“I knew her mom’s rule about not having anyone sleeping over on school nights, and I didn’t want to cause problems for her. I also didn’t want to rehash everything with her tonight. Best friends were great when you needed to talk, but I didn’t feel like talking. Mason hadn’t pushed me to, and that was what I needed right now.
“Thanks, but I’m fine here,” I told her.
There was a pause. “Ella,” she began tentatively, “I don’t think this is a good time for you to be there. I know you’re upset, and you want comfort, but—”
I let out a harsh laugh. “Believe me, the last thing I want right now is s*x. Seeing my mom with her boy toy was not sexy. I wish I could erase it from my mind.”
“Of course I didn’t mean it was sexy,” she exclaimed in a horrified tone. “I just meant that it’s nat
