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Marco
Evangeline sits stiffly in the passenger seat as I speed back to school. My ear is still humming from Sophia’s over-excitement about me taking a girl to the diner. Damn Josephine went and texted her as soon as she’d walked away from our table. That’s the last time I give her a big tip.
“You okay?” Evangeline asks.
“Fine.” I try to loosen the tension in my shoulders. “You?”
“I’m good.”
“You sure?” I look at her out of the corner of my eye as I roll into the student parking lot.
“Just ready for more school.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say something like that.” Is this girl for real? I park and jump out, running around to her side and pulling the door open. The lot is quiet, the bell on the verge of ringing.
She steps out and grabs her backpack. “Are we late?” She looks around.
“Nope.” I scoop her into my arms.
She lets out a cute little yelp as I hustle across the grassy lawn and onto the sidewalk. Taking the steps two at a time, I push through the front doors, angling her sideways so as not to hurt her.
“What’s your class?”
“Um, literature, I think.” Her eyes are wide as she stares up at me, and I have the strong urge to kiss her. I fight it, because she needs me to be responsible right now.
“Mrs. Gray or Dr. Paul?” I ask.
“Paul,” she says and wraps her arms around my neck as I break into a jog. She’s so soft against me, her breasts pressing against my chest and sending a streak of heat southward. Her scent is something just as sweet as her, a hint of vanilla and a burst of strawberry shampoo. I bet she tastes like a dessert, and I bet she’s never been tasted by anyone before. Focus, Marco.
I hurry down the arts hall and stop at the end. Putting her on her feet, I lean down, drop a kiss on her cheek, and push her through the door right as the bell rings.
I peek through the small rectangular window as she finds a seat near the window and pulls out her notebook. I’ll be sure to grab my laptop from home and bring it for her tomorrow. It’s still in the box, but as I think about it, she probably needs something newer. I mean, the school laptops are fine, but she’s a serious student.
Leaving her isn’t easy, but I should probably get to my anatomy class. I stroll away and pull out my phone. With a few easy clicks, I have a new laptop on the way for her. My last name comes with a lot of drawbacks, but access to money isn’t one of them. Stowing my phone, I turn onto the science hall.
The first hit is a sucker punch. I don’t see it coming, because Trent was waiting for me right around the corner. It stuns me for only a second, and then I’m rushing him and tackling him to the floor. His bros are all over me, trying to pull me off as I pound the son of a bitch with blind, raging fury.
“A sucker punch?” I land a hard blow to his jaw. “This is the pussy shit you’re going to pull on me?”
One of his lacrosse buddies manages to wrap his forearm around my neck and yank me back. A hard elbow to his ribs breaks his hold, and I whirl, sending my aching fist right into his cheek.
His strangled scream is just what I’d expect from him as he falls and three others rush to subdue me.
“Hold him!” Trent struggles up from the floor, his face already swelling from the blows I rained down on him.
A teacher pops his head out of a classroom, then ducks back inside, likely to call the headmaster. Great.
Trent’s pals have me locked up, one on each arm and another with his arm around my neck. They didn’t underestimate me this time, maybe because last time it didn’t work out so well.
“The new girl is mine,” Trent snarls. “Don’t talk to her again.”
“Jealous?”
“No.” He glares. “But I know my property when I see it. That pussy belongs to me, and I’m going to wreck it whenever I fucking feel like it. I don’t need trash like you dirtying it up before I get a piece.”
I fist my hands, needing to do some damage. No one talks about Evangeline like that. She’s too good for it. Lunging forward, I headbutt him. He falls back, a cry of pain on his lips.
“I said hold him!” He rears back and hits me hard in the temple.
