The Grumpy Roommate Gamble (Heroes of Huckleberry Creek #1)

SEVENTEEN

GABE

I stood in the driveway long after Felicity left, staring at where her van had disappeared. All I’d ever wanted to do was make things better for her, the way she’d made things better for me. Instead, I’d bruised that petal-soft heart. She’d been on the verge of tears, and I felt like something that ought to be scraped off the bottom of a shoe. But I’d done what needed doing. By her own admission, I’d cured her of that years-long crush. She wouldn’t be coming back.

The idea of that made me want to howl and destroy things. But this was for the best. She’d be safer without me. And eventually, she’d find someone better. Someone who deserved her. That was never going to be me.