A Mermaid's Kiss (Bay State University #1) - Katie Holland Page 0,58
you, you have to swear to never tell a soul or she’ll rip my nuts off. Okay?”
“I swear. I know what you’d do to me if I ever told anyone,” he said with a half smile, and pointed at his eye.
I believed him so I told him. I didn’t give him details just the general gist of what was going on and why. When I finished he looked at me for a minute.
“That was really nice of you man. Kayleigh seems like a good person. And besides, you’re different around her, in a good way.”
I’d had no idea what he was going to say, but I wasn’t expecting that.
“You should see the look on your face man,” Bodie said. “What? Did you think I was going to call you a pussy or something?”
“I never know what the fuck is going to come out of your mouth asshole.”
“True,” he said with a smirk. “I think I’m going to watch some porn before I go to bed.”
“More than I needed to know man,” I told him.
He laughed all the way to his room. I went to mine, got undressed, and got under the covers. I tossed and turned for a while, but couldn’t sleep. I finally figured it was because I was wondering if Kayleigh was mad at me. I’d never cared if I made a chick mad before, so this was a new feeling. I didn’t know if she was still awake, but I texted her anyway.
Me: Are you still awake?
The response was almost immediate.
Kayleigh: Yes
Me: Are you mad at me?
Kayleigh: No
Me: Are you mad at Bodie?
Kayleigh: A little
Me: I’m curious. What would your answer have been?
Kayleigh: How do I know this is Major?
I took a picture and sent it with the caption: I believe these are yours
Kayleigh: You took my panties???
Me: Yep.
Kayleigh: Why?
Me: You left them on the couch when you went to change, so I put them in my pocket.
Kayleigh: That doesn’t answer my question. Why?
Me: Because I wanted to
Kayleigh: How many other girls panties have you taken?
Me: None, only yours
Kayleigh: So you don’t have a trophy case full of panties?
I actually laughed out loud at that.
Me: Sorry to disappoint you but nope, no trophy case full of panties
Kayleigh: Good, because that would have been really creepy
Me: You never answered me?
Kayleigh: It doesn’t matter what my answer would have been because you don’t date
Me: Just because I haven’t dated doesn’t mean I never will
Kayleigh: What would make you start dating someone?
Me: Requirement #1 – nothing fake, including personality, face, and tits. Requirement #2 – can’t be after my money. Requirement #3 – has to have ambition. Requirement #4 – must like surfing. Requirement #5 – has to know the real me.
Kayleigh: That’s quite a list but it seems fair. When did you come up with that?
Me: Just now. I hadn’t given it much thought until now.
Kayleigh: Bonus points for thinking on the fly
Me: Thank you. So?
Kayleigh: In the realm of possibilities that don’t exist if you were to ask me I would possibly give you an affirmative answer
Me: So you’d say yes?
Kayleigh: See the previous statement
Kayleigh: If you ever asked me for real I would give you a straight answer.
Me: Good to know
Kayleigh: I really need to get some sleep now. It’s been a really long day.
Me: Ok. Good night.
Kayleigh: Night Major
This time when I closed my eyes, I was able to fall asleep.
* * *
When I woke up the next morning, it was pouring out. I wandered into the main part of the dorm room and found Bodie already up and studying.
“Guess there’s not going to be a surf lesson today,” he said.
“That sucks,” I said.
“Hey man, are you going to go get a coffee?”
“I was thinking about it. Why?”
“Because I’d really like one and I’m too lazy to go myself.”
“At least you admit it,” I said. “I guess I can go get us coffee.”
“You’re the best man,” Bodie said, with his signature grin.
“You owe me one.”
I got dressed and ran to the nearest coffee shop that was open on Sunday. I was soaked by the time I got back to the dorm.
“I wish there was a place to get coffee in the dorm,” I said to Bodie, when I opened the door. “This weather sucks.”
I quickly changed out of my wet clothes and drank my coffee. I pulled out my phone to text Kayleigh.
Me: No surfing today. Fucking weather.
Kayleigh: That’s okay. I have a lot of catching up to do to keep my grades up.