Bet You (Franklin U Book 4) by Neve Wilder

Author:Neve Wilder [Wilder, Neve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-09-14T16:00:00+00:00

Goddammit.

14

CORY

I’m drowning in costume ideas. Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, He-Man… so many “mans.” Even Halloween doesn’t get as much consideration as I’ve given the DIK cosplay fundraiser—or DIKcon, as we’ve started referring to it—but the whole frat has gotten into the theme. Hell, Royer’s talking about ordering handmade shit off Etsy to complete his Witcher costume, probably trying to impress Darby, and I still have no clue what I’m going as. I just know I don’t want to be the dude with a shitty low-effort costume.

I spin my laptop toward Spencer so he can see my ideas. He shows up with increasing frequency at the library when I’m there and he doesn’t have another class or Shenanigans shift.

“You created a whole Pinterest board?”

“Yeah, gonna judge me for that? Pinterest is handy.”

His mouth quirks at one corner. He’s amused. I like an amused Spencer. He’s prickly in general, but there’s no doubt I’m seeping under his usual anti-frat-boy armor. In class, he no longer complains when I sit by him, and he’ll actually greet me now. When he joins me in the library, I always have a bag of Orange Sours waiting for him. He’s started talking about himself more, too, his life, his parents back in Texas, and asking me about what I’ve got going on. Sometimes he seems to catch himself not disliking me and tries to reel himself back in, but I know better.

And then there are our window sessions, which have also increased in frequency, and I’m definitely not complaining about that, either.

So all in all, operation Get Spencer In My Bed is looking promising… except my own motivations are starting to get mixed up. I came into it with a conquest mindset, and now? I don’t know, I just like the guy. And I definitely, definitely still want him.

I eye him as he scrolls through my board, brows flickering together in concentration. Goddamn, he’s cute. Cute and sexy at the same time, and just watching him scroll my board gets me hot. His teeth rake over his lower lip, and I almost groan. I’m dying to touch him, kiss him, put my hands on him for real.

Assessment complete, his gaze flickers toward mine again, then rakes over me. “Honestly? You could pull off any one of these and make it amazing.”

“I know that wasn’t an actual compliment.”

“Of course not,” he says, pressing his lips together, though I can see the smile beneath. “Purely scientific assessment.”

“I’m kinda partial to Batman or the Joker. So where would I start in pulling that all together? Costume shop?”

He nods thoughtfully. “Yeah, and there’s a rental place in town, too, but they’ve got more period pieces than modern stuff.” He gnaws on his lower lip and, after another glance at his computer screen, closes the top. “I know a place we could go right now if you wanted to check it out? They do both rentals and purchases.”

“Are you asking me on a date?” When I feign shock, he snort-laughs. It’s kind of a dorky sound I’ve grown annoyingly fond of.

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