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Del and I were friends, but since she was two years ahead of me and in a completely different major, we’d never been close.
“Nah. My parents are pretty granola; they’re living out on the land somewhere. Told me if I wanted to go to college and work for the man, I’d be on my own. Hence the shitty RA job.” She gestured to the dorm room.
“You were on a scholarship too?”
Her lips curved upward. “Yep. Music scholarship. But none of the professors had many connections, so I don’t have any jobs in the works yet. I’ll figure something out though; I always do.”
My heart hurt for her. “Come stay with me and Ford.”
His fingers tightened on mine immediately, and I knew what he was thinking.
Bad idea.
Bad freakin’ idea.
But she’d already said she didn’t blame werewolves for keeping themselves a secret if they did exist, so how bad could it be if she found out the truth?
“Nah. I’m not a big fan of the ole’ sharing-a-place-with-lovebirds thing. The things I’ve seen.” She shuddered.
I was disappointed, but nodded. I really didn’t want her out on her own. She’d been good to me, and I wished I could help her too. “You can at least come to the barbecue Teagan and I are throwing in Moon Ridge. It’s not going to be big, but there’ll be free food and probably a football game or two. You can pick the music…”
She sighed dramatically. “Fine, you know I can’t turn down free food. Text me the info?”
“I will,” I promised. “Can we haul some boxes down for you?”
“Nope. I’m staying until they kick me out, so I’ve got two more days,” she winked. “Thanks though.”
“Of course.” I flashed her a smile and let Ford tug me toward the door. “See you in a bit.”
“See ya.” She waved, then shut the door behind us as we slipped down the hall.
“Ebb…” Ford began.
“I know exactly what you’re going to say, and I don’t want to hear it,” I warned. “No one is going to go furry at my barbecue, and Del isn’t the flirty type. She’ll stop by, eat some food, and duck out when no one’s looking.”
He didn’t look happy about it, but nodded. “Alright.”
We slipped into the car, and headed back to Moon Ridge.
