Page 80 of How to Get Revenge on a Cheating Ex
I blink up at him because I hadn’t even seen him coming. But clearly he’d seen me and Grayson talking because his gaze is roaming over my face like he’s searching for injuries.
“I’m fine.” I glance over at Toni, who’s watching me closely as well. “I’m good.”
She rolls her eyes and tells Zack, “She’s been saying that all day.”
They both turn to me and I shrug. “It’s the truth.”
Toni looks unconvinced, but Zack gives me this sexy little lopsided smile that makes my belly flip. Happily for everyone, the urge to puke left right along with Grayson so the belly flip doesn’t end in disaster.
I take a deep breath and let it out slowly, letting it sink in. I did it.
Facing Grayson was the last big hurdle, and I survived. “I’m honestly okay.”
“That’s more than I can say for Grayson,” Toni says. She’s still watching him walk away, and I can’t get a read on her tone. I think maybe she feels sorry for him, which is understandable, I guess.
I mean, if I didn’t know him so well, I might have bought his wounded puppy routine too. I don’t get a chance to ask her about it because Janie’s suddenly at my side and tackling me with a hug that is so not like Janie, it catches me off guard.
“I saw.” She’s breathless too. “You okay?”
“She’s great,” Zack answers for me. He’s still wearing this knowing smile, like he completely gets how annoying it is that everyone’s just waiting for me to fall apart.
But I’m done falling apart. I don’t want to waste another second crying over Grayson or worrying about what his friends think of me.
I pat Janie’s back because, honestly, this is kinda sweet. She’s sonotthe touchy-feely sort, and up until this Grayson disaster I wouldn’t have even said we were friends. But she’s stepped up in a major way, and I guess that’s a silver lining for what’s been a terrible few weeks.
“What are you even doing here?” I ask.
She has a part-time job too, but she works at a fast food joint downtown.
“Meeting some friends for the concert tonight,” she says. “You going?”
I open my mouth to say no, but Zack cuts me off by whipping out two tickets and waving them in my face. “She is.”
I arch a brow. “Is she now?”
He smirks. “I mean, if you’re not up for a night out in public yet?—”
I snatch the tickets from his hand and turn to face Janie. “We’re going.”
Toni’s already backing away. “Well, I for one have to head home.” She flashes me a little smile and a quick wave. “Seems like you’re in good hands, so I’m gonna bounce.”
“Thanks again,” I call after her. “For everything.”
She gives another wave as she walks away. When I turn back, I find Janie and Zack both staring at me.
“What?”
Janie presses her lips together and she looks shockingly similar to our mom right now. She’ll kill me if I say that though, so I start to walk toward the line so I can file back into the amusement park along with the rest of this crowd. “Janie, I promise I’m fine.”
She snorts. “Yeah, like I’m going to believe that after what happened last night.”
Zack’s response is instant. I can feel him tense beside me as we walk. “What happened last night?”
His voice is mild, but I know what he’s thinking.
Last night we made out on his couch.
Last night I had the most epic kiss of my life.
