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ecru. Knee high riding boots with gold-toned buckles. Just because it s a freezer out there
doesn t mean you have to put your fashion needs on ice!
Sex tip of the day: Sexperts agree, if the gym isn t for you then try an aggressive
workout in the bedroom! Nothing burns calories like a good roll beneath the sheets. If
you aren t exerting energy like you re running up a hill then you re simply not doing it
right. And, if you re not doing it right, practice, practice, practice!
Not doing it right? I stare at the screen a moment too long. How about not doing it at all?
I m a fake. I m a faux whore. I m a coital charlatan. The only carnal knowledge I ve
gleaned over a two-year period is that sexual relations come sparingly and only if you
beg. Will and I weren t exactly putting the mattress springs to the test. And now I know
why, he was too exhausted after thumping other girls. I ve always suspected we were
half-heartedly interested in one another to begin with. We started out as group dating,
then our friends slowly placed us on the couples rack, and we just never denied the title.
Somewhere along the line I convinced myself I was in love. I m not sure Will ever took it
that far.
The door to the Hallowed Grounds coffee shop swings open, and I glance up in the
event it s Mr. James, my famed non-suitor. I can t believe he turned me down like that. As
soon as the sun rose over the horizon, I took off to the carriage house and begged Blake
for a ride back to my dorm. God, that baby of his sure is adorable. Annie and Blake really
do have it all.
I frown at the group of girls bleeding into the establishment. I have a few minutes
before my first class. It s been a week since the humiliating episode at hand, and my
obsessive brain can t stop ruminating over that perfect man I had the fortune, or
misfortune, (I ve thoroughly examined this from both angles), to meet.
But, it s a new semester. Spring will soon melt away the grief of winter and I hope
erase Will from my memory and vice versa. He s been haunting me all over this ever-
shrinking campus, promising me sunshine and roses, threatening me with boxes of
expensive Belgian chocolate. I ll admit he almost had me at rocky road fudge.
The door whooshes open again, and it s two girls I recognize from the Black Bear,
Laney and Baya. I wait for them to get their drinks before flagging them over.
Hi! I bounce up and extend my hand. I m Marley, Annie s roommate. We ve met,
but it s usually dark, and I tend to wear the war paint pretty thick on a Friday night.
You re welcome to take a seat here if you want. I turn to Laney. My sister, Jemma, and
your sister, Izzy, are close friends.
Of course! She wraps her arms around me without warning. God, would you look at
that skirt? Her eyes dip to my patchwork boho, and I can t help but smile. I pulled this
thing off in four hours. I have to have that!
Ha! Thanks. It s just something I whipped up myself. Not a big deal really.
Are you kidding? It s amazing. Baya s hair is set in dark gold ringlets. Her skin is
perennially tan. Hey, where s Annie? She does a quick sweep of the vicinity.
Laney moves her sea of dark hair from one shoulder to the other. Let me guess, she s
with baby Ben. I m telling you that kid has her wrapped around his little finger.
She can t be with Ben or Blake for that matter. Baya pauses to take a swig of her
drink. It s the first day of classes. Bryson had a long talk with her last week. No missing
school.
So he s finally okay with Blake, huh? Baya gives a quick nod as I continue, I ll admit
it s a beautiful thing the way her brothers watch out for her. I ve always thought it would
be great to have a couple of protective big bros. You know, a couple of strong men who
can beat up little twerps who choose to cheat and yank out my beating heart. I pull
apart my bagel as if it were Will s limbs.
Someone had an eventful winter break. Laney taps her ice tea over the table,
pulling me out of my homicidal tirade. So who s the little twerp and what did he do? [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]