Sophie & Carter by Chelsea Fine

Author:Chelsea Fine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Acacia Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2011-06-19T22:00:00+00:00

CARTER

Sophie’s hand feels good in mine. She doesn’t pull away and that’s more than I deserve.

We sit for a while, holding hands, rocking on the swing like an old married couple. It doesn’t bother me. It makes me happy.

“Whitney’s asking about you again.” She says it softly, but I hear something else behind her words. I don’t know what it is.

I sigh. “Sorry, that’s probably annoying. I’ll ask her to leave you alone.” I feel guilty all of a sudden.

I shouldn’t feel guilty. I didn’t do anything wrong.

Did I?

Sophie and I have talked about Whitney before. This shouldn’t be as heavy as it feels.

Should it?

“No, no. Don’t say anything to her. It’s fine.” Sophie sighs, “Besides, if you call her, even to tell her to back off, she’ll just think you’re interested.”

That something was there again in Sophie’s voice. What was it?

I sigh, “I’m a jerk.” I lean back into the swing.

Sophie ponders. “No, you’re honest. You told her how you are about relationships. It’s her fault for thinking she could change you.”

I sit up.

Hurt. That’s what I hear in Sophie’s voice. She’s…something. Mad? Offended? Sad?

….Jealous?

I know it’s sick, but my heart skips a beat at the thought of Sophie being jealous.

I don’t know what to say, so I say the stupidest thing that could come out of my mouth, “Talk to Evan lately?”

Her hand tenses in mine and I immediately regret asking. I suck.

When I first found out Sophie and Evan were together—during my crazed insomniac phase—I marched over to her house, walked right in, and proceeded to tell her all the reasons why she shouldn’t be with a guy like Evan.

None of the reasons included me. Because I’m a chicken.

I made her cry that night. Worst night of my life.

She forgave me because she’s a better person than I am. But I’m an idiot for bringing Evan up again.

“Noooo.” She says through her teeth. “Trying to keep tabs on my love life?” There’s so much venom in her voice I almost drop her hand.

But I can’t, because I’m connected to her and she gives my life purpose.

We’re both still staring at the road. “No,” I say.

“Good, because that would be highly hypocritical.” She’s mad. About more than just the Evan thing.

“Are you upset about Whitney?” Why did I just say that? It’s like I want to pick a fight or something.

She pulls her hand out of mine and a piece of me dies. She turns to face me, mouth open, but not saying anything.

Then I realize why I said that.

Because I knew I was right.

I’m a sick, twisted person. I knew Sophie was jealous and I wanted to goad her. I’m a jerk.

Sophie composes herself then opens her mouth again. “Whitney? No, Carter, I’m not upset about Whitney. Although I don’t know what you saw in her. She’s shallow and obnoxious and…just…wrong for you.”

“Wrong for me?”

She nods, “All wrong. All of your little flirty fan club members are! And you have the audacity to judge me for dating

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