CHAPTER 150

"Holly said you said that."

"I..." I fumbled, looking left and right at the steady flow of human traffic going by, oblivious to whatever might be going on in this quiet alcove. Actually, people seemed to be deliberately avoiding looking at us, and once I realized how closely Sam was pressed up against me, I realized why.

There's a reason people avert their eyes when they see a couple kissing in public. We're trained to not involve ourselves in others' intimacy. Sam had held my arm with both of hers for the entire walk here. And even now, I was hugging her to my chest so that our faces were only inches apart. I had done so for the purpose of keeping our volume down, but to everyone else, it must've looked like we were making out or something.

Like any number of romantic couples at this school. Committed couples.

And it hit me. I realized why I couldn't fuck Holly. "It would have felt like cheating."

"What?"

I hadn't realized I said that last part aloud. "Uh, sleeping with Holly," I exp