Chapter40

#Chapter40

/"Look, stay here, okay? We're going back out but I'll be back in a few hours./"

Not wanting to go home anyway, I nod.

/"Well, we're going out for lunch,/" Brandon's mother says, turning to us. /"You two are welcome to join if you like./"

Too anxious to answer, Jonas thankfully takes over. /"Oh, no, you go have family time. Emma and I are going to soak up some sun, right, Emma?/"

I nod again, throwing in an uncomfortable smile to seem like less of a troublemaker. His mother makes sure we don't want to come, but Jonas assures her. My eyes stay glued to Brandon as they walk back into the house, giving Jonas and I space to breathe. /"They heard me say bad things,/" I mutter once the back door shuts. /"Oh my god, Jonas, his mom probably thinks I'm some teenage sleaze./"

/"Is she wrong?/" He tries me, putting on a face and splashing water at me. I glare and drop my clothes to the floor, charging at him and yelling as I jump in the pool.