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“I don’t follow your logic. It’s literally right below my apartment. My parents will feel their floor shaking if we play music loudly.”

Sophie laughed. “How cheaply do you think they made that apartment building? I doubt they could hear the music, let alone feel it in their hardwoods.”

“It’s a bad idea.”

“I love bad ideas.” She smiled. “I’ll let the guys know it’s a go.”

“Soph!”

“Scar! It’s our senior year! We have to throw an epic party to go out with a bang.”

That was all fine for her, because her dad was cool. I was just getting used to my freedom again. I didn’t want to be re-grounded. “Let’s just do it at your place then.”

“I’ve already seen the vision for Natalivanka’s mom’s. It’s happening.”

I sighed and looked out the window.

“Do you think Leo will try to take you to his room?” Sophie asked.

“You are getting too much fun out of this.”

“I just don’t know why you didn’t go to Jacob’s last night to unload on him, instead of agreeing to be Leo’s girlfriend so you could unload on Jacob tonight.”

“First of all,” I said. “I don’t like the term unload. That sounds very sexual. And second...time got away from me. And Jacob said he was calling it an early night so he could get a good night’s rest before the game. Plus I didn’t want to distract him before the game. It was an important one.”

“I don’t even really see why you need to tell Jacob anything,” she said as she made a turn.

“What are you talking about? I need to tell him everything.”

“The rules literally say that you don’t.”

“What rules?” I asked.

“The Single Girl Rules of course. Does Leo have eight abs?”

What? “I have no idea. Would you stop quoting those weird Russian rules!”

“I told you I was considering making them my whole personality. And the more I memorize, the more I’m thinking it’s a good idea. They’ll get you out of this pinch, that’s for sure.”

I sighed. I did want a way out. “What rule were you about to quote?”

She smiled. “I think I remember seeing Leo boxing at O’Reilly’s. He was ripped. So I’m going to say he has an eight pack. And I saw the outline of his cock in his gray workout shorts. He’s packing.”

“When did you see him in gray workout shorts?”

“In the footage from the men’s locker room. Before it was taken down,” she quickly added.

I must have made a face.

“And therefore Single Girl Rule #8 applies: If a man has eight abs and eight inches, he may not be refused. So just tell Jacob that.”

I laughed. “I’m not telling Jacob that. It makes it seem like I had sex with Leo. And that’s a ridiculous rule. I thought these were the Single Girl Rules not the cheaters anonymous rules.”

“But it applies!”

“To hookers.”

Sophie laughed. “I’m really feeling these rules. Oh! I have another one. Single Girl Rule #24: No blue balls allowed, finish what you start. You know...because you danced with him and he got a boner.”