Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

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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 full extent

could leave my room without the risk of getting a pity look from my brother. The house was eerily quiet, and it was a beautiful day.

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pool sparkle outside and considered lounging next to it for a second. But that somehow seemed wrong could I just go outside and

be

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

I mean, you're out. Out of your room." Luke seemed frazzled like he hadn't

flatly, walking around the island to grab a bowl of 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

you mean

were apparent. I swallowed hard. They were taking shifts to make sure I was OK? Did I

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something?

out of here. I needed to run. I usually

said

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

me between the counter and his body. He was close enough that I could smell his