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, I hate

, pushing away

said that I want to have sex, but Jackson? Could I look more desperate? After what we'd gon

jumping off the bed of the truck

ason you brought me

sen

hat. Because Trevor sure hadn't. Now, I was picking a

" he snapped. "You s

Even though I told you

if you we

k, I

d you come here with m

elf the same fu

aid. His eyebrows were scrunched together, as if

rd to respec

ok of affront. "You have been ey

g my scowl for s

quirked u

y voice strong

ck would I think to bring

" I sn

a crisp, tight laugh, as if I were an idiot for not seeing it for what

ng sunset. He hadn't wanted to make me happy or convince me to dr

disgusting. You

or," Jackson said, crossing his arms over

but thank you for reminding me o

ands were shaking as I reached for the door. I yanked it open

m out of he

might want a rebound. Something fun and light and easy. Something to take my

om then?" he asked, as

itting out the first name t

rother, but he was closer to his best friend than his own blood

k," he

omething to s

uch all of them were four letters, and the rest were more colorful versions o

uck wit

t of here. You

ling is

ream. Oil and

Everything about my interactions with him left me feeling irritated and vulnerab

. He just thought I was pissed and needed some

nd cursing my name, but I didn't turn around, and I didn't stop. Served him right for bringing me up here, expecting that

d I was tired of the first. He made my blood boil-in the best

myself from giving i

argumentative with my friends. Heidi, Emery, and I could go a whole night witho

ked overlooking the canyon to watch the sunset. I'd inherently known all of those things were a bad idea

im have this power. That I'd let

boys. They couldn't help themselves. It was as if the tattoos and brigh

ones who followed the blinking arrow and decided it now belonged to them. The ones who staked claim and fought and bit and fucked like animals.

nd hopped out of the cab. Patrick was standing at the front door when I tromp

trip?"

s at him. He cau

probably go

he couldn't believe what I'd ju

like he is?"

at he had to wipe tears out of his eyes. His

t." He shook his head. "You

ront door. She gave me an innocent look, as if she

," Patri

ed Make-Out Poi

dropped open

did,"

him," Patrick said with a

say tha

into the lake. Apparently, I was sharing a room with Morgan because everyone, except Jackson and Patrick,

k room and flopped down on the

er as I grabbe

e. I didn't mean f

on fucking Dune thinking that, just be

?" Heid

the sweatshirt down over

ven a

't angry with Heidi. I didn't need to snap

t to her with a sig

two have th

t th

. It's like the air gets thic

r gets

"You two have chemistry. It's hard to ignore. But that do

.." I tr

hell di

ormal?" Hei

worked out

d someone.

tared up at the ceiling. "I

pped my shoulder. "No

ed to b

id he

't care. He acts like

r going to tell me the rea

ed me. I don't want to go back to a guy who did that to me. I don't ever want t

hat half

ts in. Jackson is like taking a hit of cocaine and riding out the high. You feel fuck