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, I hate
, pushing away
said that I want to have sex, but Jackson? Could I look more desperate? After what we'd gon
jumping off the bed of the truck
ason you brought me
sen
hat. Because Trevor sure hadn't. Now, I was picking a
" he snapped. "You s
Even though I told you
if you we
k, I
d you come here with m
elf the same fu
aid. His eyebrows were scrunched together, as if
rd to respec
ok of affront. "You have been ey
g my scowl for s
quirked u
y voice strong
ck would I think to bring
" I sn
a crisp, tight laugh, as if I were an idiot for not seeing it for what
ng sunset. He hadn't wanted to make me happy or convince me to dr
disgusting. You
or," Jackson said, crossing his arms over
but thank you for reminding me o
ands were shaking as I reached for the door. I yanked it open
m out of he
might want a rebound. Something fun and light and easy. Something to take my
om then?" he asked, as
itting out the first name t
rother, but he was closer to his best friend than his own blood
k," he
omething to s
uch all of them were four letters, and the rest were more colorful versions o
uck wit
t of here. You
ling is
ream. Oil and
Everything about my interactions with him left me feeling irritated and vulnerab
. He just thought I was pissed and needed some
nd cursing my name, but I didn't turn around, and I didn't stop. Served him right for bringing me up here, expecting that
d I was tired of the first. He made my blood boil-in the best
myself from giving i
argumentative with my friends. Heidi, Emery, and I could go a whole night witho
ked overlooking the canyon to watch the sunset. I'd inherently known all of those things were a bad idea
im have this power. That I'd let
boys. They couldn't help themselves. It was as if the tattoos and brigh
ones who followed the blinking arrow and decided it now belonged to them. The ones who staked claim and fought and bit and fucked like animals.
nd hopped out of the cab. Patrick was standing at the front door when I tromp
trip?"
s at him. He cau
probably go
he couldn't believe what I'd ju
like he is?"
at he had to wipe tears out of his eyes. His
t." He shook his head. "You
ront door. She gave me an innocent look, as if she
," Patri
ed Make-Out Poi
dropped open
did,"
him," Patrick said with a
say tha
into the lake. Apparently, I was sharing a room with Morgan because everyone, except Jackson and Patrick,
k room and flopped down on the
er as I grabbe
e. I didn't mean f
on fucking Dune thinking that, just be
?" Heid
the sweatshirt down over
ven a
't angry with Heidi. I didn't need to snap
t to her with a sig
two have th
t th
. It's like the air gets thic
r gets
"You two have chemistry. It's hard to ignore. But that do
.." I tr
hell di
ormal?" Hei
worked out
d someone.
tared up at the ceiling. "I
pped my shoulder. "No
ed to b
id he
't care. He acts like
r going to tell me the rea
ed me. I don't want to go back to a guy who did that to me. I don't ever want t
hat half
ts in. Jackson is like taking a hit of cocaine and riding out the high. You feel fuck