tire.
“And I think it’s because of you.”
“Me? What did I do?”
Colin shrugged. “Beats the hell out of me, but you have to fix him, okay? He’s broken now.”
Before I could overanalyze what he had said or ask him anything else, a group of people appeared from the side of the yard, carrying something between them, and Colin cheered in response.
“Excuse us,” a random male voice boomed as they tossed the empty keg out of the way and replaced it with a new one.
And just like that, the backyard went from empty to packed, and I was uncomfortable again. I was a walking contradiction—hating being alone in my apartment because I was scared to death, but dying to get away from all these people at a party. What the heck is wrong with me?
While Colin was distracted, I decided to head back into the house and look for Mac. Once I was back inside, I realized that Mac was nowhere to be found, and I had no idea where he was. Maybe I should have stayed out there with Colin until he found me.
I kept scanning the packed rooms, looking for his long, surfer-like hair and sexy frame before someone tapped me on the shoulder three times. When I turned my neck, my eyes instantly crashed into Mac’s hazel beauties, and my entire body relaxed in his presence.
“There you are,” he said with a half-grin. “I was looking for you.”
I coughed out a breath. “For little ole me?”
“Yep,” he said, his hand suddenly on my bare lower back, and I instinctively leaned into it, loving the way his rough fingers felt against my skin there.
The thought of super-gluing his hand to my body crossed my mind, and I had to stop myself from laughing out loud.
He whispered into my ear, “I told you not to move.”
Before I could come up with a witty retort in response, a brunette female stepped between us, forcing Mac to drop his hand. I wanted to kick her in the teeth for making that offensive action happen, but then her hands ran down the length of Mac’s chest, and I wondered if it was the first time she’d touched him or not. I suddenly envisioned myself doing much more than just punting her.
“I’ve been looking for you all night, Mac.” She was practically drooling as she said his name, and I wanted to vomit all over her bare legs.
“I’ve been here,” he responded, but it wasn’t flirtatious or even entirely friendly.
I’d honestly never seen Mac be anything less than charming, especially to girls, and him rebuffing her made me feel good.
“Want to go to your room?”
“No,” he said before gesturing in my direction. “I was talking to Sunny, and you interrupted.”
Tall girl gave me a quick glance before dismissing me. “Well, I’m here now, so you can talk to me instead.”
“Wow,” I said loud enough for her to hear me, but she didn’t even look in my direction.
“That’s pretty rude,” Mac added, and I couldn’t stop the laugh that bubbled up and out of my mouth.
“I can be anything you want me to be. I’ve heard all about you, Mac. You’re legendary. I want to be a part of it.” She batted her eyelashes and licked her lips.
“No, thanks,” Mac said, trying to maintain his composure, but I could tell that she was pushing his buttons, and it was pissing me off to witness such blatant disrespect.
“But, Mac.” She reached for his chest again, and I saw spots.
“Seriously? He said no. Can’t you hear?” I ripped her hands off of his chest and gave her a slight jab.
“Mind your own business, twat,” she spat, looking me up and down, her lips twisting, as if my very presence disgusted her.
“Did you seriously just call me a twat? What are you, seven?” I asked forcefully, my need to defend Mac and not myself fueling my ire. “And he obviously isn’t interested. A concept you can’t seem to get through your thick fucking skull,” I growled.
“Mac’s always interested.” She looked at him like he was a piece of meat who had no opinion or say over his own body. “Aren’t you, babe?”
She clawed his shoulder and tried to hold on, but he wiggled out of her grip. Before he could make another move away from her, she pressed her lips against his, and I stood there, my mouth falling open in shock. I watched as Mac unattached her from him with force and wiped at his mouth with the