Page 5 of Chasing Xander
“Eight a.m. tomorrow.” He pointed at each of them in turn. “Don’t make me regret this.” Brad walked away.
“He acts like we’re complete morons,” Xander muttered.
“Don’t let him get to you. It’s Brad being Brad. You know how he is.” Finn shrugged. “He thinks being fraternity president is the most important thing in the world.”
“When can we vote him out?” Xander laughed. Brad used to be the vice president, but when the previous president suddenly dropped out without any real explanation, the brothers voted to let Brad step up into the position so there wouldn’t be too much disruption. And then no one ever opposed his position.
“Why? You thinking about running against him?” Finn playfully punched Xander in the arm and laughed.
“Maybe.” The thought had crossed his mind a time or two, but between his low grades and his father’s ultimatum, running for RAT house president was out of the question. “Or maybe I’ll nominate you.”
“The fuck you will. I don’t want to be responsible for this house. I just like living here.”
Xander smiled. Finn was the brother who took Xander under his wing and acted as a mentor. It helped they had a lot in common and quickly became friends. “Want to go grab some food? I’m pretty sure Nelson is open, and it’s close by.”
Finn scrunched up his nose. “That place is going to be packed.”
“Want to order a pizza instead?” Not that he really wanted to wait an hour for food, but if he didn’t make a decision soon, he was going to start chewing on his own arm.
“Nah, let’s get out of here.”
They left and headed toward the dining hall.
“So, you never did tell me what happened with the underwear girl today. You get her number?” Finn asked.
“No.” He’d wanted to, but he had a feeling she wouldn’t have given it to him, considering she’d acted like she hadn’t even wanted to give her name.
“I’m sure she’ll show up at one of our parties. Most freshmen do.”
“Wait, she’s a freshman? How do you know that?”
“Branson Hall is a freshman-only dorm. You didn’t know that?” Finn shoved his hand in his pockets.
“No.” Xander opened the door to the dining hall.
Finn walked inside and got in line. “Why’d you volunteer us for the activity fair tomorrow, anyway? I had big plans to do nothing.”
“Figured we could check out the incoming freshmen, and helping out will go toward our required monthly volunteer time. All we have to do is walk around, hand out some flyers, and talk to people. It’s an easy gig. Quit your bitching.”
“You just want to use it as an opportunity to scope out chicks.” Finn chuckled. “You’ve got a one-track mind.”
“Dude, fuck you.” Xander laughed. It was true, though. He wanted to see who was on campus, but not for a random hookup. Those were getting old and boring. He was ready to settle down; maybe not as settled down as his brother, Tanner, but more so than he’d been since starting college.
“Hey, isn’t that the girl from earlier?” Finn pointed across the dining hall.
Kylie sat at a table near the wall. She was with another girl, and they were smiling. His heart raced. The memory of her laughter swirled through his mind, tugging at something deep inside of him, urging him to go to her.
“Who’s that with her?” Finn asked, snapping Xander from his thoughts.
“I have no idea. Roommate, maybe?”
“She’s hot.”
Xander grinned. “C’mon, let’s go talk to them.”
“I thought you wanted food?” Finn muttered.
He did want food, but he wanted to talk to Kylie more. He glanced over his shoulder to make sure Finn was with him and then picked up his pace, weaving through the dining hall and around the tables. As he approached, he heard Kylie’s friend say, “He did not! He really said that’s the fastest he’s ever gotten into a girl’s panties?”
