Page 45 of Unsuitable

“Jude…” Kas’s tone is like a warning.

Interesting.

Um, hold up…I’m not bothered that Kas is pissed off at the thought of Jude asking me out.

Am I?

“What? You’re not gonna ask her out,” Jude counters. “She’s hot as fuck, and she seems like a really cool girl.”

“You don’t know her.” His tone is really harsh and blunt.

Wow. Okay. That hurt.

“That’s the point of asking her out, dickface. You know, so I can get to know her.”

“Not happening. Daisy is off-limits to you.” Kas’s voice sounds like a growl.

Um, what?

Jude laughs. “Off-limits? To just me or everyone?”

There’s a pause, and then Jude laughs again. “You so wanna bang her.”

“Jesus Christ! Will you just shut the fuck up about Daisy?” Kas bites.

“Hey, no need to get all testy, man. But be real for a sec. This is the first time in all the years I’ve known you that I’ve seen you get all bent out of shape over a chick. That’s gotta mean something.”

“It means nothing.”

“Come on…”

“Seriously, Jude,” Kas snaps. “Just fucking drop it, will you?”

There’s a long silence.

Then, I hear Jude say, “Consider it dropped. We sparring again?”

“Yeah.”

Jude chuckles. “Come on then, pretty boy. Give me your best shot.”

Knowing their conversation about me is over, I move away from the door.

I walk down the hallway in a daze, not really sure what to do with what I just heard.

Kas likes me. Well, he thinks I’m hot.

So does Jude, but that’s neither here nor there.

But Kas…he’s such a prick to me, like all the time. If I fancy someone, then I tend to be nice to them.

I’m so bloody confused right now.

“Daisy?”

My eyes snap up, my insides jumping like I’ve just been caught doing something wrong.

It’s Cooper.