He shakes him off.
“Good luck, she’s a frigid bitch,” he hisses, snarling at Kat. “You’re a total prick tease.”
I step in front of Kat and glare at the dickhead. What the hell did Kat see in this guy? I feel her hand on my bicep, her voice close to my ear.
“Jax, he’s not worth it, believe me,” Kat says, her breath triggering a fluttery sensation deep in my chest.
I give him a withering look and turn toward Kat.
“Let’s go,” I say, wrapping my arm around her shoulder and navigating us both towards the door.
When we finally make it outside, I breathe a sigh of relief.
“Thanks,” Kat says.
“Is he always such a dick?”
Kat shrugs.
“Kat, I seriously thought you had better taste,” I say.
She bites her lip, her nose wrinkling.
“He’s popular,” she says, with a shrug, as if that explains everything.
“You went out with him because he’s popular? Why on earth would you do that?”
Kat puts her hands on her hips and glares at me.
“Because I’m not,” she says, her eyes flashing. “I’m a nerd, or a geek or whatever else you want to call me. I’ve spent the past two years in my room, with no friends. It seemed like a good way to gain a social life.”
I stare at her for a moment, amazed. How am I only just hearing this? Does Eli know?
“Was it worth it?”
She sighs.
“No,” she admits. “It’s been awful! I realised quite quickly, his brains are in his balls, and he can only talk about rugby. He’s failing in all his subjects and will probably get kicked out at the end of this semester.”
She sighs again.
“But you hate rugby,” I say with a smirk.
“I really do.” She laughs, her eyes now sparkling. “On the plus side, I met the girls I was with tonight. They’re fabulous.”
I sling an arm over her shoulder.
“I’m glad,” I say. “Come on, let’s get you home.”
Kat groans.
“What?”
“Cleo… Clo as he keeps calling her. I live with her.”
“The girl he was kissing and sleeping with behind your back is one of your housemates?”
“Yes,”
