two points on a major project was a big-damn deal.
"Then you would all be wrong." The professor smiled at us. "You and Mr. White have two points for your project. Excellent care to detail."
"It was all Lucas." I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding.
"I'm not surprised a bit." The older man turned and walked up on the stage. "All right class. Pull out your notes from Monday and let's go through this one more time seeing that Mr. White is the only one that would have gotten that one right on the upcoming exam."
I turned to look at Lucas and found him grinning at me. So cocky. So hot.
"You bastard," I whispered and let out a soft laugh. "You're going to win this battle, aren't you?"
"Which would that be?"
"The one where I need you to help me with this project, and you need me to shield you from attention and lust at the tournament." I turned back to the front a little breathless from the need to know the handsome guy beside me more intimately.
He leaned over and turned his face to the back of the room before whispering against the side of my hair. "I win every battle, but it's so much more fun to watch you submit than break you down. Let me stay in your room in New York."
I turned a little, putting my face impossibly close to his. "You'll touch the bugs?"
He laughed and pursed his lips, nodding. "I'll touch the bugs."
Chapter 10
Lucas
I wasn't sure if Jayce was waiting for me or Aubrey as we walked out of biology, so I did the prudent thing and nodded to acknowledge him and then turned to walk alone to practice. He caught up to me a few seconds later.
"Can't wait on anyone, bitch?"
"Your momma’s a bitch." I smiled, feeling like a million bucks over the agreement I'd made with Aubrey. She needed my help with the project, and I wanted the chance to get her alone in a hotel room at least once before I left to start life. If she didn't wanna fuck, I was good with that, but I planned on digging a little more into her in some manner of speaking. She was an interesting character, and I couldn't help but crave the emotional high she drove me toward each time we spoke.
"She actually is a bitch," Jayce laughed and pushed the door open for us. "What's up with you working with my sister on this Bio thing? You really think that's wise?"
"Why wouldn't it be? It's just a school project, bro. I'm not trying anything on her. You know I wouldn't do that." I ran my hands through my spiky dark hair, hoping like hell that I could hold true to my promise. I wasn't sure what I was doing with Aubrey just yet, if anything.
"All right, but keep that promise. I know you're leaving for some distant place soon. I don't want her hurt. She already thinks a lot of you." He pointed in front of us and smirked. "Look at William. I swear that fucker wants to have his heart torn from his chest."
"What?" I followed Jayce's focus to find William standing a little too close to Aubrey. "What the fuck is he doing?"
Jayce grabbed my arm to stop me from walking over there. "Hey. Let him learn his lesson."
"And what lesson is that?" I turned to my only friend and hovered over the top of him aggressively. "I don't want him near Aubrey. The fucker has a drug problem. Who knows what he's capable of?"
"You sure you don't have feelings for my sister?" He put a hand in the center of my chest as his tone darkened a little.
"She's like a sister to me too, Jayce. I care about you, therefore, I care about her. William's a prick. A user. No way are we letting him talk to our head Ice Queen." I turned and started over there.
"Shit." Jayce moved up beside me. “Forget the Ice Queen crap. That idiot isn’t getting anywhere near my sister.”
"Shit is right." I pulled at the back of his t-shirt as we walked by, forcing him to join us. "Leave her be. She's way out of your league, and if you're late to practice again, I'm going to have Lizzy tie you up and tease you until you pass out from blue balls."
"Fuck, guys. I was almost there." William
"Then you would all be wrong." The professor smiled at us. "You and Mr. White have two points for your project. Excellent care to detail."
"It was all Lucas." I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding.
"I'm not surprised a bit." The older man turned and walked up on the stage. "All right class. Pull out your notes from Monday and let's go through this one more time seeing that Mr. White is the only one that would have gotten that one right on the upcoming exam."
I turned to look at Lucas and found him grinning at me. So cocky. So hot.
"You bastard," I whispered and let out a soft laugh. "You're going to win this battle, aren't you?"
"Which would that be?"
"The one where I need you to help me with this project, and you need me to shield you from attention and lust at the tournament." I turned back to the front a little breathless from the need to know the handsome guy beside me more intimately.
He leaned over and turned his face to the back of the room before whispering against the side of my hair. "I win every battle, but it's so much more fun to watch you submit than break you down. Let me stay in your room in New York."
I turned a little, putting my face impossibly close to his. "You'll touch the bugs?"
He laughed and pursed his lips, nodding. "I'll touch the bugs."
Chapter 10
Lucas
I wasn't sure if Jayce was waiting for me or Aubrey as we walked out of biology, so I did the prudent thing and nodded to acknowledge him and then turned to walk alone to practice. He caught up to me a few seconds later.
"Can't wait on anyone, bitch?"
"Your momma’s a bitch." I smiled, feeling like a million bucks over the agreement I'd made with Aubrey. She needed my help with the project, and I wanted the chance to get her alone in a hotel room at least once before I left to start life. If she didn't wanna fuck, I was good with that, but I planned on digging a little more into her in some manner of speaking. She was an interesting character, and I couldn't help but crave the emotional high she drove me toward each time we spoke.
"She actually is a bitch," Jayce laughed and pushed the door open for us. "What's up with you working with my sister on this Bio thing? You really think that's wise?"
"Why wouldn't it be? It's just a school project, bro. I'm not trying anything on her. You know I wouldn't do that." I ran my hands through my spiky dark hair, hoping like hell that I could hold true to my promise. I wasn't sure what I was doing with Aubrey just yet, if anything.
"All right, but keep that promise. I know you're leaving for some distant place soon. I don't want her hurt. She already thinks a lot of you." He pointed in front of us and smirked. "Look at William. I swear that fucker wants to have his heart torn from his chest."
"What?" I followed Jayce's focus to find William standing a little too close to Aubrey. "What the fuck is he doing?"
Jayce grabbed my arm to stop me from walking over there. "Hey. Let him learn his lesson."
"And what lesson is that?" I turned to my only friend and hovered over the top of him aggressively. "I don't want him near Aubrey. The fucker has a drug problem. Who knows what he's capable of?"
"You sure you don't have feelings for my sister?" He put a hand in the center of my chest as his tone darkened a little.
"She's like a sister to me too, Jayce. I care about you, therefore, I care about her. William's a prick. A user. No way are we letting him talk to our head Ice Queen." I turned and started over there.
"Shit." Jayce moved up beside me. “Forget the Ice Queen crap. That idiot isn’t getting anywhere near my sister.”
"Shit is right." I pulled at the back of his t-shirt as we walked by, forcing him to join us. "Leave her be. She's way out of your league, and if you're late to practice again, I'm going to have Lizzy tie you up and tease you until you pass out from blue balls."
"Fuck, guys. I was almost there." William
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