“He is,” Victoria agrees stiffly.
Juliette leans closer into her. “If you hurt him, I will ruin you and we both know I'm not bluffing when I say that.”
I know she isn't bluffing. Victoria is filthy rich, but not on the same level as Juliette. I don't think Juliette would ever physically ruin her, but she sure would try and make her life hell.
She would have to go through me first of course, but I think secretly she'd revel in it.
“Understood,” Victoria says confidently, not unwavering even once.
Juliette just scoffs and walks up the stands to go find a seat. Victoria turns to me and just shrugs, giving me an amused smile. Then I pull her into a quick hug to ease her nerves.
“Good luck with the game,” I tell her, kissing the side of her head.
“Thanks,” she mumbles nervously and I give her one last pat on the back before I walk away.
As I'm walking up the stands, I see that Kai and Aryan are sitting right at the end with Juliette next to them. So, in order to sit next to my friends, I'm gonna have to sit next to…Juliette. For some reason it's not bothering me nearly as much as I thought it would.
I sit next to her and instantly feel engulfed in her scent. I hold in my breath a little, so I don't have to breathe it in. She's just scrolling through her phone and I should probably just sit and be quiet as the game is about to start.
But that's no fun.
“You think Kai is too good for her, don't you?” I turn to Juliette with an irritated tone.
“Obviously, she keeps leading him on,” she retorts pompously.
I clench my jaw at the way she's narrowing her eyes at me, but also, I feel a tingle run through my body. I used to hate arguing with Juliette, at least I thought I did. No wonder my friends could feel all the tension; it's palpable.
“She wants him. She just has a hard time showing it,” I say and I don't know why I'm even explaining it to her. I just want her to know that Victoria does like him. I don't want her to dislike Victoria any further, for some reason I'm starting to care about her opinion.
She shrugs. “When you want someone, you get over the hard stuff.”
Her casual demeanour and the smooth way she's delivering these words makes me clench my fists. What would she even know about wanting someone? She doesn't even want her own boyfriend, clearly.
“She wants to get over it and that counts for something,” I say seriously. The buzzer rings, garnering my attention to the game. “Now, shut up and watch the game.”
“Shut up and watch the game.” She mimics me like a little child.
I scoff. “You are so immature.”
“You are so annoying,” she retorts.
“Bitch.”
“Cunt.”
“Can you both shut up? We can hear you arguing from here,” Aryan says loudly, my eyes snap to him and he's shooting me a smirk as is Kai.
“She started it,” Juliette and I grumble in unison and they both chuckle in response.
I swear Aryan and Kai have become best friends now, mostly because Kai has spent a lot of time hanging around Victoria and us. I do like talking to him, but I've mostly kept him at an arm’s length, only because he's Juliette's best friend.
I don't think she'd appreciate me crossing any lines with him. I don't think I want to either. Clearly, she hasn't told him about our arrangement and I don't want to make anything suspicious.
I ignore Juliette and focus my eyes on the game hollering loudly anytime Victoria scores—which is very often.
More people shuffle into the stands as they walk in and I see her parents walk in and take their seats. Instantly, it's like Victoria changes from bright and bubbly to stoic and focused during the game.
“Come on Victoria!” I cheer loudly and everyone does the same, especially Kai, he's screaming at the top of his lungs with his sign in the air.
