25 | AFTER PARTY

JOY

I wasn’t sure how I’d agreed to stay the night at Dad’s because I hated this place. Mason’s room. Mom’s decor. And Josh’s house. Staying here made me look out of my bedroom window now and then like a fucking paranoid person, just to make sure Josh wasn’t anywhere near the neighbourhood.

I chose not to wake Dad up since he had returned late last night and left for my apartment.

But what I didn't expect was to see Vince sleeping outside my door.

Has he been here the whole night?

I crouched to take a better look at his face. He was in the same suit that he wore at the party, which meant that he was waiting for me all night. My heart fluttered at the thought. He looked disturbed, his eyes closed and his brows pressed together while his body rested against the hard surface.

I was actually happy to see him here. I shouldn't have felt this way, especially after the way he’d ignored me for an entire week.

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