Spiked by Love (Bellevue Bullies #6) - Toni Aleo Page 0,50
and I laugh. “Like, just go with the flow. You’re slowing us down.”
Boon looks offended as I take in a deep breath. “In the simplest terms, we grew up with her,” I say, meeting his gorgeous gaze. Man, Posey hasn’t dated much, but she picked one hell of a hot dude to make up for that. “But the really technical and overly drawn-out explanation, Angie is my mom’s sister’s daughter’s—who is really her husband’s niece, but that’s a long story too—my aunt’s daughter’s husband’s sister’s daughter, which makes her somehow my cousin, maybe? Not removed. We like her.”
Boon blinks, and I’m not sure if it’s my hand movements that overwhelm him or how we’re related, but I’m sure he regrets asking.
Posey looks over me to him. “You shouldn’t have asked.”
“No shit,” he mutters, and we all chuckle.
“To answer your question from nine hours ago,” I say, meeting Posey’s waiting gaze. “I don’t know. She’s been acting weird for over a week now, and I can’t seem to pin her down.”
Posey frowns. “What do you mean?”
“She’s been ghosting me. She’s been staying at her mom’s house and not really hanging out at the dorm. When we have practice, she doesn’t talk to anyone, claiming she is stressed with school. But I think it’s more.”
Asher nods, pointing to me. “Yeah, it’s weird. She won’t talk to anyone.”
“Well, you guys aren’t talking anymore, so why would she talk to you?” I ask, and he looks insulted.
“Because I’m a damn joy to talk to.”
Aiden sputters. “No one thinks that,” he says. “We all think you’re a dork.”
“Because I am, duh, but a damn joy of a dork.”
I snort as I shake my head, and then Shelli asks, “Wait, you and Angie were talking?”
Aiden covers his ears like a ten-year-old. “I don’t want to hear this.”
Asher laughs. “It was short-lived. We didn’t even sleep together, and also, Ally is still talking to and dating Taco.”
Posey and Shelli both whip their heads to me, and I narrow my gaze at Asher. “Well played, you damn non-joy of a dork.”
He beams, and I roll my eyes. “It’s not a big deal.”
“He cheated on you when y’all were together, tried to get you to leave school to move to Texas, and he called you a bitch more times than I can remember,” Posey says, counting off Taco’s downsides. “It’s a huge deal. He’s trash.”
“And he doesn’t have a job, car, or a sense of fashion,” Shelli says, her eyes trained on me.
“Because, God forbid, he doesn’t have a sense of fashion,” I supply, and she nods. Now I know why people don’t like being around the lot of us Assassins kids. We don’t shut the hell up. “We’re talking, and Taco’s being really sweet to me. Worry about yourselves and not me.”
“He hasn’t had time to be mean to her because she hasn’t seen or hung with him in a week,” Asher mutters, and I kick him swiftly in the knee.
“Shut up!”
Shelli shakes her head at me, and I feel Posey’s eyes burning a hole in my head. “Ally, come on. He’s a loser.”
“For real. Find someone better.”
I look away from Shelli, and Asher’s gray depths capture mine.
Someone better is sitting across the table from me, but I’ve never been his someone better.
“Oh shucks, look at the time.”
Shelli groans. “No, don’t leave.”
I start to get up. “I’ve actually got a date with the person y’all are dogging. And I know Angie is home right now, so I’m gonna try to catch her off guard.”
“How do you know she’s home?” Asher asks, and I wiggle my phone at him.
“Nicolette texted me about ten minutes ago that she was there, and she’s gonna keep her there until I show up,” I say, grabbing my coat. “Also, let’s be honest, we don’t want me beating y’all all night.”
I kiss Posey’s head and then whisper in her ear, “Control yourself while I’m gone and not blocking you from him.”
Posey smacks my hip as I wave to Shelli. “Love you. Thanks for having me over.”
I start for the door, and Asher yells, “Love you too, asshole!”
I snort as I reach for the handle. “I’ll see you later. Aren’t you working on the jumbotron tonight?”
He nods and then smacks Aiden. “Want to come help me?”
“Sure,” he says, and then Asher looks back at me.
“Yeah, I’ll see you.”
I nod and then wave once more as I head out, but before I can close the door, I hear Wes say, “Wait, you’re really not with her?”