A Mermaid's Kiss (Bay State University #1) - Katie Holland Page 0,19
of his mouth stopped me.
“I’m sorry,” he said.
“Did I hear you right?” I know it was a bitchy thing to say, but I was still irritated with him.
He smiled. “Yes, I said I’m sorry. I’ve been acting like a dick this week and I want to apologize. I was mad at myself and I took it out on you,” he said sincerely.
The last thing I expected tonight was an apology from Major. But since he was man enough to give it to me, I guess I had to be woman enough to accept it.
“Thank you. Apology accepted. You should get back to the party,” I said, and started walking again. He fell into step beside me. “What are you doing?”
“Making sure you get home safe. You are heading back to your dorm, right?”
I nodded. “I’ll be fine, it’s just right there,” I said, pointing to the building.
“I know, but I’m still going to make sure you get there.”
I gave up and started walking again.
“You look really hot tonight, Kayleigh,” he told me.
“Um, thanks I guess.”
“Why do you go to parties when you clearly don’t want to be there?” he asked.
“I promised Karma I would go. She’s trying to get me to be more social.”
“You don’t like people?”
“I’m just shy so it’s hard for me to talk to people. I kind of keep to myself most of the time. I made Karma a deal that I would try and talk to more people if she stopped bugging me about it. This was me trying to hold up my end of the deal.”
“So why did you leave the party so early then?”
“Honestly, because I saw you. I didn’t feel like putting up with any of your shit so I left.”
“Sorry about that. Do you want to go back? I mean, now that I’m not going to be a dick,” he said smiling.
I had to smile back. “No. I really just want to put on my PJ’s, watch a movie, and relax.”
We were back at my dorm. “Thanks for walking me. So, does this mean we’re still on for Sunday?”
“Yes, it does. Oh wait, can I have your number? You know, in case something comes up and one of us can’t make it,” he said, taking out his phone.
That seemed logical so I gave him my phone number.
“I’ll text you so you can save my number, too. Good night Kayleigh.”
I watched him walk away. I went from wanting nothing to do with him thirty minutes ago, to giving him my phone number and wondered exactly how that had happened.
Chapter 14
Major
I walked away from Kayleigh feeling much better than I had when I got to the party. I hadn’t had any intention of apologizing to her, but when I saw the look she gave me as I was making out with that chick, I wanted to make things better. And now I had her number, so I texted her as promised.
Me: This is Major. You should dress like that more often.
I waited for her reply. I was sure it was going to be something that would make me smile. My phone dinged and I read the text. I was right about the smile. I loved getting under her skin.
Kayleigh: Do you have a problem with my yoga pants?
Me: Nope, in fact, I love your yoga pants. They show off your ass.
Kayleigh: Why are you looking at my ass?
Me: Because I can
I knew I had a stupid grin on my face. It was just so fun and I never knew what she was going to say. I don’t think I’d ever had a woman, other than my mother, be so honest with me.
“Hey, fucker, where’d you go?” Bodie said, as I walked back up to the dorm.
“Needed some fresh air,” I lied.
“What happened to that chick who was all over you?”
“I lost interest.” And that was the truth. As soon as I saw Kayleigh looking at me I wanted nothing to do with the chick pawing at me.
“You lost interest? Are you fucking serious? She was totally a sure thing,” Bodie said, looking at me like I’d lost my mind. Maybe I had.
I just shrugged. I really didn’t know what to tell him. But I needed to start acting like myself again so he’d stop asking questions. “Let’s get back in there, I have a bet to win,” I said.
“That’s where you’re wrong,” he said. “You’re going down.” Bodie slapped me on the back and we went into the party.