Hardin Scott has been madly in love with Tessa Young since the moment he first laid eyes on her, but there's no way she could ever see him as anything more than a friend. After all, he's a bad boy with a promiscuous past and she's a sweet and innoce...
Zed grabs my hand and pulls me off the couch. We start walking out of the room toward a big staircase. "My room's on the top floor. I think you'll like it." He winks.
He continues to pull me through crowds of people, until we finally reach the staircase. I follow him up the stairs and down a long hallway to his room. "Here we are," he says as he opens the door and waits for me to enter.
I enter the room. It's dark and messy and I don't feel comfortable being in it.
"What's wrong?" Zed asks.
"Nothing," I lie.
He closes the door. "Sit," he says as he gestures toward the bed.
I sit uncomfortably on the edge of the bed and watch as he sits next to me.
"You smell so good," he says as he leans into me and tucks my hair behind my ear.
His gesture reminds me of Hardin and I start to feel sick. "I don't think I can do this."
"Of course you can. Just shut your mind off and let me help you forget about Hardin."
I stay sitting on the bed as I watch him pull his shirt off over his head and toss it onto the already messy floor. He leans into me and starts to nibble my earlobe like he used to... before he cheated on me. What the hell am I doing?! "I can't," I mumble as I try to push him off me.
He continues to kiss my neck and reaches behind my back, unzipping my dress.
"No! I'm not doing this!" I shout and push him off me.
"What the fuck?" he shouts.
"I can't believe I let myself come up here with you!" I shout as I get up to leave.
"Tessa!"
"You're disgusting. I can't do this to Hardin. And I especially can't do it with you, after all the shit you put us through."
"You're still nothing but a prudish little bitch," Zed says as he puts his shirt back on.
"Fuck you!" I shout as I slam the door and run down the stairs crying.
I don't know where Emma is, but I just need to get out of this house. I run outside and realize my dress is still unzipped. I zip it back up and continue to cry. I feel disgusted with myself.
Before I can think, I already have my phone in my hand and I'm calling Hardin.
"Tess?" Hardin sniffles when he answers.
"Hardin..." I cry.
"Tessa? What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"No... not really. I mean, I'm okay, like I'm safe, but I'm not okay without you," I ramble on.
"Tess, you're not making any sense. Where are you? I'll come get you."
I can't tell him where I am. If he finds out I'm at a frat party he'll go ballistic. If he sees Zed and finds out what almost happened, he'll kill him. "I'm okay, but Hardin?"
"Yes, Tess?"
"Can we talk tomorrow? Like in person?"
"Yes, of course! I miss you. I miss you, so much, baby."
"I..."
"Please, baby, tell me you miss me, too," he begs.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow, Hardin," I say as I hang up and start to cry again.
I hate to admit it, but I miss him more than I've ever missed anyone in my whole life. I can't lose him, but how can I forgive what he did, or ever trust him again?
I leave to go find Emma. She's a drunken mess and I have to drag her away from a group of rowdy guys. I call us a car and we head back to her apartment.
I help her up to the apartment and help her change and get into bed. I feel so bad for her.
Right now, though, I need to focus on figuring out what I'm going to say to Hardin when I see him tomorrow.
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I hope everyone is enjoying 'More Than Friends' and the little mystery of who planted the bra in Hardin and Tessa's bed! The next part will be the big reveal. So, who do you think is guilty of planting it? Could it be Janine because she wants Hardin back? Maybe Noah did it to get Tessa back? Or maybe Emma did it out of jealousy toward Tessa? There are so many suspects! Please tell me in the comments who you think did it!
