Page 23 of Wanting the Winger

My stomach growls in response to the invitation.

“Thanks, man.And remember what I told you about booking all of us for dinner at a nice restaurant soon.You guys feed me so much, I want to take a turn.”

“Pick a place with top-shelf booze,” Carter calls from the couch.“I’m getting my money’s worth out of him.”

I grab a plate and immediately remember my conversation with Lainey this morning in my kitchen.She looked so proper in her charcoal pants and black shirt, her hair back in a neat bun.

I’m not proud of how much time I spent during our conversation fantasizing about slowly unbuttoning that shirt, watching her eyes widen and her cheeks flush as I saw her tits for the first time.

“I forgot to invite Lainey.”I set my plate back down, planning to text her.

“I invited her,” Suki says.“She was here earlier, but she had to leave in a hurry because of something at the lab.”

I check the time on my phone, concerned.It’s 6:47 p.m.The campus will be dark soon and I don’t like the thought of Lainey there all alone.

I text her.

Bash: Hey, where are you?

Lainey: Home.Why?

That’s weird.I think she really likes Suki and her friends, so why would she leave and lie about where she was going?

Then I see Leo raising a chunk of bread dripping with cheese fondue up to his mouth.

“Did she eat before she left?”I ask.

“Yeah,” Suki says.“She really liked the fondue.I told her to come back when she’s done, but she said it depends on how long it takes her.”

I text Lainey again.

Bash: Are you going over for fondue night?

Lainey: I did earlier, but I had to leave.I’m sick.Please don’t tell anyone.

I tuck my phone into my shorts pocket.“I have to go, guys.”

Leo scrunches his face, confused.“What?Why?”

“Because he smelled you,” Mara deadpans.

He scoffs.“That rotten fish smell ain’t me, honey.It’s that ecosystem in your overgrown bush.”

I cut in.“I need to go check on Lainey.I think she might not be feeling well.”

“Oh no,” Suki says.“Do you need medicine?I have an entire pharmacy in our linen closet.”

“Nah, but thanks.”

I walk into the kitchen to leave through the door in there, and Isaac waves at me from the table.He has a plate in front of him loaded up with meats, vegetables and breads covered in cheese fondue and a second plate loaded up with fruit covered in chocolate fondue.

“First time eating?”I arch a brow at him.

He gives me a thumbs-up, his mouth stuffed full of food.

“See you, guys,” I call over my shoulder.

“Hey, let me know how Lainey is,” Suki says.

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