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acted like the puppy she wanted was already adopted.
“Mmm-hmm.” I popped the last piece of orange chicken into my mouth.
Cat gave me the stink eye. It was funny; she was trying to be intimidating when she was a five-foot-two girl with no muscle. It was like she was expecting the spider to fear the fly. “How do you know?”
A smile stole my lips. It was too rich that I was the one who put a mark on the man they were all drooling over.
“Because…” I stopped to dab my mouth with a napkin. “Jason is with me.”
All of the girls stared wide-eyed. For a minute I thought they were going to jump me.
“No. You can’t be,” Cat murmured.
Bridget leaned in closer. “Do you have feelings for him?”
I licked my lips. “Feelings? I guess you can say we have strong feelings for each other. We’re together, just like Amelia and Hunter, but we’re more on the down low.”
These girls need to know to keep their hands off Jason. I’ve never defended a relationship before, but it feels rather…good to know I can stand up for Jason and me.
“Hunter is the other transfer,” Cat said to the other girls, informing them of info I think they may have already known. I wasn’t sure.
Bridget leaned back in her chair, eyeing Amelia. She was still standing far away. “I think Amelia is deeply in love. I mean, more so than my parents.”
“This sucks. Two hot transfers and they’re both taken.” Cat placed her head on the table, defeated.
“You’re acting like our university is low on men. This is college. There are guys from every damn country. Live a little and stop moping about one guy you can’t have.”
In the back of my mind, I noted that they all wanted my man. If they so much as batted one eyelash at him, they were dead meat. That wasn’t overly protective, no. I was fighting for what was mine.
“True,” Cat said more to herself than to anyone else.
Amelia came back and sat her drink down next to her food. Everyone looked down at their plates. “Did I miss something?” She scanned the table with a troubled look on her face.
I took a sip of my drink. “Only that these girls have the hots for my boyfriend,” I said matter-of-factly.
Cat flinched and poked at what was left of her rice with a fork.
“Hmm, I see,” Amelia said, locking eyes with me. She seemed to be studying me like one of her paintings.
The rest of lunch was quiet. We drove back to campus, listening to the radio, and not a soul mentioned Jason again.
Chapter Ten
Amelia and Hunter spent almost every night together at Jason and Hunter’s apartment. They were glued to each other. Jason and I seemed to be close friends compared to their love.
Our relationship was still hard for me to fathom. If I was a movie character, I bet the audience would hate me for how long it took me to realize Jason was the one for me. To Amelia, love wasn’t new, not with all the romance novels she devoured. But I didn’t think love existed, and Jason proved me wrong. I felt like I was stumbling around in the dark. What if something horrible happened to Jason and me? Would my heart swirl into a darker world than it was in before?
My best friend came into our dorm wearing a short blue skirt and a white tank top. She threw her arms around me, giving me a bone-crushing hug like we hadn’t seen each other in years, not hours.
Jason and Hunter fist bumped. I wished for a friendship like that. They probably had less bruises.
I ran my fingers down the skirt of my black dress. It barely touched my knees, but my favorite part of the dress was the tiny white scorpions sprinkled all over.
I eyed Amelia as she put some of my stuff in a duffle bag. “So, where are you taking us?”
She put her finger to her lips and handed my bag to Hunter. “It’s a surprise!” she replied happily, grabbing her boyfriend and walking down the hall.
It was torture to be in the dark. Everyone seemed to love surprising me lately.
“Mmm-hmm.” I popped the last piece of orange chicken into my mouth.
Cat gave me the stink eye. It was funny; she was trying to be intimidating when she was a five-foot-two girl with no muscle. It was like she was expecting the spider to fear the fly. “How do you know?”
A smile stole my lips. It was too rich that I was the one who put a mark on the man they were all drooling over.
“Because…” I stopped to dab my mouth with a napkin. “Jason is with me.”
All of the girls stared wide-eyed. For a minute I thought they were going to jump me.
“No. You can’t be,” Cat murmured.
Bridget leaned in closer. “Do you have feelings for him?”
I licked my lips. “Feelings? I guess you can say we have strong feelings for each other. We’re together, just like Amelia and Hunter, but we’re more on the down low.”
These girls need to know to keep their hands off Jason. I’ve never defended a relationship before, but it feels rather…good to know I can stand up for Jason and me.
“Hunter is the other transfer,” Cat said to the other girls, informing them of info I think they may have already known. I wasn’t sure.
Bridget leaned back in her chair, eyeing Amelia. She was still standing far away. “I think Amelia is deeply in love. I mean, more so than my parents.”
“This sucks. Two hot transfers and they’re both taken.” Cat placed her head on the table, defeated.
“You’re acting like our university is low on men. This is college. There are guys from every damn country. Live a little and stop moping about one guy you can’t have.”
In the back of my mind, I noted that they all wanted my man. If they so much as batted one eyelash at him, they were dead meat. That wasn’t overly protective, no. I was fighting for what was mine.
“True,” Cat said more to herself than to anyone else.
Amelia came back and sat her drink down next to her food. Everyone looked down at their plates. “Did I miss something?” She scanned the table with a troubled look on her face.
I took a sip of my drink. “Only that these girls have the hots for my boyfriend,” I said matter-of-factly.
Cat flinched and poked at what was left of her rice with a fork.
“Hmm, I see,” Amelia said, locking eyes with me. She seemed to be studying me like one of her paintings.
The rest of lunch was quiet. We drove back to campus, listening to the radio, and not a soul mentioned Jason again.
Chapter Ten
Amelia and Hunter spent almost every night together at Jason and Hunter’s apartment. They were glued to each other. Jason and I seemed to be close friends compared to their love.
Our relationship was still hard for me to fathom. If I was a movie character, I bet the audience would hate me for how long it took me to realize Jason was the one for me. To Amelia, love wasn’t new, not with all the romance novels she devoured. But I didn’t think love existed, and Jason proved me wrong. I felt like I was stumbling around in the dark. What if something horrible happened to Jason and me? Would my heart swirl into a darker world than it was in before?
My best friend came into our dorm wearing a short blue skirt and a white tank top. She threw her arms around me, giving me a bone-crushing hug like we hadn’t seen each other in years, not hours.
Jason and Hunter fist bumped. I wished for a friendship like that. They probably had less bruises.
I ran my fingers down the skirt of my black dress. It barely touched my knees, but my favorite part of the dress was the tiny white scorpions sprinkled all over.
I eyed Amelia as she put some of my stuff in a duffle bag. “So, where are you taking us?”
She put her finger to her lips and handed my bag to Hunter. “It’s a surprise!” she replied happily, grabbing her boyfriend and walking down the hall.
It was torture to be in the dark. Everyone seemed to love surprising me lately.
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