Valentine (A Standalone Novel) (Bad Boy Romance Book) by Claire Adams Page B
Authors: Claire Adams
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up." I shrugged and moved through the crowd of Gammas to the
fridge.
"You'll get it, too," one of the
other girls spoke up, and within minutes, they were all sharing their feelings
about Carolyn's actions. How she thought that she could stab one of her own and
get away with it was almost humorous. I walked toward the front door, turning
only as Katelyn called to me.
"You need a ride?" She moved up
beside me. Her cheeks were slightly pink, which only seemed to make her prettier.
"Yeah. Can you take me by my car
after lunch today? I'm going to walk to campus this morning. I need some
exercise." I pulled my jacket tighter and let my eyes take in the beauty
of the freshly fallen slow.
"You're not walking in this. It's
fucking freezing out here." She wrapped her arms around herself and let
out a funny sound.
"It's not that cold, and I've lived
here all my life. I'm somewhat used to it by now." I laughed and made a
left turn. "I'll see you at Barney's Cafe at noon. That good?"
"Suit yourself, crazy girl. First
letting Carolyn off the hook and now this? We might need to check your head.
You didn't fall down the stairs at the party last night, right?"
"Nope. Just feeling good today."
I shrugged, but didn't turn back to look at her. I was feeling good. Really
good.
It had to be the fact that I was going to
take the car over to Tate's garage later that day. He hadn't stopped playing
along my mind all night. I'd been a bitch and he'd been a perfect gentleman.
Funnily enough, our looks alone said that the opposite response should have
been true for both of us.
I wanted to know his story. Why was he so
calm and assured of himself, yet driving a motorcycle in the snow? The tattered
edges of his leather jacket left me to guess that he was either poor or really
loved his coat. It had been worn to death and couldn't be enough to keep him
warm.
I pulled out my phone and called the
number on his business card, checking to make sure it was in fact an auto
repair shop. It was, and nervousness pumped through me over the idea of seeing
him again later that day.
"Hey." A handsome guy held the
door for me as I jogged up the stairs and entered the business building.
"Kade, right?" I walked into the
warmth of the building and tugged my scarf from my neck as I turned to focus on
him.
He pulled off the black beanie he wore and
gave me a warm smile. "Yeah. You remember. I must have made quite an
impression."
I rewarded him with a chuckle before
starting down the hall to my business law class. He was cute and entertaining
myself from time to time with him seemed almost like a good idea, but I
couldn't shake the idea that someone was coming, heading my way.
"You treated my friend Amy well. I'm
thinking that's worth remembering. At least, for me." I opened the door to
Dr. Griffith's class. "This is me. Have a good day."
"It's me, too. I'm the TA for this
class this semester." He smirked and moved in behind me. "Make sure
you talk good about me in here. Everyone needs a spotter."
"A spotter?" I gave him a
confused look to match the emotion swimming around in my chest.
"Yeah, you make sure the weight
doesn't fall on my throat and take me out. The girls are vicious in here.
They're going to be lawyers. Well, most of them hope to be." He winked at
me and walked to the front, leaving me to stare after him like I wanted more of
his time, which I didn't.
I found a seat in the middle of the room,
not wanting to look too much like a slacker by taking the back row. The class
filled up, and Kade worked beside Dr. Griffith to go over the basics of
business law. I thought I would have to work to keep my eyes open, but the
subject was actually riveting – exciting.
"All right. Make sure you study for
the quiz on Wednesday and start looking for a partner for your midterm
projects. One of you will have to work with Kade here seeing that there are an
uneven number of you." Dr. Griffith started to pack his bag as hands shot
up around the room.
I rolled my
fridge.
"You'll get it, too," one of the
other girls spoke up, and within minutes, they were all sharing their feelings
about Carolyn's actions. How she thought that she could stab one of her own and
get away with it was almost humorous. I walked toward the front door, turning
only as Katelyn called to me.
"You need a ride?" She moved up
beside me. Her cheeks were slightly pink, which only seemed to make her prettier.
"Yeah. Can you take me by my car
after lunch today? I'm going to walk to campus this morning. I need some
exercise." I pulled my jacket tighter and let my eyes take in the beauty
of the freshly fallen slow.
"You're not walking in this. It's
fucking freezing out here." She wrapped her arms around herself and let
out a funny sound.
"It's not that cold, and I've lived
here all my life. I'm somewhat used to it by now." I laughed and made a
left turn. "I'll see you at Barney's Cafe at noon. That good?"
"Suit yourself, crazy girl. First
letting Carolyn off the hook and now this? We might need to check your head.
You didn't fall down the stairs at the party last night, right?"
"Nope. Just feeling good today."
I shrugged, but didn't turn back to look at her. I was feeling good. Really
good.
It had to be the fact that I was going to
take the car over to Tate's garage later that day. He hadn't stopped playing
along my mind all night. I'd been a bitch and he'd been a perfect gentleman.
Funnily enough, our looks alone said that the opposite response should have
been true for both of us.
I wanted to know his story. Why was he so
calm and assured of himself, yet driving a motorcycle in the snow? The tattered
edges of his leather jacket left me to guess that he was either poor or really
loved his coat. It had been worn to death and couldn't be enough to keep him
warm.
I pulled out my phone and called the
number on his business card, checking to make sure it was in fact an auto
repair shop. It was, and nervousness pumped through me over the idea of seeing
him again later that day.
"Hey." A handsome guy held the
door for me as I jogged up the stairs and entered the business building.
"Kade, right?" I walked into the
warmth of the building and tugged my scarf from my neck as I turned to focus on
him.
He pulled off the black beanie he wore and
gave me a warm smile. "Yeah. You remember. I must have made quite an
impression."
I rewarded him with a chuckle before
starting down the hall to my business law class. He was cute and entertaining
myself from time to time with him seemed almost like a good idea, but I
couldn't shake the idea that someone was coming, heading my way.
"You treated my friend Amy well. I'm
thinking that's worth remembering. At least, for me." I opened the door to
Dr. Griffith's class. "This is me. Have a good day."
"It's me, too. I'm the TA for this
class this semester." He smirked and moved in behind me. "Make sure
you talk good about me in here. Everyone needs a spotter."
"A spotter?" I gave him a
confused look to match the emotion swimming around in my chest.
"Yeah, you make sure the weight
doesn't fall on my throat and take me out. The girls are vicious in here.
They're going to be lawyers. Well, most of them hope to be." He winked at
me and walked to the front, leaving me to stare after him like I wanted more of
his time, which I didn't.
I found a seat in the middle of the room,
not wanting to look too much like a slacker by taking the back row. The class
filled up, and Kade worked beside Dr. Griffith to go over the basics of
business law. I thought I would have to work to keep my eyes open, but the
subject was actually riveting – exciting.
"All right. Make sure you study for
the quiz on Wednesday and start looking for a partner for your midterm
projects. One of you will have to work with Kade here seeing that there are an
uneven number of you." Dr. Griffith started to pack his bag as hands shot
up around the room.
I rolled my
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