Chapter 26: You Don't Have To Say It Back

Payton was still kicking herself for making such a stupid mistake when she left the bathroom wrapped in a towel. Looking over she noticed everyone's eyes on her again. The blush spread up her neck and over her face as she rushed to her room. It deepened when she noticed Josh waiting for her in the chair he'd been in the night before. She gripped the towel and looked down.

"Feel better?" he asked.

"Much."

"I'm glad. I'm gonna go so you can get dressed, but come find me when you're finished."

Payton took her time getting dressed, and when she finally came out, she caught the end of a conversation between Bryce and Jackson.

"What the hell does that crap mean anyway? Pudding? Come on. That's just stupid," Bryce was ranting about Jackson's shirt.

"Just because you don't get it, doesn't make it stupid."

"No one gets your shirt."