Page 31 of The Perfect Spiral
“Hi, Travis. Nice to meet you too.” I pulled back slightly as his eyes roamed over me. “I must say, I was expecting a guy, but I’m glad it’s your beautiful self standing in front of me. You go to college here?” I nodded, blushing at his compliment.
“Do you go here too?” I asked, earning a laugh from him.
“You don’t know who I am? That’s a first,” he chuckled.
Wes appeared behind me to shake his hand. “Hey, man! What’s up? Alex, this is Travis McCaul. He plays football for the LA Chargers.” Travis returned the handshake.
“Is she your girl?” he asked Wes cautiously. We both shook our heads in denial. “Well, in that case...” He reached into his back pocket, pulled out his wallet, and began rifling through it.
He pulled out a card and scribbled something on it before handing it to me. “Here, this is my personal cell phone number. We should hang out sometime.” I took the card from him, nodding in agreement.
“Before I forget, here,” he handed me an envelope adorned with the New York Giants logo.
I only know two people who play for that team, Knox and Tyson, my sister’s fiancé. But Tyson wouldn’t be sending me tickets. Well, I presume they’re tickets.
“I hope to see you there on Sunday, supporting me and not Carter. He has enough pretty girls supporting him,” he laughed, and I gave him a tight smile.
I felt a blush creeping up my cheeks under his gaze. He was so good looking. I averted my eyes, looking down at the envelope in my hands.
“Oh, and he told me to give you these too,” he said, handing mea bouquet of blue and green roses that had been sitting on the floor outside. My favorite colors.
“And he also told me to tell you he wants his kisses back, if that makes sense?” I heard a grunt from behind me. I rolled my eyes at Wes, while Travis chuckled.
“Looks like I have a little competition.” Before I could reply, Andy interrupted.
“Alex! What’s 866 divided by 95? I can’t find my calculator!”
“To how many decimal places?” I asked, not taking my eyes off Travis. His eyes were so green! They were mesmerizing, like emeralds under the sunlight.
Travis raised an eyebrow at me, a mischievous smirk playing on his rugged face. “Beauty and brains. My favorite combo.”
Another grunt came from Wes, causing Travis to laugh.
“Well, it was nice meeting you, Alex. I’ll see you soon. Don’t forget you have my number! So call me anytime.” I waved at him as he turned to leave.
“Bye! It was nice to meet you too, Travis!” I called after him. He sent me a dazzling smile and a wink before disappearing down the hallway. Damn, he’s sexy.
Turning around to find a vase in the kitchen, I heard Andy gasp from where she was sitting at the counter.
“You changed your profile pic? LIKE!” she exclaimed, sounding proud of me.
“What? Let me see.” Wes rushed over to her, peering over her shoulder at the screen.
“Shit...Take it down. Now!”
I shot him a glare as Andy came to my defense. “Hell no! She looks hot, Wes.”
He shook his head, his eyes growing angrier by the second. “That’s the problem! Kyle is going to flip when he sees this!”
As if on cue, my phone began to buzz in my pocket. I reached in to grab it, and sure enough, it was Kyle. I swiped to answer it,and the first thing he said was, “Take that picture down, NOW!”
Well, more like he screamed it through the phone at me. Just then, my phone started to ring again. This time, it was Knox.
I could sense the brewing storm. They were trying to corner me, their voices merging into a single, demanding roar over the phone. Knox was echoing the same sentiment Kyle had just voiced.
“No! I’m not taking it down,” I retorted, my voice booming with defiance.
“Alex...” they warned in unison.
