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I level him with a flat look. “And where was Blair while this was going down?”
Devlin drops his gaze, grinning stupidly. Yeah, I’ve got him. I saw the way he was all wrapped up in her in the parking lot when he went to get his gear.
“Aight, I’m out,” I call to the other guys in the locker room. “Let’s keep it tight and finish the season strong.”
A few whoops and hollers follow me as I duck out of the room and head for the one the dance committee is using for prep duties. I can’t wipe the dopey grin off my face as I yank the door open, planning to sweep Thea off her feet and kiss her.
I freeze in the doorway, jealousy rocketing through me fast enough to make me sick to my stomach.
Coleman stands too close to Thea, leaning into her space as he points out whatever is on the papers she’s presenting to him. Creep.
Dealing with this was hell when we were faking, but now that she’s my girlfriend? I’m even more possessive of her. He gives me a bad vibe and I don’t want him near her.
Stalking into the room, I make sure I’m as loud as possible, dumping my athletic duffel on the floor. The other students on the committee throw me dirty looks. One of them is Maisy Landry, squinting at me over the clipboard she’s marking.
“Hey, babe. Practice finished early. Perks of being captain.” I slide in, draping an arm over her shoulder, subtly pulling her away from our teacher. “Ready to go?”
“Hi. In a minute, we’re just figuring out the logistics of the refreshment tables and the DJ.” She flips through her papers, mumbling to herself.
I touch her hair, pulling it out of her face while she’s working. I know I’m being territorial, but I can’t help it when it comes to her. Coleman’s hand twitches every time I touch her.
“Mr. Bishop, this meeting is for planning committee members and faculty advisors only, I’m afraid,” Coleman says in mock-sympathy. Yeah fucking right. He’s trying to kick me out so he can perv on my girlfriend. “If you’d like to wait outside for—”
“Actually, come here,” Thea says, tugging on my shirt. “I need your help and everyone else is busy with their own tasks.”
I smirk at Coleman as she leads me across the room. His lip curls and he looks like he wants to strangle me. Not very becoming for an educator.
“Hold this up for me? Yeah, like that,” Thea directs, stepping back and pinching her chin as she studies the balloon archway decoration I’m holding up. “Okay, good. We’ll weave the clear ones through to spell out SLHS and fill those with silver glitter. It’ll be perfect for the photo op as people arrive.”
I peer overhead. “You did all this?”
Thea nods.
“It’s awesome.”
“Thanks. This is just the test version, but I saw a really cool photo online.”
“People are gonna love it. Look, come here.” I motion her over with my head as I hold up the archway. “Take a selfie so you can see.”
As she holds up her phone, I kiss her cheek. She’s grinning in the photo, her face scrunched adorably from my attack kiss.
“There. See?”
“Yeah.” Her voice is warm as she studies the photo. “It looks so good. Okay, perfect.”
“Send me that one. I’m totally posting it.”
Thea shoots me a beaming smile as she shuffles her papers. I set the decoration down and lean over her shoulder to see the logistics.
“Put the tables with food over here and the DJ here,” I say, pointing out spots on the page. “Mom made me go to this rally once and that’s how they did it. Something about the natural flow.”
“Oh! That’s perfect.” Thea makes a mark on the page, drawing little symbols of her own making. “Awesome, now we can go.”
Coleman has been watching us the entire time. While his attention is on us, I take her face and tip it up for a kiss, sliding my gaze to him. A muscle in his jaw jumps.
I wind my fingers with hers. “So are we good to go?”
“Yes.” She pulls away to cross the room.
