"Are you OK?" Bug asked gently. Lux had just filled him in on everything he'd missed. It was a lot to take in. He could tell she still hadn't come to terms with all that had happened.

Lux rested her head on Bug's shoulder and leaned in. He had his arms wrapped protectively around her. It was just what she needed. "Yeah." Lux looked up at him and shook her head. "No."

Bug nestled his head on top of Lux's and held her tighter. He knew she was craving comfort. There were no words that would make her feel better right now.

"I mean, I want Cate and Baze to be together. I know Cate's married to Ryan, but I can't help the way I feel," Lux explained.

Bug nodded and smiled sympathetically.

"You should've seen the look on Baze's face when I told him what I did," Lux said.

"He's not mad. He's hurt," Bug said.

"I know. And it's all my fault," Lux muttered.

"He's not just hurt because he lost Cate." Bug looked into Lux's glittering blue eyes. "He's hurt because he feels unwanted by you. It's not just Cate that wanted to be with Ryan. You wanted Ryan." Bug shook his head. "You and I, we know better than anyone how bad that feels."

"What do I do?" Lux asked.

"He just needs to know you want him," Bug replied.

Lux nodded. Her phone beeped and she glanced down at it.

"Who is it?" Bug wondered.

Lux bit her lip. She and Bug had been in such a good place lately. She didn't want to ruin it by telling Bug it was Jones. She also didn't want to lie to him. "Jones, he, uh, was just inviting me to a party tonight."

Bug clenched his jaw.

"I'm not gonna go," Lux added quickly.

Lux frowned when she and Bug descended the stairs into Open Bar. Andi was sitting at the bar nursing a beer. It felt like Andi had been ever-present.

"You know her?" Bug asked quietly.

"That's Andi," Lux replied. She said Andi as though it were a grave insult.

Bug frowned. Lux was glaring frosty daggers at the pretty blonde. "I'm working tonight. You should go to the party." He knew Lux hanging out at the bar with Andi all night was a bad idea. It would put Lux in an even worse mood.

Lux frowned. "Are you sure?"

Bug forced himself to smile for Lux's sake. "Yeah." He kissed her lightly.

Baze refilled Andi's drink. "My own kid chose Cate's fiancé over me."

"I thought the bartender was supposed to listen to his customers' problems, not the other way around," Andi teased.

"You're not a paying customer," Baze reminded Andi.

"Hey, I waited a whole two hours to start drinking so I could drive you to pick Lux up. That's worth a few free drinks," Andi said lightly.

Baze raised his eyebrows. "A few? I think you've had an entire keg by yourself."

Andi laughed. "OK, I guess I can listen to your problems. Cate must be Lux's mom?"

Baze nodded.

"How did Lux choose Cate's fiancé over you?" Andi asked.

Baze's forehead wrinkled in confusion.

"Is he Mormon? Is he planning on having two wives? Cate and Lux?" Andi smirked.

Baze frowned. "No. Ryan, that's Cate's fiancé, he was willing to postpone the wedding and Cate, she didn't know what to do. Lux told her she should marry Ryan." Baze raked a hand through his hair.

Andi stared at Baze. "Lux is sixteen! If Cate only married Ryan because Lux told her to-"

"That's not the point," Baze interrupted. "The point is Lux chose Ryan. Over me."

"Lux loves you," Andi said.

"Yeah, she just loves Ryan more," Baze muttered.

"Hey." Jones flashed Lux a perfect smile. "I'm glad you came."

Lux returned the smile. "Me too. Thanks for inviting me."

"Want a beer?" Jones asked.

"Yeah," Lux replied. She smiled when Jones handed her a red plastic cup and took a drink.

Lux just wanted to forget about the wedding and everything that had happened after the wedding.

"Hey, you guys in for beer pong?" Brian asked as he refilled his cup.

Jones looked at Lux.

Lux nodded.

Jones grinned and led the way to the beer pong table. The first game was close, but Lux and Jones won. Jones hugged Lux. "We make a great team," he said enthusiastically.

Lux shifted uncomfortably. "Yeah."

They lost the next game. Lux felt buzzed as she drained the last of the cups the ping pong ball had landed in. She bumped into the table as she turned. Jones put his arm around her waist to steady her. "You OK?" He asked gently.

Lux turned to face him. He was frowning in concern, his eyes wide as he met her gaze. He was so sweet to her. It was hard not to like him. Almost impossible.

"Yeah," Lux replied, breaking away from his grip. She couldn't be this close to him. She couldn't be having feelings for him. Not when she was with Bug.

Bug had always been there for her. He'd changed. For her. He'd stopped stealing car stereos and selling weed. He was working so hard, Lux knew. How could she be having feelings for another guy? A guy who wasn't her boyfriend.

"You sure?" Jones asked, his ocean blue eyes boring into hers.

Lux looked away. "Yeah, I just, uh, need to go to the bathroom."

Jones frowned as he watched Lux make her way to the restroom down the hallway, her small frame weaving. She bumped into the wall. She rubbed her arm, knowing she would have a bruise the next day.

Lux breathed a sigh of relief when she finally made it to the bathroom. She locked the door before sinking down on the tile floor. She was drunk. She didn't know how she was going to get home. She couldn't stay at Jones' house. That was asking for trouble.

Who was she kidding? She was already in way over her head. She loved Bug, but she felt something for Jones. She would never admit it aloud, but she knew in her heart that she had feelings for Jones.

Why else would she have gotten jealous and gone off on him when she walked in on him making out with another girl? The jealousy meant something. It meant she had feelings for more than one person, Lux knew.

Lux remembered Cate telling her it was OK to have feelings for more than one person after she'd told Cate that Jones kissed her. She knew it wasn't OK despite what Cate had said. She'd seen first-hand what Cate having feelings for both Ryan and Baze had done to Baze. She didn't want to hurt Bug or Jones. They deserved better.

Jones knocked lightly on the door. "Lux? You OK?"

Lux sighed. How could she not have feelings for Jones? He was always there for her. He'd been there for her when Bug left. He'd even been there for her when Bug came back. She opened the door and smiled slightly. "Yeah."

"You're trashed," Jones said, doing his best to make sure Lux didn't bump into any more walls as they returned to the party.

"I'm a lightweight," Lux replied.

"There's nothing wrong with that," Jones said.

"Just that I don't know how I'm going to get home," Lux said.

"I'll give you a ride," Jones offered. He grabbed his keys and guided Lux to his Jeep.

"You've been drinking," Lux said uncertainly.

"Yeah, but I'm not a lightweight." Jones grinned as he helped Lux into the passenger seat.

Lux made a face at him and he laughed. "Are you staying at your mom's or your dad's?"

"Baze's," Lux replied. "Cate's on her honeymoon."

Jones hesitated. "Your dad, he seemed pretty pissed when you had that party. Will he be mad that you've been partying?"

"No." Lux shook her head. "He's…preoccupied."

"With what?" Jones asked as he started driving.

"Andi," Lux muttered.

"New girlfriend?" Jones hazarded a guess.

"No." Lux wrinkled her nose. Andi wasn't Baze's girlfriend. She couldn't be Baze's girlfriend. He was in love with Cate. "More like a one-night-stand that won't leave."

"Ah," Jones said. "And you don't like her?"

"No!" Lux replied emphatically.

"Why not?" Jones asked.

Lux struggled to come up with a reason that didn't make her sound immature and childish. She came up with nothing. Andi had been nothing but nice to her, Lux realized. "She's not Cate," Lux said quietly.

"Other than that, is she chill?" Jones smirked.

Lux tried not to smile. She shrugged.

Jones pulled up in front of Open Bar. He turned the Jeep off.

"What are you doing?" Lux asked. She did not want Jones to walk her in. Bug may have told her to go to the party, but she knew he wouldn't be OK with her coming back with Jones.

"Walking you in," Jones replied.

"That's OK. You don't have to," Lux said quickly. She hopped down from the Jeep and immediately tripped over the curb.

Jones smiled slightly as he caught her before she fell to the ground. "You were saying?"

Jones draped his arm over Lux's shoulders casually and steered her into Baze's bar. They were almost to the stairs when Bug spotted them.

"What the hell?" Bug muttered angrily. He was in front of Jones, blocking his path to the stairs, in two quick strides. "I told you to stay away from my girl!"

"Hey, I'm just walking her in," Jones said defensively.

"Bug," Lux warned.

Bug shoved Jones back, away from Lux. "Thanks, Bug said sarcastically, "but I've got her from here."

Jones hesitated. He held up his hands in defeat.

Bug pulled Lux up the stairs to Baze's loft. "How much did you drink?"

Lux shrugged. "A lot."

"Did you do anything with Abercrombie?" Bug demanded.

"No. We played beer pong. He drove me home. That's it," Lux reassured Bug.

Bug still looked ready for a fight, but he nodded. Last time he'd acted like this, Lux had told him he was acting just like his dad. He did not want to be that guy with her. She was right. She deserved better. And he was determined to give her better.

Lux had just changed into pajamas when Andi poked her head through the shower curtain that separated her room from Baze's living room.

Lux glared at Andi. "What?" She practically spat out.

"I just wanted to see if you were OK," Andi said tentatively.

"You're sleeping with my dad, OK? That doesn't mean you have to play house," Lux said angrly.

Andi smirked. She set a glass of water and two Advil down on Lux's nightstand. "These will help."

"What are you laughing at?" Lux demanded. She stared at the pills. She knew Andi was right. She'd lived with enough alcoholics while in foster care to know aspirin made hangovers a little less painful. Still, she contemplated not taking the Advil. She didn't want to take anything from Andi.

"Nothing," Andi replied, turning to leave.

"It's not nothing if you're laughing," Lux muttered.

Andi turned back to face her. "I'm laughing because the last thing I want to do is play house. I was just trying to be nice." Lux didn't know Andi at all, but anyone who did knew Andi was not ready to settle down. Andi liked to go out and have fun. Playing house sounded awful.

"What do you want?" Lux asked.

"I just want to have fun," Andi said truthfully. "What do you want?"

"I don't know," Lux admitted. "I've been with my boyfriend, Bug, for a couple of years. I-" Lux stopped suddenly. She needed to talk to someone, but she did not want to talk to Andi. She was not going to tell Andi that she had feelings for Bug and Jones. Andi was the last person she wanted to talk to.

Andi stared at Lux expectantly. "You...?"

"I don't want to talk," Lux snapped. "Not to you."

Andi shrugged and got up to leave.

Lux watched Andi walk away in surprise. She'd expected Andi to try to make her talk. Andi hadn't even argued.

Lux swallowed the pills and curled up in her bed. For reasons she couldn't fathom, she felt slightly annoyed that Andi had just left.