Fallen Crest High(56)

I was starting to get used to it.

"She's coming," Lydia hissed and shot from the chair.

A second later Jessica walked past my seat and back to her old one. When she saw me, her smile froze for a second, but then she murmured, "Hello."

I almost fell of my seat.

If Jessica gave me the time of day that meant she was happy, really happy, and that left me with a sense of dread. From the little time I'd had to get to know the real Jessica, I knew she wasn't happy unless she got whatever she had set her sights on.

Logan.

Maybe she thought she had him in her clutches after all?

I spent the rest of the game weighing my options. Jessica, ex best friend who'd been screwing my boyfriend for two years to get back at me and now she's best friends with his new girlfriend. Jessica wanted Logan. I happened to know the guy…what to do?

When the game ended and Fallen Crest Public had trounced my school, once again, I stood with the rest and started to make my way towards the parking lot. Lydia squealed my name as I was almost off the bleachers and gave me an excited wave with a thumbs-up sign.

I wasn't sure what she was thumbing-up, but I gave her a small wave back.

When I got to the parking lot, I had to stand back with a bunch of others as our team first ran through, followed by the next team.

And then two arms came from nowhere and lifted me off the ground. I was swung around before I was placed back on my feet.

I leaned back and saw Logan's smiling face. "We won! Did you have any doubt?

Tell me you cheered for the winning team?"

Oh no… I looked around. Eyebrows were up. Hands were hiding mouths and heads were bent together. Then I saw Lydia and Jessica behind me. Both had frozen looks on them. Jessica was white as a ghost.

"Hey!" Logan embraced me again. "I scored three touch downs, of course Mason got all the blocks for me, but I scored. Aren't you going to congratulate me, sis?"

"What?" Jessica choked out.

Then a hand clamped on Logan's shoulder and he was pulled with the rest of his team. He turned back and yelled, "You're going out with us, Sammy. We're going to party tonight. No more loser parties for you!"

One of his teammate laughed and said something in his ear. Logan tipped his head back and his hyena laugh came out again.

Then I turned back around and felt the ground start to shake again.

Mason had stopped behind me. He had a quizzical look on his face and he reached a hand to scratch at the back of his head.

"Hi." I clutched a hand to my stomach and wondered why I was breathless all the sudden.

"Hey?" He looked where Lydia and Jessica stood. "Are they your friends?"

"No." I shook my head and moved closer to him.

He did too and we were almost touching, his pads to my shoulders. He bent his head so he could hear me. "They were my best friends."

"Got it." Then he gave me a small grimace. "Your mom mentioned that you were coming for dinner on Sunday?"

I jerked my head in a nod. I couldn't catch my breath.

"Good," he sighed.

I looked up in surprise.

He shrugged. "She's bearable when you're around." Then he frowned. "Did I hear Logan yell at you to party with us?"

"Yeah. He did."

"Good." He nodded. "We might have some actual fun." Then his hand touched my shoulder, lightly and briefly. "Wait for me after this. I'll give you a ride."

I was about to tell him that I had a car, but he had started to jog after his team. There was a line of girls who had been watching and all looked as he went past them.