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Kelsey felt bad for her new friend, but she couldn’t stop laughing. They had come up with some great pranks. “What did you do this time?”

Xander sighed. “A couple of the guys are expert lock picks. It’s come in handy. We decided to up our game this time and use those valuable skills. We swapped offices of a few top university officials. We set them up exactly like they were in their office, down to the coffee cup on their desk or the paperclip left on the floor. We photographed it all and recreated it somewhere else.”

Adrian chuckled. “That’s awesome. How’d you get caught?”

“One of the VPs had a hidden camera in her office. She was trying to catch her assistant in the act of stealing from her. She caught us instead.” Cade shook his head in disgust. “Never should have happened. The freshmen and sophomores who helped us had their heads covered so they weren’t caught.”

Ian chimed in. “Yeah, they tried to get us to rat them out but there was no way we would do that. We have community service until the end of the year because of it.”

Hunter nodded. “The younger guys felt bad, but we knew they would have gone harder on them than us. We’ve already proved ourselves valuable to the school and the team. They don’t want to get rid of us or bench us. They wouldn’t have had any problem kicking the freshman off the team or out of school.”

Kelsey loved the closeness of the football players and their dedication to each other. She shared a look with Adrian and knew he felt the same way. “Not many people would do what you guys did. They would have given up the others to save themselves.”

Cade focused directly on Kelsey. “You’ve been hanging around the wrong people. We’re not just a team. We’re family.”

Xander nodded. “You two are part of our family now too.”

* * *

“I feellike I haven’t seen you in so long.” Janie was sitting at the table with her books spread across the surface.

Kelsey began rummaging through the kitchen cabinets. “I know what you mean. We’re never home at the same time.”

“How are things going with Adrian?”

Kelsey turned around with a huge grin. “So great. Janie, I’m so happy I’m terrified things will fall apart.”

“You really like him, huh?” Janie closed her laptop. Gossiping with Kelsey was more important.

“I think…I think I’m falling in love with him. Is it too soon? We haven’t been together for that long.” Adrian and Kelsey had been spending every second they could together for the last two weeks, and she loved it.

“Time doesn’t matter if it’s right. Is he good to you?”

“He’s been perfect.”

“Perfect?” Janie glanced at her in disbelief.

“You know. He’s sweet, sexy, cocky, and of course bossy, but I wouldn’t want him any other way.”

“I’m happy for you.”

Kelsey turned back to the cabinets. She wanted to make cookies for Adrian. He had confessed that he never had homemade cookies. He’s only had them from bakeries. “I’m happy for me too. What’s going on with the guy you were seeing?”

Janie frowned. “He had to go away for business. His company had business in Grand Cayman. He called to tell me he’s coming back today and wants to see me tonight.”

Kelsey glanced over her shoulder. “I can stay at Adrian’s tonight to give you two some privacy.”

Janie’s cheeks heated. “If you wouldn’t mind, I’d appreciate it.”

“Any time.”

* * *

Kelsey couldn’t stop smiling.Waking up next to Adrian was becoming one of her favorite things to do. Her muscles were a little sore but the way they got there was oh so good. She had spent the night again at Adrian’s, so Janie could have their apartment to herself and her date.

She hoped her friend had a great night. Janie had been through so much lately that she deserved to be happy.

Jogging up the steps to the second floor, Kelsey approached her door and tried to make as much noise as possible. There was no way she wanted to walk in on her friend getting cozy with her date.

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