“This is a terrible idea,” I argued half-heartedly. Someone could walk in at any second, but I didn’t care because this was supposed to be our night together.
“Probably.”
He went to kiss me again, but just as his lips were about to meet mine, the bedroom door flew open.
“Yo—”
The voice cut out. Rowan jerked back so quickly, it felt like someone had ripped him away from me.
Westly, the same guy I’d gotten in a fight with last year, stood in the doorway with two other football players behind him. His eyes bounced between us. “What the hell’s going on in here?”
For a split second, no one spoke.
Then Rowan shoved me.
“Dude, what the fuck?” he snapped.
I stared at him because my brain couldn’t process what had just happened.
“You tried to kiss me,” he said even louder.
For a moment, I thought he was joking. “What?”
Westly glared at me. “You trying to take advantage of my boy or something?”
My heart pounded in my ears, and I glanced at Rowan. “Are you serious right now?”
He wouldn’t look at me. Instead, he ran a hand through his hair, like he was annoyed. “I told you I’m not into that shit.”
The mouth that had been on mine ten seconds ago was now spewing lies.
My vision began to blur. “You’re the one who pulled me in here.”
Westly stepped forward. “Why the hell are you even in my house?”
“I came to pick him up.”
“Bullshit.”
“He asked me to.”
Westly laughed. “You’re that desperate you gotta make up lies about one of the most popular guys at school?”
That was it. Every ounce of humiliation, anger, and heartbreak boiled over at once. “Fuck you!” I snapped.
Westly moved closer. “What’d you say?”
“You heard me.”
He shoved my shoulder. “Watch your mouth. Remember, this is my house.”
I shoved him back, and then it was on.
13
Rowan
The second Keatonshoved Westly Ridgway back, Ridgway charged at him, drunk and pissed off, and Keaton hit him before I could process what was happening. His fist slammed into Ridgway’s mouth, and they crashed into the dresser by the wall, knocking over a lamp and scattering cups and bottles across the floor.
