rain seriously sucks. The bottom of
my pants are still wet and I’ve been in this building for over two hours already.”
“What
rain? From where I’m sitting, the sun is shining brighter than I’ve ever
seen.” He’s really too cute for his own good. Deciding to keep that
secret to myself, I just roll my eyes at him and try really hard not to
smile. Thankfully, Dr. Willis clears his throat and begins his speech for
the day.
It
is so much easier to concentrate when Rocco isn’t sitting next to me.
Occasionally, I’d find myself looking in his direction only to see him turning
to me at the same time. At one point, he throws a small piece of paper on
my binder. The note says for me to turn down the brightness because he is
having trouble concentrating. Shaking my head, I crumple it up and throw
it at him. Of course, he finds my reaction funny and it only encourages him
to try to make me laugh even more. I am so relieved when class is finally
dismissed.
“You’re
a pain in my ass,” I blurt out when we get into the hallway.
“Oh,
come on. I’m not all that bad, am I?” I don’t believe for one
second that his ego is even slightly bruised the way he’s pretending it is.
“I
didn’t say you were bad. I said you’re a pain in my ass. There’s a
difference,” I clarify.
“Hey,
Rocco. Wait up,” some girl calls from behind us. She is very
pretty. Long, bright blond hair with pretty blue eyes and a body any guy
would fall for. He stops, but I keep walking. Witnessing the
tireless flirting of Rocco Matthews with one of his girls is not
something I need to stick around to see.
“What
do you need, Carrie?” I notice he’s short with her.
“You’re
coming to hang out tomorrow night, right? You left so early Saturday, we
didn’t have the chance to talk much.” Just before heading back out into
the rain, I happen to glance back only to see her playing with a lock of her
hair, looking up at him like she wants to jump him right there. That’s
enough for me.
I’m
not even through the small courtyard in front of the science building before
Rocco comes running out of the door calling my name. “Alyssa. Hold
on.” He jogs over to me. “Where are you running off to?” he asks
when he catches up to me.
It’s
obvious he wants to know why I didn’t wait for him while he talked to one of
his admirers , but I won’t acknowledge it. He takes my umbrella
from me and holds it over the both of us. “I’m going to get a sandwich
from the Hamilton Building before heading back to my room. My next class
isn’t until tonight.”
“That’s
where my next class is. I’ll walk with you.” We walk a few steps in
silence before he breaks it. “You know there isn’t anything going on with
me and Carrie, right?”
“That’s
none of my business, Rocco.” It’s too hard to look at him.
“I
just want you to know,” he tells me with the same troubled look I saw on his
face last night after we got back from the ride in his car. “You doing
anything tomorrow night?”
“I
don’t really do anything on Tuesday nights because I have to get up early on
Wednesday mornings.”
“I’m
in the same class as you and I still manage to squeeze in a little fun.”
He is back to teasing me again.
“I
have Physics lab at seven.”
“You’re
taking Physics, too? Are you crazy?”
“If
I want to graduate any time soon, I don’t have a choice,” I explain.
“That
sucks.” We’ve reached the Hamilton Building, so he folds up my umbrella
and hands it back to me. “Enjoy your lunch. I’ll catch up with you
later.”
“Have
fun in class.”
“I
can guarantee it won’t be nearly as fun as my last one.” There’s that friggin smile again. Damn it!
Chapter
Nine
Rocco
It’s
becoming harder and harder to go to my classes when I’d rather be with
Alyssa. Keeping her company seems to be the
my pants are still wet and I’ve been in this building for over two hours already.”
“What
rain? From where I’m sitting, the sun is shining brighter than I’ve ever
seen.” He’s really too cute for his own good. Deciding to keep that
secret to myself, I just roll my eyes at him and try really hard not to
smile. Thankfully, Dr. Willis clears his throat and begins his speech for
the day.
It
is so much easier to concentrate when Rocco isn’t sitting next to me.
Occasionally, I’d find myself looking in his direction only to see him turning
to me at the same time. At one point, he throws a small piece of paper on
my binder. The note says for me to turn down the brightness because he is
having trouble concentrating. Shaking my head, I crumple it up and throw
it at him. Of course, he finds my reaction funny and it only encourages him
to try to make me laugh even more. I am so relieved when class is finally
dismissed.
“You’re
a pain in my ass,” I blurt out when we get into the hallway.
“Oh,
come on. I’m not all that bad, am I?” I don’t believe for one
second that his ego is even slightly bruised the way he’s pretending it is.
“I
didn’t say you were bad. I said you’re a pain in my ass. There’s a
difference,” I clarify.
“Hey,
Rocco. Wait up,” some girl calls from behind us. She is very
pretty. Long, bright blond hair with pretty blue eyes and a body any guy
would fall for. He stops, but I keep walking. Witnessing the
tireless flirting of Rocco Matthews with one of his girls is not
something I need to stick around to see.
“What
do you need, Carrie?” I notice he’s short with her.
“You’re
coming to hang out tomorrow night, right? You left so early Saturday, we
didn’t have the chance to talk much.” Just before heading back out into
the rain, I happen to glance back only to see her playing with a lock of her
hair, looking up at him like she wants to jump him right there. That’s
enough for me.
I’m
not even through the small courtyard in front of the science building before
Rocco comes running out of the door calling my name. “Alyssa. Hold
on.” He jogs over to me. “Where are you running off to?” he asks
when he catches up to me.
It’s
obvious he wants to know why I didn’t wait for him while he talked to one of
his admirers , but I won’t acknowledge it. He takes my umbrella
from me and holds it over the both of us. “I’m going to get a sandwich
from the Hamilton Building before heading back to my room. My next class
isn’t until tonight.”
“That’s
where my next class is. I’ll walk with you.” We walk a few steps in
silence before he breaks it. “You know there isn’t anything going on with
me and Carrie, right?”
“That’s
none of my business, Rocco.” It’s too hard to look at him.
“I
just want you to know,” he tells me with the same troubled look I saw on his
face last night after we got back from the ride in his car. “You doing
anything tomorrow night?”
“I
don’t really do anything on Tuesday nights because I have to get up early on
Wednesday mornings.”
“I’m
in the same class as you and I still manage to squeeze in a little fun.”
He is back to teasing me again.
“I
have Physics lab at seven.”
“You’re
taking Physics, too? Are you crazy?”
“If
I want to graduate any time soon, I don’t have a choice,” I explain.
“That
sucks.” We’ve reached the Hamilton Building, so he folds up my umbrella
and hands it back to me. “Enjoy your lunch. I’ll catch up with you
later.”
“Have
fun in class.”
“I
can guarantee it won’t be nearly as fun as my last one.” There’s that friggin smile again. Damn it!
Chapter
Nine
Rocco
It’s
becoming harder and harder to go to my classes when I’d rather be with
Alyssa. Keeping her company seems to be the
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