Page 209 of Their Cruel Play
I shake my head, and she frowns.
“Damn, I was hoping we could hang out again. Last time was fun.”
“It was, but it’ll be nice just to hang out with the guys.” I blow out a breath. I could use a break from the Cheermonsters and Zach. Seeing them at lunch every day is enough.
Kenz chuckles. “Sure, hang out.”
My eyes widen as I glance to see if Coach Turner heard that. I give Kenz a chastising look, but she smiles.
She leans into my ear and says quietly, “Maybe he already knows. It’s not like students don’t talk about stuff like that. Especially the guys in the locker rooms.”
Swallowing, I look down at my hands. It didn’t help that I went and announced it at the last party. I’ve noticed the looks I got this week at school. I definitely didn’t miss the girls looking at me like I’m some kind of whore. When everyone knows they’re just jealous they aren’t the ones with the horsemen.
Otherwise, they’d look at me with sympathy. Five guys are a lot for any girl. Especially a virgin. The break for my period, what little they gave me, was nice and probably necessary.
Unfortunately, they’ve also made me crave what they offer. I can’t wait to find out what Eli has in store for me tonight.
“When’s our next girl’s night?” Kenz squeezes my shoulders and glances at Coach Turner. “We need to discuss girly things.”
I rub my hand on my jeans. I desperately want time to hang out with Kenz, but I don’t want to give up a single second of the weekend with my guys.
“Maybe after school?”
Kenz laughs. “Girl, they’ve got you hooked. Yeah, after school works for me too.”
She sits back and does whatever on her phone again.
West Jersey HighSchool is huge, and obviously they have a well-funded football program. The stadium has locker rooms built in so we don’t have to go over to the school. I’m glad Kenz is with me, or I’d feel so lost sitting outside the locker room and waiting for the guys to come out.
“That wasn’t so bad.” Kenz takes my hand as we sit against the wall with our knees bent. “I was afraid he’d want to talk the whole time and get to know us.”
I chuckle. Somehow I don’t think that would be the kind of guy Jack would go for, but Kenz doesn’t know about Jack and Coach Turner. It’s not my secret to tell. The coach did go over a little of what they’ll need for us to do on the field.
I got statistics duty. I get a clipboard and have to fill in numbers, while Kenz was chosen as the runner. Probably so I don’t dry hump Luke on the field. My cheeks flush with heat,because I just might. I don’t usually go for the athletic type... mostly because I haven’t reallygoneafter anyone. But the way they look when they come off the field. All pumped up and vibrating with energy...
Hot and sweaty. Fuck, they look delectable. I squeeze my thighs together.
“You know you can talk to me still, right?” Kenz’s voice is low.
I glance at her, and she’s looking at our hands. Is she hurt because the guys are looking into her?
“I know.” I squeeze her hand. “It’s just been a lot with the guys and everything that’s happening.”
Her smile is sad. “Yeah, it’s a bunch of shit. I miss my best friend. I kind of liked the days when it was just you and me.”
I shake my head and smirk. “You mean, you and me and Brandon. You’ve been a little wrapped up in your love life too.”
She grins, and her blue eyes light up when she turns to me. “True, but it’s different. We’re not as shiny and new as you and the guys. Though we’ve been figuring out different stuff to do now.” She wiggles her eyebrows suggestively. “You’ve inspired some of that.”
“Don’t blame me for your good times.” I laugh.
She smirks and wiggles her eyebrows. “Girl, I’m thinking what you have is perfect. I can’t imagine not having to wait or work to get things going again after he’s had his.”
I snort laugh. “That’s not exactly something to be jealous about. You’re one or two and done. I still have four more guys to go. Possibly one to three more times. It’s a little exhausting.”
“Happy exhaustion though.” She bumps her shoulder against mine.
I try to hold back the smile, but it still comes through. Very satisfying exhaustion.
