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

CHAPTER 54

LUKE

It's almost been a month.

That's how long I've been doing my best to ignore Jess, and it's been pure hell. Every day, I remind myself that she's better off without me. I'm bad news for her, and I know it. But damn, she makes it hard. Especially now that she's dating Tom, I can see it on her face thoug

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Josh is preoccupied with Laura, lost in his own world, leaving me stuck in the shadows, just watching-watching something I can never have. My chest tightens with frustration, and I try to shake it off, but it's no use. I need to punch something.

The more I push her away, the more she invades my thoughts, dreams, and showers. Now I'm frustrated, and rage is pumping. through me. Maybe it was practice, or maybe it was because To walked into the locker room today announcing he plans on asking Jessica to Pro I hate fucking Prom. I hate what it means and just the whole idea of it, and I know Jessica feels the same, or at least I think she does.

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him that I knew for a fact Jessica wanted to go with him. It's a lie, but what the hell? The reason he came in to announce it in the first place was to get my approval.

an instant headache. She's been useful as a distraction from Jess, and when she's not talking, she's not half bad. Tiffany was going on about something, but I stopped listening when I s Jessica wore that green, skin-tight dress that showed off every curve and gave everyone a view of her creamy, well-defined legs. I swallowed

are you even listening?" Tiffany snaps her fingers in my face,

Yeah. Sure," I

was beside herself with excitement. She planted a kiss on my lips, "Prom is going to be great! I'll color- coordinate our outfits. Don't worry. Leave everything to me," she squeaked before practically dancing out into

the hell did I just

her excitement radiating off her. Jessica looked surprised, and for a split second, her eyes

be sure. I couldn't hear their conversation, bu guessing that Tiffany was informing them that we were goi Prom. As

with half of the school, and there it was-that split second of hesitation, like always-the hesitation that gave me hope when it shouldn't. I wanted to smile at it, but I kept myself as impassive as possible. There's a moment of silence, and then Jessica's eyes flicker across the room, landing on me. I force my face into a

I can't stay here

slam him into the wall, and tell him to get his hands off of her, but instead, I stepped forward and congratulated him, ignoring a shocked Jessica standing right next to I turn on my heel and walk away, my heart pounding in my chest. Every