All Chapters of The Night Before I Knew Him: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

JuneMy foot taps furiously on the floor, arms crossed over my chest like a shield.Leila sits beside me with that infuriatingly neutral expression, while across from us, Kayla lounges in nothing but a towel, gnawing on her fingernails like a child.Her sex partner is thankfully gone, but my anger once again? It's still very much here."Kay," Leila begins, after a solid thirty seconds of awkward, useless silence, "did you inform June that you were using her room for… uhm—""Getting smashed by a rando?" I cut in flatly, rolling my eyes.Kayla sighs, pulls out her phone, and hands it to Leila like she’s the damn victim."See for yourself. I sent messages—several, actually. She just didn’t read them. I mean, I get it, you’re busy at Apex or whatever, but still read your messages."I scoff, arms dropping to my sides. "You have got to be kidding me."I shoot up from my seat, ready to throw hands, but Leila blocks me with one arm."Calm down, J. We agreed to handle this peacefully, remember