She waggles her brows and nudges me. Our laughter echoes around us and we draw curious looks from other people walking through campus, but neither of us care.
When we reach Greek Row, people spill out of the frat house onto the lawn. The music is louder when we head inside and she pulls a face.
“Oh no. I’m definitely hijacking their system. This playlist is not it. Can you believe this is what these guys think they need to play to get laid? Honestly.”
I can’t contain laughter as we navigate the crowded rooms. “You’re the music queen, not me.”
Once we have drinks, we make our way to the biggest room in the house. A guy hanging out on the couches pops up to greetus. I roll my lips between my teeth because all I can think is that I know what his dick looks like.
“Hey, you came!” He looks Reagan up and down in obvious appreciation, holding out a hand for her. “Come meet my boys.”
She gives him a confident, flirtatious smile, then turns to me. “You okay? I’ll be back in ten after I say hi.”
“Go ahead.”
The Pike nods at me with his chin. “Your friend can come, too.”
I hold a hand up. “No thanks. I’m fine here for now.”
Reagan swats at the guy when he tries to pull her away, leaning in. “You sure? He might have cute friends.”
My shoulders shake with amusement. “Yes. Standing alone for five minutes at a party doesn’t bother me. I might go see who else is here. I saw a guy I partnered with for my bio lab last fall. Go on.”
“Okay. I’ll come find you in a bit!”
I’m not alone for more than two minutes before someone saunters up next to me. He leans into my personal space, bombarding me with beer breath.
“What’s up? I’m Justin.”
“Hi,” I reply shortly.
When I don’t offer any other conversation, he frowns and hits his vape pen.
“What’s your name?” he tries.
Scanning the room for anyone else I know to go talk to instead, I freeze. My eyes lock with Easton’s as he comes in with a couple of other guys. His attention flicks to Justin and his pleasantly surprised expression shifts into something hard and jealous.
He bumps his fist with one of the guys with him and heads in my direction. My heart skips a beat, but it’s not in disappointment.
Justin notices Easton. He stiffens and grumbles something under his breath, moving off before Easton reaches us. “You could’ve said you had a boyfriend. Later.”
Easton doesn’t take his eyes off me as he makes his way to me. With each step, his grin grows bigger. A rush of butterflies swoops in my stomach. When he stops in front of me, I tilt my head, propping a hand on my hip.
“I should’ve known I’d run into you here, captain.”
The edges of his mouth curl in a charming smile as his gaze roams over me, lingering on the knee-high boots encasing my legs. “Can’t escape me.”
“I really can’t.” Hiding my entertained expression behind my cup, I take a drink. “Who were those guys you came in with?”
“Guys from my mass media class. I wasn’t planning to stay long. We played an afternoon game and I’ve got an assignment to finish for another class on Monday.” He cocks his head, teeth dragging across his lip. “That was before I knew you’d be here, though.”
A smile breaks free. “Same, but I got talked into coming since mine’s not due until Friday.”
He smirks. “I see how it is. You’ll go to this party, but you won’t come to ours?”
I shrug, still smiling. “Maybe I had a better offer for this one.”
“Is that so?” Easton steps closer, eyes narrowing. “Which guy was it? Edwards? Nah, never mind. That guy could never score you. You’re way too good for him.”
