Page 61 of Deking
“What’s up?” Kasey scoffs. “What’s up is that now that you’re dating a hockey player, you think you’re too good for us.”
“Yeah, what’s up with that? You don’t call, you don’t text. It’s like you forgot who your friends are,” Ashley adds on.
Amber gives me a small, apologetic smile but doesn’t say a word.
“I told you guys, she wasn’t a good friend to begin with. Nothing but a poser,” Macy chimes in.
“We were there with you through everything, and as soon as you get a new man, you ditch us? Don’t you realize how fucked up that is?” Kasey snaps.
“She let the fame of dating a hockey player go to her head,” Macy goads.
I shake my head, caught off guard. I thought they were going to try and get into my circle again. That’s what they have been trying to do ever since they found out I was dating Wyatt.
“Are you three being for real right now?” I turn to Cora. “Did they seriously just say that shit?”
“Listen here, bitches. Lyla didn’t let anything go to her head,” Cora snaps as she steps forward.
I place my hand on her shoulder, pushing her back.
“I got this,” I tell Cora before turning back to the four women in front of us. “Seriously, you want to talk shit about me being fake and letting the ‘fame’ go to my head? That’s fucking rich. I’m not the one who struts around campus like I’m going to be the next trophy wife because I’m dating some mediocre football player. We all know that was your plan, right, Ashley? You’re only with Reeves because you think he might stand a chance at going pro. I’m not the one who knew my friend’s boyfriend was hooking up with another friend,” I say, making Kasey pale. “Yeah, you really didn’t think I would put two and two together? You and Macy are close. You knew that she was hooking up with Kyle while with me, didn’t you?” I laugh sarcastically. “Speaking of Kyle, did he tell you he lost his chance at a team because of his attitude? They took one look at him and said, no fucking thank you, and yet you all follow him around like he’s the goddamn messiah of football, but really he’s just an average player at best with an attitude problem.”
Macy steps forward. “You’re just jealous that I have him now and you don’t.”
“Jealous of what? A small dick? A guy who’s selfish in bed and doesn’t care about getting his partner off? One who doesn’t text back? Yeah, I’m totally fucking jealous. I’m so jealous you can keep him, and please keep him. Maybe then he will stay the hell away from me because he has been panting after me like a stray dog.”
Macy’s eyes narrow. “What are you talking about? You’re the one who seeks him out, we all know it.”
I snort, “That’s a bald-faced lie. I’ve gone out of my way to avoid the man, and it would be nice if he did the same. Now how about we do each other a favor? You stay out of the arena, and I’ll stay away from the stadium.”
“You can’t tell us what to do,” Kasey snaps.
I look over at her and raise a brow. “I’m pretty sure I just did.”
Cora wraps her arm around mine. “Come on, the guys are about to take the ice, so we should get to our seats. We don’t need to give these peasants another moment of our time.”
Arm in arm, we turn away from them and leave them behind. As we walk away, my heart races.
I knew a confrontation would happen eventually, I just wasn’t expecting it to be right before a game.
“Are you okay?” Cora asks as we take our seats.
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“I’m proud of you for standing up for yourself. I know it probably wasn’t easy.” She leans her head against mine. “You don’t need those fake-ass friends anymore. You have the real thing. Nothing will change that.”
I blow out a deep breath as I run my hands over my thighs. “It wasn’t easy, and honestly, if it wasn’t for Wyatt, I probably would have left as soon as they said my name.”
“Wyatt’s good for you. You two make each other better.”
“I hope so. I don’t know what the future holds for us, but I’ll always be grateful for Wyatt. I didn’t realize how low my standards were until him. He’s shown me that I deserve more and better, and for that I’m thankful.”
It’s the truth, too. He mentioned possibly being more the other night, so I know there is hope for whatever this is between us to grow, but I am not sure I am ready to face that. Still, even if it ends, I will always be grateful for Wyatt. He gave me something back that I lost freshman year.
My clarity.
The guys take the ice, and as soon as Wyatt sees me, he smiles and heads my way, making my heart race.
Yeah, I don’t know how long this charade will last, but I’m going to enjoy every minute of it that I can.
