“No,” I say automatically, because I can’t imagine him moving that fast. “He’s been too busy with you to find someone else.”
Well, he was hoping to recruit me, but I think I shot him down. Maybe he did actually seek someone else out?
“Yeah, that’s what I keep telling myself, but maybe I’m wrong. Maybe he’s not happy with me wanting to keep the baby. Maybe I shouldn’t.” She drops her head, but I still see the tears dripping down her cheeks.
“Oh, Maggie.” I go to her and wrap her up in a big hug, letting her cry on my shoulder. I’m so glad whatever is happening between Crew and me isn’t as complicated as what Maggie’s going through. He still confuses me and I’m not sure if we’re trying to be in an actual relationship or if he only wants to hook up with me, but at least I’m not crying over him.
“It’s okay,” she finally says when she pulls away from me, hurriedly wiping the tears from her cheeks. “It’s why I got ready early. I’m going to go talk to him.”
“You think that’s a good idea?”
“Not talking to him about it is worse,” she practically wails. “I need to know what he’s thinking. What he was doing last night. The not knowing is the worst.”
I go to my dresser and grab the tissue box sitting there, then hand it to her. “I’d hate that.”
“It’s awful.” Maggie takes a tissue and wipes her face, then blows her nose. “I could barely sleep last night, I was so upset. Oh my God!”
“What?”
“Something else happened last night. Since I’m on the ground floor, I heard everything. A bunch of girls came out and watched it go down.”
I’m frowning. “Watched what go down?”
“Natalie was caught in front of the dorm in a big argument with Crew. Can you believe it? I thought you two had something going on, but maybe they’ve been hooking up the entire time?”
I fall heavily onto the bed, her words on repeat in my brain.
With Crew.
Natalie was outside with Crew.
Maybe she was trying to sneak in and he saw her since he walked me over? That has to be it.
“What exactly happened?” I ask. “Do you know?”
“I guess they were fighting? I heard Natalie scream. We all did. She was yelling at the top of her lungs, like she didn’t even care, though it was past curfew so she had to know she would get in trouble. Not sure why Crew was out in front of the building. For Natalie, maybe?”
No, for me, I want to tell her. We watched a movie and forgot all about it. He kissed me until I was breathless, and I could feel his erection against my thigh. We did inappropriate things with a Blow Pop and he made me come with his mouth and the candy. It was the hottest experience of my life.
Ruined by him ending up getting caught with…Natalie?
I can’t even begin to understand what happened after I left him outside last night.
“I’m glad I wasn’t the one caught sneaking back into the dorm,” Maggie says, oblivious to my shock. “I would’ve been if I’d gone and met with Fig like I was supposed to.”
“Yeah,” I say numbly. “You’re lucky.”
“I know.” She grabs another tissue and mops up her face, then goes to the full-length mirror on my wall, checking herself out. “I look like I’ve been crying.”
“You don’t look that bad,” I reassure her, wishing she could reassure me too.
But that would mean I’d have to tell her everything that happened between Crew and me last night, and that’s the last thing I want to do. Especially with everything else that happened on top of it.
“I could look better.” She keeps her gaze on her reflection, sighing. “I guess this will have to do. I’m going to go talk to him.”
“You think he’s already here?”
“He always gets here early. If he’s not in his classroom yet, I’ll go grab a coffee in the dining hall first,” she says as she starts for the door.
I don’t bother telling her to stay or try to convince her she shouldn’t talk to him. Make him come to her. She wouldn’t listen to me anyway. She’s going to do what she wants.
“Okay. Good luck.” My voice is weak, my thoughts turbulent, but she doesn’t even notice.
“Bye, Wren. See ya in class. Wish me luck!” She shuts the door before I can say anything else.
I flop backward on the bed, overwhelmed. I don’t even know what to think. Will Natalie and Crew get in trouble? Suspended? Oh God…expelled?