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“Nothing happened, Sophie. Liam was there to rescue you and take you home. You did puke in the bushes in front of the frat house. Not sure if anyone will be forgetting that anytime soon, but it happens to lots of freshman girls, so I think your rep is fine.”
“Liam brought me home?” She nods and I lay back against my pillow again. Had I done anything or said anything embarrassing when we were alone? I once heard alcohol is like truth serum. What if I said something wacky, like I want your body? What if I threw myself at him? I try hard to remember anything awkward that might have happened.
A cold shudder runs through my body as one memory starts to emerge.
Reina laughs when I shoot up abruptly again. “What did you remember? You look like you just saw a ghost. Whatever you did last night, I’m sure it wasn’t that bad.”
Oh shit, I think it was that bad. I remember what I said, exactly what I said.
My phone dings as my stomach flips with dread.
Liam:We need to talk.
What the hell have I done?
Chapter Nine
I’m the kind of person that has so many embarrassing moments that it’s hard to pick just one. –Sophie
Sophie
I’m in trouble and I know it. I totally ignored his text message. I buried my head under the covers all weekend and tried to forget what happened on Friday night. It didn’t work.
Sunday night I barely sleep because I know I will have to face him Monday. We have a class together even though I’m a freshman and he’s a junior. He’s pre-med and I’m majoring in physics with a minor in chemistry, so we have Intro to Physics together. I’m looking forward to the class, but I know Liam is dreading it. He’s being forced to take it as a requirement for his degree. He’s smart, which is another thing I love about him. But physics is my area of expertise. I love the theories and principles behind the way the world works.
I sigh. I’m such a nerd. No wonder Liam is probably going to give me the old ‘let her down easy’ talk.
I dress that morning with a lot of thought. If he thinks I’m going to hide in the shadows anymore, he has another thing coming. I may have screwed up and showed my hand too early, but I can at least look good while being rejected. After all, I need to show him what he’s missing. Hah. Who am I kidding? He probably still won’t notice methat wayeven if I were to walk naked in front of him. But I have to try.
I choose a short jean skirt that shows off my summer tan, and a bright pink top with a bra that boosts my girls up. Even Liam won’t be able to ignore them. God, how that man tries to ignore that I have female parts. I’ve seen his eyes skirt over my cleavage, but he always does a good job of trying to cover it up.
I take deep breaths as I walk across campus towards the science building. My hands are shaky and sweaty. I try to give myself a pep talk under my breath.
I also come up with different stories about why I said what I said. Play it cool, Sophie. You got this. Just say you were a drunken idiot, which you were.Liam, hahaha, I was so drunk I didn’t even know what I was saying. Me saying I love you? Ha. I love you like I love my brother. Insert good ole’ slug in the arm like we’re best pals. Yep, totally believable.
Crap, I’m not a good liar. Not even close. My eye twitches when I lie, and what’s worse is that Liam knows that. It’s been a tell since I was a little girl.
The auditorium is massive meaning Liam probably won’t even see me. I actually tested out of Physics I, but I felt weird about taking a higher-level physics as a freshman. I wanted to start where other people my age would be. Liam is the opposite. I think he put this class off until the last possible moment.
I choose to sit in the back, next to some giggling girls that look slightly familiar from the party the other night. Normally, I would sit in front but I’m hoping to hide. Liam isn’t here yet. If he comes in at the last moment, maybe he won’t see me. My bravado from earlier seems to have disappeared. I literally want to hide under the desk now so that I don’t have to face the pity look that’s sure to cross his face when he sees me.
I set up my laptop and my mechanical pencils. I line them up perfectly on my small desk. I shift in my seat and sit up, ready for the class to begin. I spot Liam coming in the door, and I quickly slump down.
I see him looking around, searching for someone. I try to look away, but that’s not happening. Our eyes immediately lock, and he bounds up the stairs towards me. I focus on staring straight forward and pray he’s not coming to sit beside me.
“You didn’t text me back,” he growls. I glance nervously up at him. Shit, he has that angry bear look on his face. I’ve seen him get angry with other people, but not with me. Behind the anger, I see hurt. It’s the hurt that has me rushing to cover for myself.
“Oh, did you text? There must be something wrong with my phone.” I take my phone out and pretend to scroll through it. “Oh, I see the text. Sorry, I must have missed it earlier.” I shoot him a look of pure innocence.
“Your eye is twitching, Sophie. You were purposely ignoring me, and you know it.”
Damn, why do I have to be such crap at lying?
He sits down next to me. His voice is stern and unforgiving. “We’ll talk after class. And don’t even think about running.” The glare he shoots me has me nodding slowly.
The door closes and Dr. Edens starts class. I breathe a sigh of relief. Saved, at least for the moment.
Chapter Ten
