All In My Head (First Tracks Book 1) by Kristen James

Author:Kristen James [James, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-08-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

I walked down the hall to find a small party in progress—there were twenty or more people packed into our kitchen and living room area. The curtains were shut, blocking out the remaining daylight, and Kris had strung up little white lights across the top of the living room window. Two lit candles set on the coffee table, pushed against the opposite wall. The only other light was the small one over the stove in the kitchen.

“Nice!” I called to her and got a thumbs-up in return.

Kyle stepped beside me and said, “Hey, Ave, I brought white wine. Want a glass?”

Hmm, interesting.

This was the most he’d spoken directly to me since last spring term. I had to find my voice to say, “Sure. Thanks.”

Oh, for a beer …

Several of Kyle’s friends were there, beers in their hands. If I remembered correctly, they weren’t the two at the house on that awful night.

Too bad. I’d tear their faces off if they were. Might be a nice time to teach Kyle a lesson too.

I felt my blood pumping hard, like Marcus was affecting me physically. I didn’t like it.

Two girls I didn’t know were standing together, and one of the guys yelled introductions. Dawn and Brandon were tangled up together on the couch. Kyle handed me a plastic red cup of wine just as Kristina said over the music, “So I had the best idea ever for spring break. The six of us should go to the coast—Kyle and me, Dawn and Brandon, and you and Nash.”

“Thanks, Kyle.” I took a sip, digesting what Kris just said and hoping Kyle would leave. He lingered. “There’s a trip in the works?”

“We can rent my aunt’s beach house starting Monday. She was going to use it and changed her mind. There’s three bedrooms and it overlooks the beach! It’ll be awesome. You want to go, right?”

Nash, me … and Marcus? “I … maybe.”

Her eyes bugged out. “Maybe? You have to go! It’ll be so awesome.” She grabbed my arm while she hopped up and down. “Please? Puleeesee?”

I tried not to look at Kyle but failed. At least I looked away too quickly to read his expression.

“It’ll be an early birthday celebration!” she said. Kristina might have just thought that up, but it still meant she remembered my birthday. A smile fought its way onto my face.

“Okay, okay! I’ll probably go. Most likely,” I added at her pouty lip.

This couldn’t go on that long, right? Marcus would be gone by then. Something had to give.

“You want Nash to come, right?” She slung an arm around Kyle, who seemed to be waiting on my answer too.

“Yeah, sure, I do.” I think. Maybe.

Can’t wait … NOT.

“And you’re okay sharing a room?” she asked, watching my expression.

“Wait, what?” I looked between the two of them, feeling stupid for not realizing that earlier … and feeling a little pressured right now. Both Kris and Kyle watched me process it, and I realized they were the two people that knew I had hang ups with the whole being intimate thing.

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