Thathehad me arrested.
But I’m not giving up so easily. “Aw, are you jealous, Reed? Don’t worry. It’ll happen to you too. It’s only a matter of time, trust me.”
He loves it, my answer.
I can see that.
He loves that I’m not giving up, that I’m fighting back.
The lines around his pretty lips loosen up. “Thank you for your vote of confidence, Fae. I really appreciate it. But until that day comes, I’d like to keep believing that I’m as fresh as a fucking daisy. Which is more than some people can say.”
How bad can prison be really?
If I kill him, I mean.
If I charge at him once again and claw his eyes out.
His pretty wolf eyes.
“Give me back the whiskey,” I demand again.
“I don’t think so.”
“It’s mine. You stole it.”
“You stole my car.” He takes another swallow of it. “I think I’m allowed this.”
“I will —”
“Since when do you drink whiskey, anyway?” he asks over me.
“Oh, I don’t know. I met this asshole about two years ago, who recently came back into my life like the plague. Maybe since then.”
His eyes narrow at my cursing and my heart starts thudding in my chest.
Thudding and booming andpounding.
Because of his obvious displeasure at my cursing.
Because he still thinks that he has the right. To feel any displeasure in the first place.
“Glad to see I still affect you like this.”
“What are you even doing here by the way? What about your stupid soccer practice? Shouldn’t you be utilizing every single second being the best soccer player ever? Winning is everything, isn’t it? That’s what you said.”
He did.
And that’s why he betrayed me. So he could win against Ledger.
Something flashes through his face at that, something inscrutable. “Why don’t you let me worry about soccer?”
“You know —”
“And you’ve become quite the expert now though, haven’t you?” he almost rasps and my heart pounds, pounds, pounds in my chest. “Cursing and drinking, breaking curfew to go to a bar.”
“If you thought you were going to find a good girl, then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed.”
“Tell me something, because I’m extremely curious to know. Where did you learn that?”
