One Chance (Part 1)(74)
“You’re right.”
“So you’ll do it?”
“Yeah,” I say giving in.
“Good. Well, I’ll let you get ready for your class,” Brody says as he stands to leave.
“I’ll see you later.”
“Sounds good. You’re doing the right thing man,” he says before closing the door behind him.
“Fuck,” I yell pissed off as I head to my room.
Haley
I head to class and come home to find Brody and Kenzie waiting in the living room for me.
“Hey guys,” I say as I drop my bag on the floor, rushing to give Kenzie a hug, “God, I’ve missed you.”
“I’ve missed you too.”
“I’ll let you two hang out,” Brody says as he gets up and walks out the door.
I spend the afternoon with Kenzie, filling her in on what I’d done with Liam and how it all began. She was shocked at my antics, but supports me either way. It’s also not hard to tell I’m in love with the boy, so if she had any negative comments, she actually kept them to herself for a change.
“Party tonight?” Rebecca asks from the hall.
“Absolutely,” Quinn yells in excitement.
“Do you want to go to a party?” I ask Kenzie.
“Sure.”
“Count us in,” I say happily.
We all get ready for a party this evening before heading out. I text Liam to let him know I’m going to Chi Omega for the night. We walk the short distance to the party and it’s beyond crazy by the time we get there.
“Holy hell, this place is packed,” Kenzie says as she takes a look around as we head in.
“Sure is,” I say as I look around to see if Liam’s here. I don’t see him, though I’m not surprised.
We grab some drinks and before long Quinn and Kenzie are pulling me onto the makeshift dance floor to dance. We shake our booties and have a blast before deciding to get another drink.
“Hey, Liam’s here,” Kenzie whispers into my ear. Brody looks at me, but doesn’t say anything.
“Okay,” I state as I take a drink of my beer. Usually he comes over to me, so we will see if tonight is any different.
About forty minutes later he does come over, “Hey Hails, can I talk to you?” he says looking anything but happy.
“Sure, what’s up?”
“Alone,” he says as he grabs my hand and leads me to one of the bedrooms down the hall.
“What’s going on?” I ask as he shuts the door.
“I don’t know how to say this,” he says running his hands through his sexy blonde locks.
“Just tell me,” I say feeling suddenly nervous.
“We can’t sleep together anymore.”
“What? Why not?”
“I met a girl.”
“Oh,” I say feeling like he just ripped my heart out, “That was the plan all along right,” I say trying to hold it together.
“Yeah it was, I just wanted you to hear it from me and not anyone else.”
“Who is it?”
“Her name’s Bree.”
“Well good for you. I’m happy for you Liam,” I say with the straightest face I can. “I guess I better get back out there then,” I say as open the door. Liam doesn’t follow me out and I’m not quite sure why he doesn’t, but I don’t bother to ask.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” Kenzie asks immediately.
“Nothing, I’m fine, just need a shot.”
“Let’s go,” Quinn says immediately. We head into the kitchen and pour tequila into the plastic shot glasses. We down three shots before deciding to dance again. “What happened?” Quinn asks through a whisper.
“He found someone he wants to date.”
“No fucking way,” she says louder than intended.
“Yep. It is what it is. I’m not going to think about it right now.”
“Okay,” she says as a new beat starts up. We dance song after song. I can feel the alcohol coursing through my body and I’m thankful for the escape. After a few more songs, I’m in need of a drink so we head back to grab another one.
“Are you alright Hails?” Brody asks.
“I’m fine, why?”
“You just seem like something’s wrong.”
“Nope, all good here,” I say as I tip my drink towards him. “Probably going to head home after this one though.”
“Okay, we’re going to be leaving soon too,” he says.
“Hey woman, Mark and I are heading out,” Quinn says happily.
“Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow. Have a good night,” I say with a smile.
“Are you going to be alright? I can come home tonight,” she says now all serious.