Shattered Rose (Winsor Series) - By T L Gray Page 0,11

said, Women get a glimpse of who he is and fall head over heels, but that’s all they get, a glimpse. The words were haunting. Was I going to be one of those girls? I obviously was headed in that direction, as Jake had consumed every thought since I went to bed last night. I pushed it out of my head and turned back to Aaron.

“Well, I don’t know her all that well, so I couldn’t tell you,” I finally said.

We finished the run, keeping mostly to small talk after that. I learned that both of them were also Sophomores and were from Charlotte. They’d known each other since childhood, which made sense, because they were so different it seemed impossible they would get along. Danny was kind and somewhat shy, while Aaron, well he was everything a girl should run from…and fast.

We made our way back to the apartment and I checked my time. 52:25…by far my fasted in a while. We were all panting heavily and gripping our knees.

“Girl, I don’t think I’m running with you again,” Aaron declared, catching his breath.

I laughed and started towards the stairs. The guys followed and I noticed they hung by the landing, not taking the stairs up to their apartment.

“Are you guys going out tonight?” Danny asked, looking shy again. I felt bad for him. He obviously had a pretty severe crush on Issy, and hadn’t even met her yet.

“I’m pretty sure she’s still asleep, but you’re welcome to come grab a water from my fridge.” I had no idea how Issy would feel about me bringing two guys back to the apartment, but I had a soft spot for people. Years of being teased and ridiculed had made me more sensitive to other’s feelings, and I hated to see anyone upset.

Danny’s face lit up and Aaron just shook his head declining my offer. Danny walked over to the door and I opened it, hoping Issy wasn’t going to kill me.

“Avery! Where have you been?” Issy’s voice called out as I came in the room. The hung over monster from the morning had totally disappeared, and in her place was a stunning figure dressed for yet another night on the town. “I invited some friends over before we head out to the club; you just have to come with us tonight.”

I checked my watch…it was barely two in the afternoon. What club opened that early? Before I had the chance to ask, Issy noticed Danny standing behind me and I watched a grin form on her face.

“Who’s your friend?”

I motioned for Danny to come inside and didn’t miss the appraisal Issy gave his bare chest. I also didn’t miss that Jake was standing right next to her with his eyes slightly slanted.

“Issy, this is Danny. He’s Aaron’s roommate from apartment 315.”

If she was irritated with me, I couldn’t tell. She was the picture of beauty and grace as she grabbed a towel out of the drawer and walked over towards Danny who watched her with fascination. She seductively draped the towel over his shoulder, touching him ever so slightly.

“You’re sweating on my rug,” she said flatly, her voice completely contradicting her body language. Danny seemed stricken and backed out of the apartment apologizing. Issy put her hand on her hip and smiled coyly at him. “I didn’t say I minded.”

Danny was lost, so out of his league that I felt sorry for him. He somehow managed a “nice to meet you,” and a “goodbye” before running off. Issy shut the door behind him and shot me an annoyed look. “I told you I don’t date guys from our complex. Now you owe me. Go shower; we’re going out.”

I looked around at our guests. Jake was leaning against the bar talking to a shorter, stockier guy with a buzzed haircut. On the couch sat a guy and girl who were obviously dating, as they were practically wrapped around each other watching TV.

“I don’t know, Issy, I’m already so behind, and class starts Monday.” I was moving as quickly as I could to my bedroom, suddenly feeling out of place in my running tank and shorts. Not to mention, I was sweating buckets in front of the one person I wanted to impress. Just then Jake stopped talking and looked up at me. “You should come. It will be fun.”

It was ridiculous how cute he was. “Ok, I’ll think about it,” I answered, already knowing I would probably go.

“Well don’t think too long,”

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