over.
She was fading and I hated it. I was falling in love with someone else.
I didn’t know what to do.
Chapter Thirteen
I tapped my fingers nervously against my pant leg as I approached the lobby desk of Jennifer’s dorm. “What the hell are you doing here?” I mumbled to myself under my breath.
“I’m sorry?” the receptionist asked with a puzzled expression. “Did you say something?”
“I’m here to pick up Jennifer, uh,” I fumbled to remember her last name, “Lucas. Jennifer Lucas, room 109.”
“Please sign in here,” she said, handing me a clipboard. “I also need to see some I.D.”
I removed my wallet and showed her my driver’s license. She nodded, and I signed the paper.
“Go through the double doors to your left, and 109 is on the ground floor, so continue past the elevators and down the hall.”
“Thanks.” I followed her instructions, and found the hall to be a crazy madhouse—girls running back and forth between the rooms in various states of dress. Doors were open, and music of all kinds was blaring loudly. It was complete chaos.
“Hey hottie. Please say you’re here to see me.” A curvy redhead with cute freckles leaned against her doorway. She checked me out in the most obvious way, her eyes stopping on specific regions of my body before returning to my face.
I couldn’t help chuckling as I grinned back at her. “Actually, I’m looking for room 109.”
She gave an exaggerated pout. “Bummer. Maybe next time.” She winked at me and gestured with her thumb. “Two doors down.”
I nodded. “Have a good night.”
She gave a little wolf whistle as I continued, and it was picked up by several others. A few girls peeked from their rooms to see what the commotion was. I shook my head. I could totally get behind living in a place like this.
The door swung open before I could knock, and Jennifer pulled me inside, quickly shutting it behind me. She took my breath away—her hair styled similar to Nikki’s and then she smiled, looking even more like her. The resemblance was incredible, and all I wanted to do was kiss her and pretend she was.
“Did you survive the rabid dogs in the hall?” she asked with a giggle, the sound of her voice effectively ruining the illusion of Nikki in my mind. I glanced into her sparkling eyes, feeling like quite the jerk. She was a sweet girl. It wasn’t her fault she looked like Nikki, and I shouldn’t be using her this way, but I couldn’t seem to help myself.
“I managed all right,” I answered with a grin. “Only a few bite marks.”
“Well then, I think you’re lucky. I’m sure there are guys who’ve left this hall without their virtue intact.”
A hard laugh rolled through me, caught by surprise at her choice of words. She was a funny girl. “I’m afraid my virtue wasn’t intact before I walked through the door.”
She gazed at me appreciatively. “Why doesn’t that surprise me?”
“Are you ready to go?” I asked, not wanting to risk delving into my past any further.
“Yep,” she replied, turning toward the two beds in the room, one of which had no bedding on it. “Let me grab my bag.”
“You don’t have a roommate?” I gestured at the bare side of the small space.
“Not yet. My old roommate left school at the end of last semester, and they didn’t assign me another during the summer, which is fine with me. As you can see, it’s hard to get peace and quiet around here. It’s much worse during the regular school year.”
I raised my eyebrows. “You’re kidding.”
She slipped her arm through mine, and guided me to the door. “Not in the least. Now don’t worry. Hang onto my arm, Walker. I’ll protect you.”
I grinned as I followed after her.
We only suffered a few catcalls as we made our way through the rowdy hallway and into the lobby
“Why do I get the feeling you’re a player?” she asked suddenly when we stepped outside.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean you look like
She was fading and I hated it. I was falling in love with someone else.
I didn’t know what to do.
Chapter Thirteen
I tapped my fingers nervously against my pant leg as I approached the lobby desk of Jennifer’s dorm. “What the hell are you doing here?” I mumbled to myself under my breath.
“I’m sorry?” the receptionist asked with a puzzled expression. “Did you say something?”
“I’m here to pick up Jennifer, uh,” I fumbled to remember her last name, “Lucas. Jennifer Lucas, room 109.”
“Please sign in here,” she said, handing me a clipboard. “I also need to see some I.D.”
I removed my wallet and showed her my driver’s license. She nodded, and I signed the paper.
“Go through the double doors to your left, and 109 is on the ground floor, so continue past the elevators and down the hall.”
“Thanks.” I followed her instructions, and found the hall to be a crazy madhouse—girls running back and forth between the rooms in various states of dress. Doors were open, and music of all kinds was blaring loudly. It was complete chaos.
“Hey hottie. Please say you’re here to see me.” A curvy redhead with cute freckles leaned against her doorway. She checked me out in the most obvious way, her eyes stopping on specific regions of my body before returning to my face.
I couldn’t help chuckling as I grinned back at her. “Actually, I’m looking for room 109.”
She gave an exaggerated pout. “Bummer. Maybe next time.” She winked at me and gestured with her thumb. “Two doors down.”
I nodded. “Have a good night.”
She gave a little wolf whistle as I continued, and it was picked up by several others. A few girls peeked from their rooms to see what the commotion was. I shook my head. I could totally get behind living in a place like this.
The door swung open before I could knock, and Jennifer pulled me inside, quickly shutting it behind me. She took my breath away—her hair styled similar to Nikki’s and then she smiled, looking even more like her. The resemblance was incredible, and all I wanted to do was kiss her and pretend she was.
“Did you survive the rabid dogs in the hall?” she asked with a giggle, the sound of her voice effectively ruining the illusion of Nikki in my mind. I glanced into her sparkling eyes, feeling like quite the jerk. She was a sweet girl. It wasn’t her fault she looked like Nikki, and I shouldn’t be using her this way, but I couldn’t seem to help myself.
“I managed all right,” I answered with a grin. “Only a few bite marks.”
“Well then, I think you’re lucky. I’m sure there are guys who’ve left this hall without their virtue intact.”
A hard laugh rolled through me, caught by surprise at her choice of words. She was a funny girl. “I’m afraid my virtue wasn’t intact before I walked through the door.”
She gazed at me appreciatively. “Why doesn’t that surprise me?”
“Are you ready to go?” I asked, not wanting to risk delving into my past any further.
“Yep,” she replied, turning toward the two beds in the room, one of which had no bedding on it. “Let me grab my bag.”
“You don’t have a roommate?” I gestured at the bare side of the small space.
“Not yet. My old roommate left school at the end of last semester, and they didn’t assign me another during the summer, which is fine with me. As you can see, it’s hard to get peace and quiet around here. It’s much worse during the regular school year.”
I raised my eyebrows. “You’re kidding.”
She slipped her arm through mine, and guided me to the door. “Not in the least. Now don’t worry. Hang onto my arm, Walker. I’ll protect you.”
I grinned as I followed after her.
We only suffered a few catcalls as we made our way through the rowdy hallway and into the lobby
“Why do I get the feeling you’re a player?” she asked suddenly when we stepped outside.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean you look like
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