She's a legacy Phi Mu, and couldn't care less about the prestige that comes with it. There's a sadness in her eyes, but getting her to talk about her problems is like pulling teeth.
She looks longingly toward the group of guys behind us. "Has anything new happened between you and Bishop?"
She shakes her head. "I haven't heard from him all summer, and he barely spared me a glance when he walked in."
Reaching out I take her hand in mine. "Fuck him, Mary. If he can't see you for the badass chick that you are, then fuck him."
"Yeah, fuck him!" AJ shouts.
Mary smiles. "When you're right you're right."
AJ leans in, "you know they say the key to getting over someone, is getting under someone new."
I nod. "She has to remind me of that almost daily."
"I think I will." She smiles.
"Do you have anyone in mind?" I ask, because she's my friend, and I'm nosey as hell.
She laughs. "Yes, there's a guy in my chemistry class, William Collins. He talks entirely too much, and is borderline boring, but smoking hot. So, it could work for a night if he didn't open his mouth."
AJ smirks. "Well, you mean, if he didn't open his mouth for words."
Mary blushes, and I laugh. She's got her there.
"PK?" A deep voice calls me from behind.
"Yes?" I turn around quickly.
"Want to go for a walk on the beach?" His voice is deep, and hits just the right notes.
Hell yeah!It's the hot brunette I was checking out earlier. This close he looks familiar. "I'd like that. Do we know each other?"
Taking my hand in his he leads me toward the pier. "We had Sociology together last semester."
"Yes! That's right, Chad Connor football transfer from Penn State."
"O-M-G, I can't believe you remember me." He laughs. “Okay, beautiful, first things first, are you and Kai a thing? Because I'm no home wrecker."
"I like it, a man with morals. No, we aren't together. He's justmy Neanderthal of a stepbrother. You do know if this gets back to him he's going to be pissed, right?"
"That's what I've been told." He shrugs without much concern.
The fact that he knows, and is still willing to talk to me is kind of hot. Guys usually won't come within a stones throw of me. "Do you like Pixie Hollow better than your last school?"
"Yeah, a million times better. Listen, I've wanted to talk to you for a long time, but your damn stepbrother is always around mean mugging anybody that tries. He's fucking intense. How'd you get away from him tonight?"
I chuckle. "He's working and I'm not. Ain't life grand?"
"It is." His easy smile is breathtaking.
The boardwalk is vacant because everyone is down by the dunes. We walk in companionable silence, and it's nice to be in the presence of a guy where I don't have to hide what I'm thinking or feeling.
He seems pretty cool, and who knows, maybe he could win over my step brothers if we actually started dating. Selfishly, I'd rather it be me that found someone first.
He stops abruptly, and pulls me into his arms. I'm startled, but being this close to him isn't terrible. No, on the contrary, with the moonlight and waves in the background it feels almost magical.
Chad seems like a great guy, however, there's no spark with him. Not like I've read about, and especially not like I have with them.
