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“Because the girls that ride with us are usually one of the three.” He was looking at me as though he was genuinely interested in my answer.
“Sorry to disappoint, but I’m here because I’m desperate,” I replied. “I really needed a ride.”
“You weren’t too scared to get in a car with the Darling Devils?” He smirked as he spoke their nickname as though it amused him greatly.
“Well, I’d never heard that name until today, so perhaps I haven’t had enough time to work out what’s so scary about it.”
“Interesting.” Parker nodded thoughtfully.
“The guys at my school really seem to hate you, though,” I added.
“They do, don’t they.” Parker said it like it was an achievement.
“That’s because the Saints haven’t won a game against us since Grayson and I joined the hockey team freshman year,” Reed replied.
“Pfft, you barely scraped by with wins until I joined the team,” Parker said. “We all know I’m the not so secret ingredient in the Ransom Devils’ special sauce.”
Reed shook his head and glanced at me. “Sorry, my little brother has absolutely no filter.”
“I’m hardly little,” Parker scoffed.
Reed gave me a look as if to say see.
Grayson remained quiet, and he seemed quite content allowing his brothers to do most of the talking. I couldn’t decide if he was just the strong and silent type or if he wasn’t happy about me being here. Perhaps it was because I went to their rival school. Reed seemed to have quickly forgiven the fact I was practically the enemy, but that didn’t mean his brothers would come to the same conclusion.
“So, bestie, I hear you have a boyfriend,” Parker said.
Reed shot him an annoyed look.
“Ex-boyfriend,” I quickly clarified. At least, he would be as soon as I worked up the nerve to talk to him again.
“Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that. What happened?” Parker didn’t sound the least bit sorry for me. In fact, his smile had only grown larger.
“You don’t have to answer that,” Reed said.
“It’s fine.” I drew in a breath. “I guess his head finally grew too big for him, and he decided he was more interested in making out with a fangirl than his girlfriend.”
Parker whistled. “Damn.”
“I’m really sorry to hear that,” Reed added.
I shook my head. “I should have known better than to date the captain of the hockey team.”
The atmosphere in the car suddenly felt tense, and everyone was silent for a few seconds. Reed glanced at me, and I briefly caught a frown creasing his forehead, but then he looked back at the road. Had I said something wrong?
“Wait, what?” Parker’s expression twisted with a mixture of surprise and disgust. “You mean you were dating the captain of the Sunshine Hills Saints?”
“Uh, yeah.”
“Jeremy Hoffman?”
“Yes,” I confirmed again.
The boys all shared a look, and it felt like I was missing something. I swallowed nervously as I realized they were probably thinking about the fact Reed had broken Jeremy’s nose.
“Damn, girl,” Parker muttered. “My opinion of you just plummeted.”
“Parker…” Reed gave him a warning glance in the rearview mirror.
