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

LUKE

Courtney sighed and stepped between us, placing a palm on my chest. I wanted to rip it off, but I was too slow. She spun around and looked at Jess with a smirk. "Luke and I slept together."

All I could focus on was Jess-her wide, shocked eyes, her lips parted in disbelief, the raw hurt that spread across her face. I felt like the ground had crumbled beneath me.

"Jess..." I started, stepping past Courtney, but she pulled back even more, her gaze darting between Courtney and me, piecing together a story I hadn't wanted her to hear like this. Not like this anyway.

"Explain what, Luke?" Jess's voice was soft and quiet, but it cut through everything. She looked at me, eyes searching, pleading. I could see the battle in her mind-the part of her that wanted to believe me, and the part that was already shattered. My throat tightened. I wanted to punch a hole through the wall, scream, and do something to fix this. But the damage was done.

Josh stood there, looking like he regretted ever opening his mouth, but none of that mattered now, I clenched my jaw, swallowing down the bile rising in my throat as I tried to focus on Jess. Only her. PART 2-CHAPTER 133

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"Jess, let me explain," I said, my voice quieter now, desperate to find a way to salvage this. "Not here. Not like this. Let's go back. to my place, and I'll tell you everything. I promise I'll explain it all."

She blinked, staring at me like she couldn't even recognize me. And why would she? She didn't deserve this. She deserved. honesty, and instead, a fucking mistake came out like this, in the middle of a fucking nightclub.

"For the love of-" I started, but Courtney leaned in further, positioning herself between Jess and me as if she hadn't already detonated the bomb.

her voice smug and dripping with satisfaction. She smirked as if this was some kind of game to her, and she

glared at her, anger boiling up to the surface. "Courtney, shut the

didn't wait for my explanation. She turned away, her hand going to her

go somewhere we can talk. I'll explain everything," I pleaded, my voice

head, stepping back

""When?" she asked.

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was before-before we got together. Please, just give me a chance to explain-" I pleaded, keeping my voice low as I pulled her into the shadowed corner of the club, away from the crowd. "It was a mistake.

the other school came. I was angry and frustrated because you and I...

she seemed to process everything I said. "We weren't together... okay. But was it before or after we started... you

didn't make it any easier. I pinched the bridge of my nose, but I needed to

crumpled, and she stared at me. Her tears spilled over, and when I reached out

was drunk, I was stupid, and I was angry because I couldn't have you. I couldn't touch you. But I love you. Only you. It

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