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“I don’t know, but I know you are. What’s wrong?”
“Just worried about my mom. It’s nothing.”
She eyes me for a second and then asks, “Anything I can do to help?”
I shrug. “I don’t even know what’s going on, but when I know, I’ll tell you.”
“Okay,” she says and then she goes up on her toes, kissing my lips softly. Wrapping my arms so tight around her, I take over the kiss, lacing my fingers behind her back, holding her as close as I can.
When she smiles against my lips, I smile too, pulling away to say, “It’s so good to see you.”
“You too,” she whispers against my lips. But then she backs away quickly, her eyes bright as she says, “Guess what!”
“You look superhot in those leggings? I know. Come here, I’m not done kissing you.”
She giggles as she tries to stop me, but soon she’s kissing me, taking over the kiss I initiated. Moving her fingers through my hair, she cups my chin before pulling her mouth away. I try to chase her for another kiss, but she presses her finger to my lips again. After she sets me with a look that tells me I better listen, I smile and say, “Sorry, I can’t get enough of those lips.”
“You’re lucky you’re cute.”
I shoot her a cheeky grin and she rolls her eyes. “But really, guess what!”
“What, baby?” I ask, pulling her into my arms, cupping her ass as I meet her gaze.
“I’m going to choreograph for the dance team!”
Pride explodes in my chest as hug her closer, my face breaking into a grin. “I’m so proud of you!”
“Thanks,” she says before pressing her lips to mine for a quick kiss.
“That’s amazing. How did that happen?”
She shakes her head. “Wasn’t easy. Rachael called me dumb for trusting you, and then I told her that what I do outside of dance team is none of her business, and then I said that I can make this team better. The team was on board and voted my way. Rachael was the only one who didn’t vote for me – even her minions voted for me.”
“Wow,” I say, surprised that Ally and Mia went against Rachael. They have all been best friends since birth. “That’s ’cause they know you’re the best.”
“Aw thanks,” she says, leaning into me playfully. “I’m pretty excited.”
“I am too,” I say, wrapping my arm around her shoulders. “I can’t wait for my baby to blow people away.”
She grins up at me, her cheeks flushing with color. It leaves me breathless when she looks at me like that. Like I’m the most amazing guy in the world, as if I’m worth it, when I know I’m not. I know I haven’t led the life a girl like Claire deserves, but for some reason she believes in me and trusts me. When I look in her eyes, I feel like I am the guy she deserves.
Clearing my throat, I say, “I know you’re used to winning, but I’m about to murder you in this karaoke war.”
She looks up at me, a gleam in her eyes that tells me to watch out. “We will see.”
I don’t say anything back because it’s too loud once we’re in the bar. It’s a little college pub called The Gilroy. The owner knows the team and usually lets the underage kids drink when we bring in our
fake IDs. He doesn’t question us, which means we come only here to spend all our money. When I see some of the guys from the team, including my brother, I head toward them, pulling Claire with me. When I glance back, she’s looking around, taking it in, and I wonder if she’s ever been here.
Once we reach the group, I lean in and ask her just that. She shakes her head and says, “Nope, first time.”
I smile as I nod, and then thankfully, there’s a break in the music. Pointing the guys, I say, “Claire, this is my brother Jayden, Bryan, Matt, Caleb, and his girlfriend, Hannah. Everyone, this is Claire.”
Claire gives an awkward wave while everyone just grins at her as she says, “Nice to meet you guys.”
I sit in the open chair beside Jayden and then pull Claire into my lap. She leans back into my chest and smiles at me before giving me a kiss on the cheek.
“So you’re the girl to change my brother?”
