Page 67 of Bad Crush
“But you won’t be my girlfriend?”
“Remember how I said I wanted to be good for you?”
I glance up, and his hazel eyes narrow playfully. “Not being my girlfriend is good for me?”
“According to the guy I talked to before he fell into the love bubble, yeah.”
I want more than anything to be his girlfriend, but maybe he’s right. And even if he isn’t, I don’t need him to make it official. I feel it when I’m with him. This is enough for now.
“Using my own words against me.” Adam rests his forehead against mine. “Your face feels really soft.”
“It’s from the mask.”
“You were a cute llama.”
“Can we never speak of that again?”
A slow smile spreads across his face. “Got any other animals? Maybe something badass like a grizzly bear or a lion?”
“I have a unicorn or a shark.”
He rubs his palms together. “Let’s go with shark.”
“You’re going to wear a face mask?”
“Will it help me convince you to be my girlfriend?”
My heart squeezes. “No, probably not, but it’ll be funny.”
* * *
“What exactly amI looking at here?” Dakota asks the next morning as I hand her my phone to show off the pictures of Adam wearing the shark face mask. I conveniently left out that the mask was all pink before he let me put it on him.
He chased me around the apartment demanding payback, which he took in the form of sex against the wall. I can’t even pretend to be mad about it. However, sex with a guy in a pink shark mask is a little disorienting.
“He was a shark.”
“I love how you can see his facial hair through it. Creepy.” She gives my phone back and takes a drink of her smoothie. “So, it’s official, then? You’re Adam Scott’s new girlfriend.”
“Not exactly.”
She tilts her head and stares at me.
“I’ll explain later. Anyway, I’m sorry our girls’ night got crashed.”
One brow quirks up with disbelief.
“Okay, it was an awesome night, but I really do want to hang out—just the girls. The guys have away games this weekend, and I was thinking we should have a do-over.”
“Ginny had the same idea.”
“She did?”
“Yeah, she was by early this morning. Pack your bags, little lady, we’re taking a road trip this weekend.”
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