Page 5 of Pocketful of Shame

"She's my rally girl," I replied with a shrug. "She makes these fucking insanely good cookies. That's all I really know about her."

"Ah yes, the infamous rally girls of Newton-Willis," he mused. "I bet your assigned cheerleader is taking real good care of your needs, huh?"

"Thought you knew better than to listen to idle gossip, Pres."

"Well, I have it on good authority that you and Blossom Hill have shared a fewdates." He waggled his brows. "Or was it Candice Myers you were supposed to be dating? Or maybe it was Marybeth Camden …or Laura Burcher… or was it Jodie DeAngelo?" He grinned widely. "Word around school is you've been a very busy boy, baby Capaldi."

"Always happy to supply the rumor mill," I replied flatly.

"Tell me."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Why should I?"

"Because we're friends."

"We're not friends, Presley. We already covered this."

"Romi thinks you fucked that Blossom girl," he offered. "We've spoken about it."

"Yeah? Well, Romi can think whatever she wants."

"Ah." His eyes lit up with excitement. "Is that a denial I'm sensing?"

"More like anone of your fucking business."

"I don’t think you fucked Blossom," he offered then. "In fact, I don’t think you've fucked anyone. I'd bet good money that you haven't touched a single other girl since the breakup. Wanna know why I think that, Sketch?"

"Not really."

"Because you're not normal."

"Wow." I frowned. "Thanks."

"Because you loved that girl more than I've ever seen any guy love a girl."

"Can you change the subject?" I snapped. "Christ. You're like a broken record."

"Fine. Did you know that according to the bible, oral sex is technically not a sin?"

"Excuse me?" I spluttered.

"Oral sex," he said breezily. "It's not a sin."

"Okay, you can get out of my truck now."

"Man, you have no idea how relieved that made your brother," he chuckled.

"How thehelldid Chris tolerate you?"

"I'm told I grow on people." He smiled. "Like ivy."

"Or herpes."

"Nice," he chuckled. "So, did you fuck this Blossom chick?"

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