that was the worst thing he’d ever heard. “So, it just sits at your house? I’ve never understood why parents do that,” he said.
I agreed, “Right? Incredibly fucking annoying that I have to rely on everyone else to drive me around when I have a perfectly good car sitting at home, collecting dust.”
“That sucks. If you ever need to borrow my car, just let me know, okay?” Matt said as he grabbed our plates and tossed them into the sink for one of us to clean later.
He was far more generous than I’d thought he’d be, but I appreciated it.
“Thanks.”
Colin clapped a hand on my shoulder. “Let’s go. I hate being even remotely late to class. It’s embarrassing.”
Grinning, I stood up. “Couldn’t agree more. Let me get my stuff.”
We all piled into Dayton’s car, and on our way to campus, my skin buzzed with awareness.
Craning my neck as if that would help me see better, I told Dayton, “Pull over,” but he wasn’t slowing down. I smacked his shoulder hard, getting his attention over the sound of the radio. “I said, pull over!” I shouted, and he gave me a quick glance.
“Jesus. I’m pulling over. What the hell, man?” He looked around at the cars on the road before pulling off to the side.
Pointing at the lone car leaning to the right up ahead, I said, “It’s Sunny.”
“Oh shit. It is Sunny,” Colin agreed from the back, practically sitting between the front seats. “We have to help her.”
“I’d like to help her,” Matt interjected with a smirk, “with my cock.”
I whipped my head in his direction so fast that I thought it might spin off. “Don’t talk like that. She’s not for you.”
Matt shrugged. “Who’s she for then? ’Cause I’ve never seen her with anyone in this car. Looks like she might be for me.”
Dayton slowly creeped toward Sunny’s car, her tire flat, as I tried not to lose my cool on the new guy.
“Don’t get out. I mean it. Everyone else can help but you. You stay in this fucking car,” I demanded before opening the door and hopping out before Dayton even stopped.
I heard Matt say something in complaint, but Dayton and Colin both told him to do what he had been told. Jogging toward Sunny, I felt satisfied when I heard only two other doors slam shut from behind me. I glanced back to make sure Matt was doing as I’d asked. He was fidgeting around in the backseat, most likely cursing my name.
“Hey. Are you okay?” I said as soon as I reached her, wanting to pull her into my arms and hold her against me.
She looked fucking stunning but flustered. Her face was flushed, and I assumed the tire popping must have rattled her. The desire to take care of her overwhelmed me.
Her eyes skirted past me, like she didn’t want to answer me until the rest of the guys caught up. I was probably the last person in the world she wanted to see in this moment, but Sunny needed a knight right now, and it was going to be me and not anyone else. That fact was not up for discussion.
“Hey, Sunny,” Colin said, and her face practically lit up.
What the hell?
“I got a flat. I have no idea how to change it, and I really don’t want to be late or miss class. Should I just call AAA? What do you think?”
I stepped toward her, and her eyes crashed into mine. “I’ll fix it. Do you have a spare?”
“Yeah. It’s a full-sized one in the back.” She swallowed. “I couldn’t even get it out. I tried.”
I knew that must have pissed her off, not being able to get the tire out and handle this herself. But she was a tiny little thing. How did she think she could pull a giant spare out of her car without any help? The damn thing probably weighed more than she did.
“You ever changed a flat before?” I asked Dayton and Colin, who both shook their heads.
They’d be no use. I knew I could change it on my own, but having at least one other guy to help would make it go quicker.
Matt leaned out the now-open back window. “I have!”
Of course he had.
“Get out here and help then,” I shouted, and he popped that door open so fast that I thought it might come off in his hand. He sprinted over to us and went to say something to Sunny, but I cut him off