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would regret starting a game I couldn’t finish. So I slipped my sandals off, adjusted my leopard print monokini and stepped into to temperate water, away from the other students who’d had the same idea to take a late night dip.
    I waded through the water, trailing my fingers through the ripples, until I reached the deep end where the water slipped over the edge. The view was magnificent, peaceful, still. A sharp contrast to everything I’d been feeling in the last few weeks. I soaked it up, pushing away the subdued thoughts occupying my mind.
    A burst of shrill laughter infiltrated the quiet, and I spun my head around. I wished I hadn’t.
    Reid had just stepped into the water on the other side, and he lifted his arms to help Stella into the water. She smiled at him, her eyes turning up at the sides, and leaned down to kiss him. I should’ve looked away, but I was a glutton for punishment and just continued to stare. Her eyes lifted, and I swore her mouth tilted into a smirk all the while her lips moved against Reid’s. She was taunting me, dangling Reid in front of me like a damn bone.
    I had to hand it to her though. She knew what she was doing, and if her aim was to hurt me, it was working.
    Bitch.
    I looked away, and rested my arms one the side of the pool. I wasn’t sure I was going to last an entire week, but wouldn’t leaving mean that Stella had won?
    Not really, I realized.
    She’d already won.
    She had Reid.
    The water moved next to me, and I looked to the side just as Kennedy stopped next to me. Her blonde hair was piled up on top of her head and her dark purple bikini matched the dyed tips.
    “You look lost in thought,” she commented. “Anything you want to talk about?”
    “Not really,” I replied. “Not much worth talking about I’m afraid.”
    More laughter came from behind us, and I knew it was Stella without having to turn around. Kennedy looked over her shoulder, and let out an annoyed groan. “Can she be any more of an exhibitionist? God, she’s such an attention whore.”
    I didn’t say anything. I didn’t want to turn in their direction and see Stella having fun with Reid.
    God, I was so pathetic. I was starting to piss myself off with the whole ‘woe is me’ routine. It had to stop.
    Sadly, I could only think of one way to do that.
    Cut the few ties I had left keeping me tethered to Reid.
    I had to put our lifetime of memories we’d made into a box, and keep them there, at least until it didn’t hurt so much anymore.
    “Just ignore them,” I finally said. “She’s not worth it.”
    “Are you okay being here, Jade? I mean, with having to see them together?”
    “I’m trying to be,” I replied honestly. “I can’t blame him for moving on when I pushed him away.”
    Kennedy sighed, and rested her chin on her palm as she looked at me. “I understand why you pushed him away, but what I don’t get is why you allow that bitch to get to you, or why Reid allows her to dictate whether or not the two of you can be friends. I thought he was better than that.”
    “She’s threatened by me,” I said quietly. “I don’t blame her. Wouldn’t you be threatened by someone who was in love with Dane?”
    “That’s different,” she argued. “Stella is threatened by you because you mean a lot to Reid, and she knows that.”
    “Even so,” I sighed. “I fucked up any chance I had with Reid, and now he’s moved on.”
    Kennedy huffed. “Moved on my ass. He’s trying to cover up what he feels about you by wasting his time with that... thing. He’ll wake up eventually, but until then you shouldn’t allow Stella’s petty attempts to rile you up, get to you. Beat her at her own game by not playing.”
    I was about to respond when Kennedy was pulled underwater. She sputtered, and spun around to slap Dane, but he dodged her hand, and pulled her against him.
    “Hey Kitten,” he laughed.
    “Dane, you ass, I was talking to Jade!” She tried to sound annoyed, but one smile from