," she explained. I only shrugged. "I was never his in the first place," I muttered. We were at her apartment, lying on her bed. She sat up and looked at me.

"That's a god-damn lie and you know it. You two were crazy about each other; even if you didn't want to admit it to yourselves. Why are you being so cold to him?" she said a little louder. I sighed and closed my eyes.

"It started with Sophia," I started. I told her everything. I told her about Fiona and my visit to Lewis' apartment. I told her about the practice and the fight at his car. I told her how I admitted that I was falling for him and his proclamation as well. "I was being naïve, Quinn. We can never be like that... He can never be like that," I finished. She rolled her eyes.

too afraid to admit it, but he does. Why else would he get jealous so easily, or get so angry, or try

I argued. She threw her head

going to get out of here, right now, and go talk to him," she

apartment, I knocked on Hayden's door. He answered it almost immediately. I crossed my arms over my

talk," I said quietly. He rested his hands on my shoulders

wish I'd never done... that. Will you please forgive

go to my room. Hayden spun me back towards him and I ran into his lips. I froze for a moment before my eyes fluttered close. I felt my heart pounding almost painfully against my chest. I missed his

with me tonight," he muttered against my lips. I pulled away and searched his face for a moment. I thought he meant sex, but looking at him, I could tell that he meant the literal sense. I nodded. He attached his lips back to mine fiercely.

pajamas. Walking back into Hayden's room, I noticed that he was just in his boxers now. He was lying on the bed watching his TV. I got into the bed and crawled up next to him. His eyes were on me the whole