Then why did she help him with his clothes? Why did she went on a "date" with him? Why did she took him home instead of dropping him at the dorms? She can say whatever she wants, because deep down we know she sees him as someone special and cares for him. He has been nothing that a pain in the ass to her, but there she is, probably being the one who has done the most for MC, after Maya.
I'm gonna be honest, I'm just trying to look at everything from a different point of view and twist every event, because otherwise the characters are as simple as: Maya super nice, Bella cold, Sage crazy, Josy sweet or the biggest slut of the universe if you are
smokebox and Jill nice, cold and sweet. And no way in hell is as simple as that.