I watched Renee turn on her heel and hurry away, head tilted as she raced down the stairway, body tense, face red. The blond kid accompanied her, and I could tell by the way he walked that he was pleased she’d blown me off for him. Fists tightened by my sides, but there was nothing I could do about it now. I’d just have to try again.
I shoved my hands into my pockets and watched her depart, feeling like an i***t and a loser all at the same time.
Well, that hadn’t gone as planned.
“Hey, man,” Jake said, coming up to clap me on the shoulder. I flinched, shrugging it away, but he only laughed. “What a f*****g wipeout. Dropped for another dude. Who was that guy, anyway?”
“At least my attempt to make amends was an apology, not a come-on,” I said through clenched teeth. “And she wasn’t wrong
