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Amber pulled him up the stairs.
I laughed as I watched them go. It was nice to have everyone I cared about back together again.
“Looks like it’s just you and me love.” Drake whispered against my ear.
“No complaints here.” I said as I turned my head and caught his lips with my own.
“Let’s go to your room.”
I nodded as he grabbed my hand and pulled me up the steps behind him. As we turned the corner and stepped into the hallway, he stopped dead in front of me and I crashed into him. I opened my mouth to ask what he was doing when I saw Jordan standing a few feet away, locked in a stare down with Drake. I could feel the tension in Drake’s body as the seconds ticked by, and I knew he was waiting for Jordan to make a move.
Jordan broke the stare down and turned his attention to me. “Can we talk?”
“I don’t think so. You said what you had to say earlier.” Drake said.
“I wasn’t asking you, I was asking Chloe.” Jordan bit out as he glared at Drake.
“Well, I was talking to you. Chloe is aware of how you feel and she chose me, so back off.”
“Chloe,” Jordan pleaded, “Please talk to me. I just need a minute.”
Drake stepped toward him, glaring. “I told you; back off.”
“Stop it! Both of you!” I said as I glared at both of them. I was not going to stand around while they tore into each other. “Jordan, I said what I had to say earlier so leave me alone.”
“I don’t want to leave things like that. You’re important to me, I just… Can we talk about this privately?”
Drake smirked. “Say what you have to say, but I’m staying. You’ve had enough alone time with her already.”
Jordan opened his mouth to speak, but I cut in. “He’s right, if you have something to say to me, you can say it in front of him.”
Jordan looked back and forth between the two of us. “Fine. I don’t like the way we left things earlier. I was a jerk and I know it. I don’t like Drake and I won’t pretend that I do, but I won’t push you for anything else. You’re my friend first and foremost and I don’t want to lose that.”
“I don’t know what you want from me Jordan. I’ve done nothing but be a friend.” I said.
“That’s all I’m asking for. I want things to go back to the way they were before I tried to kiss you,” Drake opened his mouth to speak, but Jordan shot him a look, “Keyword; tried. She shot me down and gave me the whole ‘Drake is the love of my life’ speech so chill. She didn’t cheat on you.”
“You still tried to kiss her asshole!” Drake yelled.
“Yeah, I did. But I’m trying to make amends so shut up,” he looked at me, “Can we just go back Chloe?”
“I don’t know Jordan, just give me some time all right? I’m still mad at you for what you said to Drake earlier.”
I had grown close to Jordan over the summer and I didn’t want to lose him as a friend, but my relationship with Drake was more important.
“Fair enough, just remember that Drake isn’t the only one who cares about you. We’ve been friends for a long time, way longer than you two have been together, and I don’t want to lose that over something stupid.”
“You won’t, just give me a couple of days. My mom just killed herself and I’m trying to deal with that. I don’t need all of this shit thrown at me too.” I said, exasperated.
“I’ll leave you alone, but you know where to find me when you’re ready to talk.”
Defeated, he turned and walked down the hall to his room. I watched him until he disappeared into his room and shut the door behind him. I knew that he was hurt and it broke my heart.
Drake tugged on my hand, “Come on.”
I followed him into my room and collapsed across the foot of my bed. “That sucked.”
Drake didn’t reply and I rolled onto my back to look up at him. He was still standing by the door with an annoyed look on his face.
“What’s wrong?”
“Why didn’t you tell me he kissed you?”
“Are you serious right now? He kissed me the same day I found out about my mom; it kind of slipped my mind.”
“Oh, sorry.”
“Not that I could get a hold of you anyway.” I