COMPLETED
[Spin off to Breaking Free and part of the Mending series]
Can be read as a stand-alone novel.
And I beg you, please. Don't tell me you love me if you're going to leave.
***
"You could never hate me," He lets out gruffly, his hand reach...
"Don't know if I'll be fine without you. I hope I'll be alright without you. Do we have to talk about it? You know how I make you feel, right?" -Gnash, Feelings Fade
gif is of Lily Collins casted as Lilly
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"Are you girls sure you don't need anything? I can't remember the last time Lilly had someone spend the night. No one since middle school right?" My mom pesters as she flusters over everyone.
"Nope," I reply, rolling my eyes. "Now come on mom, we're fine! This is embarrassing, I'm almost eighteen and you keep coming in here like I'm a preteen having a sleepover for the first time!" I complain while the girls laugh at me.
"Okay, I'm sorry! You all know where I'll be, don't be afraid to come find me if you need anything. Or if you realize Lilly here is a loser and you want me to help you sneak out," My mom winks before shutting the door, effectively cutting off my strangled protest.
"I'm sorry for her. We aren't had guests over in a long time and she stresses about nothing."
"It's totally fine! Your mom is cute," Amiyah says, flashing me a coy smile. We laugh and I turn to face Lou, raising my eyebrows.
"So, what brilliant plans did you have for tonight?"
"Well smart ass, I have a wide arrangement of movies we can watch, since we have to and I quote "be good" at this sleepover. Gracson's words, not mine. He's been a freaking little-"
"Okay, that's enough! No trash talking boyfriends tonight!" Jasmine tuts, grabbing the bags of movies and flicking through them.
"I'm technically the only one here in a relationship until Lilly and Justin come to their senses..." Lou trails off before I throw a pillow at her face.
"Enough! You forced me into this sleepover, so I'm declaring it as a boy free night! Which means we don't talk about my love life!"
"That's totally unfair!" Lou moans in protest. I give her a snide little smile before grabbing one of the bags she brought and sprawling the different movies across my comforter.
"What should we watch?" Amiyah asks, reading a few of the summaries of each.
After much debate, correction, I meant after ceaseless arguments, I finally manage to put on a movie as we all laid down surrounding by junk food. Lou was already making herself a drink, but I wasn't going to say anything because maybe alcohol would tame her and slow her down a bit. Perhaps I can survive this night without any mention of Justin.
My eyes strayed to my television screen as the opening credits became my concrete focus. This sleepover is officially kicked off. *** I was very, very wrong. We were a little bit past an hour into the movie, and I was beginning to think this night might be tame after all.
Louisa Denerise and the phrase tame did not correspond. At all. And if it was even possible, she was worse when tipsy. It took all three of us to get her to calm down enough to where she'd sit down and not make an enormous amount of noise to where my mom would come and investigate. And that would be bad. She promised to leave us alone all night, but a slightly intoxicated and unbalanced Lou warrants a checkup. Jasmine and Amiyah have had a bit to drink, and admittedly so have I. But Lou has gulped down most of the stash she's brought.
