Alfie says nothing, just shrugs like it’s not worth discussing.
I sigh. “Alright, I’ll check tomorrow. Happy?”
“Fine,” Tara mutters. “It’s only because I care about your future.”
I shake my head, wondering how the hell I ended up here, having a conversation about “my future” instead of drunk in someone else’s bed.
Tara nudges my arm again.
“Hey. I know you’re trying to act all cool and whatever, but you kinda seem like you’re in a bad mood.”
“Yeah,” I mutter. “You could say that.”
She waits, probably hoping I’ll open up or something. I don’t. I just keep walking, hands jammed in my jacket pockets.
I’m not even sure what’s bothering me more—the fact that I torched my shot with volleyball girl, or the image stuck in my head that won’t let go.
Delilah.
That look in her eye. That voice, flat and fearless.
I want an orgasm.
Like it was just a task to cross off her to-do list.
And now I can’t stop wondering if she got it.
If she found someone tonight—maybe Jared, maybe not—someone who made her lose that perfect little edge of control.
I grit my teeth.
Good for her.
Seriously.
Good for fucking her.
6
DELILAH
The first thing I hear when I wake up is Lacey moaning through the wall. Loudly. Like obnoxiously loud. Like “This is the best sex I’ve ever had. Oh my god, Carter, don’t stop” loud. I swear this is like some porn type moaning.
I groan into the pillow, pressing it over my ears, but it does nothing. The walls of this stupid-ass frat house might as well be made of paper.
To make things worse, I’m not alone. There’s a giant, heavy arm draped over my waist.
I blink at the bare, muscled chest inches from my face, and then it all comes rushing back.
I was drunk, irritated, and giddy as hell watching Troy Hawkins walk out of the party with his tail between his legs.
The second he was gone, I felt a new kind of freedom settle in my bones.
No more Troy Hawkins ruining my night, I can sleep with whoever I want to.
Now, I could finally do what I set out to do—find a guy, havesome decent sex for once, and go home feeling satisfied for the first time in forever.
That’s when I saw Deano.
