Chapter 35

Michelle

The afterparty is at the frathouse. Maddox has moved out from here, but we came here to drink (soda) and have fun. My boyfriend isn’t drinking alcohol, but there is cake and chips. No, I’m not kidding

These jocks are drawn to sugar, especially Robin, who is worse than a girl on her period when it comes to sweets.

I crack my shoulders after coming out of the bathroom and hear the conversation from the kitchen.

“Wait. Are you serious? You fought our English professor for the last strawberry cheesecake ice cream package?” Lionel asks, blinking at Robin in disbelief. “Yup,” he grins. “We share the same taste in ice cream and sweets, and I see her at the supermarket almost every night. It’s our thing, but she has been trying to avoid me lately… Last night, she was running with her cart filled with Oreo packages.”

“From you?”

“Yeah, but she is living in denial,” Robin leans back in his chair. He rests his head against his arms, making his muscles pop. “One of these days, I will make her go out with me.” Lionel shakes his head. “Dude, you better keep it a secret that you got the hots for you freaking teacher… Do you realize she will lose her job if you sleep with her?”

“Professor. You keep calling her a teacher,” Robin points out. “And oh, I do, but I trust you guys with my secret,” his smile is wolfish. “And I haven’t slept with her… Yet.”

picks up his glass of soda but pauses and smiles at me when I waltz into

“Hey, babe.”

though I don’t feel that good. My head is spinning from what

me

from him. Maddox usually reads me like

guilty. “I know we should be celebrating, but…

talk?”

stands up from the table. “Of course… Hey, Jason? Mind if we borrow your room a

but Jason flicks his attention briefly to us. “Sure… Just don’t sit down on my bed. I just changed the sheets, man, and I don’t want you to spill any beer.” “Beer?” Maddox shakes

bed. Don’t be like Robin and invite your

Robin exclaims. “That only happened once!” Lionel snorts. “Please, you’ve at least taken

me from the quarrel

“Come, let’s head upstairs.”

tailing after him. We enter Jason’s room in silence. But to my surprise, Maddox locks the door behind us. “Uhh… What are you doing?” Instead of answering my question, he speaks in a confident, commanding voice. “Sit down on the

off and angry? His eyes are narrowed, and

answer me. Instead, he approaches me with storm clouds building in his eyes. He gets down on his knees in front of me, and I

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