Total pages in book: 177
Estimated words: 163387 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 817(@200wpm)___ 654(@250wpm)___ 545(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 163387 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 817(@200wpm)___ 654(@250wpm)___ 545(@300wpm)
“This is the best fun I’ve had on an evening without alcohol.” Melissa’s date, Slater something or the other, smiled as they said they walked over arm in arm. I know he’s someone important, but I can’t for the life of me remember why. In fact, before this evening, I’d have seen these guys as nothing more than the proverbial frat boys, but either time had changed, or I was missing something because these young men were serious about life.
One of them was interning next summer for a US supreme court judge, one was off to Africa to help run water pipes to a village in need, and yet another was talking about his time in the Amazon researching and documenting new forms of wildlife. Still, those guys seemed more fascinated with Cody and his teammates, as the conversation all evening, more often than not, gravitated to football scores and other things about the game that made my ears bleed.
“Sorry to rush off like this, but we’ve got to get back.”
Melissa got the ticket for her evening wrap and passed it to the attendant.
“Why, what’s going on?” The evening was pretty much over, but she seemed to be in a hurry.
“My problem child is about to tear the house down.” From the way she looked at me, I had a pretty good idea who she was referring to. But why did she look at me like she knew what I did last summer?
I could barely stand still as I stood next to Cody, saying bye to our guests as they filed out one by one, bringing the evening to a close. Chad and Steve were the last to leave, and Jess had gone off with her boyfriend Troy, who was her plus one. I think Chad was sniffing around Alexis, and the way she was blushing, I’m not sure she was immune.
We waved them off, and I went to double-check with the hotel staff to make sure everything was in order though I needn’t have bothered. Mom is a stickler for etiquette and wouldn’t leave a stone unturned, which I found out when I tried to tip the staff and was turned down because “Ms. Blaire already took care of it.” Who turns down extra money? No doubt mom had gone overboard again.
“Do your feet hurt, baby? You need me to give you a piggyback ride to the car?”
“No, I can make it, thanks.” He still half carried me anyway. “What’s that look on your face, boyo?” I ruffled his hair as he strapped me in.
“Oh, nothing! I’m just thinking about making those babies with you.” My mouth fell open in shocked surprise.
CODY
“I thought you said you were preserving my innocence for science.”
“I did, but there’s so much more we can do in the meantime, and this I think you’re ready for. I know I am.” I’d brought her back to my place instead of taking her to hers because Jess had plans to stay at her boyfriend’s tonight, and Alexis isn’t brave enough to stand up if something happens, in my estimation.
She has no idea why I brought her here, and I hadn’t thought of it before the night wore on, but it suddenly hit me, when I overheard some of the girls talking at one point, that these women were all going back to the sorority house and the way they’ve been going on and on, there was no doubt they’d be talking up the party.
I’m not one hundred percent sure just how stupid Susie is, but from all that she’s done so far, I’m not putting anything past her. What’s more worrying is the comparisons they were making to the upcoming party Susie was about to throw, something I didn’t know anything about, not that I’d have cared, but I know Susie would because she’s at least that dumb.
I’m also sure that with her personality, she could never outdo my girl in this department, but I might be biased. I am very proud of my Lisa, even though she keeps harping on the fact that she got a lot of help from her mom. As far as I’m concerned, her mom wasn’t there to play hostess and to make sure everything ran smoothly to the point that the most stuck-up frat boy on campus was singing her praises. Slater is this year’s top Summa Cum Laude graduate and, much like his father and grandfather before him, is slated for a seat in the Senate at some point in the future.
That’s something else about Lisa. Since getting tangled up with her, she’s exposed me to parts of campus life that I never really had an interest in. I’ve been told more than once and by people who should know that I needed to network in order to get ahead, but for me, playing the game well was all I needed.