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“So,” Bazooka drawled. “Who are you seeing?”
I frowned in confusion. “What?”
“You said you are seeing someone.”
I gulped. I didn’t want to lie. I also didn’t want to tell him I’d been crying myself to sleep since he threw me out of his apartment.
“Um, someone I met… recently,” I mumbled. “Jordan said I was spending too much time in my room, so he made me go to this bar where I met this… guy.”
Half of it was true, at least. Jordan almost made me go.
“Does this guy have a name?” Bazooka said.
He sounded strange. Maybe he was jealous. No way. A little, maybe?
“Guy,” I replied without thinking.
He gave me an incredulous look. “Your guy’s name is Guy?”
“Mm-hmm,” I hummed, looking out the window.
Idiot. I was an idiot.
Thank God, our drive was over. When Bazooka parked in front of Jordan’s building, I swallowed with difficulty. Leaving him was… God, I couldn’t make myself move. But I had to.I had to.
“Um… thanks for the ride,” I said finally. “It’s been… convenient.”
“You’re welcome.”
I felt him glancing at me, but I didn’t dare look in his direction. He didn’t seem to be in a hurry to leave either, which got me even more confused.
“Your parents seem nice,” Bazooka said. “I don’t know them well, but—”
“My father is an ass,” I cut in, feeling frustrated.
I didn’t want to talk about that. I wanted to make out. No! Fucking stop! But he smelled good, and I kept inhaling too hard, so it was no wonder I was dizzy. No wonder I couldn’t think. It crossed my mind to invite him to my tiny room in Jordan’s apartment. I couldn’t do that, could I? He would never accept, anyway. But the possibilities. He and I… in my little room.
“Do you want to come up?” I blurted out just as he said, “You can visit me sometime, if you wish.”
Wide-eyed, I looked at him, but he seemed equally confused.
“Yeah, um, okay, bye,” I mumbled, opening the door because what else was I supposed to do?
Bazooka started the car, muttering. “Yeah.”
I scrambled out of the car, and then he was gone.
Chapter 17
What a Balderdash
Bazooka
“Team one in place?” I said, adjusting the radio earpiece in my ear.
“Team one, ready,” Adam confirmed.
“Team two in place?”
