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with another guy—trying to sell me on the idea. It hurt so bad. I could feel tears welling in my eyes.
    I swallowed, then shook my head. “No, Finn. I’m sorry, I can’t.”
    He grinned slightly, still holding me tight. “Yes you can. Riley’s hot, right? Just do it, go out with him—kiss him. Remember what we talked about the other night? Your Free Pass?—the swap?—the kiss? This is it. Take it.”
    Ugh.
    Finn was so cocky, so confident in our relationship—knowing I would never ditch him—but he had no idea what Riley did to my heart these days. He didn’t have a clue.
    So of course Finn would choose Riley for my Free Pass. Of course. Riley who went through girls like Kleenex. The only girl Riley ever cared about was Ava, and she just dumped him. Finn probably figured he didn’t even have to slightly worry about Riley. No way was Riley going to fall for a girl and get tangled in a relationship—unless the relationship was with Ava. And like I said, she bailed on him.
    Grrr.
    Finn held me a long time, stroking my hair, then he cupped my chin, making me look up at him. “I’m going to go talk to him, okay?”
    It seemed I should say no. I mean, it wasn’t my bet—I had no obligation. But Finn was my boyfriend, and I did actually know that his heart had been in the right place when he took the bet—sort of. I mean, the guy never thinks he’s going to lose. He thought he was going to win the guitar, and I know, in his mind, it seemed perfect since he wasn’t ever going to be able to buy the Gibson, and he knew how much I wanted his guitar. So bad. So, in a way—a very twisted way—it was sweet. Sort of. Maybe. I guess.
    “Zoey, I owe him money—a lot. But he said if I could actually get you to go out with him—agree to the bet—we’d be square.”
    I flinched, but inside I was a fluttering mess. Riley had gone to great lengths to go on a date with me and kiss me. Either he really did have a “thing” for me—a major one—or this was another of his tricks to torment me—just like when we were kids. I mean, having my boyfriend toss me up in a bet, how humiliating.
    The thing was though, it was probably more just that Riley was bored. Ava bailed—and she was the only challenge he’d ever had. Ever. Every other girl in school fell at Riley’s feet, except Ava … and me. And now that Ava was gone …
    “So, we’re good?” Finn asked.
    I bit my lip, but finally let out a breath and nodded.
    “I’ll be back. I’m just going to go talk to him.”
    Finn scooted out the door and I stood in the backroom, leaning against the pool table, not sure how I felt. Hurt? Betrayed? Sort of. But not really anymore. Not totally. Like I said, I knew Finn thought he was going to win. He always thought he was going to win. He was an irresponsible gambler. Definitely. But see, the thing was, Riley knew that. He took advantage of Finn tonight with the bet. Riley totally knew what he had in his hands—he wasn’t like Finn. No way would he have bet his guitar if he thought there was the slightest chance he’d lose.
    Finn on the other hand, come to think of it, probably felt he had nothing to lose taking the bet. I didn’t think of it this way earlier, but he probably reasoned it out in his head before actually accepting Riley’s offer. Finn had given me a free pass for a kiss—and he seriously wanted me to take it so he didn’t have to feel guilty anymore. As if things worked like that. But still, he probably saw it as a win either way—sort of. After all, he knew I loved him. He wasn’t worried about me falling for another guy—he was just itching for a way to get rid of his guilt.
    Grr.
    Finally, I heard Finn come back into the room. Not able to face him, I kept my back to the door, mad and hurt and confused. “So—what?” I grumbled. “Am I kissing Riley?”
    “I hope so.”
    My eyes popped open. That wasn’t Finn.
    I froze, clutching my stomach, realizing Finn wasn’t who I’d heard come into