Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 5

He suddenly snapped back to reality, realizing his girlfriend was still there. With a jolt, he pulled his arm away from Kate's waist and took a couple of steps back. Shawn's buddies followed his gaze and, noticing Allison, jumped in to smooth things over.

"Let's keep the fun going, shall we? Kate, if your stomach's feeling off, skip the booze. If you lose, just pick truth or dare instead."

"Sounds good. Let's go with truth or dare."

Once Shawn got a grip on his emotions, he made his way back to the couch. He figured Allison would be jealous and maybe throw a fit, but she kept quiet. Her detached attitude stirred something unsettling in Shawn. It felt like Allison was different somehow.

An awkward silence spread between them. Shawn hesitated and thought about explaining, but the group's cheers cut him off.

"Kate, you lost again. Truth or dare this time?"

Shawn's attention drifted back to Kate, his eyes glued to her.

dare," she said, turning towards

right here. Pick one."

As soon as someone read it, their eyes went wide,

over to peek. "What does

read the note. Everyone was

"What did she get?"

"Yeah, spill it!"

in the room," announced a guy, sneaking a glance at Shawn. Shawn's face instantly turned to stone, and the room's

over to a cute guy nearby. "Colt, mind if I give you a kiss?" Colt shot a nervous glance at Shawn, whose look promised trouble, and he stayed silent. When Colt hesitated, Kate leaned in, wrapped her arms around

unable to hold back any longer. He stormed over, grabbed Kate's hand, and dragged

glances, finally turning their sympathetic gazes to Allison. Allison picked up her juice, took a sip, and smiled casually. "Why are you all looking

chatting, pretending like nothing had happened.

the first time she'd seen him lose his cool. When her juice was finished, she headed to the

she overheard some girls talking by the sinks. "Shawn's lost it. He ditched his

shows Kate's the one he really