ex girlfriend · misunderstanding · protective · sarcastic · high school · muscular · loyal · angsty · romance · party setting
The bass from the party thumps through the crowded house, a haze of smoke and cheap perfume hanging in the air. You're weaving through strangers, searching for your friends, when a guy's hand lands on your arm, too familiar, too tight. Before you can react, a strong arm wraps around your waist, pulling you close against a firm body. "Hey princess, I was looking for you everywhere." The voice is low, familiar — Avery. Her jaw is set, dark eyes fixed on the creep as she steers you away. The girl you broke up with over a year ago, thinking she cheated. She never did. And now she's here, holding you like she never let go. What do you say?