I hadn’t even turned on the lights when the door closed behind us.
Then Andy suddenly said, “They’ve all been really into that girl lately.”
I froze for a second, caught off guard, and said, “Oh.”
I knew.
“She looks a lot like you.”
I knew that, too.
“Aren’t you wondering? Why they all liked you at first, but now it’s her?”
I thought for a second before answering, “Feelings aren’t always easy to explain.”
The apartment was still dark, moonlight spilling in through the living room window.
The boy in front of me slowly, steadily stepped closer.
He smiled–all innocent on the surface–but there was something darker behind his eyes.
“You know what they want, right? Hugs, kisses, and…”
He leaned in and murmured the last part softly by my ear.
I went stiff.
The warmth of his breath made me shudder.
The one I always saw as the quiet, well–behaved type now had me pinned against the door, saying things I couldn’t make sense of.
And even then, he didn’t step back. There was barely any space between us.
I said awkwardly, “If you guys like it, that’s great.”
Andy’s fingers brushed the sweat on my temple. “You’re sweating.”
I tried to dodge, but my back was already against the door. I had nowhere to go.
The phone suddenly rang, cutting through the silence of the night.
Andy answered without a change in expression.
Lucas’s voice came through loud and clear. “Hello? Thought you were already asleep. Didn’t expect you to answer.”
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Chapter 3
“Get to the point.” A flicker of annoyance flashed in Andy’s eyes.
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“Hugo went to see Talia tonight. That bastard! Looks all polite, but he made her cry. Now she’s saying she doesn’t want a birthday party anymore.”
Andy said, “So what?”
Lucas let out a sigh. “Maybe you could go calm her down?”
“Me? Right now?”
“Yeah, at Avalon Hollywood.”
Hearing that, I felt a wave of relief and mouthed to Andy, “Go cheer her up.”
Andy’s dark eyes locked onto mine. He didn’t blink.
And somehow, the air around us suddenly felt colder.
After a moment, he turned slightly and said into the phone, “Fine.”
When the call ended, I exhaled in relief. “Take care on the road.”
Andy smirked. “Even if I died out there, you wouldn’t care, huh?”
His voice was calm, but before leaving, he gave me a long, deep look.
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