Under the Lights by Abbi Glines

then walked into the room. Wishing I had a distraction in this period to help me push away the pain.

Like a Vacuum
CHAPTER 11
    GUNNER
    When I walked into Spanish, Asa was grinning at me like a fucking idiot. I’d seen him with Willa, and he thought walking her to class was one-upping me.
    â€œI invited your girl to my party,” he said as I put my books down on the desk beside him.
    â€œWilla isn’t my girl.” I glared at him. I wasn’t playing games with him. I had Kimmie shit to deal with. She was full-force annoying now that Willa had ridden to school with me.
    â€œGood. I was hoping she was available” was his response, also meant to piss me off.
    â€œStop being an ass.”
    He cocked one eyebrow. “I’m serious. Completely.”
    Well, hell. I wasn’t ready for that. Willa was back, and she was all grown up. I should have prepared for one of the guys other than Brady to go after her.
    â€œBack off,” I warned him. Why? I didn’t want to think about that.
    He smirked, then shook his head. “Nope.”
    Fucker.
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    I ignored Asa most of the period, except when Nash turned around and started talking about Friday night. We had a football game to focus on, which was more important than Saturday night and Asa’s birthday party at the field. We would all end up at the field on Friday night after the game, too. In a small town like Lawton, the field was how we spent our weekends. Away from the adults.
    Serena kept staring back at me and licking her lips slowly. I guess she was insinuating we hook up, and if we weren’t currently in the classroom, I’d let her at it. I needed the tension relief. All this Asa and Willa crap fucking with my head. My choice to take Serena to the homecoming dance was simply on her skill in the blow-job department.
    â€œI think I might sell tickets to the Kimmie and Serena fight. All the hair pulling and screaming will be hot. Think you can get them to set up a time and place so Ican make some quick cash?” Nash asked, glancing back at Serena.
    â€œDoubt it. Kimmie will go at her whenever the mood strikes. Serena on the other hand would probably be more accommodating,” I replied with a grin.
    â€œNever got why you and West wasted time with Serena. She’s been there and done it all,” Asa said, unimpressed.
    â€œHeard she’s like a vacuum,” Nash informed him.
    They both looked at me for confirmation. I shrugged. “Her middle name should be Hoover.”
    Laughter erupted from both of them, and we were all glared at by Mr. Jones. We had interrupted his porn, I would guess. The old, fat Spanish teacher rarely did much teaching. He gave us worksheets and online programs during class. A couple of kids had caught him watching online porn on his MacBook while sitting up there. Shame we couldn’t do the same. This class would be a hell of a lot more fun.
    â€œSo back to Willa,” Asa began, and I rolled my eyes. “Why’d she move back in with her grandmother? Thought her momma settled down and shit and sent for her back then.”
    I’d wondered the same thing. But the reason why was something Willa wasn’t willing to talk about. I’d tried to get her on the subject, and she’d closed up fast. She had secretsthat obviously hurt. I got that and I respected it. I had my own damn secrets. Ones that had changed my life. She could keep hers because I sure as hell wasn’t sharing mine.
    â€œNot my business or yours.”
    Asa frowned. “So it’s a big deal? Like did she get kicked out or something?”
    He was going to push because he was a nosy-ass motherfucker. “I said it ain’t our business. Leave it.”
    Nash turned back around in his chair, and I slammed my book closed just before the bell rang, freeing me from Asa’s questioning. Truth was I wanted to know what her secret was. I wanted to know if