Chapter 107: Someone Better (Ryder's POV)

(Ryder's POV)

She'd agreed to stay over and I was brimming with excitement and anticipation.

The drive back home was almost a blur, and the electricity between us lingered on, a sure sign that she'd forgiven me for being such a moron the night before.

"So," Kate began, her curiosity obvious, "are Juno and Ash like a thing?" she asked.

I chuckled, glad for the distraction. "No, Juno is more into girls. She likes boys too, but mostly girls."

Kate looked a little surprised initially, but she brushed it off quickly.

"So, what's the deal with Bailey? She didn't seem too pleased to meet me," she went on, her eyes focused on me as if she already knew the answer and just wanted to hear me admit it.

I'd known the question was bound to pop up at some point. Bailey didn't exactly hide her feelings. She never had. We were what you might call 'friends with benefits', and there had been a time when there had been a lot of benefits, but she got clingy and possessive and I couldn't deal with it, so I