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was expecting, considering his house isn’t too much bigger than mine.
    The large bed is covered in a seductive dark red color, and the numerous pillows all look so full and inviting. His hardwood floors are dark, but a rug that matches his bed warms the space. It’s fairly dark in here with all the color choices, but it doesn’t look anything like what I imagined.
    Not that I’ve spent hours imagining his room. I haven’t. Nope. Not at all.
    His arms come around my waist with a familiarity they shouldn’t have, and I find myself leaning back against his hard chest.
    “You still coming with me tomorrow?” he asks, moving his hands down to my waist and settling them there.
    I’d say yes to almost anything right now.
    “Mm hmm.”
    I feel his smile rather than see it, but suddenly someone is pounding on the door. Zee walks in, smirking as we turn around, and Thad groans for some reason.
    “Now?” he asks.
    “Yep. Need to go to Edgebrook. Sorry.”
    Thad mutters something about needing a break, but he sighs before turning me in his arms. “You’re welcome to hang out here if you want to avoid your roommate and her cousin. I couldn’t imagine dealing with two of them.”
    Zee walks away, leaving us alone again.
    “It’s fine. I’m sure Wendy isn’t too bad,” I tell him, even though I know it’s a lie. Jenny calls her a bitch, and if Jenny thinks she’s a bitch, then she has to be frigging terrible.
    “Just stay. Ella will be hanging out here, and Gage’s girlfriend is probably on the way by now, since she knows Ella is here. Stick around. They’re not bitches, and I think you could use a break.”
    I’m not sure why he seems so insistent on me staying here. I barely know him, and I really don’t know his friends. But a break from Jenny and the unwanted houseguest could be… nice.
    “Sure,” I finally say with a shrug.
    He grins before dipping his head, moving in as though he’s going to kiss me, but I panic and take a step back, narrowly dodging his far too tempting lips.
    “Easy, sweet girl. I wasn’t going to devour you or anything,” he says, still smiling. His confidence is astounding, and I wish I had an ounce of it. Why did I move away from him?
    Instead of making another attempt to kiss me, he winks at me and walks out, grabbing a shirt off the dresser before leaving my sight. I drop to his very, incredibly, amazingly comfortable bed, somehow managing not to spill a drop of my drink.
    Oh damn. I never want to move off this bed; it feels that good.
    “You must have the magic touch,” Ella says as she walks into the room, hopping on the bed and settling in as though we’re old friends.
    “Um… huh?”
    She grins widely. “Thad is a tiny bit obsessed. The party tomorrow night should be interesting, considering he has never brought a date to one before—at least not since I’ve known him.”
    Her eyes are full of excitement—genuine excitement. Apparently she and Thad are really good friends, which is hard to believe, considering how she looks. She might as well be a walking fantasy for men.
    “He’s nice,” I mumble, feeling as though I should say something.
    “Who’s nice?” a blonde girl asks as she walks in, looking just as strikingly gorgeous as Ella. Damn. But this one I remember—Kimber. She’s Gage’s girlfriend.
    “Thad,” Ella drawls, leaning back on her hands as she looks over at the new model in the house.
    I never even heard the door open or close. Is Thad gone? They must live close if Kimber is already here.
    “Thad is nice?” Kimber asks, seeming far too amused. “People usually have a list of other ways to describe him. Nice isn’t on there unless you’ve known him for a while.”
    This is not a fun conversation.
    “Can I ask you something?” I look between the two of them, waiting for an answer.
    “Sure,” Kimber answers.
    “Why the hell is everyone in your group so freaking hot?”
     
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    ROSLYN
     
    The sun is pouring through the room,