Semua Bab One Night Mistake: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Scowling, Sebastian rose to his feet and shot a pointed look at all three of them. “What I? mean is that you all weren’t the only ones who didn’t realize it was her.” He paused and sucked in a breath, trying to figure out how to phrase what he needed to say. “She’s the mystery girl.She’s the one I slept with.”The reveal was met with a deafening silence. Marcus looked to Jacob, who looked to Michael, who looked at Sebastian with a stare that clearly expressed what he was about to say next.“You’ve? got to be kidding me.”“I wish,” Sebastian grumbled, running a hand over his face. “You have no idea how much I wish this was some sort of joke.”Michael still looked as if he couldn’t believe it. “You slept with her,” he repeated. “You, Sebastian James Phillips the Third, slept with Taliana? fucking Avilla, the girl who broke your arm in three places and was the reason you had the nicknameCry Baby until freshman year.”“Yes, I think we’ve established that, Michael,” he said, rolling his

“You know the drill,” he said as he fumbled with the papers. “Say ‘here’ when I call your name. Adams, Jessie.”“Here,” a redhead in the front row squeaked.Mr. Jones marked the paper. “Alton, Gage.”“Here,” was the bored reply from a gangly boy a few seats down from Taliana.“Avilla, Taliana.”“Here,” she called, causing a few stunned heads to turn her way.Taliana tried to ignore the stares, choosing instead to busy herself by drawing random patterns with her fingertip on the desktop. A whisper passed between two girls in front of her, bringing on a bout of giggles.“Ladies, please,” the teacher scolded, making the two fall silent. “Bryant, Maxwell.”And just like that, Taliana was out of the spotlight again. No one was staring at her anymore, but a couple phones had been whipped out, their owners furiously texting. The unmistakable sound of a phone camera came from the girl beside Taliana, who blushed and put away the device when Taliana shot her a glare. Apparently, she was some s

Today, however, instead of being stuck in a class with Sebastian and thirteen other people, it was just going to be the two of them in a room. Maybe they’d have a monitor if they were lucky, but going off of her past in-school suspension experiences-which were unsurprisingly numerous-they usually only popped in when it was convenient to them. And knowing her and Sebastian, she was sure no one would want to sit in a room with them for very long.The first warning bell rang a few moments later and Taliana managed to get to homeroom just in time. As she dropped into her seat, she silently prayed something would happen to get her out of reporting to room 132 in less than ten minutes.Maybe there would be a fire drill and she could escape while everyone went outside. Or maybe they’d get a surprise visit from the President or the Secretary of State, and classes would be canceled for the rest of the day. All those things had happened in the past, but for some reason Taliana doubted anything

Dirty TackleWhile he didn’t usually care about the rumors and gossip that focused on him, Sebastian found himself desperately wishing his unfortunate night with Stick Girl hadn’t come to light. Of all the things Jude could have revealed, he had to pick the one that Sebastian was keen on never telling another soul.“You can leave if you want,” Michael murmured, sending knowing glances to both Jacob and Marcus. “We’ll stay and do damage control.”In times like this, Sebastian was grateful to have loyal friends. Though there were now two family members of his that he couldn’t trust, these three made up for that tenfold.“Thanks.” He sighed as he got to his feet. “Come find me if things get too out of hand.”“Got it. Now get out of here before the vultures come for you.”Sebastian offered up a half-assed eye roll as he jogged out of the courtyard, trying hard to ignore the stares that followed him into the building. Fortunately, the hallways were deserted, giving him a straight shot back

He couldn’t believe it, but he was beginning to feel vaguely ashamed of what he’d done. He never thought he’d see the day.13Mea CulpaTaliana considered the school’s rumor mill to be high on her list of enemies. She had already encountered more than her fair share of gossip in the three days she’d been back at Georgetown Trinity, but from the looks of it, the circulating whispers weren’t going to stop any time soon.Maybe it wouldn’t have been so bad if she was used to living a life that revolved around gossip, but for the most part, she’d gone unnoticed in California. From middle school up until the end of her sophomore year, no one outside her core group of friends even knew who she was. It wasn’t until she started dating resident bad boy Zak Huntington that people began to notice her. After that, it only took hours for the scandals to begin.She should have known there was no way to avoid it-she was dating one of the most sought-after boys at her school after all-but she hadn’t k