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Authors: Allyson Lindt
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living room. Most Saturday nights, Ethan and his friends got together at someone’s house, to blow each other up. It was his apartment’s night to be invaded.
Talking to whoever was on the other side was better than dealing with more of the not-making-eye-contact Jaycie had been doing since he kissed her. His cock twitched at the reminder. Back down . Considering the tense silence between Jaycie and himself, her claim that she didn’t want to make things awkward didn’t hold up.
Why did he care, anyway? She wasn’t the first girl to turn him down. Except he couldn’t rid himself of the memory of how incredible she’d tasted, felt, and smelled, earlier today.
Rich stepped into the apartment, but wasn’t looking at Ethan. “You got a maid?” His attention was focused on Jaycie in the kitchen. “Hey, babe. We wondered where you got off to.”
Ethan swallowed his frustration, but not the wave of possessiveness that rolled through him. Jaycie stood near the open door to the fridge, eyes wide and gaze frozen Rich.
“Last warning. I will deck you.” Ethan made sure each word was distinct. “Back off. She’s my roommate.”
Rich held up both hands, as if surrendering. “I’m not saying anything. Your house, your pussy rules.”
“I’ve got to go.” Jaycie pushed past Rich, slipped on her shoes, and grabbed her keys.
“Jaycie, wait.” Ethan stood and followed her out the door.
She was already halfway down the stairs, but paused and faced him. “Don’t worry about it.” Her voice was strained. “I just remembered I have stuff to do.”
“But—”
“Later.” Her voice was so quiet it barely reached him. “Please?”
He would have called game night off, but the clench of her jaw, the way her leg bounced, even though she stood still, convinced him to let her walk away for a little bit. “All right.”
She gave him a strained smile, turned away, and half-jogged toward the parking lot.
Ethan stowed the bizarre exchange as best he could, and turned back into the apartment.
“Get used to that with her,” Rich said as the door clicked shut behind Ethan.
Rich probably had answers, but Ethan suspected they’d be more honest coming from Jaycie.
“Dude”—Rich punched him in the shoulder—“you still here?”
Ethan would have to redirect his adrenaline toward slaughtering digital soldiers. At least that would give him something to take his aggression out on. “Yeah. I’m good.”
Rich pulled a disc from the game console. “Whoa. How did you get your hands on this? Rumor was they delivered all of these in armored trucks with armed guards.” It was Jaycie’s review copy of God of Stars .
Seeing the game refreshed the entire morning in Ethan’s mind, souring his mood further. He snatched it away from Rich. “I have my sources. What are we playing?”
“That.” Rich nodded at the disc.
“No. We’re not.”
Fortunately, more friends started drifting in. The tension in the room faded, and Ethan found an excuse to break away long enough, to stow the demo disc in Jaycie’s room.
Chapter Nine
Jaycie lay in bed, staring at the light creeping over the popcorn pattern, as the sun rose outside her window. She couldn’t hear any traffic. It was too early on a Sunday morning for that kind of thing. Yesterday had been such a mess. She still didn’t know how she felt about what had happened with Ethan. Seeing Rich again, however, him knowing where she lived—those two minutes had sent a spike of panic through her she hadn’t expected. If he told Kent…
Now that she’d had a chance to clear her head and sleep off the paranoia, her reaction felt a little over-the-top. It still sat heavy in her gut, though.
At least Ethan was still sleeping, if the silence in the house was any indicator. She could figure out what to explain to him. How she felt about him. About Nick’s friends knowing where she was…
She pushed away the circular thoughts before they could repeat too many times,
Talking to whoever was on the other side was better than dealing with more of the not-making-eye-contact Jaycie had been doing since he kissed her. His cock twitched at the reminder. Back down . Considering the tense silence between Jaycie and himself, her claim that she didn’t want to make things awkward didn’t hold up.
Why did he care, anyway? She wasn’t the first girl to turn him down. Except he couldn’t rid himself of the memory of how incredible she’d tasted, felt, and smelled, earlier today.
Rich stepped into the apartment, but wasn’t looking at Ethan. “You got a maid?” His attention was focused on Jaycie in the kitchen. “Hey, babe. We wondered where you got off to.”
Ethan swallowed his frustration, but not the wave of possessiveness that rolled through him. Jaycie stood near the open door to the fridge, eyes wide and gaze frozen Rich.
“Last warning. I will deck you.” Ethan made sure each word was distinct. “Back off. She’s my roommate.”
Rich held up both hands, as if surrendering. “I’m not saying anything. Your house, your pussy rules.”
“I’ve got to go.” Jaycie pushed past Rich, slipped on her shoes, and grabbed her keys.
“Jaycie, wait.” Ethan stood and followed her out the door.
She was already halfway down the stairs, but paused and faced him. “Don’t worry about it.” Her voice was strained. “I just remembered I have stuff to do.”
“But—”
“Later.” Her voice was so quiet it barely reached him. “Please?”
He would have called game night off, but the clench of her jaw, the way her leg bounced, even though she stood still, convinced him to let her walk away for a little bit. “All right.”
She gave him a strained smile, turned away, and half-jogged toward the parking lot.
Ethan stowed the bizarre exchange as best he could, and turned back into the apartment.
“Get used to that with her,” Rich said as the door clicked shut behind Ethan.
Rich probably had answers, but Ethan suspected they’d be more honest coming from Jaycie.
“Dude”—Rich punched him in the shoulder—“you still here?”
Ethan would have to redirect his adrenaline toward slaughtering digital soldiers. At least that would give him something to take his aggression out on. “Yeah. I’m good.”
Rich pulled a disc from the game console. “Whoa. How did you get your hands on this? Rumor was they delivered all of these in armored trucks with armed guards.” It was Jaycie’s review copy of God of Stars .
Seeing the game refreshed the entire morning in Ethan’s mind, souring his mood further. He snatched it away from Rich. “I have my sources. What are we playing?”
“That.” Rich nodded at the disc.
“No. We’re not.”
Fortunately, more friends started drifting in. The tension in the room faded, and Ethan found an excuse to break away long enough, to stow the demo disc in Jaycie’s room.
Chapter Nine
Jaycie lay in bed, staring at the light creeping over the popcorn pattern, as the sun rose outside her window. She couldn’t hear any traffic. It was too early on a Sunday morning for that kind of thing. Yesterday had been such a mess. She still didn’t know how she felt about what had happened with Ethan. Seeing Rich again, however, him knowing where she lived—those two minutes had sent a spike of panic through her she hadn’t expected. If he told Kent…
Now that she’d had a chance to clear her head and sleep off the paranoia, her reaction felt a little over-the-top. It still sat heavy in her gut, though.
At least Ethan was still sleeping, if the silence in the house was any indicator. She could figure out what to explain to him. How she felt about him. About Nick’s friends knowing where she was…
She pushed away the circular thoughts before they could repeat too many times,
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