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“I don’t have a girlfriend,” I said through gritted teeth. I was about to leave, getting annoyed by this conversation.

Dylan nodded, “Yes he does.”

I kicked him under the table, eyes narrowing. He was building himself a hole that I’d gladly throw him into. What the fuck was his deal?

“Who is it?” Torin asked, his blue eyes looking a little too closely, trying to suspect a lie.

I didn’t say a word and Dylan was having too much fun with it. “Who do you think it is?”

Kellan took a seat beside Dylan, scoping the bar. His finger tapped on his chin as if he was trying hard to figure it out.

This was a stupid game that I didn’t have time for. I stood up and was about to leave when he said a name that made me still.

“No shit. It’s Lexi, isn’t it?”

I was looking right at her.

Her brown locks were curled up in a bun; she had no make up on, and she was wearing black leggings and a university t-shirt. It’s like she was going to work out, not go bar hopping. That’s how she always was. Never wanted attention, and naturally beautiful even without makeup.

I shook my head and sat back down, not saying a word. I needed this to go away.

All of it was a distraction.

She was one I could never have since the moment I met her. I needed her out of my life for good, not in it.

“Why didn’t you tell us you were dating her?” Broadie asked, seemingly confused by the whole thing, considering I didn’t talk about her...ever.

“What do you think?”

All of the guys suddenly lit up like a Christmas tree, bright smiles on their faces. “We think, you’re fucking screwed.”

As much as I hated to admit it, they were right.

Chapter Nine

LEXI

Why did I let her talk me into coming here?

She bribed me with the World’s best fried pickles. Her words, not mine. Then proceeded to go to a bar I didn’t want to go to. She always had a way of getting me to do what she wanted, without much of an argument.

It wasn’t my scene and never had been. Unfortunately, I caved and now we were heading to Spades when I had a huge test coming on Monday that I needed to study for.

Why couldn’t I say no to her?

That and her dad promised I could be at the rink early to try and get back in my skates. No one would be there, so I’d have plenty of time to try. Knots formed in my stomach at the thought.

She pulled into an empty parking space. Spades was on a strip, and there were hardly any spots left.

“I thought you said this place wasn’t busy during the weekdays.”

She parked and turned off the car. “It’s not normal. I have no idea why it’s like this.”

Great. That meant there could be tons of people from campus. Sorority girls and guys. Possibly certain people I did not want to see from the hockey team. Ignoring everyone at the bar, we sat ourselves down in the seated area, opting for a quieter spot.

Josh from my science class came and took our order. He was cute with short brown hair and eyes, a slim build, unproblematic and very smart. He wanted to be a doctor. He was the type of guy I should date if I were to date anyone, because he didn’t come with a whole lot of strings attached. He was easy to get along with and nice as well. The best part? He wasn’t an athlete.

And he’s got a fine ass, I gawked at him walking back to the bar to grab our drink orders. “Girl...I thought Kayden was the only one who could get your panties all up in a twist.”