Chapter 20

“She wouldn’t do that!” Will yelled. “She wouldn’t do that to me!”

“I hate to be the one to tell you,” Bryan lamented.

“Then you should have kept your mouth shut,” Derek added.

“When did it happen?” Will asked, venom oozing from his every pore. His friends didn’t answer. They looked around at each other, wishing that they were anywhere else.

​ “When?” Will shouted.

​ “Last night!” Alex shouted back. “I happened last night, man. I’m sorry.”

​ Will sank back into his seat, his head falling into his hands. Emma was almost afraid to breathe. What was happening here?

​ “Why did you even say anything?” Alex reprimanded Bryan.

​ “Because he’s got a right to know!”

​ “Yeah, but you couldn’t wait until tomorrow?”

​ The three friends stared at Will. He was breaking down in front of them.

​ “How did you know?” he asked.

​ “There was a party last night,” Bryan said.

​ “Dude, shut up,” Derek muttered under his breath, but Bryan didn’t listen.

​ “He proposed and