Under the Stadium Lights — Episode 6

to Avery, passing her napkins. Suddenly, I realized I couldn't even remember the last time Chase and I had eaten together. Ever since I joined the football team, we'd been drifting further and further apart, even though all I wanted was to be closer to him. I'm still here, so yeah. The food tasted like nothing. Chase glanced at me a few times during dinner. The second I set my fork

worked down. My phone lit up with a text from him. Don't leave after. It's dark out. Not safe for you alone. I'll take you home. Even if we were going to break up, we should at least talk it out face to face. But when dinner ended and I was about to head out with him, Avery jumped in. Chase, can you drive me home? I'm scared to go alone. I stopped in my tracks, standing a few steps behind

them. Chase looked back at the other guys and said to me, Get someone else to take you home. A few of them grinned, said they had stuff to do, and left one by one. Chase hesitated for a second, then pulled out his phone and texted me. Her place isn't far. I'll drop her off and come back for you.

I actually believed him. So I sat there, waiting. Jackson came out of the restaurant after paying the check. He looked surprised to see me still there. Everyone's gone. Why are you still here? Did you need to talk to me about I'm waiting for Chase. He said he'd come back for me after dropping Avery off.

I didn't tell him about chase and me Jackson frowned hard when he heard that Avery lives in an off-campus apartment. That's a two-hour drive one way