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“Come in,” I said softly, not wanting Nick to hear.
Rachel poked her head around the door, her eyes wide as she scanned the room. “Is that Nick in the shower? I saw his truck outside.”
I smiled. “He stayed the night.”
“I can tell that, dummy. Oh my gosh, he loves you, doesn’t he?”
“Shut up. He took me home after something happened at the party.” I swallowed, realizing that my best friend didn’t know yet.
She sat down and stole a quick glance at the bathroom door, which was still closed. “I knew he took you home, but what do you mean, something happened? What happened?”
“This guy attacked me at the party. I mean, he didn’t really attack me, but he sort of did. I don’t know.” I shook my head. “He wouldn’t let me go, and he tried to kiss me. It sounds so stupid when I say it out loud.”
Rachel gave me a concerned
look. “It does not sound stupid. Are you okay?”
I nodded. “Nick stopped him.”
“Really?”
“I thought he was going to kill him.”
Her lips curled into a snarl. “Should have let him.”
“I’m serious.” I swatted her shoulder.
“So am I.”
The shower turned off and Rachel hopped off the bed. “I’ll go. I’ll talk to you later. You’re sure you’re okay?”
“I think so,” I said right as the door opened and Nick stepped out, drying his hair.
Gossip and Girls
Jess
Nick held my hand as we walked from my dorm toward the tall white buildings in the distance. When I shivered in the cool morning air, Nick pulled me against him, our bodies fitting side by side as if they were made for each other.
Once the campus sidewalks were more crowded, he held on even tighter. I wasn’t sure what I expected, but it wasn’t that. I sort of figured that once other people came into view, he’d let go of my hand. But I was wrong. And if I thought that last night was a one-time thing or a fluke, he was proving otherwise with every step we took.
“You okay?” he asked.
I nodded, a small smile playing on my lips.
I was more than okay. What had happened at the party had rattled me, but it could have been so much worse. And it had been for other girls; I knew that for a fact. But right now, being with Nick like this made everything better.
Two guys that Nick apparently knew fell into step beside us and said hi to me before asking Nick what happened to him last night.
He shrugged. “I took Jess home and stayed with her.”
They whooped and hollered before offering him high-fives. He shrugged at me before giving in to them with a shit-eating grin on his face.
“Um, hello! I’m standing right here.” I pretended to pout, so the guys turned to me and offered me high-fives as well. I laughed as I slapped their hands in quick succession.
“Idiots,” Nick said as they walked away in the other direction.
“But they’re your idiots.” I leaned into him.
