I always have.”
“So do I.”
“Wow, we have two things in common,” Kayleigh said with a grin.
I smiled back. I’d never spent this much time talking to a girl before, but I actually enjoyed talking to Kayleigh. She was interesting.
“Come on, let’s get back to the truck and warm you up.”
We got back to the parking lot and did our best to get the sand off our feet before getting back in the truck. I was surprised when I realized I wanted to keep talking to her, so I drove us to a local coffee shop.
We ordered our coffees and found a table to sit down at. Kayleigh had just taken her first sip, when I heard her phone go off. I saw her look at it and watched as her cheeks turned red. Whatever she’d read had embarrassed her. I was immediately intrigued.
“So,” I said, trying to sound casual, “is everything okay?” I was trying to contain my smile, but I couldn’t hold it back anymore.
“Yep,” she said, not looking at me.
“Really?” I raised my eyebrows at her. “Somehow I don’t believe you. Something is making you blush. Did someone send you a naked pic?”
“Oh my God, no.”
“So no dicks or tits or asses?”
I loved her reaction. Her face was getting even redder.
“Major, stop it.”
“But I’m having so much fun. Come on, tell me.”
“I can’t.”
“Can’t or won’t?
“Won’t,” she said, her face still burning.
“You know you’re making this seem way worse than it probably is. I have a very good imagination.”
“It’s just a text from Karma, no big deal.”
“You’re lying Kayleigh. That’s not a very good way to start a friendship,” I teased her.
“Fine, it’s no big deal to anyone but me, okay.”
“You do realize that this sounds like a puzzle I have to solve.”
“Do you want me to know everything someone texts you?” she fired back.
“Fair enough. But, I generally don’t get texts that embarrass me.”
“Does anything embarrass you?”
“I’m sure something would, like falling off a horse.”
Kayleigh smiled at that, but I could see she wasn’t going to share the text with me. I was determined to find a way to make her tell me, but I decided to let it go for now.
We talked until we finished our coffees, then I took her back to her dorm. I walked her to the door and waited until she got inside. I wandered around campus for a while trying to figure out why I’d even asked her to come out with me tonight. I knew we weren’t going to have sex, and that’s usually my goal when it came to women. Something about her was different, but I didn’t know what it was.
Chapter 17
Kayleigh
I got back up to my room and just sat there for a few minutes thinking about Major. A week ago, I couldn’t stand him, and then tonight we actually had a nice time. It made me think we could actually be friends.
Karma had really bad timing tonight. I couldn’t believe she sent a text asking me if I was playing with my new “bunny.” Okay, I could totally believe she said that to me, but to read it when I was sitting next to Major was just plain embarrassing.
Sometimes I hated that I acted like a virgin that had no idea what sex was about, but I wasn’t sure how to change it. I was jealous of how open about sex Karma was, but I just couldn’t bring myself to have sex with some random guy, no matter how hot he might be.
I thought about a couple of things I had texted Major, and that hadn’t made me blush. Maybe that was how I started to get more comfortable. I wondered if Major would help me with that. I decided to think on it, and maybe work up the courage to ask him tomorrow.
Much to Karma’s disappointment, I was not going to be using my new toy tonight. I changed into my PJ’s and found a romantic comedy to watch. When it was over, I went to bed.
As I walked out of my room the next morning, the first thing I saw was a naked man’s ass-headed for the bathroom.
“Karma,” I yelled, “No naked men allowed in the common areas.”
I heard her laugh in her room. A minute later, Travis came out of the bathroom trying to cover up his junk.
“Sorry Kayleigh,” he said with a grin, as he went back to Karma’s room.
I just shook my head. I wasn’t really angry, but it’s not what I