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“I’m taking them out forTyler.”
But before I do, I reach for a sticky note from the side of thefridge.
Back in Philly, when we needed cheering up, we’d leave each other sticky notes with little sayings on them. LikeCheer up, Buttercup. They were more sarcastic than earnest, which only made it morefun.
Now, I debate before scrawling something on the note and taking it and the squares to the poolhouse.
When I get there, I knock on thedoor.
Noresponse.
I press the sticky note to the door at eye level, thenhesitate.
If Haley’s right and Tyler’s just trying to figure all of this out, I want to check in with him after lastnight.
Maybe even apologize for acting… however it was Iacted.
Decided, I push the dooropen.
It’s still dark in the hallway. Someone clearly remembered to pull his blackoutcurtains.
Point,Tyler.
The crown from last night hangs on the hook by the door. My lips twitch until I notice what’s hanging under thecrown.
A green-and-orangelanyard.
UTDallas.
What thehell?
My gaze drops to the floor, where two stiletto-heeled boots lay on theirsides.
My fingers drop the plate, and it clunks against the laminate floor through the hallrug.
“Did you hear something?” a female voice asks sleepily from the otherroom.
There’s noresponse.
“Who else lives here?” the same person asks a momentlater.
Don’t answer. Don’t fuckinganswer.
“My boss, his wife. His daughter goes to myschool.”
I squeeze my eyes shut to block out Tyler’s low voice. I always thought he had the most beautiful voice, but right now, I hate everyword.
If I hadn’t just dropped to my knees to pick up the squares, my pulse pounding as I numbly peel each sticky treat off the carpet, the sound of blankets from the other room would’ve sent methere.
“Should I bejealous?”
My hands freeze on the plate after retrieving the squares. I shouldn’t be here, but I can’t bring myself toleave.
“She’s nothing.Nobody.”
The hurt that rips through me puts the pounding in my head to shame. It slices my chest, leaves me gasping andbewildered.
When Tyler left the party last night, it never occurred to me he might be meeting up with someone else. Like someone from the frat party he played with Brandon onWednesday.
