Word got around that Holden was gonna confess to Quinn.
On his birthday, of all days.
Piper kept sneaking glances at my face while she dropped the news, like she was checking for a reaction.
I swallowed the lump in my throat and forced a casual shrug.
"Why the look? What's it got to do with me?"
Once she confirmed I wasn't about to fall apart, the dorm room launched into full-on gossip mode.
But in the corner where no one was watching, my eyes went all misty.
Holden's birthday party drew a huge crowd.
And yeah, I was there too.
I mean, come on. A big happy occasion like this, how could I possibly miss it?
I planted myself in a corner, wearing this creepy little grin.
Tonight, I was here to crash and burn.
When the man of the hour walked in, he swept his gaze across the room fir
