I nodded. Why was this so funny?
Then the delight was shared in the other Kade brother’s eyes. They lit up and his smile stretched from ear to ear again. His head bounced up and down. “Right on. Good for nerd girl.”
I rolled my eyes. “I don’t get why this is so funny.”
Logan frowned, but shook his head. “Don’t you get it, Sam? We can hang out with your friend now. We like her boyfriend. He’s awesome.” His eyes met Mason’s over my shoulder. “And it’s hilarious to watch him lip back at his sister. The dude’s got some great one-liners.”
“Logan, my brotha from another motha.”
All three of us turned as one.
Rex stood there with his hand in Becky’s. She peeked over his shoulder, biting her lip. Then he cocked his head up and sniffed the air. “Where’s a drink? I need a drink, stat.”
Logan nodded and one was passed over. Then he turned to me and murmured from the side of his mouth, “This is going to piss off your quarterback.”
Mason tucked me tighter against him. He’d heard the statement and I felt him breathe his agreement. Then he kissed the side of my jaw. “But that’s a good thing, right?”
My heart fluttered. It was.
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
Logan and I were dancing on the dining room floor. The table had been pushed back and a set of speakers were set up. I wasn’t sure when it happened, but I took one too many of those shots he handed over and we ended up bopping our shoulders and bobbing our heads in tune with the music. My hips swayed back and forth and he bounced around me.
It hadn’t taken much convincing to pull Becky on the dance floor with us. Rex was right behind her. When she tried to do her spins and fancy moves, he was right there. His hips thrust against her and he spent the night grinding against her leg. From the spark in her eyes and the rosiness in her cheeks, I knew she was enjoying every minute.
When Logan caught my hand and spun me around, I couldn’t hold back my laughter. I hadn’t had fun at a party for—never. When I stopped at the edge of the dance floor, I glanced up and saw Mason in the corner. He was on a couch with Ethan and some of their other friends. My hand was caught again and I didn’t have a chance to see who else was with him before Logan spun me back the other way.
I knew he would catch me, but before he did I bumped into another couple. “Oh, sorry,” I panted before I saw who it was.
Jeff looked up and blinked a few times. His eyes widened and he backed away from the girl.
I stopped short. Then it registered what I had seen. He was with a girl. He had been grinding with her and his lips were on her shoulder. The other had been under her shirt and her blonde hair was swept to the other side as he started to nibble towards her neck.
Blonde.
My eyes went wide when the girl turned in confusion. Jeff kept backing away and I knew he was going to try and sneak away. The girl he had been dancing with saw me standing there and she frowned. She had full pouty lips, dark eyes, and the dirty blonde hair I always knew he found attractive.
I cursed and pushed after him.
“Sam!” Logan shouted.
I yelled back, “I’ll be back.”
“Wha—” And then he stopped.
I glanced over my shoulder before I turned down a hallway and saw Logan shrug before he turned towards where Mason was. But then I was in another hallway and I saw Jeff’s shoe slip inside a room. I hurried my pace.
The door was about to shut, but I caught it and shoved it open.
“Oh, come on!” Jeff groaned when I slipped inside. He backed up and slumped down on the bed. Then he rested his elbows on his knees and slid his hands through his hair. The spiky brown ends stood up as he shook his hand through them and looked back up with bleak eyes. “What are you going to do, Sam?”
“You’re cheating on Jessica?”
“I was dancing.”
“You were going to do more! Or did you already do more?”
Guilt flashed over him and he collapsed back on the bed. “Please don’t say anything to Jessica. Please, Sam. Please. I can’t handle her attitude right now.”
I rolled my eyes. I was about to say something when the door opened again. Mason and Logan both came inside.
“Oh my god!” Jeff groaned again as he saw them. “Really. I could do without the triad.”
Mason’s eyes narrowed as he swept over me and lingered on Jeff. “What are you doing?”
A disgusted sound ripped from the bottom of my throat. “I have no idea. This idiot cheated on me and he’s cheating on that girl now.”
Jeff sat back up, but he watched them warily. “Oh, come on, Sam. Don’t tell me you’re not a little happy by this. She’s getting what she deserves, right?” He snorted.
I stopped whatever I’d been about to say. He was right. I was happy, but I wasn’t. I glowered at him. “Stop cheating on girls.” It took two steps and I swatted him on the back of his head.