21:"I didn't think you'd stoop so low."

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The next day, on Wednesday, Niall, Luke, and I need to meet at Niall's house again for the project, and I am determined to look as if I couldn't give a fuck about the kiss or whatever.

"Bitch. Yesterday." Is how Jake greets me during lunch.

Rey: https://www.polyvore.com/21.1/set?id=237283727

"What about it?" I ask, as if to shrug it off

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"What about it?" I ask, as if to shrug it off.

"You stormed home so quickly I barely got to say goodbye!" Sophia says.

"So?"

"Soooo." Jake starts, placing a dramatic hand on his chest. "How was it?"

"The kiss?" I ask, already done with this discussion.

They both nod, of course.

"You mean, how was the completely forced and awkward kiss that neither of us wanted to happen?" I snarl and that makes them shut up.

For a while, at least, because Jake talks again: "Bitch, did you hear Zoe got really mad?"

"How did she find out?" I ask, not really caring that Niall and her got into a fight.

"I posted a Snapchat of it, duh." Jake lets me know, and I shake my head because I didn't even get on social media since last night.

"Did they break up?" I ask.

Sophia shakes her head. "Mission failed."

I frown. "What?"

They exchange looks, just as Liam sits down next to her and pecks her lips. Then he sees our faces. "What's going on?"

"I think Rey figured it out." Jakes says and throws Sophia a look.

"Shit." Liam sighs.

"You guys had something to do with it?" I ask, getting mad.

"Of course we did! You and Niall are-" Jake starts.

"I don't want to hear it Jake. Just stop forcing it and trying to make it happen, okay? I appreciate that you guys care about me, but just drop it." I say, and it hurts me a bit to say those two words that Niall said to me a month ago.

"Fine." Jake huffs and crosses his arms over his chest like a little kid.

"Rey-" Sophia tries, but I pick a random subject that comes to mind and start talking about it.

They know I changed the subject on purpose, but neither of them comment on it. Luke, who appears out of thin air and sits down next to me, interrupts us suddenly.

"Rey, the boys and I have to go buy drinks for this Friday, so there won't be any project work done today, but Niall and I talked and we'll meet up in the weekend, okay?"

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