Lib Novel Page 19
And still, why does she care?
“You’re brave. Brave but reckless.”
I chuckle. “And you’re smart and you sell yourself short.”
My hands grip her waist and she lets out a startled sound. I pull her to me, and her palms land on my chest. Her touch and her nearness wreak a different kind of havoc inside me.
She brushes her fingers along the lapels of my jacket, making my heart race even faster.
“Your boyfriend is watching.”
“I’m going to get so much shit for this.”
Her eyes, taking on a sad hue, find mine.
“I could be worth the trouble, princess.”
“Something tells me you would.”
I smile even though she takes a step back, leaving me for him, and every fiber in my body screams to get her back.
Kaden spits words out that I can’t decipher, not looking happy at all.
I force myself not to march over to him and punch him in the face.
Why do girls go for safe when they can ride a wave and feel on top of the world? Yes, right, because the waves crash on you when it ends. You could never say the same about the tide—steady, linear, predictable.
I want her to choose me, even though I have no idea why. I just know with every furious heartbeat that I want Abigail.
He won this round. I jerk my chin in his direction. There are more rounds until the race ends. And I am set and ready for the competition.
My phone vibrates in my pocket, and I pluck it out.
“Hey, bro, what’s up?” Alec says.
“Nothing.”
“I’m throwing a party. Wanna join?”
“Asshole.”
My best friend chuckles. “It’s not the same without you. So how is jail treating you?”
“Better than I expected.”
Whatever Alec wanted to say dies when I hang up.
I open the school’s senior chat and see the feed flooding with yeses after Blake posted an invitation to a party.
I type a yes as well.
Abigail is at her locker, and I prop my side on the one beside her.
“Going to a party? Not enough suspension in your life?”
“I’m bored.”
She sighs, disappointment ringing loudly. My arm shoots out to touch her when she steps back, and I shove my hands into my pockets.