and an awkward silence between us for some time, but finally Holden breaks it.
“ So how do you guys know each other?” He says to Cutter and places his arm behind me on the back of the couch. What the hell is he doing? He knows he is my ex.
“ Paige and I use to date.” Cutter states plainly.
“ Oh, have guys known each other a long time then?” Holden scoots closer to me on the couch clearly staking his claim.
“ Since we were kids.” He replies.
“ I see.” Holden says back. I am not totally sure but I think some sort of silent line in the sand is being drawn.
“ What about you guys? How did you meet?” Cutter asks pointedly. Okay, what the freaking heck is happening here?
“ Millie introduced us at the beginning of school.” I pipe up at an attempt to cut off this bizarre line of questioning.
Thankfully, a silence settles between us and I think I have steered the conversation away from the awkwardness.
“ So that’s it? No story? Just we met because Millie introduced us?” Cutter glares at me. He knows what he is doing, I can see that now. He is purposely looking for a fight, but I refuse to give him one. I will just ignore him.
“ Well actually, Paige is being modest. We met through Millie but we became close when we started swimming together to rehab Paige’s back. You know about her accident I assume?” Oh hell, I feel a full on pissing contest coming on.
“ Yes, I know about her accident.”
I know Cutter is getting close to losing it. The mere fact that Holden has mentioned my accident is too much.
“ Well Paige was convinced that her back couldn’t get any better but I somehow managed to get her to trust me enough to try swimming therapy with me. The first day she came to the pool I could tell it was hard for her but she was so determined, she pushed through all the pain. She blew my mind; I had never met anyone as determined as she was. So I decided that day I needed to get to know her better, and we have been ever since.” Holden looks down at me adoringly and I flash him a quick smile. “Plus seeing her in that black bikini made her hard to resist.” Oh shit, no he did not just say that!
I can feel Cutter seething from across the bonfire. Holden seems totally unaware, either that or he is goading him. It’s a complete toss up at this point but one thing is for sure, I am dead meat!
CHAPTER 14
“ I uh… I need to use the restroom.” I stand up and dart away from the awkwardness by the bonfire not looking back. Those two may kill each other by the time I return but I had to get out of there. I also really did need to use the bathroom, I had drank a lot at the bar and had yet to break the seal.
I make my way down the hallway of the frat toward the bathroom, it is dark inside and I can hear a few people rustling around but for the most part it is empty. I’m guessing most of the guys are either at the bar or at the huge homecoming mixer. I reach the guest bathroom and to my dismay it is in use. I can hear someone inside with the facet on so I lean against the opposite wall to wait.
It doesn’t take long and the door opens and I come face to face with Laney Davis.
“ Oh hey Paige.” Laney says in a sickly sweet voice.
“ Hey.”
“ What are you doing here?” Blunt much?
“ I’m on fire watch.” I don’t know why I even told her this much, I should have just said it was none of her business and shoved past her into the bathroom.
“ Oh that’s right your sorority is paired with Chi Sigma Rho.”
“ Yup, well if you’ll excuse me I need to use the restroom.” AKA move out of the damn way.
Laney steps aside and starts toward the staircase right next to the bathroom. Where the heck is she going? Is she looking for Cutter?
“ Umm… if you are looking for Cutter he is outside by the bonfire.” What are you doing? Why would you tell her any of that?
“ Oh I know. I’m just going to wait for him in his bed.” She sneers and disappears up the
“ So how do you guys know each other?” He says to Cutter and places his arm behind me on the back of the couch. What the hell is he doing? He knows he is my ex.
“ Paige and I use to date.” Cutter states plainly.
“ Oh, have guys known each other a long time then?” Holden scoots closer to me on the couch clearly staking his claim.
“ Since we were kids.” He replies.
“ I see.” Holden says back. I am not totally sure but I think some sort of silent line in the sand is being drawn.
“ What about you guys? How did you meet?” Cutter asks pointedly. Okay, what the freaking heck is happening here?
“ Millie introduced us at the beginning of school.” I pipe up at an attempt to cut off this bizarre line of questioning.
Thankfully, a silence settles between us and I think I have steered the conversation away from the awkwardness.
“ So that’s it? No story? Just we met because Millie introduced us?” Cutter glares at me. He knows what he is doing, I can see that now. He is purposely looking for a fight, but I refuse to give him one. I will just ignore him.
“ Well actually, Paige is being modest. We met through Millie but we became close when we started swimming together to rehab Paige’s back. You know about her accident I assume?” Oh hell, I feel a full on pissing contest coming on.
“ Yes, I know about her accident.”
I know Cutter is getting close to losing it. The mere fact that Holden has mentioned my accident is too much.
“ Well Paige was convinced that her back couldn’t get any better but I somehow managed to get her to trust me enough to try swimming therapy with me. The first day she came to the pool I could tell it was hard for her but she was so determined, she pushed through all the pain. She blew my mind; I had never met anyone as determined as she was. So I decided that day I needed to get to know her better, and we have been ever since.” Holden looks down at me adoringly and I flash him a quick smile. “Plus seeing her in that black bikini made her hard to resist.” Oh shit, no he did not just say that!
I can feel Cutter seething from across the bonfire. Holden seems totally unaware, either that or he is goading him. It’s a complete toss up at this point but one thing is for sure, I am dead meat!
CHAPTER 14
“ I uh… I need to use the restroom.” I stand up and dart away from the awkwardness by the bonfire not looking back. Those two may kill each other by the time I return but I had to get out of there. I also really did need to use the bathroom, I had drank a lot at the bar and had yet to break the seal.
I make my way down the hallway of the frat toward the bathroom, it is dark inside and I can hear a few people rustling around but for the most part it is empty. I’m guessing most of the guys are either at the bar or at the huge homecoming mixer. I reach the guest bathroom and to my dismay it is in use. I can hear someone inside with the facet on so I lean against the opposite wall to wait.
It doesn’t take long and the door opens and I come face to face with Laney Davis.
“ Oh hey Paige.” Laney says in a sickly sweet voice.
“ Hey.”
“ What are you doing here?” Blunt much?
“ I’m on fire watch.” I don’t know why I even told her this much, I should have just said it was none of her business and shoved past her into the bathroom.
“ Oh that’s right your sorority is paired with Chi Sigma Rho.”
“ Yup, well if you’ll excuse me I need to use the restroom.” AKA move out of the damn way.
Laney steps aside and starts toward the staircase right next to the bathroom. Where the heck is she going? Is she looking for Cutter?
“ Umm… if you are looking for Cutter he is outside by the bonfire.” What are you doing? Why would you tell her any of that?
“ Oh I know. I’m just going to wait for him in his bed.” She sneers and disappears up the
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