I wanted some of that, but right now, I needed to focus on getting my ass ready to ride. And thinking of that, I pulled out my phone and checked for messages, remembering how this had gone last time. Sure enough, there was a text - or eight - from Ty waiting.
Ty:
Hey, let me know when you get this.
Ty:
Shit, you still with Cody?
Ty:
So, guess that wasn't just a polite trip home, huh? ;) How'd it go?
Ty:
Jake, we need to talk.
Ty:
Ok, that sounds wrong. I mean about riding.
Ty:
Not riding, actually.
Ty:
I need help with J.D. and Cody.
Ty:
Fuck it. Call me when you get this. Don't tell them. Trust me, it's a good thing.
I read that just as the elevator arrived. Stepping on, I pressed the button for my floor, then pulled up Ty's number, waiting until the doors opened again before tapping the button and walking up the hall. He answered on the second ring.
"What?"
"You said to call," I reminded him.
He groaned. "Fuck. That was last night. Is either Cody or J.D. beside you?"
"I'm almost to my room."
"Which means you fucked her," he grumbled. "Asshole." Then he made a sound I was pretty sure should've been a laugh if he was more awake. "Well, we need to keep them from finding out we're striking again."
"And why don't we want them to find out?" I asked, wondering what the hell was going on this time.
"Because they're going to win," he explained. "And we both know they won't ride if they realize we're throwing our scores to pick the winners."
"Yeah..." Because he wasn't wrong, but how the fuck had he managed to makethathappen? "I need to know more. Wake up and get to my room. I need a shower, so you got twenty minutes."
"I'll be there," he agreed - then simply hung up.
Chapter 69
Jake left.Cody woke up not long after, meaning I didn't get a chance to talk to Tanner about the way he'd turned weird with Jake. Instead, I pretended like it hadn't happened while we had a nice, big breakfast. Cody blushed all pretty when she tried to explain how she'd ended up taking him home.
But one thing was clear in all of that.She'dtakenhimhome. He hadn't pushed. He hadn't seduced her into it. And while her story had him kissing her first, it still sounded like she'd done her fair share of demanding.
