Hit the Wall (Blythe College) by Rochelle Paige

have a shift at the bar again, so that wouldn’t work unless you want to do an early-bird special at the local diner with all the senior citizens.”
    “Yeah, I think I’ll pass on that. Tomorrow night it is then. Pick you up at six?” I replied, wanting to nail down the details.
    “Sure. Now that we have that out of the way, can you let me out? I’ve got stuff to do today before I have to go to work,” she said, gesturing at the lock on her door.
    I watched her climb out of the truck and walk into the dorm. Damn, her ass looked good in jeans. I wouldn’t mind if my thank-you dinner turned into a night of me giving her something to be thankful for, that was for sure.
    As I pulled out of the parking lot, my cell rang with my sister’s ringtone. “Hey,” I answered.
    “Morning, Jackson. You feeling any better? I tried calling the house to check on you, but nobody answered.”
    “Yeah, I'm fine. Just dropped your friend off at her dorm and I'm on my way back to the frat house,” I said.
    “Ugh! I hate you so much. I can't believe that you were basically comatose last night and are perfectly fine this morning. You know that if I come down with so much as a cold I’m knocked out for days. So unfair!” she complained.
    “You snooze you lose, sis. That’s what happens when you’re the runt of the litter,” I teased.
    “Litter!” she laughed. “Dude, you better not let Mom hear you comparing her to a dog or your ass is grass. And there are only two of us, so it’s not like I’m the runt. I’m just younger and prettier than you.”
    “Since you mentioned young and pretty, what do you know about Kaylie?”
    “No!” she yelled in my ear. “Not just no, but hell no. You’re my brother and I love you dearly, but you know that I absolutely hate when you mess around with one of my friends. And I could easily see her becoming one of my few close friends. So do me a favor and don’t go there, okay? There are lots of other girls on campus who I’m sure would be more than happy to entertain you for a night or two if you’re ready to jump back on the crazy train again. Pick one of them instead. Hell, pick a few of them and have a party for all I care.”
    “I didn’t say I was going to mess around with Kaylie. I just asked what you know about her because I’m taking her to dinner to thank her for helping me out last night,” I defended.
    “I know how you are with girls, Jackson. Although I don’t know when the last time was that you had to buy a girl dinner first. Just don’t go there with her, okay? She’s really nice and I don’t want her to hate me when you screw her and toss her aside.”
    “Damn, sis. Give me a little bit of credit here. I owe her one and am just paying her back with a meal, okay?”
    “You don’t have any credit left with me when it comes to my friends, Jackson. I have had too many girls try to become my friend because they want to get closer to you, only to come crying to me when they realize that a night of sex is just that to you and they haven’t bagged you as their boyfriend.”
    “And that’s why you should be thanking me instead of ragging on me about this. Any chick who plays games like that with you deserves to be used,” I reminded her.
    “I know, but Kaylie is different. She’s nice and likes to help people instead of use them to her advantage. My being your sister didn’t factor into our friendship until last night when she helped me out by making sure you were okay.”
    “I thought you’d be happy that I was taking someone like her to dinner, even if it was just to pay her back,” I pointed out.
    “Of course I want you to date someone nice, but you don’t date. You just mess around. Besides which, she isn’t the type of girl who has one-night stands anyway. So go sniff somewhere else.”
    “Jesus, Aubrey. Sniffing around?”
    “Hey, you started it with the whole litter comment. But seriously, don’t fuck up my friendship with Kaylie just because you