Being Sloane Jacobs (33 page)

Oh my God. No way. They think it was
us
, in the bathroom, with the mile-high club and all that. They think it because he’s
making
them think it! How could they think I would do
anything
with Jason Lippincott, much less anything in an airplane bathroom! My eyes dart back to Sarah, who is still in full-on gossip mode, her gaze
locked on me. If Sarah knows, everyone knows, which means it’s only a matter of time before the news gets back to Mark. And by then, who knows how crazy the rumor will get? Newton North is like one giant game of telephone sometimes.

One thing is certain: good, sweet, kind, thoughtful Mark is going to want nothing to do with me if he thinks I’ve been even semi-naked with Jason on a transatlantic flight.

Though Jason has stopped thrusting, he’s still laughing and air-fiving his seatmates. Air-fiving. Yeah. First he calls me Book Licker; then he pretends I got down and dirty at thirty thousand feet!

All I can do is turn and hiss, “Stop it!” before dropping into my seat. I cram my headphones into my ears, crank the volume on my iPod, and try to drown out my humiliation with some tunes. At this point, I’m almost
hoping
for a crash.

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