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.

said, turning towards Shawn with a

Pick one." Someone handed over a

their eyes

girl leaned over to

followed as she read the note.

"What did she get?"

"Yeah, spill it!"

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

got up with a grin and walked 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,

Shawn yelled, unable to hold back any longer. He stormed

to Allison. Allison picked up her juice, took a sip, and smiled casually. "Why are you all looking

focus, with some sipping drinks and others chatting, pretending like nothing had happened.

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

talking by the sinks. "Shawn's lost it. He ditched his

shows Kate's the