CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

This is going to be one hell of a very long conversation.

A very long conversation that would have been cut short if I had fucking told Reece about my first kiss with Luke a long time ago.

"See Reece, let me explain everything."

I begin.

"That day, after you left, Luke took me to Bailey's so that we could talk about how to go about the project. He was hungry and so was I. After ordering for some food, we got served and we began to eat. As we ate, Luke proposed that we could try to be friends, even just for the sake of the project, and I agreed."

"You agreed?" Reece interrupts.

"Yeah. That was the only way I could think of at that time to help Luke and I from allowing our dislike for each other to ruin the project. I know it sounds stupid, but even you once blurted out one time about 'how we both can do the project together without ending up killing each other.' I accepted his offer just for the sake of the project, and for my grades."

Reece huffs.

"I know I said that Alicia. But, acce