You didn’t need to come, I’m fine.
ME:
Well I’m here now.
KAT:
Far corner near the fire exit.
I look up and spot the fire exit notice, pushing my way through the crowd of drunk students.
I catch sight of Kat immediately. She stands out in the crowd. She always has.
A guy is trying to talk to her, but her friend is giving him a hard time.
I walk up and sling my arm over Kat’s shoulder.
“Hey, gorgeous,” I say. “Ready to get out of here?”
Kat doesn’t jump, instead, she sinks into my touch. The guy in front of her frowns, he’s definitely had too much to drink.
“Who the fuck are you? Why have you got your hand on my girlfriend?”
“I think that’s ex-girlfriend,” Kat says. “I don’t share.”
“I told you, she means nothing to me. Clo was just a?—”
“What? An easy lay while you waited for me to come around,” Kat says, rolling her eyes.
I want to chuckle, but bite my tongue. Kat was always quick, probably being raised with brothers.
“Sloppy seconds aren’t my style,” she adds.
She turns to me and gives me a wide smile.
“Shall we get out of here?”
I nod.
“‘Bye, ladies, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Do any of your friends need a lift?” I ask Kat.
She shakes her head. “They all live together and have a taxi booked.”
We turn.
A hand closes around my arm.
“I asked you a question. Who the fuck are you?” the dickhead asks again.
“I’m Kat’s new boyfriend,” I say, before I can stop myself.
“I’m her boyfriend,” he says, his eyebrows coming together.
I chuckle. “You were her boyfriend, dickhead, but I think you blew that this evening. A woman like Kat isn’t alone for long.”
He snarls and pulls back an arm, but his friend catches it.
