Chapter 39

I walked inside the living room to find Nate and a guy who I think was his friend, playing video games. I tried to walk past them but Nate interrupted me just as I was about to cross the couch.

"Hey, why didn't you wait for me in the morning?" he asked, not peeling his eyes off the screen.

"Had some pending work at school," I lied effortlessly and he paused the game to look at me.

"You could have told me, Becs. I would have woken up early," he stated genuinely and...