Chapter 13
Michelle
My stomach is tied in a tight bundle of nerves. Maddox is walking ahead of me, holding up the door to the fraternity house. A carpet is rolled out on the cobblestones outside. It’s yellow-just like the color of Maddox football pants.
It somehow adds to my nerves. I feel like I’m visiting the royal family, but the members are all insanely big, muscular men.
Maddox peers down at me. “Ladies first.”
“Thank you,” I step inside and immediately freeze when I catch a dude as tall as Maddox raking me up and down.
They are both walking mountains, but this guy’s arms and hands are tattooed. Dark eyebrows lift guiltily when I catch him staring at me, and a slow-spreading smile takes over his lush lips.
“Ah! You must be Michelle,” the tattooed guy reaches out his hand for me to take. His expression is actually friendly and there is a lowkey, husky Spanish accent. “I’m Jason, the mutt.”
Oh, he is referring to the phone call…
My heart hammers as I look Jason up and down to search for any sign of hostility or resentment.
I find none, and it calms me.
Usually, I’m afraid of men, but Jason gives off that “I will take care of you” vibe. Like the type of person you call when you get yourself into trouble, which helps me relax.
He is also attractive, yet I wouldn’t call him beautiful like Maddox. His features are rougher, but he definitely looks more approachable.
I force out my voice. “Michelle.”
know who
He has?
comical. With
hand up and down. “Maddox usually mentions your name late
Maddox growls behind me. “Do you have a
“But-”
The death glare given by Maddox pushes Jason to visibly grimace and shudder. I bite back a laugh. Jason doesn’t seem that bad, and after
breath I
a great idea. They invited
now I’m here, following Maddox like a shadow into a
and alcohol on the kitchen table, and I repeatedly blink when I realize it’s UNO that
thirsty?” Maddox
he steps away from
girl’s name is Michelle. She is staying the night; anyone got a problem with that?” All the guys shake their heads, and Maddox
me a nerd,
chocolates yet?” “Chocolates? Oh! This is her – Michelle is the girl our team captain made those chocolate hearts for! Holy shit, she is real!” Why are they all acting like teenage girls all of a
drunk Yet even with that knowledge, I’m freaking out. I’m not used to being around this many men
Holy cow.
I’m nervous.
to suffering a panic attack. But there is nowhere to go, so
table. He pulls a chair and releases it next to him.
of men, right? So come and sit here. Let’s
and stride towards Maddox
men at
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