Pretty Lies_A contemporary YA Romance by Blake Blessing

Author:Blake Blessing [Blessing, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-11T05:00:00+00:00

Fuck, the sun was singeing the hair off the back of my neck. Good thing Thatcher brought the good beer.

“So, Astrid. How do you know her?” Thatcher leaned a hip against the side of his shitty Corolla. It had definitely seen better days. He might be in a good place now, and he never talked about it, but Thatcher’s childhood wasn’t so different than mine. I could sense it, which was probably why I liked him so much.

He thought he was being all slick, acting like I hadn’t seen him looking down Astrid’s top last night.

“I helped her with some car trouble. You?” My voice bounced off the engine as I checked the brake fluid.

Out of the corner of my eye, he shrugged, taking his time to answer. I’d bet he wanted to keep that little tidbit to himself, but that wouldn’t fly.

You better answer dickbag, or I’ll put detergent in your windshield fluid.

“At the college.” His voice was too light, and even if Astrid hadn’t alluded to a damn juicy story, I’d know he was lying out his ass.

“And?” I straightened, wiping my hands on an oily rag. A cocky smirk teased my lips and he scowled back at me.

“She’s trying to get a scholarship. Dan asked me to meet her to pass over some stuff. She seems like a nice kid.” His eyes narrowed, daring me to question him.

“You have no idea what kind of girl she is. And don’t for a second believe that’s all I think happened. I know you well enough now to know it’s not.” I laughed and went back to checking everything over. If nothing else, Thatcher took care of his car. I wished everyone stayed on top of their maintenance like this.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” He was actually confused.

Last night, when I first saw them together, it seemed like they had a history, even if on the short side. But if he had to ask me that, then he didn’t know her at all. Something about that was so deeply satisfying. I turned my head and grinned to myself.

“She’s not as innocent as you think.” I left it at that. If he thought there was some delicious secrets under the surface, he’d want to know. Maybe enough to tell me how they met. I was playing on his weaknesses, but I couldn’t help it. I needed to know.

“Beck, what’s wrong with you, being all cryptic and shit? Don’t tell me she’s one of your small-town groupies.” The veins in his forearms popped as he gripped the side of the car.

“Nope. She’s not a groupie at all. I offered to take her to my show to get her away from one of Remy’s parties.” I replied smoothly. “I’m done here. Let’s grab a chair and we can catch up a bit before you head home.”

He nodded but continued anyway. “Who’s Remy?”

“Bad news. A kid at the high school who throws out of control parties.” That was different. Since when had I started thinking about high schoolers as kids?

“What? I did not get the wild vibe from her.

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