Chapter 9: When Jace met Cassandra.

Three years ago.

Jace's POV.

Our almost kiss made things more awkward between us, we walk back to her house in total silence.

She looks like I made her very uncomfortable, which is understandable.

"Can I pick it up later? After I check on Diego?" I ask, pointing at my bike when we reach her driveway.

"Yeah, sure." She interlocks her fingers behind her, barely looking at me.

Yeah, so, remember when I said I didn't wanna fuck it up?

I fucked it up.

"Goodnight, Olivia." I start walking backwards, gazing at her.

"Goodnight, Jace." She responds in a low tone, I turn around and I squeeze my eyes shut, groaning in frustration.

Fuck fuck fuck.

That went awful.

Diego's car is in the driveway, I don't know if he drove it to the party or maybe he also walked, I notice that his Mum's car isn't in the driveway which means she's not home.

I ring his doorbell repeated until he opens the door and almost snaps at me.

"Well, shit, I thought you got arrested."

"Nah." I let myself inside his house.

"What