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 of our

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 pity look from my brother. The house was

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

be mourning something; I just don't know what. Me? Me before

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 on a Sunday morning in my house. He looked up, and surprise flashed across his face

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

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, and

you

swallowed hard. They

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something?

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

I said to

little. I saw regret cross his face, and then he said a little softer now, "You are not going running alone,

Luke stepped forward, trapping me between the counter and his body. He was close enough that

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