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.

hun. Relax," Courtney chimed, louder this time, her voice smug and dripping with satisfaction. She smirked

I glared at her, anger boiling up

explanation. She turned away, her hand going to her mouth as she

explain everything," I pleaded, my voice breaking. But even I

shook her head,

""When?" she asked.

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low as I pulled her into the shadowed

won, partied, and some of the girls from the other school came. I was angry and frustrated because you and I... we weren't talking. I was a mess. I

everything I said. "We weren't together... okay. But was it before or after we started... you know,

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

Jess's face crumpled, and she stared at me. Her tears spilled over, and when I reached out to wipe them away,

Jess," I said softly, trying to reach her and pull her back from the edge she was standing on. "I 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 was one

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