Frat Bro (Fixer Brothers Construction Co Book 3) by Raleigh Ruebins

Author:Raleigh Ruebins [Ruebins, Raleigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-20T16:00:00+00:00

“Can I tell you a secret?” Charlie said a few moment later, his lips still close to mine after our kiss. His voice was still in that sexy lower register that I was completely addicted to.

“Please.”

“I don’t actually hate you,” he said, his eyes dancing over my face.

I loved him up close like this, where I could see the flecks in his eyes, all of his individual lashes, and the tiny, barely-there freckle on his left cheek.

“Duh,” I said. “We both know we don’t hate each other.”

“But I really don’t hate you,” he said. “I appreciate everything that you do, more than I’ll ever be able to express. There’s no one like you, but I’m just not all that great with words, or expressing affection, these days, and… and I’m already fucking regretting everything I’m saying right now, so I’m just going to stop.”

I puffed out a laugh, resting my hand on his still-naked thigh. “I get it. And you know I don’t hate you, either. Fuckface.”

This made him laugh, a true, relaxed, almost relieved sounding genuine laugh. He stood up, reaching out a hand to help me stand up, too.

“Come on. Let’s clean up. I’m sure someone is going to barge in this door any minute now.”

I stood up and after we’d cleaned up, I picked up my phone from where it had clattered to the floor. I glanced quickly at the screen and adrenaline suddenly hit me like a truck.

“Shit,” I muttered.

There was a pop-up reminder on my phone about a test that I had tomorrow morning, in my Neurobiology course. I’d completely spaced it.

“What’s wrong?”

Tension built in my chest. I felt hot with shame, like I was already in trouble even though nothing had happened yet.

“I—I have a test tomorrow.”

Charlie was casual. “A test you’re going to rock? Like you rock all of them, Mr. Straight-A Student?”

My blood felt hot. I couldn’t even smile at Charlie’s compliment. “I’ve never forgotten a test before,” I said. “Not even back in high school.”

He looked back at me and his expression rapidly changed. He realized that this was something very serious to me. “Is it a major exam?”

I shook my head, looking back at the reminder for another moment before locking my phone and setting it down on the desk. “Not a midterm or anything, but it’ll be ten percent of my grade, at least.”

“I see.”

“Fuck. Okay. I can cram after the event tonight. I’ll just pull another all-nighter—”

“Hey. No,” Charlie said, reaching out to touch my arm lightly. “Forget the meet and greet, Jax. It’s just a dumb photo op event. If you need to study, then you study, right now. You should head back to campus.”

I exhaled, meeting his eyes. He looked genuinely concerned, but I was still deeply embarrassed.

“I’m never like this,” I whispered. “I’ve been so distracted—”

“And that’s completely my fault,” Charlie interjected. My heart broke looking at the guilt in his soulful eyes.

“It isn’t your fault at all,” I corrected him. “I just need to study.

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