“No, nothing happened.” The lie slipped off her tongue and she hated herself for it. Rather than explain herself, she buckled her seatbelt. “Let’s get out of here.”
She couldn’t look up at Drake’s house.
“You sure you’re okay? You look a little weird.”
“You mean because I’ve just come out of my enemy’s house and I’m a little freaked out?”
“Wow, Jesus, Pru. I was only asking because I’m worried about you.”
“You don’t need to be worried. Ree got what she wanted and now we can return to doing what we do best, which is hanging out and having fun.” She wanted to forget the kiss she’d just shared with Drake. Nothing good could ever come from allowing herself to think it was any good.
Biting her lip, she sank down into the seat, feeling his lips still on hers. She had to get over this, otherwise, she’d drive herself crazy.
When they got back to her place, Sean went to the bedroom to set up the movie again as she promised to deal with the popcorn.
After grabbing the kernels out of the cupboard, along with the butter and sugar, she warmed up a saucepan and got to work. She preferred to make her own popcorn rather than buy it out of a packet. She just liked making it from scratch and after her time with Drake, she really needed to get control of her senses.
It had been one simple kiss. Nothing serious had happened and nothing bad had either. One little kiss that meant nothing.
Ree was at the party, so she had done what was needed of her. Now, she just had to forget about the kiss.
Her first-ever one.
Why couldn’t she get that out of her head?
Lots of girls had their first kisses with meaningless guys. It meant nothing.
Drake was just that, nothing and meaningless. She was overthinking everything right now, and she had to stop before she went crazy.
She poured the kernels into the oil, working on sheer memory alone, without really seeing what she was doing. Her mind wasn’t on the popcorn but on the boy she hated. Closing her eyes, she let out a hiss as she touched the side of the pan. She placed the lid in place as the kernels began to pop.
Licking her lips, she remembered the taste of him. She had to get him out of her mind before she went insane.
Melting the butter, she listened to the last of the kernels as they finished popping.
“Everything is all set up. How much longer are you going to be?”
“Nearly done.”
She felt Sean’s gaze on her as she worked. She didn’t know what to say to him. Talking about what happened at the party wouldn’t exactly improve things.
Once she had mixed the popcorn, she poured it all into a serving bowl before shoving a mouthful inside. The butter and sugar tasted good. It was much better than Drake’s kiss or his lips.
Sean stood in front of her, frowning.
“What?” she asked.
“I don’t know. You seem … different?”
“Nothing happened, Sean. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“You’d tell me?”
She forced a smile to her lips. “Of course. Why wouldn’t I tell you about it? I tell you about everything else. It was just a boring party and Drake wanted to play a boring game. Nothing happened. It was perfectly fine. You would have been totally bored.” She slapped his shoulder with the hand that didn’t have sugar and grease. “Now, could we drop this and pretend it didn’t happen? We can go back to our night without any drama or chaos, or anything.”
“If that’s what you want.”
“Yeah, it really is.” She was through with guy talk for the night. “Can we just pretend tonight didn’t happen?”
“Nothing happened. Let’s go and watch a movie.”
This was why she loved Sean so much. He never made things complicated.
Chapter Six
It was just a stupid fucking kiss
Drake tossed the ball into the air before catching it. He did this several more times, and no matter what he did, he couldn’t get Prudence out of his mind. Shit! When had he started to think of her as Prudence? She was trash. The girl from the wrong side of the tracks who shouldn’t even be in his thoughts, especially after he fucked her friend last night. Ree had been all about making noise and it had driven him crazy.
He’d wanted to strangle her to get her to shut the fuck up. Ree was like a little puppy dog that didn’t get the hint. He wasn’t interested in her. She was way too easy for him. Her adoration and neediness were complete turn-offs.
Gripping the ball, he launched it across the room, sending it into the drink cabinet. The glass smashed and he got to his feet. He didn’t do shit like cleaning. There were maids who were paid to clean. Grabbing his jacket and car keys, he headed out of his home. There were a couple of kids playing near the gate. The moment he clicked the button for it to open, they scurried away.