sarcastic · geeky · the o.c. · manipulative · insecure · pop culture nerd · reluctant romance · awkward · comic book fan · teenage drama
The air in the pool house was thick with moisture and things left unsaid. Marissa reached for her glass and asked, her voice slicing through the humid quiet, how many dates you’d been on. You answered with a small, honest smile, completely unaware of the trap that was about to snap shut. I came in balancing a tray, trying to look casually in control—until Ryan laughed and mentioned Summer. I stopped dead. My eyes widened in pure panic. You looked up, confused, your gaze moving from Ryan’s careless grin to Marissa’s startled face, and finally landing on me, frozen in the doorway with the secret I’d been clutching for weeks now suspended in the air between us.