PART 2–CHAPTER 103
JESS
My heart raced as I pulled into the parking lot, gripping the steering wheel tighter than I needed to. This was it. College. The first day of the rest of my life, and all I could think was, ‘Please don’t mess this up, Jess.‘
I took a deep breath, glancing at my phone.
A quick text to Luke: Made it safe. xx
I didn’t wait for a reply. He was probably at practice, busy tackling guys twice my size. I wished I could borrow some of his confidence–or Sam’s. She’d practically launched herself into this new life, grabbing her bags, hugging me goodbye, and disappearing into the crowd without looking back.
Laura? She checked in once a week from Europe. Usually, it was some crack–of–dawn text or late–night call, thanks to the time difference. She was off living her dream while I was… well, here. Trying to figure out what the hell my dream even was.
College couldn’t be that bad, right? I’d been through worse. I’d survived high school and Bryan, barely and with Luke’s help, but still. What could be worse than almost being a skin suit in some dodgy motel – not much, but I knew better than to test the universe with that question. This should be easy.
The only problem was that I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and that’s what scared me. I’d signed up for
PART 2 CHAPTER 103
random classés, hoping something would click. And then Luke, being Luke, practically forced me onto the track team.
I had an inkling it was more to do with -not running alone at night because I’d be too tired from running track in the
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afternoon than anyting else. If I hadn’t signed up, he would’ve done it for me.
“Okay, Jess,” I muttered under my breath, staring at the dashboard. “Get out of the fucking car.”
I hesitated for another second before taking my own advice, flinging the door open a little harder than I meant to. There was a loud thud, followed by an “Uhmff!” and groaning.
‘Shit!” I jumped out and saw a guy in a fetal position on the grass beside my Jeep, clutching his… crotch? Did I just slam someone in the balls? Great. Just great. Another guy was helping him up, his muscles rippling as he yanked his friend to his feet with one effortless motion.
“Come
Next time?
I wasn’t planning on hitting someone else in the balls anytime
soon.
I blinked, trying to recover from the shock. “I–I’m sorry, I didn’t-
“Don’t worry about it,” he cut me off, shrugging as he clapped the other guy on the shoulder. “You good Jeff?” I watched as the skinnier guy nodded his head but kept his hands over his crotch. “I think she hit harder than you, man.” He teased.
The muscular guy shot him a glare before turning back to me, his lips curving into a smirk that made my stomach flip. “Making guys fall for you on the first day–color me impressed,” His southern drawl made my skin tingle, and for a second, I thought
he might be from Texas–he had that cowboy swagger.
I racked my brain, trying to come up with words, but nothing. Feeling my cheeks heat up under his gaze, I finally just sighed, turning back to my Jeep to grab my bags before I incapacitated some other poor, innocent stranger. One is enough for the day.
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