“Just make sure you got your phone. You can call your girl from there. Take it outside or something. You can’t drink and drive.” He was right. I tucked my phone down safely in my pocket and grabbed my wallet.
“Yeah, I’m riding with Trey,” I said.
* * *
Trey drove a van. Not a mini van like a real legit van. It was open and I watched as two other players climbed in behind a female. Shit. I didn’t know girls were gonna be riding with us. Maybe going was a bad idea.
“You coming?” Ace asked as he stepped into the van and looked back at me.
I needed some down time. It wasn’t like Eva would forbid me to go places were girls would be. She’d never told me I couldn’t go to Live Bay. I was the one being ridiculous.
“Yeah, I’m coming,” I said, and crawled in behind him.
The female with us was Hayden. Figures. She lived here and I’d seen here with more than one of the guys on the team. Apparently she liked to jump around. I closed the door behind me and sat down beside Louis.
“We’re all here, let’s roll,” Ace called out from the back. He’d crawled in beside Hayden.
* * *
The bar was empty until we got there. The name of it was The Dawg House. Seeing as our mascot was a Bulldog I figured this place must be an exclusive place for the college. At least ten pool tables filled the place as well as several flat screens on the walls and a few dartboards. This wasn’t bad.
The bartender was already filling mugs of beer and lining them on the bar. I followed the crowd and picked up one.
“Coke for the dd,” the bartender called out and Trey walked over and took the soda from the guy fixing drinks.
This seemed safe enough. I wasn’t up for pool yet so I walked over and sat down on one of the couches facing a larger flat screen that was turned to ESPN.
“Want company?”
I looked up to see Hayden taking the seat beside me. “No,” I replied.
She only laughed and crossed her legs then took a sip of her drink. I focused on the television. I’d ignore her until she moved on. I wasn’t on her team roster. She needed to go play elsewhere.
“You know we can be friends,” she said leaning into me.
I took another drink of my beer. “Not interested,” I replied. If I looked her way I’d be able to see down her damn shirt. The girl needed to wear more clothes. She had a nice body and she knew it. She showed it off well.
“This hard to get thing is seriously turning me on,” she whispered and leaned into me closer. Her chest was pressed against my side now. I didn’t want to push the chick but she needed to back off. I’d said no more than once.
I turned my head to tell her to get the hell off me when her mouth landed on mine. What the f**k? I froze shocked for a moment before pushing her off me and standing up. “What’s your deal? Damn girl back the hell off.” I knew I’d drawn a crowd. Stalking over to the pool tables I picked up a que stick and looked over at Trey. “Rack ‘em.”
He only nodded.
I managed to enjoy the rest of the night. Hayden stayed away and the other females that showed up weren’t flirting. I’d even played one in pool. She’d been cool even when I’d beat her. I wasn’t one to let a girl win just because she was a girl.
I glanced down at my phone and realized it was ten minutes past eleven. Shit. I dropped the pool stick on the table and headed outside to call Eva. I was ready to hear her voice.
After the third time I called and she didn’t answer I left a message. She must have been exhausted. I’d call tomorrow. She needed her sleep. I walked back into the bar and Ace stood there watching me.
“You talk to your girl?” he asked
That wasn’t really his business. I didn’t answer.
“Here, take a beer and let’s play some pool,” he said handing me a beer that was sitting in front of him.
I took the beer and decided I’d play some more pool and then see if I couldn’t get Trey to take me home.
Chapter Twelve