The Favor (BOOK 1 & BOOK 2 INCLUDED)

7. Did I Miss that Episode of Lily's Lonely Life?

"Shut up," I scold him.

"Lil, why can't you just─"

"I don't have to do anything. And don't call me Lil."

"Okay, whatever-just give me another chance, please. Don't you remember all the good memories we made?"

"And it took you two seconds to throw it all away for Gillian."

"I was stupid and I'm sorry! Why can't you just give up on a grudge for once?" He started getting angry.

"Because you're too much of an asshole to even consider!" I yell at him in his face. "And I knew that from the start-I don't know why I didn't listen to all my friends who told me you were just trouble. I'm just too blind to see," I spat at him nastily.

"Oh come on! You did it again already. You've got Brendon wrapped around your finger, and he's just as much trouble-if not more than me."

You're probably thinking that this conversation was with Brendon, up until the point where this other male brought him up. This is Trevor Owens, pleading for my friendship. As you can tell, I'm being strong right now and not letting him in. Right now we're in the janitor's closet after he dragged me in here against my will.

"Brendon is different! We have a negotiation."

"Yeah, a negotiation that has a lot to do with 'friends with benefits.'" Trevor sticks out his tongue in disgust.

"No!"

"Look, he's going to break your heart. You need to stay away from him." Trevor tells me as if it's his business.

"Oh, I would have liked one of those warnings a few months back when it was you who broke my heart!" I roll my eyes to the point where it hurts physically.

"And would you like that again?"

"Brendon is different! He... he..." I started to hesitate. I couldn't find anything in Brendon that didn't show signs of a player.

"My exact point. Stay away from him."

"Why should that matter to you?"

"Because, I care about you."

"Bullshit! You don't care, you just want to get in Gillian's pants again!" I feel like I'm yelling as loud as I can at this point.

"That's not it! Lily, I was being stupid-you're the one I should have went for. Gillian wasn't even worth it. You have no idea how bad I feel about what I did to you. I'm just trying to help you steer clear of the same exact situation."

My heart flutters at the first part, but before I can be the typical girl I am and give in, my conscious taps me on the shoulder and reminds me that I have a goal this year, and no petty boy is going to get in my way.

"I'm not blind, Trevor. After you, I know how to look out for myself now. You were just a boy and still are, which isn't what I need. He's a man, and I trust him because he isn't a ruthless, insecure boy like you."

I hope that hurt. I hope he realizes how much damage he did to us, and that I'm not going to lie on the ground like a doormat and let him walk all over me. He needs to be hit with a bit of reality.

Trevor doesn't speak. I know that I've done well, but I can't help but feel a little bad I guess. I mean... If someone had said that to me I probably wouldn't care. Guys I imagine wouldn't either, but maybe he's different.

And of course, Marvin the janitor had to open the janitor closet on us.

He stared at us doe-eyed. The closet was a very confined space, and Trevor and I were basically pressed against each other, and we didn't have the lights on. To a janitor, it looked like something completely opposite of what we were doing.