just in case Liam decided to follow me. I had to force myself to keep to the speed limit until I hit the open country roads. Then I let loose, rolling over hills and around curves.
My phone buzzed as I turned into the Flemings’ driveway. I checked it once I was parked.
Are we still on for 6:15? I have class until 6, will just come right to dorm.
I smiled. That was exactly what I needed: a reminder that not all guys were Liam Bailey. I texted back quickly before I went into the house.
Yes, sounds good. See you then. Just got to your house.
Don’t let the rugrat wear u out. Looking forward to tonight.
I hugged that little tidbit to me for the rest of the afternoon. He was looking forward to seeing me.
“Does the green look too much?”
I turned around from the mirror, holding a shirt in front of me. It was a deep green, with a low scoop neck and flowing sleeves. On the hanger it didn’t look like much, but when I put it over my head, it clung and draped just right.
“Too much what?” Ava tilted her head, looking the outfit.
“You know, too much...like, too dressy for the movies.”
“It’s a date, Jules. You want to look pretty. Go for it.”
I dropped the shirt over my head, pulled my hair out of the neck and studied my image again. Not bad. I’d made the effort to curl my usually-straight brown hair, and it looked good lying on the green of the shirt.
Next I debated between boots and my simple little black ballet flats and opted for the flats. There wasn’t any snow on the ground, and they just looked better.
“Okay, I’m ready.” I held out my arms and stood before Ava. “How do I look?”
“Breathtaking.” She grinned. “Seriously, you look awesome. Go have a good time. Is Jesse coming up here?”
“He’s coming to the dorm, but I think I’ll go down and meet him.”
She arched one eyebrow. “Really? What, are you ashamed of me?”
I laughed. “Of course not, silly. You can come down with me if you want. I just don’t want him to have to brave the Friday night freshmen.” The girls in our dorm tended toward craziness on weekends, and sometimes it just wasn’t pretty.
“I think I’ll pass. If I go out there, someone who’s having a crisis will find me and need nurturing. If I stay in here, there’s a better chance the crisis will pass before she can track me down.”
“Hope springs eternal.” I shrugged into my coat. “Well, wish me luck.”
“You don’t need luck. Just relax and enjoy yourself.” Ava gave me a quick hug. “And text me at some point, so I know he hasn’t taken you to the woods to be his love slave.”
“Please!” I rolled my eyes and opened the door, jumping back in surprise when I saw Liam standing on the other side.
“We need a peephole in this door so we don’t open it to just anyone,” I muttered to Ava. She looked back at me with wide eyes.
I attempted to step around Liam. “Excuse me, I need to leave.”
“Where are you going?” His voice was tinged with surprise, which just pissed me off even more.
“Out.”
“Where?”
“None of your business.”
“She has a date.” We both turned to stare at Ava. She stood in the middle of the room, arms folded over her chest.
“That’s right.” I smiled and shimmied past Liam. “And I don’t want to keep him waiting.”
“Which one of your new men are you seeing tonight? Do you know what everyone is saying about you? Or don’t you care?”
Without turning around, I bit my lip, counted to ten under my breath and took a deep breath before I spoke.
“I thought I made it pretty clear this afternoon, I’m not your business anymore, Liam. If I want to bang the whole football team, I will. So, good night, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.”
“But I wanted to talk with you. This afternoon--”
“Should have told you everything you wanted to know. Leave me alone, Liam. Please.”
“How about this, Liam.” Ava had moved closer to the door,
My phone buzzed as I turned into the Flemings’ driveway. I checked it once I was parked.
Are we still on for 6:15? I have class until 6, will just come right to dorm.
I smiled. That was exactly what I needed: a reminder that not all guys were Liam Bailey. I texted back quickly before I went into the house.
Yes, sounds good. See you then. Just got to your house.
Don’t let the rugrat wear u out. Looking forward to tonight.
I hugged that little tidbit to me for the rest of the afternoon. He was looking forward to seeing me.
“Does the green look too much?”
I turned around from the mirror, holding a shirt in front of me. It was a deep green, with a low scoop neck and flowing sleeves. On the hanger it didn’t look like much, but when I put it over my head, it clung and draped just right.
“Too much what?” Ava tilted her head, looking the outfit.
“You know, too much...like, too dressy for the movies.”
“It’s a date, Jules. You want to look pretty. Go for it.”
I dropped the shirt over my head, pulled my hair out of the neck and studied my image again. Not bad. I’d made the effort to curl my usually-straight brown hair, and it looked good lying on the green of the shirt.
Next I debated between boots and my simple little black ballet flats and opted for the flats. There wasn’t any snow on the ground, and they just looked better.
“Okay, I’m ready.” I held out my arms and stood before Ava. “How do I look?”
“Breathtaking.” She grinned. “Seriously, you look awesome. Go have a good time. Is Jesse coming up here?”
“He’s coming to the dorm, but I think I’ll go down and meet him.”
She arched one eyebrow. “Really? What, are you ashamed of me?”
I laughed. “Of course not, silly. You can come down with me if you want. I just don’t want him to have to brave the Friday night freshmen.” The girls in our dorm tended toward craziness on weekends, and sometimes it just wasn’t pretty.
“I think I’ll pass. If I go out there, someone who’s having a crisis will find me and need nurturing. If I stay in here, there’s a better chance the crisis will pass before she can track me down.”
“Hope springs eternal.” I shrugged into my coat. “Well, wish me luck.”
“You don’t need luck. Just relax and enjoy yourself.” Ava gave me a quick hug. “And text me at some point, so I know he hasn’t taken you to the woods to be his love slave.”
“Please!” I rolled my eyes and opened the door, jumping back in surprise when I saw Liam standing on the other side.
“We need a peephole in this door so we don’t open it to just anyone,” I muttered to Ava. She looked back at me with wide eyes.
I attempted to step around Liam. “Excuse me, I need to leave.”
“Where are you going?” His voice was tinged with surprise, which just pissed me off even more.
“Out.”
“Where?”
“None of your business.”
“She has a date.” We both turned to stare at Ava. She stood in the middle of the room, arms folded over her chest.
“That’s right.” I smiled and shimmied past Liam. “And I don’t want to keep him waiting.”
“Which one of your new men are you seeing tonight? Do you know what everyone is saying about you? Or don’t you care?”
Without turning around, I bit my lip, counted to ten under my breath and took a deep breath before I spoke.
“I thought I made it pretty clear this afternoon, I’m not your business anymore, Liam. If I want to bang the whole football team, I will. So, good night, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.”
“But I wanted to talk with you. This afternoon--”
“Should have told you everything you wanted to know. Leave me alone, Liam. Please.”
“How about this, Liam.” Ava had moved closer to the door,
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