Back Fourth Wheel
Chapters (117)
  1. Copyright
  2. Dedication
  3. Content Warning
  4. 1. Maddie
  5. Maddie
  6. 2. Maddie
  7. Maddie
  8. 3. Maddie
  9. Maddie
  10. 4. Dempsey
  11. Dempsey
  12. 5. Maddie
  13. Maddie
  14. 6. Dempsey
  15. Dempsey
  16. 7. Dempsey
  17. Dempsey
  18. 8. Maddie
  19. Maddie
  20. 9. Maddie
  21. Maddie
  22. 10. Dempsey
  23. Dempsey
  24. 11. Maddie
  25. Maddie
  26. 12. Dempsey
  27. Dempsey
  28. 13. Maddie
  29. Maddie
  30. 14. Madde
  31. Madde
  32. 15. Maddie
  33. Maddie
  34. 16. Dempsey
  35. Dempsey
  36. 17. Dempsey
  37. Dempsey
  38. 18. Maddie
  39. Maddie
  40. 19. Maddie
  41. Maddie
  42. 20. Dempsey
  43. Dempsey
  44. 21. Maddie
  45. Maddie
  46. 22. Dempsey
  47. Dempsey
  48. 23. Dempsey
  49. Dempsey
  50. 24. Maddie
  51. Maddie
  52. 25. Dempsey
  53. Dempsey
  54. 26. Maddie
  55. Maddie
  56. 27. Maddie
  57. Maddie
  58. 28. Dempsey
  59. Dempsey
  60. 29. Dempsey
  61. Dempsey
  62. 30. Maddie
  63. Maddie
  64. 31. Dempsey
  65. Dempsey
  66. 32. Maddie
  67. Maddie
  68. 33. Dempsey
  69. Dempsey
  70. 34. Maddie
  71. Maddie
  72. 35. Dempsey
  73. Dempsey
  74. 36. Maddie
  75. Maddie
  76. 37. Dempsey
  77. Dempsey
  78. 38. Maddie
  79. Maddie
  80. 39. Maddie
  81. Maddie
  82. 40. Dempsey
  83. Dempsey
  84. 41. Maddie
  85. Maddie
  86. 42. Dempsey
  87. Dempsey
  88. 43. Dempsey
  89. Dempsey
  90. 44. Maddie
  91. Maddie
  92. 45. Dempsey
  93. Dempsey
  94. 46. Maddie
  95. Maddie
  96. 47. Dempsey
  97. Dempsey
  98. 48. Maddie
  99. Maddie
  100. 49. Dempsey
  101. Dempsey
  102. 50. Maddie
  103. Maddie
  104. 51. Dempsey
  105. Dempsey
  106. 52. Maddie
  107. Maddie
  108. 53. Maddie
  109. Maddie
  110. 54. Dempsey
  111. Dempsey
  112. Dempsey
  113. Maddie
  114. Afterword
  115. Acknowledgments
  116. More from Abby Millsaps
  117. About The Author

“I’d rather eat glass and shit out the shards than hook up with you, Adley,” I hiss so only he can hear. “Remind me—was it one or two girls who accused you of assault your junior year?”

Andrew pales, and I go for the hail Mary pass.

“That’s what I thought. You so much as try and touch me, and I’ll drive myself down to the hospital and tell them you forced yourself on me without my fucking permission. A dozen guys just heard you stake your claim—do you think they’d all stay quiet if they were called in for questioning?”

He backs away from me, his steps slow as he moves toward the barn. “You’re going to be sorry you came here tonight, Wheeler.”

At least we agree on one thing.

I watch him retreat into the barn as I calm my racing heart rate and steady my breathing. Seconds pass as I mentally recover from what just happened—what I fucking did.

The mess is far from cleaned up. Fielding’s still lying on the ground, and I have no idea how I’m going to move his big-ass body on my own, but we need to get out of here as quickly as possible.

I drop to my knees at his side, and mud squelches under my weight. I close my eyes in anguish, taking a moment of silence to mourn my favorite white jeans.

“Hey, Fielding.”

He’s on his ass, knees pulled into his chest, head hanging low. I glance around again to make sure no one’s lingering. I’m relieved to see Andrew hasn’t returned, and the other guys must have gone inside the barn with him. He won’t leave me alone for long—I’ve just gotta get Fielding out of here before he comes back looking to prove a point.

“Fielding,” I whisper with more urgency, shaking his knee to try and get him to come to.

He sort of grunts, but I can’t tell if it’s a grunt of recognition or a grunt of pain.

“Fielding, come on. Get up. We have to get out of here.”

He curls up, like maybe he’s going to try to stand, but then falls flat onto his back instead.

Fuckity fuck. What am I supposed to do now?

I pull out my phone and realize it’s still recording. I end the video, then scroll through my recent calls until I get to Paige’s number. I click it and hold my breath as the phone rings.

The call goes to voicemail on the second ring, and a text comes through before I even hit end.

Paige: OMG Mads! I’m upstairs with Kyle. Lucky Lucy for the win!!!

Ugh. What now?

The next person in my contact list is Travis.

Wait, Travis was with me on the picnic table. Where the hell did he go?