CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 15

JESS

I'd spent the entire Saturday hauled up in my room, refusing to leave. Between Laura and Sam, I had enough snacks to last me through winter, and I'm stocked with action-packed movies. No romcoms because boys suck

All of them.

Josh hasn't checked in on me once, and neither has Luke.

It's fine.

I didn't care.

They didn't care.

I texted Josh that I didn't want our parents to know. They were in Paris for the next month, and Luke's parents joined them. Nothing happened anyway, so there was nothing to tell.

that was it-the

he was going, and I didn't care. Thad space. I could leave my

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that somehow seemed wrong could I just go outside and

like I was supposed to be mourning something; I just don't know

kitchen sat Luke, eating cereal like it's the most normal thing to do on a Sunday morning in my house. He looked up, and surprise flashed across his face as he swallowed a

I mumbled, retreating to the hallway, but Luke stopped me. "No, Wait. Stay. I mean, you're out. Out of your room." Luke seemed

in my head finally just came out. "Why are you here?" Luke didn't even look up.

you

said as if it were apparent. I swallowed hard. They were

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something?

needed to run. I usually go first thing in the morning, but I didn't care that it was

going for a run," I said to the room,

fuck you are!" He suddenly growled, and I jumped a little. I saw regret cross his face, and then he said a little softer now, "You are not going running alone,

squaring my shoulders, but Luke stepped forward, trapping me

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