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

CHAPTER 76

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The nurse's office was annoyingly quiet, the kind of quiet that

made the ticking clock on the wall sound like a drum in my head, or maybe that was the concussion. Fluorescent lights flickered above my head, and the sharp light was enough to make me squint. As if Luke could pick up on what bothered me, he suddenly stood up and fli Luke had deposited me awkwardly on the edge of the bed, swinging my legs up even though I had full control of my limbs. But the real reason I felt so uncomfortable wasn't the uncomfortable bed or the smell of antiseptic, or the shitty lights - it was Luke. Here. In the same room as me after I...

He was slouched in a chair by the door, this stubborn shadow that refused to leave even though I told him repeatedly. Every time I glanced his way, he'd just raise a brow, giving me this look like, "I'm not moving. Get used to it."

I'd tried to get him to leave. "Luke, you really don't have to stay," I had said, trying to sound casual, but I was practically begging. Then I straight-

up told him to leave, and I even threatened him with the only weapons I could find: cotton balls and tongue depressors, neither of which fazed him.

He didn't even bother replying, just gave me that same look that made me feel stupid for even suggesting it. Eventually, I gave up, sighing in defeat and focusing on the ceiling, counting the

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air between us was thick. with tension, and I could almost feel it

Luke leaned forward, elbows resting on his knees. "Where the

stay here.

me to get you to the nurse, not the nurse's room, the nurse. No nurse, ergo, I didn't do what I promi "Now, promises matter, do they?" I stared at him, but Luke didn't bother to respond, so I just let the question float in the air between us. This man

my knee. "Crap," I mumbled, more to myself than to him. There was a small stain spreading on the sheet underneath

I saw Luke's expression shift, his jaw tightening and

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chair. It was so fast I almost missed it, but there it was-just a flicker, a tiny crack in his

to take up the entire room just by sitting there. His silence drove me crazy and the tension between us grew

your problem with prom, anyway? You are the one going to it with a brainless cheerleader." I finally asked, my