the chance to redeem myself. After earlier, when Lennon still managed to take the win, I need a win in my column. And after hearing her complain to Tessa about how she hasn't been sleeping lately, I know exactly how to do it.
I rummage through the shoebox that stays hidden in my closet until I find the familiar DVD. It's been at least a year since I've watched this thing, and even longer since it happened, but desperate times call for desperate measures. Besides, after she used my jealousy against me, it's only right I do the same to her.
Glancing at the clock, I notice it's already 12:30. Judging by the way all the lights are off and the alarm is set, I know she's trying to sleep. I slip the disc into my DVD player and turn the volume all the way up.
Josslyn's obscene moans loudly fill the room. She chants my name like it's the only thing keeping her grounded as I thrust into her. Filming this wasn't even my idea, but when a girl tells you she wants to make a sex tape, you don't say no.
I watch the screen, but my dick barely stirs. Her hair is just a little too dark. Her voice a little too high pitched. My eyes fall closed, and I imagine Lennon being the one I'm fucking from behind. Just like that, I'm hard in an instant.
It's going to be a long night.
THE NEXT MORNING, LENNON comes into the kitchen, looking like something out of a zombie movie. Her eyes meet mine and she glares at me. I used my phone to track my mom's location, and didn't stop playing the sex tape until they were just about home—which also happened to be 4:30 in the morning.
“Good morning, Lennon,” my mom greets her. “Do you want something for breakfast?”
“No thanks,” she answers. “I just need some coffee.”
I'm leaning against the counter right next to the coffee pot as she comes over. Her moves are lazy, like she doesn't have the energy to do much of anything. I reach across her and grab an apple out of the bowl.
“What's wrong? Didn't get enough sleep, sis?”
She narrows her eyes on me but says nothing as I take a bite of my apple and give her my best boyish grin. I almost think I won this round, until she once again flips it all upside down. After pouring her coffee into a travel mug, she heads toward the door but stops just before leaving.
“By the way, Nora, I'm pretty sure Cade has chlamydia. You may want to make sure he gets that checked out.”
Tea spews out of my mother’s mouth at the same time my jaw practically hits the floor, but she's not done.
“Oh, and could you tell my dad I'll be spending the night at Colby's? Thanks.”
She focuses all her attention on me and winks before disappearing out of sight. My mom raises her brows at me, and I shake my head.
Cade - 1 Lennon - 2.
15
LENNON
I pace back and forth across the oversized living room. Tessa and Asher's penthouse may be smaller than my house, but this room is definitely bigger than mine. I know I said I was going to be at Colby's, but that was only to piss Cade off. Instead, I came to stay at Tessa's, where I thought I'd get a full night sleep, but even when he's nowhere near me, he plagues my thoughts and makes it so I can't focus on anything at all.
“He's just so—ugh!” I whine. “He literally fucked some girl until four-thirty in the morning! She was so loud that I had no choice but to listen to it. I even tried shoving a pillow over my head but it didn't work.”
“Is that why you lied and said you were sleeping at Colby's?” Tess questions. “To make him jealous?”
I smirk. “It worked yesterday.”
She scrunches her face up and tilts her head from side to side. “Eh, until he went and fucked out his frustrations with someone else.”
Okay, so maybe she has a point, but mentioning Colby seems to be the only thing that gets even the slightest reaction out of him. It's like he has this invisible claim on me or something. The way he looked like he was fully prepared to strangle Colby with his bare hands just for looking at me—no one should make being possessive look that hot.
“I think I need to find another boyfriend.”
Tess snorts. “Is his name going