Tessa’s POV
“Why does he have to play with my feelings like that?” I cried as Ruby wrapped her arms around me.
“Because he’s a jerk,” she said, rubbing my back gently. “Most men are nowadays. Maybe your post wasn’t far off.”
I looked up at her, sniffling and wiping my eyes.
“No… my post was wrong,” I told her, shaking my head. “I shouldn’t have written it. Not all men are like that…”
She sighed and held me tighter, allowing me to cry into her shirt.
“What even happened? He just kissed you and that was it?”
The memory of Joseph’s lips on mine surfaced in my mind. His arms around my waist and the feeling of his warmth sent me into turmoil. I hated that I was weak when it came to him. I hated that he still made me feel like this.
“He asked me about my relationship with Brian,” I told
