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“McNamara’s?”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Sweet,” says Seb. “That place is great. I’m down.”
“Same,” says Cooper. “Maybe I’ll see Elle.”
“That girl from the sorority party? I thought you didn’t do more than one hookup.” Seb knocks his shoulder into Cooper’s.
“I don’t.” He grins. “But that doesn’t mean she can’t try.”
I roll my eyes as I get into my car. “Show me where to go.” I wrestle my phone out of my jeans pocket, unlock it, and toss it to Coop. “Do I have any messages? Didn’t get a chance to check. ESPN wanted to do a live interview right after the game ended.”
He snorts. “Only you could make that sound casual. And yeah, Mom and Dad texted. Ooh, and someone else.”
“Who?” I try to sneak a peek while we’re at a red light, but Coop holds the phone to his chest.
“Look, Seb.” He hands the phone over to Seb, who whistles.
“I regret this,” I mutter. “Who is it?”
“It’s that girl,” says Seb. “Beckett.”
My heart thumps extra hard in my chest. “Beckett Wood?”
“Do you know more than one Beckett?”
“What’s it say?”
“She wants to talk.”
“That’s it?”
Seb and Coop exchange a glance. “Should there be more?” Coop asks.
“I mean, no.” I make a right at Coop’s direction. “But since she wouldn’t let me just hire her, I’ve been trying to figure out her price.”
“Oh, good,” says Seb. “Especially since you went ahead and lied about her being your tutor.”
“Don’t remind me.”
“Maybe she wants you to hook up with her,” Coop muses. “As payment, I mean.”
I think back to our conversation after that first class. I pretty much stomped on any chances of that happening. “Dude, I’m not going to sleep with my tutor.”
“What? She’s hot.”
“And my teammate’s ex.”
Coop waves his hand. “Doesn’t count because they broke up before you got here.”
“I’m sure he wouldn’t see it that way.”
“Well, he’s an idiot anyway.”
I park the car in a lot down the street from McNamara’s and heave out a sigh. “Won’t argue that point.”
Outside the bar, which looks packed with college kids and town regulars alike, I hold up my phone. “I’ll be there in a minute. Order me a non-alcoholic beer, okay?”
