Page 107 of Consequences

Barf.“Into guys and only guys, thanks,” Hailey says. “That’s not disturbing or weird at all to bring up upon first meeting someone.”

“I’m willing to try if you are,” Lindsey says. “My goal is to please my man.”

“Yeah, that’s not my goal, and I’m not willing. Also… What the fuck, Lindsey?”

“Come on, Hailey. I’ll join you once you make each other come,” Gary says, shifting behind Lindsey and sliding his hands up under her shirt to tug on her nipples. “College is supposed to be the time where you experiment, right?”

Turning more in her chair, Hailey rests an arm on the back of it, fully disgusted. “Gary, is it? I can tell you that if I decided to munch some chick’s carpet, it wouldn’t be in front ofyouor foryourpleasure. And I sure as hell wouldn’t do it in the hopes of having you jump in the sack with me. You’re not my type.”

“Is Lindsey your type?”

“Does Lindsey have a cock?”

One of his hands slides down to lift her skirt, showing no panties underneath, and he toys with her clit. “Nope, no cock. A wet and ready pussy, though. I think the thought of you naked turned her on.”

“Well, you have fun with that. Just… not here. While I am.”

“I think she doesn’t want to admit this turns her on,” he says and sucks Lindsey’s earlobe into his mouth. “I bet she couldn’t turn away if I fucked you right in front of her.”

The eye contact Gary tries to hold with Hailey while he finger-fucks Lindsey creeps her out. She’s spent enough time aroundsketchy people thanks to Harold and Iris, and the one thing Hailey’s learned is to trust her instincts. They’re rarely, if ever, wrong in situations like this.

The moment Gary finally looks away, Hailey grabs her phone and slips it discretely into her jeans rather than her pockets. Something about this whole thing screams bad news.

The guy isn’t just a horny creep looking to score with a girl who looks like she’s underage before inevitably crossing that line. No, something more sinister is at play, and Hailey debates between getting out of it by herself or helping Lindsey.

“I’m just gonna give you guys the room and study in the library.” Hailey stands when the desire to just bolt wins out. Lindsey’s the one who picked him, after all.

“No, stay,” Lindsey says and moans.

“Yeah, I don’t want to.”

Lindsey’s body shakes, her eyes rolling to the back of her head, and Hailey feels grossed out watching her roommate orgasm. It’s like free porn being shoved in her face. And it only gets worse when Gary takes his two fingers and sucks them into his mouth as he stares Hailey down.

When he lets her go, he winks and pulls out his phone. Hailey takes the opportunity to pull Lindsey aside. “He called a friend for you. I know how upset you are after finding out your ex was sleeping with someone else.”

“I don’t want any friend of his. Lin, something about this dude is suspicious,” she says, her voice low to avoid Gary hearing her as his hand slips into his pants. “There’s something very fucking off, and you should get away.”

Rolling her eyes, she leans against the bedframe beside the desk. “Relax, okay? I’ve already had sex with him, like, twenty times. He’s a good time, I promise, and I can guarantee whatever friend he’s bringing for you will be, too. You don’t need tobecome his girlfriend, but the best way to get over someone is to get on top of someone else.”

“When you talk like that, it makes me want to dry heave,” she says as her entire body begins to vibrate in warning. “No, this is sketchy, and I don’t want any part of it. You need to tell him to leave. I mean it, Lin. Something is wrong, and I know you don’t understand because you’ve never been around someone like him before, but trust me. Something bad is going to happen.”

“What could possibly go wrong?”

“Famous last words,” Hailey says when a man wearing a long, black jacket steps into the doorway.

Everything in Hailey screamsrun!She would run, but this guy blocks the only exit to the room, and they live on the sixth floor. The drop may not kill her, but she knows she’ll never make it out in time.

Plus, she can’t leave Lindsey behind. Not now. Even if she is pissed as all hell that her roommate brought this situation to them. Hailey’s now responsible for her innocent and stupidly naïve friend.

“Oh, they’re perfect, Gary. Now get your hand off your fucking cock.”

Gary pulls his hand out and smiles. “Thanks, Mel. Thought you’d like them.”

Mel looks to be around fifty, and it’s clear that Gary works for him. He scouts out the women to lure, and Lindsey reaches out to grip Hailey’s arm, suddenly aware that things aren’t what they seemed.

“You might be right.”

“No, shit,” Hailey hisses back.

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