It was a rude awakening. The lights, the music, the party. William. He stared at me suspiciously.
His best friend and I were an inch apart against a wall. Fantastic.
William stared at my lips, then James’s.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Nothing. We aren’t doing anything,” I said resolutely.
James pulled away, letting me breathe again. I rubbed my wrist.
“Can I ask what’s going on?” insisted William.
“Your little blowup doll is walking the streets like this, Will.”
James pointed at my ripped dress, causing me to pull it down on my thighs. I was sure Amelia would be pissed. I knew how much she loved this dress.
“I don’t want to hear you talk about her like this,” William said abruptly.
“Enough! You’re disgusting.” I piled it on.
But James didn’t seem remotely fazed. In fact, he seemed amused as he put the vape pen to his lips.
William, on the other hand, looked at me so seriously that I felt guilty for not doing anything.
“June, why were you so close together? What were you talking about?”
“Hunter’s being a dick, like always,” I explained, trying to stay calm. James grumbled, annoyed. It seemed like the situation was starting to bore him, so he turned around to leave. But William grabbed his arm.
“Now tell me what the hell is going on, James.”
Will’s face was bright red with fury, and I shivered.
I noticed a group of curious people had formed around us.
“Look, Will, I didn’t do anything,” spat James, attempting to leave again, but his friend didn’t loosen his grip.
“And what were you doing an inch away from her face?”
“It’s not my fault if I always find her in the middle of everything. If you want to keep her close, put a leash on her. Don’t give me shit about it.”
William flung himself at James. I was stunned. Two guys tried to hold him back before he could punch Hunter in the face. Will seemed intent on ripping him to shreds.
“You have to stop getting in the way,” he yelled.
Seeing him like this shocked me, while James kept acting like his usual blowhard self.
“Or what, huh?”
Powerless and terrified, I had no idea what to do. As much as I couldn’t stand James, I wouldn’t’ve ever let two best friends fight over me.
“For once in your life, can you not fucking butt in?” William shoved him.
“I didn’t do shit,” replied James, barely swallowing.
I was overcome with the same feeling again. It looked like James was scared of Will.
“Why were you with him?” William turned around to face me, but I was speechless. I wasn’t expecting for him to interrogate me.
