Convenient Fall (Players of Marycliff University Book 2) by Jerica MacMillan

Author:Jerica MacMillan [MacMillan, Jerica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-15T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Chris kept a hand on Megan's back while they walked to meet their friends. Partly because it was normal for him to do that, partly to make sure she didn't fall down. He'd been a little surprised when she stood up and almost lost her balance. Their plan had been to get drunk after the costume contest judging was over. He knew she liked to party and have a good time, but he couldn't figure out why she'd decided to do it on her own. And when she was supposed to be looking for the others.

He froze for a second, remembering the blonde chick who'd accosted him earlier. Had Megan seen that? He hadn't noticed her in the room, but he'd been focused on trying to find the other three. With a mental shrug, he dismissed that as the reason for her change in demeanor. If she'd seen that, then she had to have seen him give the girl the brush off. He tried to let them down easy—he wasn't a complete bastard—but since Megan had entered the picture, he always turned them down.

The only other thing he could think of was that one of the assholes that liked to talk about her had said something to her. Before they reached Lance, Abby, and Matt, he stopped her with a hand on her arm.

“Hey. What's going on? Are you okay?”

Her lips curved up and her teeth became visible in what might have passed for a smile, except it didn't reach her eyes or light up her face like a real smile did. And he was used to seeing her real smiles pretty regularly. “Sure. I'm fine. Why?”

Her brown eyes gazed back at him, guarded. He'd never seen that look on her before. Anger, laughter, desire, yes, but never this wall that kept him from figuring out what was going on in her head. “You started drinking on your own. While you were supposed to be looking for Lance and Abby and Matt. Did someone say something to you or something?”

“Ha ha ha.” He thought it was supposed to be a laugh, but it sounded like words. The last time Megan got drunk she’d been extra horny. He guessed that alcohol just amplified whatever feelings she had, which was why she was having such a hard time faking laughter and smiles now. She could block the real feeling, but not be convincing with the cover.

She shook her head at him, that weird fake smile still in place. “No. No one said anything to me. I couldn't find anyone so I thought I'd have a drink or two and see if anyone wandered through the kitchen.”

It was such an obvious lie, but he didn't think he'd get the truth out of her in the middle of the party, so he just nodded. “Okay. But you can talk to me if something's bothering you. You know that right?”

She laughed this time. A real laugh, but still without humor. “I’m fine, Chris. No need to worry about little ol' me.

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