thinks or says about
him, he’s a good guy. He never leads them on or lets them think he’s after
anything but a good time, and he’s clear with them when it’s over. It’s their
problem if they expect more.”
“I guess.” I didn’t like the fact
that Nate was so experienced, but it made me feel a bit better to know he had
some integrity.
“He likes you,” Josh added
casually.
“What makes you say that?” I
didn’t want to let on that Nate had asked me out, so I feigned surprise and
raised my eyebrows.
“He’s been trying to get me to
give him your number. Even stole my phone off me when I said no, but he
couldn’t crack the code to get into it. That pissed him off.”
“I’ll bet,” I giggled.
“I didn’t give it to him,” Josh
added. “I figured if you wanted him to have your number, you’d have given it to
him yourself.”
“Thanks, I appreciate that.” I
looked over my shoulder, checking out the restroom door and wondering what was
keeping Billy. “Do you think he’s ok? He’s been gone awhile.”
“I’ll go check on him. Better
drink up, we have a lot to do. We’ll do the bus stop first, since that’s what
you really wanted to know, then we can do the fun stuff.”
“Sure,” I agreed. I let him out,
taking a sneaky look at his ass in his jeans as he headed down the diner. Nice!
I blushed and spluttered as I caught Rosie grinning at me, fully aware that I
was checking him out. I quickly sat back and guzzled the rest of my drink,
hoping my traitorous pink cheeks would have cooled down by the time Josh and
Billy got back. I’d finished my drink by the time they did and noticed Josh had
a puzzled look on his face.
“Ok?” I asked Billy. “How are you
feeling?”
“Ermmm, fine. I only went to the bathroom,
I don’t know what all the fuss is about,” he replied, shooting Josh a scathing
look. I glanced back and forth between them, getting the feeling that I was
missing something. “We going or what? I need to see if you’re all talk and no
action in the arcade.”
“Trust me, I’m all action. I’m
known for my action,” I responded, shooting up out of my seat and fishing in my
jeans pocket for some cash to pay for my drink.
“Really, this day is going from
good to great,” Billy quipped.
“Oh God, that came out so wrong.
I didn’t mean … not … sex action, I meant gaming action.”
“He’d be happy with either type. He’s
always had a not-so-secret crush on Wonder Woman,” laughed Josh. “Just don’t
turn up in that outfit if we have any costume parties to attend in orientation
week, or he’ll spontaneously combust.”
“Duly noted,” I giggled. “Thanks,
Rosie,” I called as we headed to the exit.
“Anytime, doll. Have fun, y’all.”
She gave me another wink and waggled her eyebrows, making me giggle.
“What’s so funny? Wonder Woman is
the sexiest superhero alive,” Billy stated as he stepped out onto the sidewalk.
“She’s not actually alive,
dumbass,” laughed Josh. “She’s a fictional character. Besides, no one rivals
Quake.” Billy let out a disapproving huff.
“Quake?” I queried.
“Daisy Johnson from Marvel’s
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Billy confirmed as we headed down the street. “He’s
got pictures of her all over his walls. Next to Wonder Woman, no contest.”
“Like to see Wonder Woman
deflecting Quake’s powers. Besides, she only ever wears one sexy costume. Quake
looks sexy in anything,” Josh retorted. “How about you, Sky? Who’s your fantasy
hero?”
“Dean Winchester, Supernatural ,
hands down.”
“You know Nate drives an Impala?”
Billy asked over his shoulder.
“I saw him working on it last
week,” I nodded. “It’s gorgeous.” I glanced at Josh when I thought I heard him
mutter “Great” under his breath. He’d shoved his hands in the front of his
jeans pockets and had a look of resignation on his face. “You ok?”
“Kinda hard to get a girl’s
attention when you have an
Ashley Johnson
Denzil Meyrick
Elizabeth Lister
Krista Lakes
John Birmingham
Regina Jeffers
Andrew Towning
Scott La Counte
Jo Whittemore
Leighann Dobbs