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00:00My boyfriend had just won the F1 World Championship.
00:03At his victory party,
00:06I pushed open the hospitality suite door
00:08and walked right into him with his tongue down his childhood best friend's throat.
00:13Her fingers were tangled in his hair.
00:17His hand was on her hip gripping hard.
00:20Mechanics hollering.
00:21Truth or dare, he picked dare!
00:23He picked dare.
00:24Of course he did.
00:26Two-time world champion.
00:27A guy whose heart rate stayed at 140 through a 200 miles per hour corner.
00:32But right now, pressed against her,
00:35his ears were bright red.
00:36I stood in the doorway,
00:38still holding the jacket I'd made for him.
00:41Stitched into the sleeve,
00:43my fingertips raw.
00:44The mechanic spotted me first.
00:48Avery's here.
00:50Tristan pulled back, slow.
00:53Relax.
00:55It's just a game.
00:56Someone on the couch let out a nervous laugh.
00:58Your girl just saw that.
01:00She won't care.
01:02A few guys chuckled.
01:03She won't care.
01:05They knew I was the one who found the tenth of a second in the data that put him on
01:09that podium.
01:09Avery's not going anywhere.
01:13Exactly.
01:14She's too far in.
01:16Emma smoothed her hair.
01:17We were literally just playing truth or dare.
01:21If something was going on between us,
01:23it would have happened already.
01:25She was quoting him.
01:26I'd heard those exact words before.
01:28Every time I asked why she was always in his hotel room.
01:31Why she was his first call after a win.
01:34Why her name lit up his phone more than mine.
01:36I set the jacket down on the nearest table.
01:38Then I picked up the nearest bottle of champagne
01:40and poured it over her head.
01:42Congratulations.
01:43You two deserve each other.
01:45Champagne dripped down her face.
01:47Her team jersey, the floor.
01:49The room went dead silent.
01:51I turned and walked toward the door.
01:53Tristan caught me before I made it three steps.
01:55Apologize to her.
01:57His voice was flat, commanding.
01:59I looked at his hand,
02:01then at his face.
02:03We're done.
02:04Behind him, Emma stood there soaking wet.
02:07But underneath all that fake shock,
02:09there was something satisfied.
02:10She didn't look hurt.
02:11Tristan, it's fine.
02:13Just apologize to Avery.
02:16I don't want to cause problems.
02:18He laughed.
02:20Let go of my arm like he was already bored.
02:23Fine.
02:24But don't come crying to me
02:25when you realize you screwed up.
02:27I walked out.
02:28Something hit my back
02:29just before the door closed.
02:31The jacket.
02:31He'd thrown it at me like trash.
02:33Take your crap with you.
02:36The door shut.
02:39And a jacket in my arms.
02:41Through the door, I could hear them.
02:43How long have you given it this time?
02:45A month?
02:46She looked pretty pissed.
02:48Nah.
02:48Two weeks tops.
02:50She'll be back in a week.
02:52Begging.
02:53Laughter.
02:55I stood there frozen.
02:57Someone snorted nearby.
02:59I turned.
03:00Finn was leaning against the wall a few feet away.
03:02Arms crossed.
03:03You just gonna stand there all night?
03:05His team's number one driver.
03:07Tristan's former teammate.
03:09Until he transferred last season.
03:11Now they were rivals.
03:12He was the only guy on the grid
03:14who'd beaten Tristan head to head more than once.
03:16The lounge door swung open behind me.
03:18Looked at the way Finn had suddenly pushed off the wall
03:21and was walking toward me.
03:22What's going on out here?
03:24He took my hand.
03:26I'm confessing to her.
03:28And pulled me down the hallway before anyone could react.
03:31What are you doing?
03:34Is this some kind of joke?
03:39I was getting you out of an awkward situation.
03:42You're welcome.
03:43I stared at him.
03:44For the entire time I'd been with Tristan,
03:46Finn had been the one person
03:47who never pretended everything was fine.
03:50Every time he saw us together,
03:52his face would tighten.
03:53I always assumed he thought
03:55I wasn't good enough for his friend.
03:57My phone buzzed.
03:59Tristan.
04:00I was about to reject the call
04:02when Finn snatched it.
04:04Tristan's voice came through.
04:07Tristan.
04:08Where'd she go?
04:10What's this about you confessing?
04:12I'd never heard him use that tone.
04:14He'd never needed to.
04:15I was always the one waiting.
04:17The one apologizing.
04:19The one convincing myself
04:20I was overreacting.
04:22So that's it, Avery.
04:23You already had someone lined up.
04:25Something inside my chest snapped.
04:28I grabbed the phone back.
04:31Yeah.
04:33I like Finn.
04:34He's better than you at everything.
04:36I hung up before he could hear my voice crack.
04:38Then I remembered Finn was still standing there.
04:40He was leaning against the railing,
04:42watching me with an amused expression.
04:45You like me?
04:47I wanted to die.
04:50Better than him at everything?
04:53Better how exactly?
04:55I took a breath.
04:57The Ares smelled like him.
04:58Not Tristan's expensive cologne,
05:00laundry detergent,
05:01and something clean.
05:03You answered my phone.
05:04He laughed.
05:06I never said I was better at everything.
05:10A laugh escaped me.
05:13I'm hungry.
05:15Starving.
05:16We went to a diner near the circuit.
05:20I couldn't eat.
05:21I just drank.
05:22One glass.
05:23Then another.
05:24Then another.
05:25By the third,
05:26he reached across the table
05:27and put his hand over mine.
05:29Drowning your feelings?
05:32Tonight feels fake.
05:33Like a dream.
05:35It'd be a waste not to drink.
05:37I poured myself a fork.
05:39I never drank.
05:40My head was already spinning.
05:44Later,
05:45out on the street,
05:47he was holding me upright.
05:48A couple walked past him.
05:51Hand in hand.
05:52Heading toward a hotel
05:53across the street.
05:55I watched them for a second.
05:57I looked up at him.
05:58Solid beside me.
06:00Patient.
06:00Waiting.
06:02Not too fast.
06:04He followed my gaze to the hotel.
06:06His eyebrows went up.
06:09I'm not that kind of guy.
06:11But you like me.
06:12The words came out
06:13before I could stop them.
06:14Weren't you just about to confess?
06:16He stared at me
06:17for a long moment.
06:18Something shifted.
06:21You serious?
06:22You're so annoying.
06:24You're a grown man.
06:26He caught me.
06:28Pulled me against his chest.
06:29His hand tightened around mine.
06:31If I take you up on this,
06:32are you going to pretend
06:33it didn't happen tomorrow?
06:35His voice was low,
06:36right next to my ear.
06:37I pressed my face
06:39into his shirt.
06:40Yes.
06:41Clean.
06:42Warm.
06:43Just skin.
06:47You smell good.
06:49Something in his posture changed.
06:51You know what you're saying?
06:55I'm not a child.
06:58You're drunk.
07:01I'm sober enough.
07:03That was a lie.
07:04But in that moment,
07:05I believed it.
07:06Then he was pulling me
07:07toward the hotel.
07:09The elevator hung.
07:11My head was heavy.
07:17When his lips met mine,
07:19every sound in my head stopped.
07:21It wasn't gentle,
07:22like he'd been waiting
07:23too long for this
07:24and wasn't going
07:25to pretend anymore.
07:26His hand locked on my wrist,
07:28thumb pressing against
07:29the edge of my hip bone.
07:30Hard.
07:31Not painful.
07:31The kind of heart
07:32that told you
07:33there was no escape.
07:34I pushed his chest.
07:35He didn't move.
07:36I bit his lower lip.
07:38He let out a low grunt
07:39and kissed me deeper.
07:41One hand cupped the back
07:42of my head.
07:43Didn't look.
07:44Pulled it open
07:44in one move.
07:45I guess.
07:46He used it to deepen the kiss.
07:47His mouth traveled
07:48from my jaw
07:49down to my collarbone.
07:50My fingers curled
07:51into his shirt.
07:52He pulled back
07:53and looked at me,
07:54but his body was rock
07:55steady in front of me.
07:56My knees went soft.
08:00You can still run.
08:02Shut up.
08:03This time,
08:04he stopped holding back.
08:06Drinking makes you brave.
08:07The moment I opened my eyes,
08:09everything came rushing back.
08:10The night replayed
08:11in fragments.
08:12His mouth on hers.
08:14The way he looked
08:14at me afterward.
08:15The jacket hitting my back.
08:17Finn's hand pulling me
08:18down the hallway.
08:19One thought.
08:20Get out.
08:20I rolled over carefully.
08:22He was still asleep.
08:23His breathing was deep.
08:24One hand still on the spot
08:26where I'd been.
08:27It took me less than
08:28two minutes to get dressed.
08:29At the door,
08:30I looked back.
08:30He didn't move.
08:31The second the door
08:32clicked shut behind me,
08:33relief hit me.
08:35Then guilt flooded in.
08:36What had I done?
08:37On the walk home,
08:38my phone buzzed.
08:39I didn't check it.
08:40I already knew who it was.
08:42When I got to my apartment,
08:43Tristan was standing outside.
08:45Hayley was beside him,
08:46holding his arm
08:47like she belonged there.
08:48His eyes tracked me
08:50as I walked closer.
08:52You're finally back.
08:53I tried to step around him.
08:54I waited for you all night.
08:56You owe me an explanation.
08:57He grabbed my wrist.
08:59Let go.
09:01Don't tell me you actually
09:02got with him.
09:03At the mention of Finn's name,
09:04something flickered inside me.
09:06So that's it.
09:06Barely a second.
09:07You'll sleep with anyone
09:08who gives you attention.
09:10But Tristan caught it.
09:11You think he actually likes you?
09:13I pulled my arm back.
09:14He's just using you
09:14to get back at me.
09:15He held tighter.
09:16We broke up.
09:17Get it through your head.
09:18I looked past him at Hayley.
09:20Her eyes were red,
09:22but when she saw me looking,
09:23her expression shifted
09:24into something smug.
09:26Tristan,
09:27let her go home.
09:28She looks exhausted.
09:30The implication was clear.
09:31She knew where I'd been.
09:33She was twisting the knife.
09:34Tristan's face went pale.
09:36For a second,
09:37I thought he might hit me.
09:38Instead,
09:39he spun around
09:40and pulled Hayley
09:41into his arms.
09:42He kissed her.
09:43His eyes stayed on me
09:44the whole time.
09:45I slipped inside my apartment
09:46while he was distracted.
09:49I'd barely plugged my phone in
09:51before it started buzzing.
09:52A message popped up.
09:56When I went out
09:57to grab food later,
09:58Finn was waiting by my door,
10:00arms crossed,
10:00leaning against the wall
10:01like he'd been there for hours.
10:03Still counting?
10:05You don't have to take responsibility.
10:07Really, it's fine.
10:08I barely remember anything anyway.
10:10I won't tell anyone.
10:11He laughed again.
10:12No humor in it.
10:13Don't remember?
10:14He reached up
10:15and loosened his collar.
10:16There was a dark bruise
10:17on his neck.
10:18Because I have
10:19hotel security footage.
10:21Want me to pull it up?
10:29No.
10:30I remember.
10:32You don't have to take
10:33responsibility for me.
10:34But I want you to.
10:36You left before I even woke up.
10:38What was I?
10:39A one-night stand?
10:40I was drunk last night.
10:41His expression went flat.
10:45You're the one who said
10:46we should try.
10:49I thought you meant it.
10:51He looked at me
10:51for a long moment.
10:52He stared at me
10:53like I was some kind
10:54of heartbreaker.
10:56Never mind.
10:56He turned and walked
10:57toward the stairs.
10:58I watched him go.
10:59His shoulders were tense.
11:01He didn't look back.
11:02And for some reason,
11:03I felt a strange
11:04pang of regrets.
11:05After that,
11:07Finn and I acted
11:07like nothing had happened.
11:09We went back to how
11:10things used to be.
11:12Sometimes,
11:13when we passed each other
11:14in the paddock
11:15or at media days,
11:16he wouldn't even look at me.
11:18But Tristan changed.
11:20He went from ignoring me
11:21to hovering.
11:23Heard you got dumped?
11:24He said one night
11:25at a sponsor event.
11:27He's not right for you.
11:29He's never had a woman around.
11:30He's too picky.
11:32I scanned the room
11:33for an exit.
11:34If my agent
11:35hadn't made me attend,
11:37I would have been home.
11:39Who I'm with
11:40is not your problem anymore.
11:42His jaw tightened.
11:44It was just a game.
11:46Just a kiss.
11:47Did you really need
11:48to blow everything up?
11:49I nodded slowly.
11:51It was one night.
11:52One night with someone else.
11:53Did you really need
11:55to blow everything up?
11:57The sound of glass
11:59shattering on marble
12:00echoed through the room.
12:03He grabbed my wrist.
12:08You slept with him?
12:11How could you just...
12:13Anyone would do,
12:14wouldn't they?
12:15Emma appeared behind him.
12:16Tristan,
12:17the CEO,
12:18is looking for you.
12:21My hand hit the edge
12:22of a table.
12:25Emma didn't follow him.
12:26She walked toward me instead.
12:28He's pretty great,
12:29isn't he?
12:30Good enough
12:31that you try
12:31to get him back?
12:32If you're so confident,
12:34make him stay away from me.
12:35She couldn't,
12:36obviously.
12:37Tristan didn't listen
12:38to anyone.
12:39A familiar figure
12:40in the hallway
12:41caught my eye.
12:42Finn was standing there
12:43in a suit,
12:44talking to some sponsors.
12:46His posture
12:47was different
12:47from Tristan's.
12:48He didn't need
12:49to be the center
12:50of the room,
12:50but everyone
12:51looked at him anyway.
12:52Before I could look away,
12:54Emma suddenly stumbled
12:55into me.
12:56A staff member
12:56appeared out of nowhere.
12:57There's a change
12:58of clothes upstairs.
12:59Please follow me.
13:01I followed him
13:02to a room
13:03on the second floor.
13:04Simple,
13:05but well put together.
13:06The lighting was warm,
13:08thoughtful,
13:09even.
13:10I was looking around
13:12when I heard
13:12a key turn in the lock.
13:14I grabbed a chair.
13:16The door swung open.
13:18It was Finn.
13:19He looked at the chair,
13:20then at me.
13:21Were you gonna hit me
13:22with that?
13:22I laughed awkwardly.
13:24I was working out.
13:25Would you believe me?
13:26He stepped forward
13:28and took the chair
13:28from my hands.
13:30You look beautiful tonight.
13:32I look beautiful every day,
13:34not just tonight.
13:35His lips curved.
13:38You looked the most
13:39beautiful that night.
13:40My face was on fire.
13:42I ducked around him.
13:44I'd only taken
13:45a few steps
13:46when Finn called out.
13:47Check your dress pocket first.
13:54I recognized the logo.
13:56Something clicked into place.
13:58It's from Tristan's team.
13:59Emma wasn't just
14:00trying to humiliate me.
14:02She was trying to frame me.
14:04I walked down the stairs
14:05in the new dress.
14:06The moment Emma saw me,
14:08her expression flickered.
14:09There and gone,
14:10replaced by practiced indifference.
14:12A sponsor rep appeared beside me,
14:14his eyes traveling down my body.
14:16Miss, can I buy you a drink?
14:17In a way that made my skin crawl.
14:19I nodded politely
14:20and tried to move past him.
14:22His hand clamped around my wrist.
14:23I'm offering you a drink.
14:25Don't be rude.
14:26His grip was too tight.
14:27I was about to call security
14:28when Finn's voice
14:29came from behind me.
14:31You wanna lose that hand?
14:33Finn grabbed the man's wrist
14:34and twisted until he let go
14:36with the face.
14:37It was just a drink.
14:39No need to get dramatic.
14:40Finn smacked.
14:41It didn't reach his eyes.
14:43Finn shoved him
14:44against the railing.
14:45Her team is partnered with mine.
14:47Should I remind you
14:48how sponsorship deals work?
14:49I'm so sorry.
14:51I didn't know.
14:53Finn leaned against the railing,
14:55adjusting his cuff
14:56like nothing had happened.
14:57I thought you were
14:58a figment of my imagination.
15:00I thought about what
15:00Tristan had said.
15:01He's not right for you.
15:02Finn was more ruthless
15:03than Tristan,
15:04just not to me.
15:05Hey.
15:06I looked up.
15:08What are you thinking about?
15:10I shook my head
15:11and gave him a small smile.
15:12Finn seemed to read
15:12my mind anyway.
15:13He tilted his head,
15:14studying me.
15:15You're different.
15:16Before I could ask
15:17what he meant,
15:18he was already
15:19walking back inside.
15:21The rest of the night
15:22was exhausting.
15:24I was about to leave
15:25when Emma approached me
15:26with the CEO
15:27of Tristan's team.
15:32Mrs. Wood,
15:33good evening.
15:33She gave me
15:34a cold nod
15:35and looked me up
15:36and down
15:36like I was
15:36something unpleasant.
15:38Emma stood behind her,
15:39trying and failing
15:40to hide her smirk.
15:41I suddenly remembered
15:42the flash drive.
15:44Miss, I'll be direct.
15:46I heard you're
15:47very interested
15:47in our team's
15:48internal data.
15:49These days,
15:50any pretty girl
15:51thinks she can sell
15:52team secrets
15:52to the highest bidder,
15:53pretending it's about
15:54passion when it's
15:55really about money.
15:57You're too sweet.
15:58That's why people
15:59take advantage of you.
16:00Mrs. Wood,
16:00I do have the flash drive,
16:01but I didn't take it.
16:03Someone spilled wine
16:04on me and planted
16:05it in my dress.
16:06The CEO glanced
16:07at Emma.
16:07She was sharp enough
16:08to know the truth,
16:09but she hated espionage
16:10more than she cared
16:11about the truth.
16:11This woman stole
16:12from my organization.
16:13Isn't that Tristan's
16:14ex stealing?
16:15How did someone
16:16like that even get it?
16:16Hey Tristan,
16:17aren't you gonna
16:17help your girl?
16:19Beg me,
16:20and maybe I will.
16:21I looked around
16:22for Finn.
16:23He was nowhere.
16:24Emma stepped closer,
16:25her voice dropping
16:26to a whisper.
16:29Looking for Finn?
16:30He left ages ago.
16:32It was just a game.
16:33Don't tell me
16:34you actually believed him.
16:35Before I could respond,
16:36Emma grabbed my arm
16:37and raised her voice.
16:38Avery,
16:39even if you really
16:40wanted that data,
16:41you shouldn't have
16:42stolen it.
16:43She held the flash drive
16:44up like a trophy.
16:45I couldn't take it anymore.
16:47I slapped her.
16:48She crumpled
16:49to the ground.
16:50The crowd gasped.
16:56I said to the CEO,
16:57keeping my voice calm,
16:59I didn't steal anything.
17:01I've already called
17:02the police.
17:03When the police arrived,
17:05they found that the
17:05security footage
17:06had been deleted.
17:07No evidence.
17:12Tristan appeared
17:13beside me.
17:14Beg me,
17:15and I'll fix it.
17:17Like he was doing
17:17me a favor.
17:20Before I could respond,
17:21someone pulled me
17:22into a warm embrace.
17:25I looked up.
17:28The evidence
17:29is right here.
17:30I just had my people
17:31recover the deleted files.
17:32You can see exactly
17:33who took the flash drive.
17:35And also,
17:36this same person
17:37bribed the venue staff
17:38to frame my girlfriend.
17:40Mrs. Wood,
17:41I'll let you handle this
17:42however you see fit.
17:43Emma sat on the floor,
17:44all her smugness gone.
17:45The CEO was being
17:46pulled aside by her husband,
17:47who was yelling loud enough
17:49for the whole room to hear.
17:50The police moved
17:52towards Emma.
17:55She scrambled to her feet
17:57and ran to Tristan.
17:59Tristan, help me.
18:00It wasn't me.
18:01He looked at her.
18:02Then he pulled his arm away
18:04and turned his back.
18:05Tristan didn't say a word.
18:06You need to come with us.
18:08Emma followed the police
18:10toward the door,
18:11her whole body shaking.
18:12I didn't feel satisfied.
18:14I just felt sad for her.
18:16All of this,
18:16for a man who didn't
18:18even care enough
18:18to look at her.
18:19But at the door,
18:20she stopped.
18:21She turned back.
18:23You were in that room
18:24together for so long.
18:25Who knows what happened
18:27in there?
18:27How else would you know
18:28the flash drive was
18:29in her dress?
18:30She said,
18:30looking between Finn and me.
18:32The implication
18:33landed like a grenade.
18:35Tristan's gaze snapped to me.
18:39You couldn't wait,
18:40could you?
18:41Before I could react,
18:42Finn pulled me against him.
18:44I grabbed Finn's hand
18:46before he could speak.
18:50Do I really need to explain
18:52what happens between me
18:53and my boyfriend
18:53to all of you?
18:54Tristan's face went white.
18:56His hands clenched
18:56at his sides.
18:58Boyfriend?
18:58You owe me an explanation.
19:00He turned to Finn.
19:01You broke up,
19:02Finn said calmly.
19:03On the night you won.
19:04Remember?
19:05Tristan looked like
19:05he wanted to hit something.
19:07I stepped in front of Finn.
19:08I met Tristan's eyes.
19:10I don't need to explain
19:11anything to you.
19:11We're done.
19:12I've said it a hundred times.
19:14I grabbed Finn's hand
19:16and pulled him
19:16toward the exit.
19:19I don't know how far
19:21we went before Finn stopped.
19:22I looked down at my hand,
19:23still gripping his.
19:24Sorry.
19:25Trying to pull away.
19:26He didn't let go.
19:27He laced his fingers
19:28through mine.
19:30For earlier.
19:32I'm sorry you got
19:33dragged into this.
19:34Finn tilted his head,
19:35that familiar smirk returning.
19:36Not your boyfriend?
19:39He leaned against the wall,
19:40watching me with amusement.
19:42I thought someone
19:42just said we were a couple.
19:44I looked away.
19:44My face was burning.
19:46It's...
19:46It's warm out.
19:48The words were barely
19:49out of my mouth
19:50before I regretted them.
19:51It was the middle of winter.
19:52The paddock wind
19:53could freeze you solid.
19:56Finn laughed.
19:57But that night was warm too.
19:59I don't remember
20:00your face being this red then.
20:02I made a sound
20:03somewhere between
20:03a groan and a squeak.
20:05This building
20:06is really nice.
20:08Look at all these lights.
20:10Finn let me change
20:11the subject.
20:12He was still laughing,
20:13but he let it go.
20:14What Finn said
20:15in the elevator
20:16stuck with me for days,
20:17but I still hesitated.
20:19At the hospital,
20:20I was holding
20:20my test results
20:21when I looked up
20:22and saw Finn
20:23across the waiting room.
20:24He didn't see me.
20:25There was a girl with him,
20:26the kind of person
20:27who lit up a room.
20:28Finn was looking at her
20:29with an expression
20:30I'd never seen before.
20:31I stood there
20:32watching them.
20:33The girl said something
20:34and Finn laughed.
20:35Then he glanced
20:36in my direction.
20:37His face went cold,
20:38like he was looking
20:39at a stranger.
20:41He'd never looked
20:42at me like that.
20:43Liar.
20:45Jerk.
20:48My eyes were burning.
20:50I turned to leave.
20:51A hand grabbed my wrist.
20:53What liar?
20:53What jerk?
20:56I spun around.
20:58You!
20:59The girl came running over
21:01and took my hand,
21:02glaring at Finn.
21:03What did you do
21:03to make her mad?
21:04She's clearly upset.
21:06She turned to me,
21:07all warmth.
21:10Don't forgive him easily.
21:11He needs to work for it.
21:13I stood there,
21:14completely lost.
21:15Girl,
21:16my brother has liked you
21:17for so long.
21:18I can't believe
21:18I finally get to meet you.
21:23Finn smacked her
21:24lightly on the head.
21:25She grinned
21:25and slipped away.
21:26Why were you
21:26at the hospital?
21:27Are you okay?
21:27Why didn't you say something?
21:29I was still processing
21:30what Piper had said
21:31when Finn appeared
21:31beside me.
21:32Before I could answer,
21:33he grabbed the test results
21:34from my hand.
21:36Gyneology?
21:36You're not...
21:37He stared at the paper,
21:38then down at my stomach.
21:40His face went through
21:41about five different emotions
21:42before landing
21:43on pure joy.
21:44He dropped to his knee
21:45right there.
21:45People were staring.
21:46I grabbed his arm
21:48and hauled him up.
21:51I'm not pregnant.
21:55Finn's face fell.
21:58In the car,
21:59he still looked disappointed.
22:02We just got an out
22:04when Tristan appeared.
22:05His fist connected
22:07with Finn's face
22:08before I could blink.
22:09Good friend?
22:10Finn stumbled.
22:11You sleep with my ex-girlfriend?
22:13I caught his arm.
22:14We're broken up!
22:15How many times
22:16do I have to say it?
22:17Tristan stepped forward
22:19to swing again.
22:20I stepped in front of Finn.
22:21It was my idea.
22:22I kissed him first.
22:23Tristan stopped.
22:24His face went through disbelief.
22:26Avery, please.
22:29Please don't do this.
22:30Finn stood behind me,
22:32silent, waiting.
22:36I already have a boyfriend.
22:38I took Finn's hand
22:39and walked toward my building.
22:41But does that mean
22:41you're finally acknowledging me?
22:43Because if you're only saying this
22:44because I got punched,
22:45I kissed him.
22:49His hand came up
22:50to cup the back of my neck.
22:52When we finally pulled apart,
22:54his eyes were still closed.
22:56Do you actually like me?
22:58I realized then
22:59how much uncertainty
23:00I'd put him through.
23:01I like you.
23:03I, Avery,
23:04like you, Finn.
23:05He pulled me into his arms
23:07so fast
23:08I almost lost my balance.
23:10Finn wanted to go after Tristan.
23:12I held him back.
23:14There was no point in fighting.
23:17I called the police instead.
23:18They picked Tristan up for harassment.
23:21He didn't come near me again.
23:22I heard later
23:23it was because of some sponsorship deal
23:25between our teams.
23:26He'd been ordered to stay away
23:28or be benched for the season.
23:30Good riddance.
23:31Being with Finn was different.
23:33Better.
23:33I heard Emma had been traded
23:35to another team.
23:36She'd gone to Tristan
23:37before the announcement,
23:38begging him to stop it.
23:40Not my problem.
23:41If it weren't for you,
23:43she'd still be with me.
23:44I felt nothing
23:46when I heard that.
23:47Tristan had never loved
23:48anyone but himself.
23:50How about the beach
23:51for the honeymoon?
23:52Finn was lying on my stomach.
23:54The beach sounds perfect.
23:56Looking up at me
23:57like a hopeful puppy.
24:00Anywhere was perfect
24:01as long as he was there.
24:03Okay.
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