Ever thought of jumping out of a moving vehicle? Yeah, me neither until this very moment. My fake smile and oh-yes-I’m-so-interested nods weren’t going to last much longer if Kendall didn’t shut the hell up about the stupid winter ball. We had been in the car for twenty-two minutes and thirty-nine seconds, and I wasn’t sure how much more I could take.
“So for real, should I wear red or winter white? And don’t say whichever! I mean it, Cade. This is super important,” Kendall stressed.
Jesus Christ! Seriously?
I made sure my loving smile was intact and said, “I’ve always thought you looked sexy in red,” knowing she would eat that up.
Kendall playfully slapped me on the arm, responding, “Oh babe, you’re so sweet. That settles it then. Red it is.”
Could she be any more self-absorbed? How did I ever put up with her? I could have killed her this morning when she waved at Alli. What a crazy bitch! Did she think that wouldn’t bother me? That I would be all, Hey Alli, look at me and Kendall riding to school together.
All her blabbing wasn’t helping my headache either. And why the hell did I have a headache anyway? I never had one before. Werewolves are not supposed to get sick, but I felt like crap since I woke up this morning. Hopefully, this was a one-day thing because I don’t know how humans deal with this. Trying to block out Kendall’s incessant blabbing, I found myself wondering if Excedrin would work on me.
“Cade! Are you listening to me?”
Ooops!
“Of course I’m listening.”
“Then what did I just say?” Kendall demanded.
I had no idea what the hell she was going on and on about for the last five minutes. I tuned her out after she was pleased with my wear-the-red-dress answer.
I had to pull out the big guns on this one, so I smiled, winked, and said, “Did I mention how pretty you look today?”
“Oh Cade. I love you.”
I swallowed the vomit coming up in my throat and rubbed her thigh.
“Say it Cade. I want to hear you say it too.”
This was not happening! It felt wrong to say it even though I knew I didn’t mean it. It was like I was cheating on Alli. It was crazy, but true.
“Cade, I’m waiting.”
“Babe, you know I love you too,” I lied.
“I know,” she chirped.
And I tried to remind myself that they were only words.