Fake Love - Jaxson Kidman Page 0,61
can’t get emotional and stressed. Don’t just say you’re a bitch. Show it.”
I looked to my left. My mother had a full plate of freshly cooked breakfast food.
I reached and swiped my hand, letting the plate hit the floor and shatter.
“Really?” she asked.
“You can start by cleaning that mess,” I said. “And then maybe someday you’ll clean the mess you caused in our relationship.”
My mother stepped back and looked ready to cry.
“That bitchy enough for you?” I asked.
She turned her head.
I’ll take that as a yes.
Gia sat in her car outside, sunglasses on her face, looking like a total badass.
Which was a relief to see after how she looked and acted yesterday.
“Good morning,” I said to Gia.
She smiled. “Good morning to you.”
“Gia…”
She showed me her hands. “I won’t say a word. It is what it is. Deal?”
“Deal,” I said.
She lifted her sunglasses.
She smiled.
“You look refreshed,” I said.
“Sleep will do that. And a good talk with a friend.”
“Oh?”
“You, Winter,” she said. “Thank you for talking to me last night. Seriously.”
“Don’t mention it. It’s fine. We all go through shit. And you’re not stupid. At all.”
Gia smiled. “I have to go do some training sessions today. Are you good at BFH alone?”
“Yeah,” I said. “I won’t be there long. I’m just handing some stuff in and getting more work. You know, keep everyone happy.”
“That’s good. Less eyes on you the better, right?”
“Sure,” I said. “Can we hang later?”
“Maybe,” Gia said. “If you can catch me without dying.”
Gia put her car into reverse and opened her mouth wide, making a pretend shock face.
“You’re a bitch!” I called out to her, cupping my hands around my mouth.
She waved and then drove away really fast.
I smiled.
Then I looked at Tank Two.
The vehicle was now this symbol of my lies.
My secrets.
I swallowed hard.
I hated leaving Gia out of it.
It wasn’t even just to have her know, but the fact that I did consider her a friend. There was no way she would run off and tell anyone. If anything, she’d respect it. She’d understand it.
She…
I ripped open the driver’s door to Tank Two and got inside.
I chased away all my thoughts and drove to BFH.
When I got there, I could tell the rumor mill was stirring up really bad.
Which kind of made me smile.
I wandered my way toward the building, spotting Evie and Darcy.
“How’s your memory, Winter?” Evie asked.
“Still gone,” I said.
“Are you still hanging with Gia?” Darcy asked.
“What’s so wrong about her?” I asked.
“Nothing,” Darcy said. “You obviously have a new preference in friends.”
“Don’t worry, we aren’t going anywhere,” Evie said. “We’ll be here when you get your memory back.”
You stupid, rotten bitches…
“Oh, I heard you were tongue fucking Noah in the hallway,” Darcy said.
“What?”
“You better be careful there,” she said. “That’s deadly. I warned you before.”
“Before?” I asked.
“Come on,” Evie said to Darcy. “Don’t confuse her.”
They giggled and walked away.
Of course Noah would take it upon himself to tell anyone he wanted to that he kissed me in the hallway.
He was as pathetic as Easton.
Speaking of Easton…
I entered the building and went to the spot where they all usually hung around.
When I didn’t see any of the three there, I took the chance and went to the dark hallway where Noah had made his move on me.
Before turning the corner, I paused to take a breath.
And then I heard voices.
“This is fucked.”
That was Xavier.
“It’s more than fucked,” Noah’s voice said.
I waited to hear Easton but it appeared to be just Noah and Xavier.
“Look, it’s a grab,” Noah said. “Cooler heads, man. Cooler heads.”
“You think Easton is going to stay cool after what happened to his car?” Xavier asked.
I covered my mouth and smiled.
“You can fix it,” Noah said. “Right?”
“Fuck no,” Xavier said. “It’s a piece of metal now. It’s trash.”
“Hey!” Noah yelled. “Don’t ever say that near Easton. You know what that car means…”
“Fuck,” Xavier yelled.
What the car means?
My heart started to race.
I took two steps back and Noah appeared in front of me.
I quickly moved forward and waved.
“Hey,” I said.
I had to act normal and like I heard nothing.
“Winter,” Noah said. “What are you doing here?”
“Looking for you,” I said. “Why? What’s wrong?”
Xavier came around from the dark hallway and froze when he saw me. “Winter.”
“Xavier,” I said. “Want your hoodie back yet?”
“Not yet,” he said.
“Where’s Easton?” I asked.
“He had something to handle,” Xavier said. “Personal business.”
“Okay. Everything okay?” I asked.
“You didn’t hear anything?” Noah asked.
“No,” I said. “Why? Should I have heard something by now?”
“Fuck,” Noah said. “They all know it’s bad.