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Berkley in the stands, wearing anything but Graves’s jersey.

Berkley

“If I don’t eat something pronto, I think I might die,” Darby groans, linking her arm with mine as we walk through campus. The attempt is quite comical with our height difference.

“Hey to you too,” I chuckle.

“First week of classes always kicks my ass. I need a pick-me-up if I'm going to make it out tonight.”

“Ahh, yes, the Kappa Sigma party. How could I forget,” I tease.

“Oh, stop, you know damn well if you weren’t babysitting, you’d be there, right alongside me and Bell.”

“Yes, their parties are wild… Just don’t forget Bell is superhuman and doesn’t get hungover, and Cash and Mav will be dragging us to that field first thing in the morning. So don’t try keeping up with her.”

“Yeah, yeah. I know my limits.” She waves me off as we enter the café.

By the time we sit down with our order, Bellamy joins us at our booth with her signature iced coffee in hand. Looking pissed as hell, I might add.

“You’re never going to believe this. Remember, I was all excited about the new psych professor this semester? Well, there were some schedule changes, and now I have Professor Douglas. Ugh, shoot me now.”

“Professor Douglas, the major creep? Like, don’t sit in the front row with a skirt on, Professor Douglas?” Darby confirms as she throws her brunette hair into a high ponytail.

“Yup, that one!” Bellamy says, groaning as she steals a piece of fruit from my bowl.

“I'm sorry, Bell. Is there any way to drop it?”

“I wish, but because I was late to declare my major, I'm behind on my prerequisites. So no, I need this class this semester in order to stay on track to graduate.”

“Ugh, I hate that for you; that creep shouldn’t even have a job. Guess it’s sweatpants and hoodies for you this semester.” Darby tries to lighten the mood.

“Yes, and sit wayyy in the back,” I add.

My phone vibrates with a notification, and flipping it over, I see a message from my friend, Lottie.

Lottie

Greyson and I will be at the game tomorrow… Where are you guys pre-gaming?

“Lottie is going to the game tomorrow and wants to know tailgating details. Where are we meeting?”

“Aww, yay! I miss her. Let me confirm with Mav. He mentioned something, but I totally spaced. Tell her I’ll text her later and let her know,” Bellamy says.

Me

Bell said she’ll talk to the guys and let you know. Can't wait to see you and catch up!

I haven’t seen Lottie since the beginning of the summer, so we definitely have a lot to catch up on. Now that she’s declared her major, she’s been on the western campus, so I won’t get to see her as often in the quad and between classes as we used to.

Lottie

Okay, babes, I’ll see you tomorrow! Xoxo

Looking at the time on my phone, I realize I need to head to The Wolfpack to meet Tiffany and grab the kids.

“I have to go soon. Picking up the rat pack at three,” I announce, and start cleaning up my tray.

“Alright, I have basketball workouts in a bit so I’m going to chill… I love playing but damn am I going to miss happy hourFridays. Darby says with such a dramatic flair, I can't help but laugh.

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