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“Carl!” I call, and the idiot turns and grins at me as I join him on the sidewalk.
“Hey, Hendrix. Great race, man,” he says, but I frown.
“That’s not important. Right now, I need you to do something for me,” I tell him, wrapping my arm around his shoulders and steering him toward the center of campus.
All of the buildings are centered around one big courtyard. If Locklyn is here today, then she has to walk through that courtyard.
“Name it, man,” Carl says, happy to help me. He seems completely oblivious to the fact that I want to punch him in the face right now.
“I need you to apologize to my girl.”
“Your girl?” he asks dumbly.
“Locklyn. You insulted her the other night at the race by calling her a track bunny,” I growl. “I can’t have anyone upsetting my future wife.”
“I had no idea. Wait, future wife? Are you getting a little ahead of yourself?”
“Nope,” I answer confidently. “This is step one to my happily ever after. You and I are going to stand here until we spot her,” I tell Carl, pulling him to a stop next to one of the picnic tables.
“Uh, isn’t that her?” he asks, pointing behind me. I spin around and see Locklyn headed our way.
I’m hit once again with her delicate beauty, and my heart twists, thinking about how I inadvertently hurt her. Locklyn’s head is bent as she checks something on her phone, and I grab the back of Carl’s neck, dragging him forward.
“Make it nice,” I tell him under my breath, and he gulps.
“Locklyn,” I call once we’re closer, and she glances up.
Surprise is clearly written across her features and my heart skips a beat as her clear green eyes meet mine. She looks wary, which is fair. I still hate it, though.
“Hey, baby girl,” I say, and her eyebrows rise as she stares at me. “Carl wanted to say something to you.”
I shove Carl forward and he stammers as he looks at Locklyn.
“I’m sorry for what I said. I was way out of line, and I didn’t know that you and Hendrix were like a thing,” Carl rushes to say.
I elbow him and he swallows hard.
“I’m really sorry. I know that you’re not a groupie or a track bunny or whatever. You’re Hendrix’s girl.”
Carl wrings his hands in front of him, obviously worried about upsetting me. I spot Kade and Thorne watching us with interest as they wait for me on the sidewalk.
“Alright,” Locklyn says but it comes out like a question. “Well, I think you must have me confused with someone else. I’m not anyone’s girl. And, um, I’m running late for class, so I’m going to go.”
Well, that didn’t exactly go as planned, but I’m not giving up that easily. I’m not giving up ever.
My girl sidesteps us, and I nod at Carl before I hurry to catch up with her.
“I’ll walk you.”
“That’s not necessary,” Locklyn says as she heads into the Armstrong building.
I’m headed there too, so I follow after her, nodding at Kade and Thorne before I head inside. Locklyn’s pace picks up, and I hurry to keep up when she suddenly turns into a classroom. I check the number and grin when I realize that we have the same class.
When I slide into the seat next to her, Locklyn turns to glare at me.
“Are you stalking me now?” she snaps, and I just grin.
“No, I’m taking this class too. What’s your major?”
