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"I’ll be waiting for you to tell ht, and you will, eventually"

I snap ht, allare at him "Don’t hold your breath"

I storm the last few steps toward the door and pull it open Without a glance in Fae’s direction, I e around an old wo into the driver’s seat and sla wheel with the palm of my hand

How am I supposed to have a positive outlook on ative? All I want is for soive everyone what they want I can’t make everyone happy so what the fuck am I meant to do? How can I be happy when people refuse to let h my nose and expel it at the same speed I pull my phone from my pocket and decide to skip a phone call to Seth If he finds out Mason upset me, he’ll probably come down here and do God knohat, so I send him a text instead

TO: SETH TIME: 8:00 AM

Done On my way home to help Mom

I’ll call you later

Love you

xx

I drop nition As I pull away from my old workplace, I can’t help but feel a little relief under the huge pile of worry and guilt I’ve officially closed the ‘Mason’ chapter of ing eyes or hear his unwanted coly easy…maybe it’s because I know every new chapter I start fro new opportunities, new s, and hopefully, all of them will feature Seth

Chapter Three

Seth

FROM: OLIVIA TIME: 8:00 AM

Done On my way home to help Mo Mason," I growl, slipping ainst my car and keep my eyes trained on the darkened concrete at my feet as Jackson saunters up beside ainst the car besideh Olivia never hinted that Mason has upset her in her texthis mouth where it wasn’t wanted Jackson stiffens beside -Christ I sound like an idiot I pull o see her--fuck it, I’ll go see hi

"Don’t be an idiot" He snickers, reading "

"I don’t have to, Mason’s a dick"

Jackson releases hs to hiht I’d see the day"

I roll s over each other and flicks his eyebrows suggestively atto lease,to buy"

I fold et in my car and drive to Mason’s "So what if I am?"

I haven’t told Jackson about ht her a ring I’ll tell hi to ask her I can’t risk hi Selena, she can’t keep her mouth shut even if you pay her to Jackson flashes his palht I’d see the day"

"Yeah, well, things change"

"So it see out that he and Selena also seeuess is, he either hasn’t shown her what he’s really like or she’s just as da the way he is After the childhood and teenage years he’s had I’ His first real relationship was fucking unhealthy Poor kid was only sixteen and the woman--twenty-three She was into so that was how things worked If he puts Selena through any of the shit he had to go through, I can’t see their relationship stretching past the three e to ask hi into Jackson’s sex life is soo, bro," Jackson says, interruptingover his past as thoughts of Olivia and Mason "Call her, et the rest"

I frown A relationship advice frouy who has had as many serious relationships as uess it isn’t too farfetched He’s been coaching h school and now that I think about it… his relationships all consist of one night stands and consensual, sexual abuse The thought of tying Olivia up and giving it to her arouses me, but I’d never do it with half of the shit Jackson uses

"Call her and then get dressed Training begins in ten"