Grayson pulled into the parking garage and whipped into his spot. He had two reserved spots for his unit. I couldn’t help but notice the light-blue BMW parked in the other spot. My heart raced as a memory popped up in my head.
I wiped the tears from my face as I quickly walked away from the two guys who had followed me out of my class. Each one had asked me to meet them later this evening. I wasn’t sure how much longer I’d be able to take this. “Come on, Meg. We heard you were the girl to go to for a good sucking.”
Glancing over my shoulder, I yelled, “Fuck you, assholes.”
“I’ll take that as you’re booked up!”
I walked as fast as I could back to my dorm as I fought like hell to keep my emotions in check. Stepping off the curb, a silver BMW pulled in front of me causing me to stop. The tinted window rolled down and Claire Watkins smiled at me.
“Having a bad day, Meg?”
“What in the hell did I ever do to you, Claire?”
Her smile dropped and was replaced with a pure evil look. “You took something that was mine. I don’t play nice when sluts take what is mine.”
My mouth dropped open as I stared at her. “You’re sick. You have a serious problem.”
“Rumor is so do you.” Her tongue pushed against her cheek as her two flunky friends laughed.
I took another step closer and leaned over, causing her to pull back from me. “Some day, Claire, karma is going to come around and I pray like hell I’m there to see it when it happens. Meanwhile, you can spread all the rumors you want, you will never break me, bitch.”
With a raised eyebrow, Claire glared at me. “We’ll see about that.”
“Meg? Earth to Meagan. What’s wrong?”
I swallowed hard as I slipped out of the door Grayson was holding open for me. “Whose car is that?”
Please don’t say Claire. Please.
“Derrick’s. He bought it for his wife for their ten-year anniversary. He’s keeping it here for a couple of days.”
Feeling silly for where my mind had taken me, I grinned. “That’s sweet of him.”
Grayson reached for my hand and laced his fingers through mine. I knew it wasn’t a second thought on his part and a part of me wanted to point out our friend status. Instead, I let the warmth from his touch move across my body.
“Yeah, he’s a good guy. They’ve been trying for a baby for a few years. He’s taking her on a ski trip in a few weeks to some romantic cabin or something. He’s hoping this will be it.”
I didn’t even know this couple and my heart broke for them. “Wow. Is everything okay with both of them?”
“Yeah, he’s thinking it’s the stress of her job and trying for a baby.”
We stopped outside the elevator as a cold breeze blew through, causing me to shudder. Grayson must have realized he was holding my hand because he dropped it. “Sorry,” he said with a wink.
Missing his touch, I gave him a silly grin. “Friends hold hands.”
The elevator opened as Grayson guided me in. I backed up against the wall as he leaned ever so close to me. My breathing began to increase as his eyes searched my face. He was going to say something when he quickly stepped back and practically stood on the other side of the elevator. Letting out the breath I didn’t even know I was holding, I wrapped my arms around my body.
This was going to be one hell of a long day.
Grayson
FOCUS. FOCUS ON anything but her.
Meg wrapped her arms around her body and I knew she was trying to push away the same feelings I was. I needed to prove to Meg I thought of her as more than just a fuck buddy, and I couldn’t do that if I told her how much her touch drove me crazy.
The door opened and Meagan practically raced out of the elevator. She walked quickly to my door and plastered on a fake smile.
Pushing the door open, I motioned for her to go in first.