My Scorned Best Friend (The Greene Family Book 7) by Piper Rayne

Author:Piper Rayne [Rayne, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-07-11T18:30:00+00:00

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“WE BOTH KNOW HER HEART WAS ALREADY TAKEN.”

Xavier

“Clara.”

She blinks and looks at me. I smile, but she doesn’t. She’s mad. I can tell from her stiff shoulders and the glass of vodka in front of her, all telltale signs she’s stewing over something.

I walk behind her, grab my own glass, and fill it with vodka.

She sips her drink. “I think we need to reevaluate this friendship.”

I almost spit out my vodka, but I struggle to swallow it and stare at her in disbelief. “What?”

“We’re hurting people. We hurt Ben.” She points upstairs. “All because you can’t figure out what you want.”

“You’re putting this on me?” I point at myself. “You were pissed at me because you wanted to date him, and I said no. Now I didn’t stand in the way, and you decide I’m somehow to blame?”

She rubs her forehead then strips off her sweater, leaving her in a tight bodysuit that only shows off the curve of her tits. How many times have I seen her in less and never thought about touching them the way I am now? What the fuck is wrong with me?

“I wanted to like him. I did. I didn’t want you to tell me what I could do and couldn’t do.”

“Then it’s just a failed dating experience between the two of you. I’m not sure how I come into it.”

She stares at me for so long I swallow the dry lump in my throat.

“Let me ask you a question. What do you want from this?” She waves her finger between us. I down the rest of my vodka and reach for the bottle, but she snags it first. “We’re doing this sober this time around.”

Can I confess to her the torrent of emotions coursing through me? I’m not even sure I understand what they all mean. “I don’t know. I’m confused.”

She nods and points at me. “And that’s why we need to part ways.” She takes the bottle and heads toward the couch.

“Clara, that’s not a solution.”

“It is. I can’t even look at you. I feel like you’re playing games with me, Xavier. Not on purpose. I don’t even think you know you’re doing it. But I see the way you feel when Ben’s around and I know what it meant the first time you acted that way.” She lets a long sigh leave her lips. “Do you know how hard it is to not have you in my life? I ached for our friendship every day.” She turns to look at me and there are tears in her eyes.

It's like a stab to the chest. “You think I didn’t feel the same?”

“I don’t know what you feel. I don’t think you do either. But do you know how embarrassing it is to live in this town and hear what people say about us?”

“We’ve always said screw them.” Ever since we were young, we’ve heard the jokes, the whispers that we were more than friends.

“Everyone thinks we belong together, and I have to listen to it constantly when I know the reason why we’re not.

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