is dancing with you”
I look away from his eyes
because now they are concerned and narrowed. I’m in what I assume
is Matt’s bed in just my underwear, then I notice Tucker is only
wearing a pair of boxers.
“ I slept in the other bed”
he assures me when I look up at him. “I wanted to make sure you
were okay before I left, I have some stuff I need to do this
morning”
“ Oh … yeah … I’m fine” I
frown and flop back down on the bed.
When I make my way back
into my room both Sophie and Matt are sat at our table.
“ How are you feeling?”
Sophie asks pouring me a coffee.
“ Like I have the worse
hangover ever” I mutter.
“ I can’t believe you drank
that drink” she scolds me.
I shrug “It would have
been worse if I didn’t. Besides I got home okay didn’t
I”
“ Yeah but …” she looks
between me and Matt “What’s going on with you and
Tucker?”
“ Nothing” I frown “We’re
just friends”
This time Sophie and Matt
exchange a worried look.
“ What?” I sigh.
“ Tucker doesn’t … have
female friends Brooke” Matt says this carefully.
Sophie frowns at me
“You’re not sleeping with him are you?”
“ No!” I all but shout
“Honestly. We are just friends. I have to put up with these rumors
at school, don’t tell me I have to put up with them at home
to?”
“ No … just be
careful”
I nod a them both and
climb back into bed. I’m not going to any classes today.
Chapter Five
I knock on
Tuckers dorm and wait nervously for him to answer hoping he hasn’t
got company.
The door
swings open and his room mate stares at me, when he takes in my
overnight bag he steps aside to let me in.
“ One of yours
Tuck” he says and then closes the door behind me.
“ Hey” Tucker
greets from where he’s sat on his bed. I walk across the room into
the kitchenette area looking for coffee; I sigh when I see nothing
but jars of instant coffee and pull my coffee machine out of my
bag.
“ Can I crash
here tonight please? Sophie’s sister is staying over and she’s
kicked me out of the room” I ask as I set up the machine.
“ Only if you
promise to make me lots of that” he says watching the machine
hypnotised.
I chuckle at
him because now I understand why people think my reaction to coffee
is bad, if my expression is anything like his is now.
“ I promise” I
roll my eye s at
him.
“ I’m Ethan by
the way” Tuckers room mate introduces himself.
“ I’m Brooke” I
smile back.
“ Nice to meet
you Brooke, tell me something are you loud?” he asks throwing
Tucker a look.
“ Excuse me?” I
ask not having a clue what’s going on.
“ She’s not,
we’re not, and we don’t. We’re friends. It’s not like that” Tucker
says to him.
Ethan turns
his attention back to me and looks at me curiously. I watch as he
rakes his eyes over me and then turns back to Tucker “Whatever
dude, just keep it down, I have a test tomorrow”
“ Honestly,
we’re just friends. We don’t have sex, we don’t even mess around
even a little bit” Tucker tells him proudly.
“ Uh huh, and
where is she going to sleep” Ethan asks raising an eyebrow at
him.
“ In my bed”
Tuckers supplies.
“ With
you?”
“ Of
course”
“ I am not
sleeping in that bed with you” I interrupt their
conversation.
“ It’s fine, I completely understand”
Tucker turns to me looking sympathetic.
“ You do?” I
ask cautiously.
“ Of course,
it’s natural” he says still sympathetic but I notice something else
I can’t quite place in his eyes and fold my arms across my
chest.
“ And what is
it that you understand?” I ask trying and failing to keep the
sarcasm out of my voice.
“ You’re
worried that as soon as we get in there and you lie next to me,
you’re going to jump me and you don’t want everyone in the building
to know what a sex god I am because you ’ll be screaming my name so much” he
explains.
“ Shit, we
can’t sleep in that bed
I look away from his eyes
because now they are concerned and narrowed. I’m in what I assume
is Matt’s bed in just my underwear, then I notice Tucker is only
wearing a pair of boxers.
“ I slept in the other bed”
he assures me when I look up at him. “I wanted to make sure you
were okay before I left, I have some stuff I need to do this
morning”
“ Oh … yeah … I’m fine” I
frown and flop back down on the bed.
When I make my way back
into my room both Sophie and Matt are sat at our table.
“ How are you feeling?”
Sophie asks pouring me a coffee.
“ Like I have the worse
hangover ever” I mutter.
“ I can’t believe you drank
that drink” she scolds me.
I shrug “It would have
been worse if I didn’t. Besides I got home okay didn’t
I”
“ Yeah but …” she looks
between me and Matt “What’s going on with you and
Tucker?”
“ Nothing” I frown “We’re
just friends”
This time Sophie and Matt
exchange a worried look.
“ What?” I sigh.
“ Tucker doesn’t … have
female friends Brooke” Matt says this carefully.
Sophie frowns at me
“You’re not sleeping with him are you?”
“ No!” I all but shout
“Honestly. We are just friends. I have to put up with these rumors
at school, don’t tell me I have to put up with them at home
to?”
“ No … just be
careful”
I nod a them both and
climb back into bed. I’m not going to any classes today.
Chapter Five
I knock on
Tuckers dorm and wait nervously for him to answer hoping he hasn’t
got company.
The door
swings open and his room mate stares at me, when he takes in my
overnight bag he steps aside to let me in.
“ One of yours
Tuck” he says and then closes the door behind me.
“ Hey” Tucker
greets from where he’s sat on his bed. I walk across the room into
the kitchenette area looking for coffee; I sigh when I see nothing
but jars of instant coffee and pull my coffee machine out of my
bag.
“ Can I crash
here tonight please? Sophie’s sister is staying over and she’s
kicked me out of the room” I ask as I set up the machine.
“ Only if you
promise to make me lots of that” he says watching the machine
hypnotised.
I chuckle at
him because now I understand why people think my reaction to coffee
is bad, if my expression is anything like his is now.
“ I promise” I
roll my eye s at
him.
“ I’m Ethan by
the way” Tuckers room mate introduces himself.
“ I’m Brooke” I
smile back.
“ Nice to meet
you Brooke, tell me something are you loud?” he asks throwing
Tucker a look.
“ Excuse me?” I
ask not having a clue what’s going on.
“ She’s not,
we’re not, and we don’t. We’re friends. It’s not like that” Tucker
says to him.
Ethan turns
his attention back to me and looks at me curiously. I watch as he
rakes his eyes over me and then turns back to Tucker “Whatever
dude, just keep it down, I have a test tomorrow”
“ Honestly,
we’re just friends. We don’t have sex, we don’t even mess around
even a little bit” Tucker tells him proudly.
“ Uh huh, and
where is she going to sleep” Ethan asks raising an eyebrow at
him.
“ In my bed”
Tuckers supplies.
“ With
you?”
“ Of
course”
“ I am not
sleeping in that bed with you” I interrupt their
conversation.
“ It’s fine, I completely understand”
Tucker turns to me looking sympathetic.
“ You do?” I
ask cautiously.
“ Of course,
it’s natural” he says still sympathetic but I notice something else
I can’t quite place in his eyes and fold my arms across my
chest.
“ And what is
it that you understand?” I ask trying and failing to keep the
sarcasm out of my voice.
“ You’re
worried that as soon as we get in there and you lie next to me,
you’re going to jump me and you don’t want everyone in the building
to know what a sex god I am because you ’ll be screaming my name so much” he
explains.
“ Shit, we
can’t sleep in that bed
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