The Rulebreaker by Claire Contreras

Author:Claire Contreras [Contreras, Claire]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780998662961
Published: 2021-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Maverick

“Why’d they leave?” Mitchell asks as we watch Rocky and her friends leave. “Aren’t they going to the same place we are?”

“I guess they don’t want to ride with us.”

“Weird.” My brother looks over at me. “Is Rocky still pissed off at you because of the party you had here without telling her?”

“No.”

“Something else?”

“No. I don’t know. Why are you asking so many questions?” I shoot him a look.

“Calm down, I’m just being a good brother. Jagger isn’t here to ask his thousand and one questions, so it’s my responsibility to make sure everything is okay.”

“Everything is fine.”

“You sure?” He assesses me closely. “You’ve been acting weird as hell lately.”

“Everything is fine, Mitch. I’m just focused on hockey and school.”

“Really? Cause Mom told me something about Rocky and—”

“She what?” I blink. “Do you have nothing better to do than to discuss my private life?”

“Private life?” He laughs, throwing his head back. “Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize you had a fucking private life. What are you, an A-list celebrity? I’m your brother, you asshole. Why didn’t you tell me about Rocky?”

“There’s nothing to tell.”

“That’s not what Mom said.” He raises an eyebrow.

“You are such an old lady. Why are you gossiping with Mom?”

“Oh, yeah.” He scoffs. “You gossip with Mom all the freaking time. It’s how I know about this, to begin with.”

“Well, according to Mom, you’re lusting after Misty and haven’t done anything about it.”

“Mom said that?” His jaw drops. “She said lusting?”

“She didn’t say lusting, but it was clear enough that’s what she meant.”

“Well, I’m not.” He frowns. “Why are you discussing that anyway?”

“See? It’s not cool. Stop talking about me behind my back.”

“You act like we’re talking bad about you. We discussed you in passing.”

“In passing.” I roll my eyes. “What does that even mean?”

“It means stop being so damn weird about it and talk to me.”

“I’m not being weird.” I squeeze my eyes shut. When I open them, my brother’s green eyes are still on mine. “I don’t even know what’s going on, okay? We kissed this morning and then she acted like it was the end of the world and basically told me to fuck off and that she didn’t want to be with me.”

“What?” Mitch looks as confused as I feel. “Rocky said that?”

“Yes.”

“Hm.” He shakes his head. “No wonder you’re acting strange.”

“I just need to speak to her and pray things go back to normal.”

“Is that what you want?” Mitch searches my face.

“Yo, let’s go,” Colson shouts from somewhere in the house. “Ubers are here.”

“I just want my friend back,” I say as my brother and I walk toward the door.

“Even if that means you’ll have to pretend you’re not falling for her?”

“Yep.”

“That’s wild, Maverick.” Mitchell shakes his head.

“Life’s wild.” I shrug a shoulder. “I’m just trying to live mine in peace.”

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