“We are,” I confirmed, wondering why I felt so sad.
“Okay. Catch you later, babe.”
I heard the dial tone, and I closed my eyes, wondering if I would have said something else things might’ve been different. But Gabe was right. He was my brother’s best friend, and he had a girlfriend too.
Kennedy.
I rolled my eyes at the thought of her as I sat up, my hair tumbling around my shoulders when I leaned on my hand, gazing at Jade.
She looked at me knowingly and made a face. “Was that Gabe?”
I shrugged, then nodded, moving my gaze away from hers.
“If you like him, Summer, you need to tell him. The way he looks at you—”
“No. No way.”
“No, you won’t tell him, or no, you don’t like him?” Jade checked.
No, I didnotlike his soft blonde curls that I yearned to touch, or what it would be like to run my hand down his hard stomach, or how his full lips pressed against mine would feel as he gazed at me with those bluefuckingeyes. He would be anAdonisin bed. He would take my virginity expertly and with so much care.
Then Caleb would murder us both.
“No, toboth. I’m not losing my virginity to my brother’s best friend, not now, not ever.” I shuddered for her benefit.
“What’s this got to do with your virginity? Were you thinking about having sex with him?” Jade smirked at me as I tossed a pillow at her head.
“Just likeyoudon’t likeCaleb,” I shot back as she screwed her face up.
“Caleb just wants to fuck every girl in the world. It’s like his life’s mission. If he was a bit more caring, dedicated to one woman…” her voice trailed off.
“But that’s not Cale.” I smiled softly as a brief look of sadness passed over her face.
“I know. That’s why it’s always a no.”
I cocked an eyebrow at her as she gazed past me wistfully.
“That and some hunk named Bryan,” I chuckled.
She smiled and nodded. “Yeah, obvs. Bryan and his wonderful brain!” she gushed.
“Um,right? And he’s charming, too, fun to be around?” I coaxed as she nodded enthusiastically,tooenthusiastically for my liking.
“Yup.”
“So Jett. Is he a potential virginity taker?” Jade taunted me.
I groaned. “Ihatebeing a virgin. It puts so much pressure on things. Maybe I should just fuck someone and be done with it.”
“Summer. Youdon’twant that, you wantlove, and there’s nothing wrong with waiting for that. You’ve got hot and heavy before, but you said no, and how much of a fucking relief was that? Imagine if you’d lost it toChester.”
We both shuddered.
The thought of the captain of the chess club fumbling around with my jeans as he rubbed my nipple up and down methodically through my bra was enough to put me off ever going near a man again. He was cute, though, just not manly enough. I would know when the time was right, I was sure of it. I’d feel it in my gut.
Until then.
SUMMER:
