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“Hi, sunshine,” he drawled.
“Sunshine?” Charlotte’s gaze bounced between the two of us. “Sorry, have you actually met my roommate?” she said sarcastically.
The smirk on Ari’s face slipped away, and his gaze hardened as he seemed to size up Charlotte for the first time. He yawned and his gaze came back to me, a clear dismissal that I was positive Charlotte wasn’t used to.
“It’s nice to meet you,” Charlotte said in a sickeningly sweet, desperate sounding voice…that was also unlike her usual tone.
“Why you bothering with Lancaster, sweetness?” The skeezy red head, Soto I think Ari had called him, sidled up to Charlotte and slid his arm around her waist. She reluctantly turned away from Ari and flashed Soto a fake, flirty grin.
Soto didn’t seem to mind though, because his hand slid further down and he squeezed her ass as she placed her palms on his chest.
After my roommate’s strange turn in behavior tonight, I was almost thinking they deserved each other.
Soto glanced at me over Charlotte’s head. “You two coming out with us tonight to celebrate the big win?”
“Yep,” Charlotte all but squealed, right at the same time I said “no.”
“Aww, come on, Blake. I need my bestie with me,” Ari said cajolingly, drawing my eyes back to his—bare ass.
While I’d been distracted, he’d turned around and dropped the towel, showcasing a backside so yummy that…I wanted to sink my teeth into it.
That was a weird, but very accurate description for what I was feeling as I took in the sight.
I squeaked and turned away, but not before realizing he had a large butterfly tattooed on his back.
I heard the low husk of his laughter, but I didn’t dare turn, not caring how idiotic I looked.
A long minute passed. “What do you say, BFF? Going to help me celebrate?” Ari said in a voice that was scarily alluring.
I’d never been attracted to the sound of a voice before, but judging by the way my insides were fluttering, a tingling pulsing warmth spreading everywhere, Ari had changed that.
Mayday. Mayday. Mayday.
My internal alarm was blaring as I took in Ari’s clothed form.
He was puffing out his bottom lip beseechingly. Which was somehow attractive on him instead of annoying.
“Okay,” I found myself saying softly.
Ari gave a fist pump and then another freakishly attractive man with light brown hair was slinging an arm around his shoulder. “Let’s get drunkkkk!” he yelled. And the whole locker room cheered in agreement.
* * *
Sitting in the sleek black sports car next to Ari, Walker in the backseat, my nerves were on edge. Adrenaline from the game and locker room was pulsing in my ears, an odd mix of unease and excitement that I didn’t know what to do with.
Charlotte had left me in the locker room to “go fuck Soto”. Her words exactly. She’d said she would meet me at the bar we were headed to. And I’d somehow ended up in the car with the two hottest men I’d ever seen in my life.
Although Walker somehow didn’t have even close to the same effect on me as Ari.
Ari and Walker's conversation about the game flowed around me like a river, their voices blending into a distant hum. I couldn't help but glance at Ari every now and then, and he seemed to return the favor, his gaze flicking my way every few seconds in a hungry way that had me shifting in my seat uncomfortably.
My fingers toyed with the hem of my jersey as I tried to focus on their chatter, but my thoughts kept drifting. I couldn't help but stare at Ari's hand resting casually on the gearshift, his tattooed fingers strong and capable. They looked like they could do so much more than just handle a car. Like they…
Guilt tearing into me, I pulled out my phone and texted Clark a quick “hello”, wondering if he’d answer me this time.
Ari's voice interrupted my thoughts, and I jolted in my seat. "Who ya texting?" he asked, his tone casual.
I hesitated for a moment, my heart racing. Clearing my throat, I tried to sound as nonchalant as he did. "Just my boyfriend," I replied, clutching my phone tightly.
