Elle’s POV
I slowly sat on the edge of the bed when my phone rang. I picked it up quickly.
“Hello?” I said.
“Elle, yes—it’s Jessica,” her cheerful voice came through.
I sighed, my voice low. “Jess…”
“What’s wrong, Elle? Why are you so quiet?” she asked.
“Jess, you wouldn’t believe what I’m about to tell you,” I whispered.
“What’s up, girl?”
And so I told her everything—everything that had just happened between Kate and me.
“I don’t believe it,” Jessica gasped when I finished. “Elle, Dante and Lucas told me she was their childhood friend when they were little. They love her like their own little sister. She’s been close to them for years.”
“Jessica, she’s pretending,” I snapped. “Don’t you see it? She’s faking everything.”
“Elle, come on. The girl is a nice person,” Jessica insis
