Elly & Kent - The Complete Story: Includes Books 1-3 by Marie Cole Page A

good enough job of hiding it. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to tell her what I needed to if she knew it was coming.  
    "What's wrong?" she said, her eyes wide with worry.
    I looked down at the ground, willing myself to appear nonchalant.  
    "Jen, um ... " God this was hard to say. Man up, Kent, and just say it! "Jen and I aren't doing so well and I need some time to work things out with her."
    "O...kay."
    "Just, like, don't plan on seeing me for awhile or whatever."
    She was so quiet but I didn't dare look up. I didn't want to see what my words had done to her.
    "Whatever. Good luck with that. I hope it works out for you two." I could hear the soft quiver in her voice as she tried to hold it together. I watched as her Doc Martens sidestepped me and then disappeared. I turned and watched her walk away, her hands swiping at her face as she went.
    I was an asshole but true love was worth it. It had to be because this hurt like hell. But breaking up with Jen would've hurt more.

    "Mmm," Jen murmured as she brought my hand to her lips for a quick kiss. "Dry humping is so good. But not nearly as good as the real thing. Everyone thinks we're doing it anyway, shouldn't we just go ahead and do it?"
    I groaned as she rubbed against my already raw junk. "No. It doesn't matter what everyone else thinks. I want our first time to be special."
    She smiled, "You mean your first time."
    She loved rubbing it in my face that she was experienced and I wasn't. That was the whole reason why I wasn't ready to have sex with her. She would probably expect something earth shattering, and I was sure that for my first time inside of her I would be anything but.
    "Yes, my first time. But more importantly our first time, as a couple." I pulled her down for a kiss, loving the way her moans filled the small space of her backseat.
    "Do you love me?"  
    I felt my cheeks heat at the question. I did, I knew the answer, but I was afraid to tell her. What if she didn't say it back? Would I be able to handle that kind of rejection? Without knowing the answers to those questions I remained silent.
    She smiled sadly and crawled off my lap despite my protests. "No, it's okay, Kent. I mean, it's okay if you don't feel it back."
    I quickly swallowed the lump in my throat before this moment passed by. "Feel it back. Are you saying...?"  
    She looked at me as if I were stupid and then nodded. "Yes, I love you, but I don't want you to feel pressured to--"
    "I love you too!" I wrapped her up in my arms and pressed my lips to hers. In that moment I didn't think about anything else. Just me and Jen. And how happy we were when we were together.

Chapter Fourteen

    ELLY

    Jake: Hey Elly, how's it going?
    Elly : Fine...

    Jake : Why don't I believe you?

    Elly : Because you're a weird IM-mind reader?

    Jake : What's wrong?
    Wait. Let me guess... Kent.
    Your lack of response makes me think I'm right on the money. What happened? I haven't been online in awhile, spill.

    Elly: I think... I think we aren't friends anymore?

    Jake: What??

    Elly: Yeah. He told me a few weeks ago that he needed space.  

    Jake: Were you stalking him?

    Elly: If you think stalking means Kent begging me to hang out with him and Jen and me saying yes then... sure. But I don't think that's what that word means.

    Jake: Why did you say yes?

    Elly: Because he asked me to?

    Jake: Elly. If he asked you to jump off of a cliff would you do that too?
    You know what? Don't answer that.

    Elly: I'm pathetic.

    Jake: No. He is. He's going to lose a very cool friend. But you really shouldn't let him abuse you like that.

    Elly: I know.

    Jake: Prom is coming up soon, isn't it? Are you going?

    Elly: Doubtful.

    Jake: Elly, come on. Isn't there someone you want to go with?

    Elly: ...

    Jake: Besides him?

    Elly: No. It's fine. It's a stupid school dance anyway.

    Jake: You'll regret it if you don't go.

    Elly: Are you drunk?

    Jake: No. Why?

    Elly: Because only a drunk person would think that I would