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.

she said, turning towards Shawn with a mysterious

dares are right here. Pick one." Someone handed over a stack of

it, their eyes

leaned over to peek.

she read the

"What did she get?"

"Yeah, spill it!"

sneaking a glance at Shawn. Shawn's face instantly turned

kiss?" Colt shot a nervous glance at

Shawn yelled, unable to hold back any longer. He

their sympathetic gazes to Allison. Allison picked up her juice, took

focus, with some sipping drinks and others chatting, pretending like

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

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

it shows Kate's the one he really cares