Sometimes love was enough.
I just hadn’t had the fortune of experiencing it much yet.
At least if I put Jermaine behind me once and for all, I could carve my own path, decide who was worthy of my love.
“Mya?”
“Y- yes?” I blinked over at my aunt.
“Where’d you go just now?”
“Nowhere, Auntie.” Forcing a smile, I stuffed a piece of bacon into my mouth, swallowing the lie. Because I had been somewhere.
I’d been wrapped in Asher Bennet’s arms. Content. Happy.
Safe.
“I can’t believe you’re leaving.” Flick frowned, watching as I stuffed a clean pair of jeans into a backpack.
“I’m not leaving,” I said. “I’m getting closure.”
“Closure, right. And this closure wouldn’t happen to have anything to do with a certain Raider who I know you spent the night with, would it?”
“He told Jason?” My eyes almost bugged out, my stomach knotted into a tight ball.
“No, he didn’t tell Jason. Asher wouldn’t do that to you. Your aunt asked me how the sleepover at my house went last night. I put two and two together.”
“Crap, you didn’t—”
“Drop you in it? Of course not. I told her we had a great time braiding each other’s hair and baking cookies.”
“Very funny.” I balled up a t-shirt and threw it at her. Flick caught it, her shoulders shaking with laughter.
“So… what happened?”
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
“That bad, huh?”
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Letting out an exasperated breath, I sat in the chair. “It wasn’t bad… it was…”
“Ooh, something happened.” She clapped her hands, excitement dancing in her eyes. “Tell me something happened.”
“It’s not a big deal.”
Felicity’s brows crinkled. “If it wasn’t a big deal, you wouldn’t be acting so shady. Spill…”
“We kissed and then he… uh, there was some groping. Clothed groping.”
“Because that makes all the difference.” She rolled her eyes. “Did you… you know?”
“Come? Maybe… possibly…” Heat crept into my cheeks.
My friend let out a squeal of delight. “This is so exciting. Wait,” her frown reappeared, “why don’t you seem as excited about this development as I am?”
“Because it’s complicated.”