Page 73 of Heart of Gold
I shrug, “Don’t judge me. I liked that movie so I know all the words.”
She doesn’t look at all comfortable, so I hold up a finger to tell them to give us a second. “I know you said you didn’t want to draw attention, but this place is a shit hole. No one here will remember this tomorrow.”
Her eyes tilt up to mine, “You will remember it.”
“Daisy, I remember everything that involves you. Remember? I’m obsessed.” I wink at her, causing her cheeks to blush.
The music starts back up, and she gives me a look that says, “Why are you so fucking adorable and annoying?”
I give her a lethal grin right as I belt, “Soarinnnnn’ flyinnnnn’.”
The performance isn’t grammy worthy by any means, but honestly we sounded pretty good together. Luckily Ava recorded the entire thing, so I’ll have the memory to look back on.
“I’ve never done anything like that,” Quinn says, practically laughing the entire way to the truck.
“I know, me either, but it was fun. You have to admit.”
She shakes her head in agreement, “It really was.”
We all pile into my truck, and as much as I want Quinn to sit next to me, she opts for the back and puts Levi up front, claiming he needs the leg room more, while she sits in the back with Ava.
“What are you doing?” She says, yanking the phone from Ava’s hand. “You posted that video of us?”
Ava grabs it back, “Yeah bitch, on Tiktok. Ya’ll are like a modern day Troy and Gabriella.”
“Oh my god,” She whines. “Now the whole world will see it, not just the drunks.”
“Only two hundred thousand views,” She argues, which causes Quinn to freak out.
“What?! You can’t be fucking serious, Ava. Let me see that.”
Quinn grabs the phone to investigate and she’s quiet for a minute while I drive out of the lot, careful not to get hit by any of the drunks.
“Oh my God,” Quinn whispers, handing the phone back to Ava. “Read that comment.”
I watch Ava’s eyes turn back on Quinn, “It’s not that bad. No one knows anything.”
“What is it?” I ask.
Ava shrugs, “Just some prick.”
I can see that Quinn’s upset in the mirror, so I pull over. “Do I need to hunt down some internet troll?”
Levi looks irritated with all of us, especially by the fact I stopped the car, and grabs the phone from Ava. “Y'all are annoying, it's just a video.”
As Levi reads, so do I.
Some of the comments, in fact, most of them are nice. Several people “shipping” the hell out of us, but one comment stands out.
Isn’t this Grayson Collins’ girlfriend? There’s still pictures of them together on Instagram. Looks like the Ridge U football team has a new cleat chaser.
As I scroll down, several other comments are coming in.
Does she fuck the whole team?
Grayson, then Gavin, who’s next? My bet is on Grady since his name starts with a G.
She’s cheating on Grayson with this guy?
