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.

with, "OK," and that was it-the full extent

myself through a shower after I heard Josh leave the house. He didn't mention where he was going, and I didn't care. Thad space. I could leave my room without the risk of getting a

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for a second. But that somehow seemed wrong could I just go outside and enjoy the

I was supposed to be

I stopped dead in my tracks, almost spinning on my heel and making a run for it - but I didn't. In my kitchen sat Luke, eating cereal like it's the most normal thing to do

Luke stopped me. "No, Wait. Stay. I mean, you're out.

cereal for myself. We ate in silence at opposite ends of the counter for a few minutes until the question in my head finally just came out. "Why are you here?" Luke didn't even look up. He kept chewing and shoveling spoons full of cereal into his mouth. "We took shifts," he shrugged,

do you

I. To make sure you are fine," Luke said as if it were apparent. I swallowed hard. They

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something?

needed to get out of here. I needed to run. I usually go first thing in the

going for a run," I said to the room, not

I jumped a little. I saw regret cross his face, and

squaring my shoulders, but Luke stepped forward, trapping me between the counter and his body. He was close enough that I could

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