“Don’t you dare finish that, Grayson,” I threaten, scowling at him.
He raises his hands in surrender. This is why I can’t let that happen.
“What’s wrong with your place?” Angel questions, feeling as unamused as I feel.
“You guys are closer to campus and this space is bigger.” She shrugs, not meeting our stare. “I’ll pay the bills.”
“Is this because of your ex, because if it is?—”
“No.” Pen cuts Angel off with a glare. “This has nothing to do with him. I just need more space, and you guys have a lot of it.” She looks at the guys for support, but at my stare, they shake their heads.
She scoffs. “You guys are dicks.”
“Sorry, sweetheart. Maybe next time.” Gray winks at her.
She flips him off.
“Anyway, you and Josie…” Kai starts again.
“Drop it. We’re friends.” I shut him down, but Gray only encourages it.
“Should we remind you how you punched Bryson because he called Josie a bitch.”
Pen looks just as angry as I felt that day. “He did what?”
I thought my sister loved drama, but the guys seem to love it just as much because they share all the details about how Amanda, Bryson, Josie, and I are connected. Then tell her aboutthe punch in the locker room and Josie slashing his tires and everything else. They’re all so engrossed in it, even Noah looks entertained. Fucking hell.
“You never punched Bryson when you found out about Amanda, but Josie?—”
“Don’t,” I grumble. “Just?—”
“Friends,” she flippantly remarks and uses air quotes around it. “Yeah, sure whatever but ‘just friends’ don’t keep a single rhinestone in their wallet. Just saying.”
“Penelope, shut the fuck up.” I sigh as all their eyes dart to me.
“What do you mean?” Gray sounds a little too eager when he asks.
“I’m over all of you. I’m leaving.” I grab the last two boxes, but I stop at Kai’s question.
“What if Josie wanted you? What then?”
“What do you mean, what then?” I ask, a little more annoyed than I mean to be.
“What if…Josie wanted you and let’s say you wanted her too…what then?”
“Kai, just say it how it is. Would you fuck Josie if she asked you to?” Gray cocks a brow.
Yes.
“No. Good night.”
28
JOSEFINE
“Are you okay?”
“Yup, I’m good.” Daniel gives me a shaky thumbs-up then places his goggles on his forehead and climbs down the steps to get in the water.
