“Sure seems like it.”
“It.Doesn’t.”
“Okay,” she said, turning back to the front.
I clenched my jaw and glared at the back of her head.It didn’t bother me.My body relaxed—as much as it could—on the seat, and I turned my attention to Mrs.Dawson.No, it didn’t bother me at all.
We’d just fucked.
Nothing more.
When I finally calmed down, Astrid leaned back slightly so her hair was dangling all over my desk, then tilted her head to the side so I could see a smirk painted across her lips.
“You know,” she began in a whisper, “I should be honest with you.”
I tapped my fingers on the desk, grinding my teeth together.“About?”
“Well, Frasier’s your friend, so I’m sure you’ll find out sometime.”
“What?”I snapped.“What is it?”
Why all the fucking dramatics?!I can’t handle it!
“We’re just …” She paused and shrugged.“You know …”
“No, I don’t know, Astrid.Tell me.”
“Seeing each other a bit”—she peered back at me—“as friends.”
As friends?!As fucking friends?!
“Friends,” I scoffed.“That’s not what it seemed like in the hallway.”
“Yeah, well, you know how Frasier is …”
“He’s a fucking pig who sleeps with everyone,” I growled.“You know that.”
“Oh, come on.He’s not that bad.Can actually be really sweet sometimes.”
I leaned forward again, heart pounding so hard that I could hear it in my ears.“Are we talking about the same fucking person?Frasier.Frasier Crane.Same guy who had an orgy with the softball team last year?”
She scrunched her nose.“Ew, I don’t want to hear about that.”
“That’s the guy you’re dating.”
She turned around.“We’re not dating.”
“Then what the fuck are you doing kissing him in the middle of Redwood?”
A smirk crossed her face again, and then Astrid turned back around.“Okay, you caught me.I’m fucking your best friend, Calix.What are you going to do about it?”
CHAPTERSIXTEEN
ASTRID
As soon asthe bell rang, I shot up from my seat and hurried to the exit of Mrs.Dawson’s Calculus class.After I had asked Calix what he was going to do about me kissing his best friend, he had gotten so mad.And I mean, so, so, so mad.
Angry.Furious.Jaw clenched.Eyes dark.
