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“So ready.”
I take Elodie’s hand, frowning when I feel how ice cold it is. I need to ask her what happened with that guy, but for right now, we just need to get out of here before any other bad boys can try to stop us.
As we climb into Malia’s car, I let out a sigh of relief. Even as we drive back to town though, I can’t shake the things I felt for Hendrix. Being in his arms, the brush of his lips against mine, how he made me laugh easily and feel comfortable without even trying.
That’s his game though. He probably does this with all of his conquests. I should just be thankful I didn’t give up my V-card to a jerk like Hendrix.
Besides, he’ll probably forget all about you before classes start. Don’t let him take up anymore of your time,I tell myself.
THREE
Hendrix
“Fucking Carl,”I grumble for about the millionth time in the last forty-eight hours.
“You got some kind of thing for Carl?”
I glare at Kade and he shrugs at me.
“You keep mumbling his name, man! What’s going on?”
“He ruined my chances with my dream girl,” I tell him, and he raises his eyebrows.
“Hey,” Thorne says distractedly as he wanders into the kitchen.
He’s been acting really strange over the last two days. He won’t tell us what happened, but I’m sure that we’ll get it out of him soon enough.
“Did you hear that, Thorne? Hendrix has found his dream girl,” Kade tells him, and Thorne’s head snaps up.
“What?”
“At the race. Her name is Locklyn,” I tell him, and he blinks.
“I ran into someone there too,” Thorne mumbles, and Kade and I both almost fall out of our chairs.
“What?” I ask him.
“I never thought that you would move on from Elodie,” Kade says, his eyes wide with surprise.
“ItisElodie,” Thorne grumbles, his usual dark look settling back over his face.
“The girl who ghosted you?” I ask him, and he nods.
“Um… how did that go?” Kade asks hesitantly.
“Not great,” Thorne admits, and I nod just as my alarm goes off.
“We need to get to campus,” I tell them, and Kade nods, downing the last of his coffee.
Thorne is moving slower this morning, and I don’t know if it’s because it’s a Monday or if he’s still just lost in thoughts of what happened with him and Elodie at the race. I leave him to his thoughts as I grab my backpack and follow Kade out to his car. We have a similar schedule this semester, so we can ride to classes together most days.
I grab shotgun, and I’m fully expecting Thorne to start bitching that he has to ride in the back, but he climbs in without complaint. Kade and I share a worried glance before he backs out of the spot and takes off toward campus.
We only live a few blocks away, so it takes us no time to reach the campus parking lot. As I’m climbing out, I spot Carl, the man from the race a few nights ago, walking down the sidewalk.
“See you guys at lunch,” I call as I take off after him.
My eyes are scanning the crowd for Locklyn, but I don’t see her anywhere. She might not have classes on Monday or in the mornings, but I can’t stop looking for her. She has to go to campus at some point, right?
