Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card (Jessie and Luke)

I

JESS

It's been a week-one whole week-and Luke hasn't

acknowledged my presence. In fact, I usually get ignored, but now I get avoided like I carry the bubonic plague or something.

"Laura, pssst," I whispered to Laura and pulled her from her locker into the bathroom.

"Look. I know this goes beyond friendship rules, but..." I whispered as I shut the door, but someone bumped me from the other side. "Hey! What are you guys 'doing in here without me?" Sam whined, and she stumbled into the bathroom after us.

"Sam. Shhh." I shushed her, and she made a motion to zip her lips.

"Okay. So I need to ask you if my brother mentioned anything about Luke?" I pleaded with her, but Laura just pursed her lips.

Laura glanced around the bathroom, checking if anyone else was there before leaning in closer. "Jess, Josh hasn't said much, but he did seem pretty pissed the other night. He kept muttering something about Luke and needing to have a serious talk." "Ugh, for the life of me, I can't figure out why Luke refuses to acknowledge me. Maybe all of it was just in my head. Maybe it was a dream. I'd dreamt all of it, and now I'm going mad, "I

muttered, running a hand through my hair. "Just what I need."

"What's going on, Jess?" Sam asked, her eyes wide with curiosity. I'd forgotten I didn't tell her yet. Laura only knew because she kind of walked in on some of it.

I sighed, feeling the weight of the past week bearing down on me. "Luke and I... almost... you know."

Sam's eyes widened even more, and Laura's jaw dropped. "Almost? Like, how almost?" Sam asked, her voice barely a whisper.

"Almost," I confirmed, feeling my cheeks heat up. "But Josh interrupted us, and now Luke's been avoiding me ever since."noveldrama

Just as I was about to say something else, a bathroom stall opened, and Tiffany, the head cheerleader and self-proclaimed soon-to-be homecoming queen, walked out. She gave all three of us a very knowing look like she had heard the entire conversation. My heart sank. This was the last thing I needed.

Sam and Laura both cursed under their breaths, exchanging worried glances.

"Well, well, well," Tiffany said, a smirk playing on her lips. "Isn't this interesting? Jess and Luke, huh?"

I felt my face heat up, panic rising in my chest. "Tiffany, this is none of your business."

"Oh, but it is," she said, her tone dripping with false sweetness.

"Luke is a very, very close friend of mine and a lie this about