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“Evan, what are you doing?” I murmured.
“Persuading you.” I felt his mouth curve into a grin, and he rolled his hips, pressing his thick length against me.
I let myself enjoy the feel of him for a second, and then I said, “Time’s up, buddy.” Sliding out from the cage he’d created with his arms and body, I said, “Class calls.”
“You’re no fun.” He caught my wrist and brought it to his mouth, pressing his lips against my pulse, making it spike. “Tonight?”
“I’m out with Scarlett and Lilly.”
A deep scowl passed over his face. “You’re going to The Vault?”
I didn’t meet his eyes. All week, I’d avoided telling him that I was going to the club. I didn’t want to rock the boat, not after things had been so good between us lately.
Wrapping my arms around his neck, I pushed my chest up against him and looked up through my lashes, pouting. “If you come, then we wouldn’t have to worry about what might or might not happen to me.”
“It’s not my—”
“Scene,” I finished for him. “Yeah, you already said that. No parties and no clubs. What exactly do you do for fun?” It was supposed to be a joke, but Evan’s eyes darkened, probably in an attempt to reprimand me. Except it had the opposite effect and a bolt of lust shot through me.
“Becca.” It was a warning, but I couldn’t think about what it meant, not with him looking at me like that.
“I get it, but I want to go, Evan. Everyone’s going to be there. I’ll be fine, promise.”
“I don’t like it.” His jaw clenched.
“You don’t have to like it, but I’m going.” I hadn’t been back to the club since Kendall had set me up. But I wanted to go. I wanted to party with my friends. I wanted to be a normal eighteen-year-old girl.
Pressing a kiss to Evan’s lips, I turned for the door, but his words made me pause. “Be careful.”
With a heavy sigh, I slipped into the emptying hallway, hitched my bag up my shoulder, and headed for class.
* * *
“You look hot.”Lilly smiled, smoothing down her skintight black dress. “Does this look okay?”
“Yes. Jay will die.”
“Good.” She winked at me as I hitched down my own skirt. The vintage denim mini barely covered my butt, but teamed with shimmery leggings and my new black wedge ankle boots I’d bought with my first two paychecks from Mitch, I looked good. “Those streaks look awesome.”
Catching my reflection in the glass window across the street, I smiled. Lilly had suggested pinning some electric-pink fake extensions into my hair. They gave me an edge I hadn’t felt before.
“It’s a shame a certain mystery guy won’t be there tonight to appreciate it.”
My head whipped around, my jaw dropping open, and Lilly let out an amused laugh. “You should see your face right now.”
“I don’t know what you’re—”
She waved me off. “Please, the two of you are not as discreet as you think you are. I think I need my eyes lasered after stumbling across you guys in the library.”
“You… uh… crap.” The color drained from my face. But Lilly leaned in closer, lowering her voice. “Hey, your secret’s safe with me. He’s good for you. I haven’t seen you smile so much since you got here.”
“Who’s smiling?” Apparently, her voice wasn’t low enough. Scarlett joined us, and for a second, I was worried she had overheard, but then I noticed her glazed-over eyes and the way her body seemed to sway as she stood next to us.
“Just me.” Lilly shrugged. “Jay is going to freak when he sees this dress.”
Scarlett’s eyes swept down her body, an appreciative expression passing over her face. “Yeah, he is. You look totally fuckable in that dress.”
“Ew, Scarlett, how wasted are you?”
