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I mean, come on. The guy isn’t even that impressive. What girl wants that classic tall, dark, and handsome anyway?
She pats my hand with a consolatory smile. “Of course not.”
I can’t let her get away with that smug look without retaliation.
Leaning in close enough to get another whiff of her subtle, sweet pear scent, now mixing enticingly with the smell of chocolate, I put as much sex as I can into my next words. “Il tuo sorriso è bellissimo.”
Hannah’s jaw hangs slack, and I know I’ve won.
“Where did that come from?” Her question comes out breathless.
Yep, I’m definitely victorious. “My grandpa and grandma came over from Italy when they were eighteen. I might have picked a few phrases up from them.” The one I just spoke translates toyour smile is beautiful.
As Hannah stares at me with a new shine in her gaze, my heart gives a quick kick, and I hide my grin with another sip of hot chocolate.
HANNAH
“Get out of my way, asshole!”
“I hope that’s not how you normally drive. Road rage isn’t healthy.”
I give Nathan an elbow in his side for his comments.
“Hey! Cheater!”
Maybe so, but it worked. On the TV screen, my colorful car swerves around his, and I’ve got a straight shot to the finish line. Unfortunately, I don’t notice the little blue shell his character has tucked in his back pocket. Seconds before I claim my victory, my car gets creamed out of nowhere, spinning into the digital grass as Nathan lets out a maniacal laugh.
“So close! I was so close!” When I shove him this time, it’s friendlier, and he chuckles all the while. It’s probably best not to get too worked up about video games.
My search for a movie to watch got sidetracked when I noticed a game system tucked into the corner.
He pulled it out, revealing an old Nintendo Gamecube, and glanced between the purple game system and me. “You wanna play?”
His hopeful expression sold it for me. We settled on a classic game I at least had some experience with, even as a novice gamer—Mario Kart.
“You’re getting better, Shorty.”
He goes to pick up his mug, only to realize it’s empty. His disappointed frown makes my cheeks tingle. I notice that his beer has been sitting, untouched, for the last hour. Looks like my innocent, underage ways are the real winner tonight.
“Quit pouting. I can make another batch.”
The smile spreading across his face freezes when the door slams open. A beefy guy stumbles inside with a scantily clad girl wrapped around him. They stutter to a halt when they catch sight of us.
“Hey, man! Looks like we got the same idea, huh?”
The guy, who I assume is Nathan’s roommate, nods his head my way while simultaneously cupping his companion’s generous butt. It’s a very nice ass, all round and perky, and the girl giggles happily at the gesture, so I don’t let myself get offended.
That doesn’t mean I’m okay with our video games and hot chocolate ramping up into a Friday night grope-fest. When I glance back at Nathan, I try to convey this message with ayou’d better not have the same ideabrow raise.
His apologetic grimace/eye-roll combo sets me at ease.
“Hannah, this is my roommate, Bobby. Bobby, this is my friend Hannah. And who’syourfriend?” Nathan asks the last question with an evil grin.
I’m confused until I notice Bobby’s eyes darting between the girl on his hip and the rest of us, a tinge of panic widening his eyes.
“Uh, yeah. Introduce yourself, babe.”
This douche doesn’t even know her name.
