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Skylar is handing Erik my pillow and Hutch has the blanket I brought against his face. It looks like he is sniffing it, but from this far away, I can't be sure. Shrugging my shoulders, deciding that I don’t really care either way. As quickly as I can, I change into the soft cotton shorts and long sleeve shirt with the blue alien from that disney movie holding a blanket and the stuffed doll I packed as my pajama set, along with fuzzy socks and a cute headband to help tame my hair. I put the mass of curls into a messy bun and look at myself in the mirror. I don’t have any makeup on and my hair is wild, but I feel cute.
The guys are all settled on the bed. Once again they are all shirtless, but they have on dark gray sweatpants with the school logo and a number on the right side of the waist.Howl Universityis printed down the left leg and our mascot, a howling wolf, is resting on the right hip. I can only assume that these are from the football team and the number corresponds with their jersey numbers. I find myself wishing I could get a pair that has all of their numbers on it.
Their laughter makes me realize I stopped walking to stare at them, but when I look up, I notice that they haven’t seen me yet. Relaxing my shoulders and putting a smile on my face, I continue to make my way back to the couch-bed. CJ is the first to notice me, and heat flares in his eyes before he looks away. The rest of the guys look over and their reactions are close to perfect. Erik’s mouth falls open as his gaze rakes down my body. Skylar keeps staring at different parts of my body before quickly moving on, like he can’t decide where to look. Hutch looks up last, and a smile slowly spreads on his lips.
“Come on over here, Red.” He holds my blanket up and waves his hand to invite me to jump back over the couch and sit down next to him. When I’m settled, he throws his arm around my shoulder and smiles down at me. “Stitch is my favorite.”
Chapter Twenty Two
Truth or Drink
WhenI’mniceandcomfy on the couch, Hutch pulls me into his side a bit more, then turns to look at the other guys sitting in a circle around us. Erik is on my right side, sitting just as close to me as I am to Hutch, CJ is by Erik, but facing back towards us with Skylar sitting close to his side by Hutch. There is a tray of sodas in the middle of us and I open my mouth to ask why they are just sitting there like that, but Skylar beats me to it.
“Alright gents and Red.” I giggle when he starts talking like a gameshow host. “The name of the game is Truth or Drink. We will take turns asking questions that everyone has to answer. If you choose to skip the question, you have to drink.”
“It's more fun with vodka.” Erik grumbles beside me and CJ pokes his side, making him jump and glare at the smaller wolf.
“If you drink all of your drink first then you lose and you must sleep without a blanket tonight.” Skylar continues explaining the rules of the game as if the thing between Erik and CJ never happened. “We’ll play rock, paper, scissors to determine who goes first. Erik automatically goes last because he interrupted the rules discussion.”
I’m laughing so hard I almost miss the evil smirk Skylar shoots Erik’s way. But seeing it makes me laugh more. My laugh causes Hutch to laugh and somehow, while we were laughing Skylar and CJ played rock, paper, scissors without us. CJ grumbles and it draws our attention back to the room. Erik is smirking at Skylar and CJ.
“You know he always wins at that game.” Erik snarks as CJ crosses his arms over his chest.
“Hey!” I jokingly gripe at Skylar. “No fair! I didn’t even know we were going yet!”
“Snooze you lose, Red.” Skylar turns his nose up, but smiles at me. “Now, first question, who is your celebrity crush?”
Erik rolls his eyes then says, “Dakota Fanning.”
“Halie Berry,” CJ chimes in.
“Jessica Rabbit.” Hutch leans back and crosses his arms.
“Does that count?” CJ is looking at Skylar who shrugs his shoulders. Guess it counted.
Now all the boys are looking at me, waiting for my answer. I think about it. I could say something basic, like Channing Tatum or Chris Hemsworth, but I think I want to shock them and say something they won’t expect. I rack my brain for a celebrity that not many girls fawn over when the perfect answer pops into my head,
“Emma Watson. “
“Nice!” Hutch high fives me, but the other guys have wide eyes.
“Oooookay.” Skylar side eyes me then points to CJ to ask the next question.
“Favorite subject in school?”
Hutch and Erik groan, then together they say. “Gym.”
“Um, guys, gym isn’t a subject.”
My brows are scrunched together and I’m looking between the two like they have lost their minds. Both of them shrug then look at Skylar. He rolls his eyes and gives me a look that says, ‘there is no hope with them’. “Physics.”
“Alright, hmm, my favorite subject is a tie between Art and Home Economics. But therealHome Ec. not the crap class that teaches you how to be a teacher.”
All the boys nod along, seemingly absorbed in my mini rant. We all take turns asking questions and answering, nobody takes a drink and I’m having so much fun getting to know them and laughing as they poke fun at one another. CJ is hilarious when he talks and Skylar is scary smart. Hutch and Erik could be twins by how much they enjoy the same things. The only time they disagreed is when Hutch said pineapple and ham pizza was the best. Erik told him anything other than a meat lover with double meat is a sin against pizza. Skylar made me drink when I said I’d rather have a salad or one of those pizza bowls that is just the toppings without the sauce or bread.
“Okay, my turn, time for the real questions. What is everyone’s body count?”
Hutch rubs his hands together and glances around the room. I try so hard not to say anything, but the twisted joke pops into my head and I can’t resist. “Like, bodies in my bed or buried in my yard?”
