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the best friends.

"Piper for the love of God answer your phone!" I yelled into my phone leaving her the third message since I left Peter's house.

I've only spoken to her once since she left for college. I'm sure Peter speaks to her frequently even though he decided to school locally. I just don't understand. I thought we were on good terms before she left. Guess not...

Peter and Dacey have been blowing my phone up consecutively since I left. Eventually, I gave up and pulled over.

"Finally! Come back."

"No."

"No?"

"No!"

"Did you call Piper? Please tell me you didn't call her."

I stayed silent.

"Astrid! You called her, didn't you?!?"

"Relax. She doesn't pick up my calls. Besides you two tell each other everything. She probably already knows."

"She doesn't actually. You remember how crazy she was about Dacey when you met her."

"Okay? I basically dated him; she didn't hate me."

He snickered.

"What?"

"It was painfully obvious to everyone but you that you were into Taryn more. Even Dacey knew. It all took us by surprise when you dumped them both for Carian. So... when you started dating both of them, she really didn't care. She knew it wouldn't last and it didn't. If she finds out about us especially from anyone but me, she'll hate me."

"I think you're overreacting."

"Can you just come back to the house so we can talk face to face."

I grunted, "Fine, but no Dacey."

"What? Why?"

"You want me to come back or not?"

"Okay, okay."

I hung up and turned my car around.

When I pulled back in, Dacey's car was gone.

Funny, I didn't pay any attention to it being there to begin with.

He fixed my favorite coffee and we sat down in the living room.

"You're one of my best friends, and you dated Dacey, so I should explain more about what you walked in to."

I had so many questions, but I let him continue.

"This thing between Dacey and I started after Taryn left. He sort of became standing alpha and I became his right-hand man. It just happened."

"Then it's just sex?"

Peter paused, "I think that's how he feels but I... like him. I want more."

I want to be upset, hell I was livid when I walked in on them, but talking to Peter now, I realized he feels much more for Dacey then I ever did.

"Do you hate me?"

"No I don't hate you."

"You stormed out like you did..."

I moved to be closer to him. "Well, I was surprised. But I could never hate you. Especially over a boy."

"Oh really? What if it was Carian?"

I smiled, "I would eat you for lunch."

We laugh together as I laid my head on his shoulder.

"Why did you come over anyways?"