“Never.” My voice cracked. “I was born outside Werewolf City,” I told her.
“Jesus,” the driver dude said.
“Language,” the guy in the passenger seat growled.
The driver flipped him off and the dude in the passenger seat grabbed the finger and bent it backward until the driver conceded. “Okay, okay, I’m sorry, baby Jesus.”
“That’s better,” passenger guy said, and when I looked at the redheaded chick again, she was smiling.
I was grateful for the distraction.
“I’m Sage,” she told me, holding out a hand.
Sage. That was an interesting name.
“My mom’s a hippie.” She winked and I took her hand.
I shook it. “Demi.”
She gestured over her shoulder to the driver, “That’s Brandon, total player and asshole. Stayawayfrom him.”
“Hey!” he yelled.
She motioned to the guy in the passenger seat. “And that’s Quan. Sweet teddy bear, you can trust him with your life.”
“Love you, Sage.”
“Love you too, boo,” she called back.
There was a guy sitting next to Sage who was silently staring out the window. “That’s Walsh, he’s basically a mute.”
“Fuck you,” he growled, causing her to grin.
“But if I had to pick one guy to have my back in a fight, it would be him.”
“Hey!” the driver, Brandon, yelled again.
“Sorry, babe, you’re worthless. Nothing but eye candy.” Sage shrugged, then looked at me, winking as Brandon started to pout.
“I can’t help that I’m so beautiful,” Brandon declared.
Everyone chuckled, including me.
I liked her, I liked all of them, even though this was the weirdest fucking day of my life.
We pulled into a parking spot, in between a Range Rover and a BMW, and I started to second guess my decision to come here. My jean shorts were torn, with heavily frayed edges, and my Converse shoes that I’d snagged at a second-hand store had duct tape on the bottom to keep the sole from coming off. Not to mention my t-shirt was vintage and looked like I’d pulled it out of a trashcan. I’d had it custom screen printed withCoffee before talkieacross the front.
I clearly didn’t belong here.
Brandon killed the engine and opened the sliding van door, rolling out his neck. “I’ll take her to admissions, then she’s no longer our problem.”
Ouch.I take it back, I didn’t likeallof them.
“You’re a dick, you know that?I’lltake her.” Sage jumped out of the van and he was forced to back up or she’d plow right into him.
He just rolled his eyes and waved her off. “Whatever.”
The other boys jumped out of the van as well and looked at me. “I hope you like it here. It was nice to meet you,” Quan said, taking off his belt which held two guns. I noticed a large gold cross hung from his neck.
