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are on because Cole’s gaze abruptly shifts to my chest. He stares so long, I am half tempted to cross my arms.
So embarrassing…
“ The Frozen had a concert,” I say, relieved when his gaze meets mine.
“Are they any good?” he asks, sounding kind of bored.
“They’re amazing. Your cousin has an incredible voice. You should come hear them sometime.”
I wonder if he’s heard anything I said. His gaze is shifting slowly over my body. “Maybe I will.”
Okay then, I guess he is listening.
Kenzie walks in a second later and the door slams shut behind her. Oh no. She barely glances at us as she marches by.
“I better go check to make sure she’s okay.” I’m a bit surprised she’s so mad that Ryder is moving in with Deklan. She has a year of high school to finish, so it’s not like she’d be moving in with him. That, or she just really wanted him to save for his dream house. Either way, I empathized with her. It couldn’t be easy to have to share your boyfriend with his best friend.
Or had she hoped he would ask her to move in? It’s not like she’s the first high school girl to move in with her boyfriend before graduation. My mother would never allow it, and the old Melissa wouldn’t have gone for it…but the new Melissa might feel differently.
Before I can take a step, Cole reaches out and grabs my hand. “Trouble in paradise?”
His hand is warm, and strangely, I find myself comparing those long fingers to Ryder’s. Ryder’s fingers were also long, like Cole’s. For some reason, I couldn’t imagine Cole braiding my hair.
But then again, stranger things have happened.
Then I remember where Ryder’s fingers had been earlier tonight, and the look on his face as he’d left the janitor’s closet, still adjusting his clothes after messing around with the slutty brunette.
I really do need to take a shower tonight and wash my hair.
“They’re fine. Just fighting over Ryder.”
Cole snorts. “That guy’s a real winner.” His voice drips with sarcasm.
“Yeah, he’s something alright.”
“I can’t believe Kenzie dated that loser.”
I wouldn’t go so far as to call Ryder a loser. I mean, yes, he did struggle with drugs, but apparently he hadn’t been the only one in the band to do so. I nearly reminded him about his own cousin who had overdosed a few months ago, but refrained.
“They should boot his ass out of the band.”
Ryder did have God-given talent, and the boy could work a crowd. “He’s Deklan’s best friend…so that’s probably not going to happen.”
“They did it once. They can do it again.”
“True,” I say, surprised I’m a bit defensive of Ryder. That, or maybe I was tired of talking about Ryder. Plus, I wanted to know more about Cole’s college life, and since he wasn’t being too forthcoming, I thought I’d ask a few questions. “How about you? Are you dating anyone?”
His brows furrow as though it’s the stupidest question he’s ever heard. “Football doesn’t really give me time to date.”
I’m thrilled by the news. “Football’s not year-round, is it?”
The corners of his mouth twitch. “No, but I train year-round.”
It’s my turn to frown. “Why?”
“Hey, what can I say…I’m an active guy.”
I knew that. Cole has always taken care of his body. I recall the comments about his body being a temple. Kenzie told me about the smoking hot remark about the good-looking girls at UW, too. The handsome quarterback would obviously have his share of women.
“What about you, Ange? You have a boyfriend?”
I rarely blushed. Being the head of the yearbook committee and someone who was always comfortable speaking to groups, I was used to having attention directed at me. I liked having that attention directed at me and I always delivered what I had to say with confidence, and yet I suddenly found it extremely difficult to put two words together. “No, I don’t have a boyfriend.” I wonder if it’s possible that he doesn’t
So embarrassing…
“ The Frozen had a concert,” I say, relieved when his gaze meets mine.
“Are they any good?” he asks, sounding kind of bored.
“They’re amazing. Your cousin has an incredible voice. You should come hear them sometime.”
I wonder if he’s heard anything I said. His gaze is shifting slowly over my body. “Maybe I will.”
Okay then, I guess he is listening.
Kenzie walks in a second later and the door slams shut behind her. Oh no. She barely glances at us as she marches by.
“I better go check to make sure she’s okay.” I’m a bit surprised she’s so mad that Ryder is moving in with Deklan. She has a year of high school to finish, so it’s not like she’d be moving in with him. That, or she just really wanted him to save for his dream house. Either way, I empathized with her. It couldn’t be easy to have to share your boyfriend with his best friend.
Or had she hoped he would ask her to move in? It’s not like she’s the first high school girl to move in with her boyfriend before graduation. My mother would never allow it, and the old Melissa wouldn’t have gone for it…but the new Melissa might feel differently.
Before I can take a step, Cole reaches out and grabs my hand. “Trouble in paradise?”
His hand is warm, and strangely, I find myself comparing those long fingers to Ryder’s. Ryder’s fingers were also long, like Cole’s. For some reason, I couldn’t imagine Cole braiding my hair.
But then again, stranger things have happened.
Then I remember where Ryder’s fingers had been earlier tonight, and the look on his face as he’d left the janitor’s closet, still adjusting his clothes after messing around with the slutty brunette.
I really do need to take a shower tonight and wash my hair.
“They’re fine. Just fighting over Ryder.”
Cole snorts. “That guy’s a real winner.” His voice drips with sarcasm.
“Yeah, he’s something alright.”
“I can’t believe Kenzie dated that loser.”
I wouldn’t go so far as to call Ryder a loser. I mean, yes, he did struggle with drugs, but apparently he hadn’t been the only one in the band to do so. I nearly reminded him about his own cousin who had overdosed a few months ago, but refrained.
“They should boot his ass out of the band.”
Ryder did have God-given talent, and the boy could work a crowd. “He’s Deklan’s best friend…so that’s probably not going to happen.”
“They did it once. They can do it again.”
“True,” I say, surprised I’m a bit defensive of Ryder. That, or maybe I was tired of talking about Ryder. Plus, I wanted to know more about Cole’s college life, and since he wasn’t being too forthcoming, I thought I’d ask a few questions. “How about you? Are you dating anyone?”
His brows furrow as though it’s the stupidest question he’s ever heard. “Football doesn’t really give me time to date.”
I’m thrilled by the news. “Football’s not year-round, is it?”
The corners of his mouth twitch. “No, but I train year-round.”
It’s my turn to frown. “Why?”
“Hey, what can I say…I’m an active guy.”
I knew that. Cole has always taken care of his body. I recall the comments about his body being a temple. Kenzie told me about the smoking hot remark about the good-looking girls at UW, too. The handsome quarterback would obviously have his share of women.
“What about you, Ange? You have a boyfriend?”
I rarely blushed. Being the head of the yearbook committee and someone who was always comfortable speaking to groups, I was used to having attention directed at me. I liked having that attention directed at me and I always delivered what I had to say with confidence, and yet I suddenly found it extremely difficult to put two words together. “No, I don’t have a boyfriend.” I wonder if it’s possible that he doesn’t
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