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Leo laughed. “This is actually a little messy for me. Luis might be into this. But I’m out. Sorry, baby. It’s been fun.”

I just stared at him.

He winked at me and walked away.

Jacob cleared his throat. “So Scarlett told you about...”

“Yes,” Axel said.

“I didn’t know you liked her,” Jacob said. “I swear. I never would have let her suck...”

“Can we please not finish that sentence?” I asked.

Jacob nodded. “I’m really sorry, man. But Scarlett and I are still going to be friends. Just like we always have been.”

I was grateful that he was fighting for our friendship. Because I didn’t like the idea of my life without him in it.

“I know that,” Axel said. “I just...” his voice trailed off. “I have this freaking image in my head of the two of you and it’s driving me crazy.”

I winced.

Jacob saw the expression on my face and turned back to Axel. “Don’t make her feel bad about this. You’re being a hypocrite. Scarlett isn’t freaking about all the girls you’ve been with...”

“Because I haven’t been with anyone!”

Jacob lowered his eyebrows. “What are you talking about? You’ve had a million girlfriends.”

“But I didn’t hook up with any of them.”

Jacob laughed, but then he stopped. “Wait, are you serious?”

“I was waiting for Scarlett.”

“Oh.” Jacob looked very uncomfortable. “Well, I, um...” He cleared his throat. “I’m very sorry about that.”

The sound of RJ laughing made us turn around.

“Dude,” RJ said. “You’ve seriously never gotten head? You’re so old.”

“I have,” Axel said.

“But you just said...”

“We just did that in the library,” Axel said. He shook his head and turned to me. “I’m sorry, I...”

“It’s fine,” I said. But I knew my face was bright red.

“Congrats,” RJ said. “Now I’m dying to know. How was she? Did Jacob teach her well?”

“You may be close to my height now,” Axel said. “But I could still kill you.”

“I think that’s a yes,” RJ said to Jacob.

Jacob laughed.

“Can we please stop talking about this now?” I asked.

“It’s all I can think about now,” RJ said. “I’m a little sad that I’m the only one standing here that you haven’t blown.”