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him, calling out again for the “lover’.
After checking under the bed and in the bathroom, Estrella finally opened the
closet, then closed it. “Well, Jason, what now?”
Every nook and cranny was searched, and still nothing found.
Jason stared at Estrella for a long moment, then slowly approached the bed. His
gaze settled on the neatly made bed, finally resting on something at the foot.
Estrella watched him, expecting some sort of explanation. After a long stare, just
as Jason was about to leave, he paused. Bending down, he picked up a short
hair from the foot of the bed.
Estrella claimed it was hers with cool confidence.
Jason, skeptical, moved towards the wardrobe, pushed Estrella aside, and
opened it. Atop the wardrobe, Bryce froze, watching Jason like a statue.
When Jason saw someone in the closet, it was like a bucket of ice water had
been dumped on him. But upon realizing it was Bryce, he breathed a sigh of
relief. No matter how reckless Estrella might be, she wouldn't be involved with
Bryce. And Bryce wouldn't dare cross that line with Estrella.
The two looked at each other, and finally, it was Bryce who spoke first. He called
out, “Hi.”
Jason, cool as ice, stuffed his hands into his jeans pockets and tossed out a
casual ultimatum, “You coming down on your own, or should I help you make the
trip?”
“I'll come down myself, okay?” Bryce hurriedly surrendered. He knew better than
to provoke Jason's assistance; it wouldn't end well for him.
Moments later, they regrouped in the living room, where Bryce had turned
sheepish. “Jason, I was just being a jerk and intentionally teasing you earlier.”
At the entrance, Drew's jaw was practically on the floor. “Bryce, weren’t you out
building schools?” he blurted out, visibly shocked. What Drew hadn't expected
was that Estrella’s house was indeed harboring a man..
“Just couldn't adjust to the new place, so I came back to rest a bit,” Bryce
explained away.
Jason lounged on the couch, a picture of ease, his legs sprawled out before him.
He leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees as he fixed Bryce with a
calm,
penetrating gaze. “What do you have to make me believe that you were just
being a jerk and nothing happened between you and her?”
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Jason had heard a man’s voice on Estrella’s phone, but he hadn't really gone
after her. His entire focus was on hunting down that mystery man and putting an
end to him.
As Bryce listened to Jason's questioning, his voice immediately raised, “Look,
bro, Estrella’s a tough cookie that only you dare to bite into. She's so fierce, I go
limp just looking at her. How could anything happen between us?”
As he spoke, Bryce raised his hands as if taking an oath, “Man, I swear, there's
nothing shady going on between Estrella and me. I promise.” Whether that would
change in the future, he couldn't say. Feelings and thoughts are like rivers,
always flowing.
Bryce threw Estrella under the bus without a second thought, even went so far as
to say she was such a tough nut to crack that he couldn't get it up around her.
Estrella’s face soured like she'd bitten into a lemon, and she kicked Bryce several
times in response, “Bryce, you ungrateful mutt, what the hell kind of talk is that?”
And with that, she sent a few more fierce kicks his way.
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Estrella, fuming, gave Bryce another kick and turned to Jason with an
exasperated look, “Do what you gotta do to him.”
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At the doorway, Drew looked on with sympathy, thinking Bryce was planning on
becoming a permanent outcast from Ravenwood.
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“How could Thomas stay there?” Jason retorted.
Bryce quickly added, “Thomas has already come back.”
With an amused snort, Jason turned to Drew, who was already dialing to start an
investigation.
Sympathy still evident, Drew said to Bryce, “Bryce, I don't think anyone can save
you now. You've spilled the beans pretty thoroughly.”
With a look of innocence, Bryce turned to Jason, who smirked and said, “So, you
want to play house? Have a bit of heavenly fun?”
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