Trouble with the Fake Boyfriend (Rock Bottom #3) - Holly Renee Page 0,32

would have come anyway for him.

“Katie, how are you?” Sophie moved to hug her, and the guy behind us seemed annoyed so I offered for him to go in front of us.

Because being closer to Katie was exactly where I wanted to be.

“I’m good.” She smiled, and I swear her smile was big and natural and real, but I still hated it. “Just about to watch Brad kick some Masonville butt tonight.”

I wanted to roll my eyes. The girl didn’t even say ass and that annoyed me far more than it should have.

“Good luck with that. Liam’s playing tonight, and he brought his good luck charm with him.” They both looked up at me, and I swear the look on Sophie’s face told me exactly how much she was enjoying this.

“Oh, right. Brooke, right?”

“Right.” I nodded my head. She knew my name.

“How long have you and Liam been together?” She seemed genuinely curious.

“A couple months,” I recited the answer we had practiced even though I wanted nothing more than to tell her we had been madly in love for years.

“Officially.” Sophie rolled her eyes playfully. “These two have been dancing around each other like two lovesick puppies since the day they met though. I’ve never seen him so smitten.”

Katie physically flinched. Only slightly, but I noticed. And for the first time since I met her, I actually felt a little sorry for her.

“I don’t know about that.”

“No. She’s right.” I was so surprised by Katie’s words that I just stared at her. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen him this happy.”

“He makes me really happy.” Those words slipped off my tongue far too easily. “He makes it easy.”

“He does.” She nodded, and even though she looked regretful and only a moment before I felt sorry for her, I wanted to knock her head off her shoulders in that moment.

I wanted to scream at her.

If he made it so easy, then why did you hurt him? Why did you fuck over the best fucking guy for that douchebag you are now dating?

I didn’t say any of that though. Instead, I turned toward the concession stand and ordered far too much food for Liam’s mom and I and a couple extra waters for Liam and his dad.

Sophie and Katie were still chatting a bit, about people I had no clue who they were, but all I could think about was Liam.

It was all I ever seemed to think about anymore.

“Well, we’re going to head out there. The game should be starting any minute now,” Sophie said as she piled her own food into her arms.

“Okay. I’ll catch y’all later.” We started to walk off, but Katie called out to us again. “Jeremy is having a bonfire tonight after the game to celebrate. Both teams are welcome of course.”

I had no idea who the hell Jeremy was, but that didn’t sound exactly awful.

“Thanks! We’ll let the guys know.”

Sophie was watching me as we walked away. “What, Soph?”

“You know who that was, right?”

“I do.” I nodded my head. “Liam told me she was his ex, but his mom told me the details.”

“I hate her.”

I was shocked because she just seemed so friendly with her.

She could see the shock on my face too. “What? I’m not in high school anymore. I’ve already decked her once for her mistake. We don’t need to hash it out again.”

“Wait.” I almost dropped my food as I swiveled in her direction. “You punched her?”

“Yup.” She looked so damn proud. “Tucker and Liam wouldn’t let me say shit to her after what she did to Liam, so I waited until the day they left. Poor girl was traumatized, but it felt so damn good. She deserved it.”

We kept walking back to our seats. “I didn’t think I could love you more, but I do.”

She laughed, and I was so distracted by her that I almost missed Liam leaning against the fence in front of Jase and his mom. He was wearing a pair of gym shorts that hung low on his hips and showed off every single ridge of his impressive stomach.

He was so incredibly handsome, and I swear every female within a hundred-foot radius had their eyes on him but he was looking at me.

I handed his mom her food and set my food down next to her as I took a moment to avoid him and the way he was looking at me like he wanted to eat me alive. I turned back toward him, two water bottles