“Guys, he doesn’t. I promise,” I lie.
“Okay well, we can’t let my brother cock block your night. You deserve to be dicked and dined.” Sam stands up. “I’m going to find Connor.”
“Sam,no. He probably doesn’t want anything to do with me after that whole debacle.”
“He was practically drooling on the cornhole pallets.” Sam scans the venue.
“How about we just let him come to me then?” I suggest.
“God, my parents are going to be pissed. It’s going to be awesome.” Sam sits back down.
Laughing, I agree. At least there will be one positive outcome of this whole scenario. I haven’t seen their parents since our initial introductions, and I honestly don’t want to, either. I know if I did, I’d do or say something that would get all of us in trouble.
“What a damn night.” Macey shakes her head, staring off into nothing while she takes a sip of her drink.
“You’re telling me,” I say.
My body already hums with the warmth of the wine.
“Can we order something?” I ask.
“You read my fucking mind. Waiter!” Sam yells. “We need fries. Lots of fries.”
TYLER
“Tyler, everyone saw that,” Cole says. “What if it affects the polls?”
“Yeah, I know, and frankly I don’t fucking care.” I pace.
“You will care once Mitchell finds out, if he already didn’t see,” Cole mutters.
“People have done worse things in public, Cole.”
“I wonder if Shelby saw,” Anthony quips.
“Of course she fucking saw. The whole venue saw,” Cole growls. “Fuck, her dad probably saw. Tyler, I am not in the mood to have to break up fights tonight.”
“If Connor doesn’t fucking stop drooling over Sunny and trying to get in her pants, then there won’t have to be a fight tonight.” I grip the table near us. “I kissed her,” I finally admit.And did more.
Hanging his head between his shoulders, Cole looks back up at me. “Go on.”
“This night just keeps getting better.” Anthony leans against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest.
“I kissed her the night we trained together in the gym. And she kissed me back. It’s there, you guys. I know she feels something. There is something fucking there.” I sound like a desperate man, and maybe I am, but it’s only for her.
“You’re making this really fucking hard for me, Tyler,” Cole sighs. “This, this changes things.”
“We can’t betray her trust. But we can cock block for you.” Anthony shrugs.
“We have to be smart, not irrational,” Cole reminds me.
“I know. I know.” I say.
“Okay, this is what we can do –” Cole starts.
“Fucking shit, Tyler.” I hear Mitchell say behind me.
“I’m not in the mood, Mitchell.”
