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I gave him a cocky smirk. “I wouldn’t ask you to come in on a Saturday, sir. That would just be rude.”
“Of course. And you’d never be rude to an authority figure.”
I lay my hand over my heart. “I’m a good boy, sir. Honest.”
“I’d be willing to bet you’ve never been good a day in your life.”
My father would happily pay that bet.
I nodded as my jaw tightened. “Agree to disagree.”
“Just do your detention,” he fair begged.
“Sorry, sir. I’m busy. Plus, it’s the last day of term. You deserve a break. What say I owe you two, first week back?”
He sighed heavily. “If we start you on a credit system, there won’t be enough days left in the year.”
I grinned at him sarcastically. “Super. I’ll see you next term.”
“Roman!” he called, but he didn’t follow me, and his tone had a very strong hint of resignation to the end of it.
As I headed for the bus, I told myself I always bailed on detention. That was who I was. It wasn’t any different now than it had been three or four weeks ago. My sole purpose in bailing on detention wasn’t just to see Piper. I told myself this, and I managed to mostly believe it.
Not that I cared anymore when I heard Hadley say my name. “Shame we’re not better friends with Roman. He could drive you.”
Oh, I’d drive her. I was pretty sure I’d survive staying sober at a school party if Piper asked me to be her ride.
Piper snorted. “If we were better friends with Roman you’d have ruined it because you’d have screwed him senseless, broken his heart and moved onto someone else. So, we wouldn’t be friends anymore and I’d still not have a ride to the party.”
Look, I didn’t hate the mental picture. If Hadley was half as kinky as her reputation suggested, then it could be a fucking good time. But I wasn’t interested, and Rio probably would have broken my face, quite literally.
Hadley huffed a laugh. “Yeah? Who’s to say I’d be the one who did the breaking? Roman Lombardi is more likely to break my heart than I am his.”
Probably. I did have a reputation to uphold, after all.
“I guess. But, still my lack of ride is still not solved unless I drive myself.”
“Did I hear my name?” I stepped forward and asked. Hadley turned a wicked grin on Piper like I was the answer to all their prayers. Fuck, if only.
Then Hadley turned, of all things, a frown on me like I hadn’t just seen her excitement. “No,” she told me.
“If it’s a ride you’re after, ladies, I’d be more than happy to accommodate,” I said, raking my gaze down and up Hadley’s body. She gave as good as she got.
“I’m sure.”
My eyes flicked to Piper for a moment, and I smirked.. “My…ride…suits two just as easily as one.”
“Ugh,” Hadley sighed. “Because that’s just what I’ve been missing in my life.”
I raked my eyes over her again, nice and slow. “I live to serve, gorgeous.”
She looked like her armour was close to cracking, but she held her own. “Well, go and serve it somewhere else.”
Gladly.
I looked at Piper. “Barlow?”
Piper blinked like she hadn’t really been paying attention again and looked between Hadley and I. “What?”
