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“Why don’t you go back to Jade?” I snap with a halfhearted flare. “She was all over you tonight.”
His jaw ticks. “None of that matters.”
I hate the fiery pile of jealousy that’s been stewing in my gut all night. There’s no reason to be jealous. Jade is gorgeous, and according to Ella, they’ve had a summer fling before.
They make sense. We don’t.
I double down. “This isn’t a good idea, Oliver.”
His jaw ticks again. “And I don’t care about good ideas. Be selfish with me.”
He starts to inch forward, holding his hand out hesitatingly, like he’s scared I will run away. He’s right, I probably would run away at the first available opportunity. If I don’t run away, then I’ll want to stay.
“I’m…”
My teeth suddenly clamp down on my bottom lip to keep my words from falling out.
I’m trans. Two words that my brain truly thinks will end this whole interaction. I can’t think of any other way to stop him now that he’s in my space. Yet, I also don’t want to say it because he makes me feel things I don’t deserve. I smell him and feel his warmth. I don’t want him to stop, but he needs to, or there will be no going back.
“You’re what, princess?” Oliver asks, taking another step toward me.
“I’m leaving,” I murmur. “I’m never going to come back here.”
He lets out a scoff that throws me off guard. “Still talking about that?”
“You’re being ridiculous, Oliver. Enjoy your summer, and forget about me.”
“Do you honestly think I could forget about you?” Oliver levels me with a look.
You don’t even recognize me, so can it really be that difficult?
I simply nod, and he narrows his eyes into a glare while his teeth grind together.
“Can we please just see where this goes?”
“Oliver—”
“Sally, are you okay?” Ella’s voice comes through the door. “It’s been fifteen minutes. Stay quiet if you want me to kick this door down and punch a twink in the throat?”
Oliver looks at the door like he wants to be upset at the interruption, but he can’t help the amused noise that comes out.
I give him a soft smile before walking past him, feeling his gaze with each step. A shiver crawls up my spine as Oliver comes up behind me. Heat radiates off his body as I unlock and open the door.
Ella stands in the hall with an impatient look. She looks ready to barrel in here, beat up the person behind me, and then make sure I’m okay. I love my sister.
She stops when her eyes land past me and on Oliver. She doesn’t look as shocked to see him as I thought she would be. All she does is give me a look that says, We are going to talk about this later.
“Ollie, you good?” a voice I’m not familiar with sounds behind Ella.
Jade stands behind Ella with her arms folded across her chest as she glances at Oliver. I want to hate her, but I can't because she's effortlessly beautiful and the perfect girl for him. She’s the personification of a beach babe.
“I need to leave,” I say to my sister, and I can feel Oliver’s intense glare from behind me.
“Sally, we weren’t done.” I can hear the bite in his tone, but I can’t stomach the thought of actually looking at him. “What were you going to tell me?”
“It doesn’t matter. I don’t like you like that.” The biggest lie I’ve told tonight.
