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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told 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. He needed Josh's approval, but Josh wasn't here right n I did my

I bump into Tiffany. The overexcited cheerleader's shrill voice giving me 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 hard, my throat dry. She's a vision, and it took everything in

her fingers in my face, pulling

Sure,"

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 hall,

hell did I just get

bounces up to Jessica, her excitement radiating off her. Jessica

hear their conversation, bu guessing that Tiffany was informing them that we were goi Prom. As irritating and aloof as Tiffany was, she knew how to evoke

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 mask of indifference, even though my insides are churning. She looks back at Tom, and I can see her mentally making the decision.

I can't stay here

I could get out of this place. I wanted to take him by his collar, 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 step feels like