𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞, 𝐨𝐦𝐛/𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧

forty five.

OLIVIA BAKER POV

I stepped right in front of Coop as she headed in my direction. "Does he like her?!"

Coop's surprised to be hearing from me. "Oh. Olivia. Hey. I wasn't sure if we were cool or not."

"Does Latrelle like Monse, yes or no?!"

"I don't think that's my business to tell."

I sighed and begged for her to tell me. "Coop, please! I need to know!"

"Damn. He really broke your heart, huh?"

My eyes widened. "He told you what happened?"

"He told me that he's your brother. I'm sorry. That must've been heartbreaking."

"IT IS!" I affirmed. "Everything that we had is ruined because Jordan wanted to snoop around and find out the truth! And it sucks even more because Latrelle and I admitted that we loved each other! Now he's acting like those words meant nothing!"

"Liv, Latrelle is just as hurt about this as you are. He really liked you."

That angered me. "See, LIKED! PAST TENSE!"

"He still does, trust me. But you guys are related. Being romantically involved with each other would just be plain wrong."

I crossed my arms as I spoke bitterly. "Yup, and now he's team Monse! He replaced me in the blink of an eye! He's even sleeping at her house!"

Coop's shocked. "Wait what?"

"Yup! He's avoiding the James family and he's been sleeping at Monse's place! Probably in her bed too!"

Coop laughed dismissively. "You're thinking too much into it. Monse's not a fast girl."

I rolled my eyes.

Coop continued. "Look, Latrelle's your brother. You gotta be happy for him, not bitter." Then the bell rung and Coop said her goodbyes. "That's the bell. I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah..."

And I'm also going to talk to Monse later. Her and I should became friends since she's friends with my brother. I have to make sure that she's right for him, you know? And if I'm Monse's friend, then I'll always have a way of knowing what she and Latrelle are up to.

And I deserve to know everything they're doing.

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