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I slowly nodded.
“Team Jacob,” she said.
“Team Jacob.”
Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend - Chapter 30 – Who the Hell Did I Just Kiss?
Saturday
I made my way through the crowd. Ducking and weaving between people dancing to the fast paced song.
Jacob saw me coming toward him. He closed his water bottle and started walking toward me.
We met halfway and for a second we both just stared at each other.
“Hey,” he said.
“I thought you left.”
“What?” He lowered his eyebrows.
“I heard you left with Olivia.”
He laughed. “No. We talked for a few minutes outside. And then your dad recruited me to help find all the spiked soda cans.”
“Oh. What did you and Olivia talk about?”
He shrugged. “Not much of anything.” His eyes landed on the crown on my head. “Did you have a good conversation with Axel?”
I took a deep breath. This was my chance. To tell him everything. “Yes, actually. A really good conversation.”
Jacob smiled. “Good.”
Oh. No.He was taking this the wrong way. I was just about to tell him it was good because I was done with Axel, but someone tapped on the microphone.
My dad was standing on the stage. “It’s time for the homecoming king and queen to have their dance.” He looked very happy to be announcing Axel and Sophie’s dance.
I watched Sophie grab Axel’s arm and pull him into the middle of the dance floor. Everyone stopped dancing and stepped to the side as a slow song started.
Sophie and Axel both laughed about something.
“You okay?” Jacob asked.
Eventually this would stop hurting. I just hoped the process would speed up a bit. “I’m great,” I said. Because I knew I would be.
Jacob put his arm around my shoulders.
And I instantly felt a little better. I took a deep breath, and remembered what my dad had told me about my mom. That it was easier to breathe when you met the love of your life. I dropped my head onto Jacob’s shoulder. I really was going to be okay.
I stared at Axel and Sophie dancing. Sophie kept glancing over toward Mr. Halifax. He was definitely watching her. And that put me at ease a bit. I wanted Axel to be happy. I truly did. Buthe needed to be happy with someone other than Soph. Because if the two of them got together I wasn’t sure I’d ever breathe again.
“And now all the couples join them on the dance floor,” my dad said into the mic.
I watched as my dad put his hand out for my mom.
She smiled as he pulled her to the stage to dance.
It was cute and super embarrassing all at once.
