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A look of comprehension dawned on Helios’ face, and color tinted his high-boned cheeks. Kellion and Andreus were looking back and forth between him and Yuri. “No fuck,” Andreus finally said. “You were even jealous ofYuri?”
Kellion whistled. “Way to go, President. Now I know how stupid you can be where MJ’s concerned.”
Helios said mildly to his ex-VP, “Fuck off.”
But Kellion only shook his head in mock despair. “I only used to think that you’d find being ‘normal’ – and that means giving up 99% of your ego, you understand – difficult. But after what Yuri’s told us, it’s going to be impossible. No wonder you reacted that way to MJ’s guest.”
“You wanted to beat him up, too. Don’t tell me you didn’t.”
“Yeah, I did. And I could and I would. But that’s me being me. You, on the other hand, have sworn to act normal for the girl you love. And just in case you missed the memo, President, it’snotnormal for an R.A. to change house rules just like that.”
Helios’ jaw clenched.
“For the record, President,” Yuri murmured, “I think when MJ told you she wanted a normal guy to love, she only meant someone who didn’t go to such lengths to keep himself from getting hurt...to the point he’d end up hurting the one he really loved.”
Behind them, Andreus asked laconically, “That’s all well and good, but can someone tell me when the fuck did the Afxisi become a club for the next Ann Landers?” The typical rude comment from Andreus served to lighten the atmosphere, and even Helios felt himself relaxing.
“If it were me, President, I think the solution is simple. Find a private place for you and MJ and seduce her. It is how you made her fall in love with you, ne?”
Helios cocked his head to the side. “That’s also a good point.”
“Not from where I’m standing,” Yuri refuted casually, his words a subtle reminder that he was Hallie’s brother.
Andreus flushed at Yuri’s dig. All of them knew that Hallie carried a torch for him, and it was something he had succeeded in ignoring – so far.
Kellion nudged Helios. “The last two girls who checked out the room are leaving. You should go now if you don’t want MJ and the other dude going in there alone.”
****
“I’m so sorry for whathappened back there,” MJ apologized as she and Jack headed to the line of students who were waiting to inspect the dorm’s sole vacant room.
“It’s fine. Kat warned me beforehand about how jealous your R.A. can be.”
MJ flushed. “He’s my ex-boyfriend.”
Jack grinned. “You’re sweet, you know that?” When MJ looked at him in confusion, he continued, “Did you really think I wouldn’t be aware you and Helios Andreadis were a couple?” At her wide-eyed look, he exclaimed, “Seriously? Have you been living under a rock or something? He’s a famous biker, babe. Not just here in school, but all around the freaking world. Of course people know who he was dating.”
When he put it like that, she realized how silly she was not to have realized that people would be interested in Helios’ love life. “I didn’t really know...or notice. I was...part of their club the first day of school and after that, my life got really busy with my chores as a volunteer, then I also had my grades to maintain for my scholarship...I didn’t really have any time to do anything else.”
“You don’t have Facebook? Or Instagram or Twitter?”
She shook her head. Avoiding social media had been another way for her to avoid being connected in any way to her past life, but now she realized how doing so had also left her out of touch with what was going on around her.
Jack was typing something on his iPhone. “Here. Maybe you should see for yourself what’s happened.”
Taking his phone, she saw on the screen a Facebook page for Helios. Her eyes widened at the numerous candid photos it had – she didn’t think Helios was the type to take these himself, which meant he had a lot of fans.
Looking at the photos, something about it seemed awfully familiar. After a moment, she realized that the photos taken in the past week had all been from the same location - the street behind the building where her classes were held. Did it mean Helios had been following her all this time?
“It’s your turn now.”
MJ’s head snapped up, stunned to find Helios suddenly standing in front of her, a still-hostile look on his face when he glanced at Jack. “Are you still interested in checking out the room?”
“Of course. Anything to keep me close to MJ,” Jack said, smiling charmingly.
The realization of how close Helios had been all this time made her feel awkward and self-conscious. Returning Jack’s phone to him, she muttered “thanks” while pleading at him with her eyes not to mention anything in front of Helios.
“If you want me to keep a secret,” Jack said wickedly, “you can seal my lips with yours—”
