We got into Chase's Lotus and drove to an incredible little bar/restaurant. We strolled in and Payton stood up from a table at the back and waved at me. I smiled and made my way over to them. Chase followed behind me and when we got to the table, he kindly pulled the chair out for me. I hugged Payton and then took a seat.
Connor stood and asked, "What can I get you to drink, Aubrey?"
I replied, "Um, I'll have a Pepsi please."
"Coming up."
Connor and Chase went to the bar, leaving me and Payton alone for a while.
"What happened to your nose? It looks swollen," Payton asked.
"Chase hit me with the door, and then I head butted the wall."
"Oh my God, only you," she said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, I know. It’s gonna bruise like a bitch later. So, enough about me, where the hell have you been?" I raised a curious eyebrow.
She blushed and bit her lip a little as she glanced at Connor. I turned in my chair just in tim
I woke up feeling like I'd been hit by a train. Luckily classes didn't start for another week, so I didn't have to worry about going anywhere like this. I'd already put a pretty good plan together, though. I wanted to be a criminal profiler.I know, not what you'd expect from Barbie right? But for as long as I could remember, catching criminals was my dream job, and being a profiler fed into my curious nature. I just needed to get my classes sorted this week, plan everything out, get my student ID, and then sign up for track.Payton and I were supposed to be signing up for classes together, but she didn’t sleep here again last night. She also wanted us to rush, so we needed to be together to pick the right Sorority. I picked up my phone and even though it was on the charger, I'd forgotten to turn the thing on.Sitting up in bed, I turned it on. As soon as it powered up, it went crazy with notifications, messages, and missed calls. There were a bun
I began to stir, and my head was banging. It was all foggy like I'd been drinking the night before. I moaned lightly as I tried to sit up."Hey, take it easy. Let me help," Payton said softly. I opened my sore eyes and tried to focus on the blurry figure that stood beside me. She held onto my arm and helped me to sit up."Why do I feel so crappy? And what time is it?" I asked her in a crackly voice."I let you sleep in, it's nearly eleven in the morning. You haven't seen yourself yet, have you?" Payton rushed over to the dressing table, coming back with a mirror that she held in front of my face.My face slowly came into focus and I gasped. "Oh my God! That looks so much worse than I thought it would," I said in a hushed voice as I poked at my nose.I had two black eyes and my nose was really swollen. I prodded at the discolored skin beneath my eyes and winced in pain."How the hell am I supposed to walk around campus like this?" I asked Pay
“Yeah, sure. I'd love to join Zeta Beta Chi. Thank you so much for the opportunity," I replied with a fake smile plastered on my face.I have a feeling I’m going to regret saying that.In the short time I took to think about it, I knew that Payton would be over the moon, and that was all that mattered to me. She had always been there for me, and she even cut all ties with the friends who bullied me after what Kyle did to me. She chose me, so it was only fair that I did this for her. Also, I did not want to be dealing with a pissy best friend for four years of college."Oh my God! You won't regret it, I swear. You're going to have such a blast here," she squealed and then pulled me in for a hug. I know the girl was fit, but damn, that hug almost made me pass out. She squeezed me so hard I could barely breathe. Once she realized how tight of a hold, she had on me, she let me go, her cheeks stained pinker. Jumping off the couch, she put her finger and thum
We moved into Zeta Beta Chi and decided it was best not to tell Arabella what had happened back at the dorm. I knew that she said sisters come first no matter what, but I didn't want to risk it. I didn't want to have to move again already, and I didn’t want the most popular Sorority and Fraternity hating me, I'd only been here four days and already it was falling apart like high school.We were given a huge room to share, and it even had its own bathroom. Payton was in her element. I just liked the fact that the bed was the most comfortable thing I'd ever placed my ass on. It was like sitting on a damn cloud.We had unpacked all our things, then laid on our beds talking and trying to let the last few days sink in. We eventually fell asleep, and it was the most comfortable night's sleep I'd ever had.Loud shouting woke me in the morning, and when I looked over at Payton, she was sitting up, too."Where the hell is, she?" Chase shouted from somewher
After my shower, I got ready, then Payton and I walked downstairs to find Arabella. Once we descended, we found her already waiting for us by the door."Are you ready?" she asked, a huge smile lighting up her face."Yeah, I'm excited to see what stores you guys have here," Payton replied."You'll be surprised. We have some really nice clothing stores. And how about you, Aubrey?" She opened the door for us to leave."I'm just excited to eat," I said honestly.Payton laughed nervously, and then said, "Don't mind her, she's always hungry.""It's okay, so am I. It must be a track thing," she replied, sending me a huge smile that showed off her dimples, and immediately I thought of Chase.It was going to take some time to separate her face and his because they looked so much alike, but she was a nice girl, so I was going to make every effort to stop comparing her to Chase. I didn't need the thought of him ruining the friendship we mig
I partied hard, taking shots and drinking beers like they were water, following them up with chasers of whiskey. A lot of the girls gave me dirty looks, but Arabella joined me, and we had a blast dancing, laughing, and drinking. Payton spent most of her time with Connor, slow dancing, sexy dancing, sucking face, and then finally they began to walk up the stairs.Arabella watched them the whole way, and I could tell she was upset. I poured some shots in front of her. "You okay?""Huh?" she asked with confusion.I picked up a shot and pointed towards Payton and Connor with my finger, then necked the shot and slammed it down on the side. Arabella looked at them, somehow still grabbing the shot without knocking it over."Yeah, I'm fine. She's welcome to him," she said through gritted teeth and then downed the shot, slamming the glass right beside mine.I knew she wasn't fine; I’d overheard a conversation between her and Connor earlier. She yelle
Jesse got out of the car and made his way to my door, opening it and holding his hand out for me to take. As soon as I got out of the car, I tugged my dress down, and then nervously folded my arms across my exposed boobs."Are you cold, Darlin’? Would you like my jacket?" Jesse asked me, starting to remove his tuxedo jacket."Huh? Oh, no, I'm fine. It's just..." I paused, not really wanting to tell him the real reason."It's just what?" He leaned forward, and then jokingly scanned the area, looking for people that could be watching. I slapped his arm, and he chuckled.Lowering my head, I stared at the ground. "I think I'm a little underdressed for a fancy restaurant like that."I pointed towards the boat, and he ducked so his gaze met mine. With the brighter lights shining onto his face, I could see his eyes were a lighter emerald green. I gasped, my eyes moving down to find two very slight dimples.Shocked, my eyes followed him as he straig
“He's done what? What the hell does that mean? I'm not something Chase can claim ownership of. Drive me back there right now. His balls have an important meeting with my foot!"Boisterous laughter erupted from Jesse. I frowned at him. "Why are you laughing? Do you think I'm joking? Because I can assure you, I'm not!"He shook his head and replied, "I'm sure you're very serious, and that's why I laughed. Chase is really going to have his hands full with you, isn’t he?""No! Why do people keep deciding who I should be with? I don't want Chase! Especially not now," I replied as I sat back in my chair and folded my arms."Look, I shouldn't have told you. There is so much more going on than you realize, and I guess everyone doesn't want you to know just yet. Although I don't understand why," he said with a puzzled look.He started up the engine, and I placed my hand onto his arm. "Who doesn't want me to know? Who's everyone? Do you mean the Sorority or just