Page 79 of Set the Moment
“No need to worry,” he says cooly, but his eyes speak another language. Breathing deeply, I untangle myself from him and lift my head.
I've got to get a grip because even though he's saying he isn't falling for me. I can't guarantee that I haven't already fell for him.
“I think you should stay in Cleo’s room tonight—if you stay over that is…Wouldn’t want to let our little secret out, y’know.” I gulp, my eyes looking anywhere but his as he clears his throat, the sound awkward.
“Right…wouldn’t want to fuck up ourarrangement.”
I flinch as Jace walks out of the room, leaving me with a confused and muddied heart.
I just fucked up…again.
twenty-seven
Jace
“OfcourseI’llkissyou…Wow, Eren—”
For the love of…
“Cleo!”
The sound of a kiss fills the air of the silent bedroom as Cleo kisses her stuffed bear, Mr. Pickles.
“Cleo!” I whisper again, hissing as she sighs dreamily.
This girl…
“Cleo,” I say her name in full volume but surprise, surprise…She remains fast asleep.
In all honesty, I’d think that her ability to sleep so heavily at night should earn her an award. However, my best friend sleeping next to me and havingsex dreamsabout her celebrity crush while her cousin—the woman who I actually want to sleep beside—is in the other room, makes me a little less enthusiastic towards her.
Cleo shifts, her leg slinging over my hip, causing me to groan. She’s the wildest fucking sleeper out of all the girls. With a sigh, I twist to lay on my back, knowing that I won’t be asleep anytime soon.
Time to plan, Jacey…
How can I get Sienna to stop hiding whateverthisis between us? It’s only been a month, but fuck if I don’t feel like my skin is crawling every time the guys mention hanging out with other girls or when I see another guy talking to her on campus. Sighing, I rub a hand over my face.
This would be so much easier if Cleo weren't her cousin…
Maybe I could take her out? Get rid of all of our problems.
Turning my head slowly to my right, I sigh. I can’t kill my best friend, even if she’s fucking drooling on my shoulder.
I’m going insane here just thinking about the fact that we’re hiding this. I just want to love her out loud, not hide ourselves from the world because of other people’s opinions of us. I want to be able to laugh with my friends and hold her in my lap whilst doing so, hearing her laugh the loudest in my ear as we all talk. I want to be able to hold her hand freely on campus and to be able to sleep in her room instead of thisbeast’sbed for crying out loud.
I just wanther.
And she’s all I can think about as I drift off to sleep.
My brain pounds against my skull, and I cringe as my nose burns. Something just punched the shit out of me. Groaning, my hand shoots to my nose as a body moves next to me, pulling a brick off of my face.
“What the fuck, CJ?” I sigh, popping one eye open before she shoves a screen into my face.
It’s only nine o’clock on a Sunday.
Why the fuck is she up before eleven on aSunday?
“What the fuck is this?! Read it!” she exclaims as she shoves the phone in my face harder. My head pounds with the beginning of a headache as I open both eyes.
