: : : Kieran : : :
Sophie’s looking at me like she’s afraid to speak. She probably thinks I’ll freak out or something. But the truth is, I already know what she’s gonna say before she says it.
You slept with him. I know you did.
“It’s okay, you can tell me,” I say, holding her face in my palm.
Just say it. Make it quick and painless.
Then finally, Sophie’s mouth falls open and her lips quiver as she says, “I slept with Jayden last night…”
For a split second, all I feel is numbness. I know what she’s gonna say, so I shouldn’t be surprised, or feel hurt. And yet, after the initial shock, I feel it all. A soul-crushing, gut-wrenching, black hole of a feeling consuming me.
And all I can do is sit there and stare at her.
“Kieran… Are you mad…?”
I was quiet for the longest time. I di
