“Ahhhh!” Annie giggle-screams.
Maggie continues, “So did he give you the key before or after all of him was hot?”
“Well, it was supposed to be before, but I thought he was my gift, not that there was an actual gift. So it ended up being after.”
“Why are you okay with doing naked things with him but not going out with him? You must like him,” Katie says.
“I do like him. I guess I’m trying to guard my heart. Whitney told him that dating me would be social suicide. She wanted to set him up with that Rachel girl.”
“Rachel is a wannabe. She’s in zero activities. All she does is follow Whitney around and try to look perfect. No way dating you will be social suicide. Everyone loves you,” Maggie says. “Which is pretty amazing since you just got here. Everyone is talking about you and Dawson. They love you two together. You’re the perfect couple.”
I close my eyes and shake my head. “I don’t want to be the perfect couple. And if people think that, my chances of being with Dawson are even slimmer. As soon as his reputation goes back to golden boy, Whitney’s going to want him back. They were together for almost three years. I wouldn’t stand a chance.”
“I don’t think that will happen,” Katie says sweetly, touching my arm. “She’s always kissing on Jake.”
“Jake doesn’t seem to be very happy with how things are going. And why aren’t they in his room, doing private stuff yet? I’m not talking sex, but even just like good making out, under the clothes kind of stuff.”
“Maybe she wants to make him wait.”
“I got the impression that it wasn’t great sexually between her and Dawson. I really don’t know how it couldn’t be though; he is so hot.”
“Like, he makes you hot, turns you on?” Katie is raising her eyebrows up and down at me.
“Very. Okay, so I will tell you one thing.”
They all move in a little closer, rapt with anticipation.
“At the game the other night, when I had on his big sweatshirt, he put his hand inside it and was like just sweetly rubbing my sides, my stomach, and then pretty soon his hands were in my underwear, rubbing me. It was like the hottest thing. So many people around us, but no one knew.”
Annie is shocked. “I can’t believe you let him do that. At the game!”
“Weren’t you afraid someone would notice?” Katie asks.
“Did you notice I didn’t get up to cheer when Aiden made that great catch?”
“We thought you were boycotting Aiden’s catch.”
“Then when whoever scored, I was really happy about it.”
Maggie grins at me. “That is soooo bad! I totally want someone to do that to me. I bet it felt naughty. I wanna feel naughty. I’m sorta tired of being the good girl all the time. Well, not that I’m that good. I kinda hooked up with Parker last night.”
“You did? That’s awesome. I mean not that you hooked up, but are you going to get back together with him?”
“Probably not, but he’d be an okay Homecoming date. Logan told me you two have math together. Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I don’t know. I didn’t think about it. But he is really cute. I sit right behind him. He has a sexy back.”
“It’s those lacrosse muscles,” she says. “Do you think I should go for him or Parker?”
“I don’t know. Who do you like more?”
“I was thinking more about who might look better in pictures,” she laughs. “The pictures I will show my kids someday.”
I think about how Dawson told me his goal was to ask Whitney to Homecoming. I push that to the back of my mind. “Back to being naughty. I want to do something like that back to Dawson. Any suggestions?”
“You could do something to him at a game, like under a blanket or with a sweatshirt across his lap,” Maggie suggests.
I look down at my phone for the time. “Oh, shoot. I have to get to the library. Aiden is having some French crisis.”
Annie says, “French kissing crisis?”
“Shut up. I like Dawson. Aiden just annoys me.”
I throw a sweatshirt over my head and leave on the yoga pants I’ve been relaxing in. I don’t care that my hair is in a ponytail, and I’m going to see the God of all Hotties.
I really don’t.
But fine. I do stop to brush my teeth.
And maybe put on a swipe of lipgloss.
Vote for letting him die.
7:50pm
On my way there, Riley calls me.
“What’s up?”
“I just dropped her off at her dorm and she kissed me.”
“That’s good. You sound happy.”
“I can’t say this when Dallas is around, but I feel really happy. She is so pretty.”
“Yeah, she is. Did you make out or just kiss?”
“Neither, she gave me a kiss on the cheek. It was such a turn on.”
“A kiss on the cheek? Was it sweet?”
“Yeah. Super sweet.”
“Did she slip you a love potion or something last night? You’re acting really weird.”
“Shut up. But maybe. We’ll see. She’s really pretty.”