The Unwanted Bride Of Atticus Fawn

~SCARLETT~

“Get me out of here.” I hiss as I push his body away from mine.

He looks surprised by the sudden change in my mood.

“They’re all still out there.” He reminds me. “They know I have a girl in here. Do you want them to know that it’s you?”

Of course, I didn’t want them to know it was me. If they knew it was me, then word would spread, and eventually, Clara would find out.

“I can’t believe you,” I whisper. “I can’t believe you’re such a horrible person.”

He frowns, “What did I do now, Scarlett?”

“You used me,” I whisper. “You wanted everyone to know you had me in here. You’re proud that your teammates know you have a girl in here.”

He pretends to be surprised by my words. He doesn’t have to pretend around me. I could see straight through him.

“All those things you said to me earlier, they were all lies, weren’t they?” I ask him. “You didn’t lose the game on purpose, so you wouldn’t have to kiss someone from the stand. You had reasons for not wanting to, which had nothing to do with me. Yet, I was foolish enough to believe you. I was foolish enough to let you kiss and touch me, just like that night in my room.”

He steps back from me, “Is that what you think of me, Scarlett?”

I don’t answer him, and he looks hurt by my silence.

a towel and one of his t-shirts on the other. He throws his clothes over my body and covers my head with

when he lifts me into his arms and

“What do you think—”

someone inside here to recognize your voice.”

let anyone know it’s me. I hear whistles throughout the locker room as he carries me out of the

Carter?”

faces?” Someone

my arms around his neck and held on tightly, afraid of falling and revealing myself. The questions don’t stop, but Carter

a door close. He doesn’t put me down, though;

ground, my body is dizzy from being that close to him for so long. His scent was somehow transferred to my body. I

look down, suddenly remembering that he’d given me his shirt to wear. He must have done that so no one could

removes the towel from over my head, and I hate how my heart skips a beat the second I see

have to worry about anyone knowing it was you.” He tells me. “I’ll make sure that no one even mentions

parted slightly, “Why would you

runs a hand down his face, “If you don’t know the answer to that question yet, Scarlett, then I can’t

say anything, I see Clara standing across from us. My eyes widen in surprise. I can’t hide the shock

me. I know how bad this must look. I had his shirt over me, and we were both

it really be the wrong impression? Carter had his finger and mouth

gaze, and he stiffens at the

to us, and I see her fighting to