Page 12 of Tackle Me


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Another image pops up of a front door. I recognize it instantly from last night. It’s Emily’s front door… I’m grinning like a fool that she found my number, most likely from her dad, and contacted me. She sounds rather playful.

On a whim, I lift my shirt and snap a shot of my abs as I tense my muscles, then send it off to her. Wish I could be a fly on the wall to see her reaction.

“Who are you sending dick photos to?” Ryan asks, appearing in my open doorway, smiling.

“None of your business. Ready for class?”

He nods, eyeing me suspiciously. “Did you meet a chick?”

I burst out laughing, but then the phone in my pocket dings, and I’m desperately snatching it.

What the hell does your muscular abs have to do with you picking me up at my place tonight on our fake date?

I freeze, trying to process her words. A fake date? That’s news to me. Last night, she lied to her father about being out with me, so now she wants to use that story to sneak out to her band?

Ryan’s at my side, nudging me in the ribs with his elbow. “Spill, man. What’s got you so hooked on your phone?”

“Back up, man. Yeah, I met someone last night,” I admit, grinning as I glance up at him. “Remember that hot chick I hooked up with at a party a while back, then I stupidly ditched her and couldn’t find her again? Well, I bumped into her last night. She goes to this college, and I think she wants to catch up tonight.”

Ryan howls and punches the air with his fist. “Time for you to finish what you started, huh?”

I shrug, unsure how this is going to play out. “Except I don’t think she’s into me after what I did…”

“You’re gonna have to make it up to her, man. Grovel if you have to,” Ryan advises with a serious tone.

My phone dings again, and we both glance down at the screen.

Be there at eight. You owe me.

“You’re in,” Ryan booms, shoving me playfully in the shoulder. “Fuck, she wants you.”

“Yeah, maybe,” I admit, shoving the phone into my pocket.

“Just don’t screw it up again,” he tells me.

His words echo in my mind. This is my chance to show her the real me, not the jerk who abandoned her.

Standing outside Emily’s place, I’m unsure what to expect, but I’m ready. After the first knock, the door swings open, revealing Emily in a stunning yellow dress with short sleeves and buttons running down the front, cinched at her waist. It does amazing things to emphasize her curvy bust, the low neckline drawing my attention to her cleavage. She looks fucking stunning, especially paired with ripped tights and thick, black boots.

“Good, you’re here,” she says, acting all serious, but I don’t miss the way her gaze lingers on my chest in my Henley shirt, which seems to drive girls wild.

“Hello to you, too,” I say mockingly.

She gives me a sharp gaze and brushes past me, shutting the door behind her, then locking it. So, Coach isn’t home, or he’d be at the door, no doubt staring me down.

As she strolls down the footpath of the front yard, her cute ass swaying and the dress sashaying around her thighs, it’s almost like she’s a different girl from the one I kissed at the party. Intrigued, I follow her, ready to find out everything about her.

“So, where are we going?” I ask as we stroll down the path and away from her place.

She glances over at me, those adorable lips pinching like she’s going to blast me into outer space with her anger, yet I can’t think of anything I’d want more than to kiss them again. How has she got me so wound up?

“Not sure about you, but I’ve got plans.”

“Well, your plans are my plans,” I answer playfully.

She’s fake laughing at me, wearing her armor and being super standoffish. Except I’ve seen a side of her that melted me, and I want it back.

“You see that corner over there?” She points at the back of the campus library. “Well, be back to meet me there at eleven-thirty tonight.” She’s wearing a mocking grin now.

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