Tales & Time (Lost Time Academy #1)(28)

“No, you are hungover. Sin went to get you something to help,” Noah tells me, sitting up, and the blanket seems to slowly fall down, revealing his naked chest. I gape at the tight muscles on show, the z tattoo on his ribs, and all the way back up to his very amused face. I shake my head, only regretting doing so straightaway as I put my head into my hands.

“What happened last night?” I ask quietly. “And when the hell did you get a tattoo?”

“Drunk Madi can dance way too fucking hot. I’m never letting her go to a party alone again,” Knox fills me in, though he speaks like I’m not actually here, and it all comes rushing back to me like a smack to the face. I peep through my hands to see Knox has sat up, and he smiles at me in a playful way.

“I just wanted some fun,” I groan, wanting to hide my face as it burns red at Knox’s statement.

“I get that. Next time, invite us,” Noah suggests. “We wouldn’t have said yes to our job if—” Noah stops mid-sentence as a pillow goes flying at him from above my bed. What the hell kinda jobs are teenagers doing on a Saturday night? I go to ask not only where the pillow came from but what work they are doing, as someone shouts.

“Shut it, will you, before I make you keep your mouth shut. It’s like six in the morning on a fucking Sunday,” Tobias’s grumbly voice comes from above me, and then I hear him rolling over as I chuckle low with Knox and Noah.

“I see he still isn’t a morning person,” I whisper as Noah puts his pillow behind him, resting back on it and making no move to pull the blanket up, so I’m stuck staring at his naked chest.

“You aren’t usually either,” Knox states, and he has a point. “I thought I’d have to wake you up at some point.”

“Nope, I’m up and sort of alive. I’m going to use your bathroom,” I state, not really waiting for their replies as I get up. I slide out of bed, looking down at the red shirt someone has put on over my clothes from last night, and when I stand up, the shirt goes to my knees. “Which is unfair that you guys have your own bathroom, and we girls don’t get that.”

“Boys rule, and you know it,” Noah teases.

“I think you’ll find ‘girls rule and boys drool’ was the song,” I reply just before stepping into the bathroom and hearing his reply.

“The song was right about boys drooling over hot girls like you, Madi.” I roll my eyes at his flirting and shut the door. After using the toilet, I wash my face with some water and smooth down my messy hair. I rub my teeth with some of their toothpaste, and when I straighten my top under one of the guys’ shirts, I feel the phone in my bra still. I can’t believe I forgot last night. I suddenly think back to the real reason I went to the party, one I seem to have completely forgotten last night. I need to call Quinton.

“I have to go. Thanks for, well, being there for me last night,” I say as I open the bathroom door.

“Where are you off to?” Noah asks, sitting up at my words, and I look around for my shoes, not seeing them straightaway.

“I’m going to the roof after getting my book and asking Lane to tell me where to go,” I explain, and Noah looks at Knox before back to me.

“Why the roof?” he asks, and he looks worried. Part of me doesn’t want to admit that I’m going to call Quinton.

“Why the million questions suddenly?” I counter in avoidance, and he flashes me an annoyed glance as I look away from him to Knox. “Thank you for looking after me last night. Whatever I drank was stronger than I thought.”

“There was magic in the drinks, making them three times stronger than usual,” Knox replies. “And it was nothing. I’m always here, that hasn’t changed.”

“Right, just everything else has changed. Well, thank you anyway,” I reply, feeling a bit awkward as I look around the room for my shoes again and finally spot them by the door. I go to them, feeling all the guys’ eyes on me the whole time. I start to say goodbye when the door opens, and Oisin walks in, holding a carry out mug with something sweet-smelling in it.

“Morning, Sleepy. Here you go,” Oisin says, looking proud to hand me whatever the drink is. I accept it and grab the door he is about to close, holding it open.

“Thank you for this, and I will see you later,” I tell him, going to step out, but he places a hand on the door, his arm blocking me from leaving. I meet his playful silver eyes that have that seductive swirling way about them like his brother’s do. I never knew silver eyes could be attractive, but damn, his are.

“Where are you off to so quickly?” he asks me. I groan, knowing I’m not going to escape as easily as I had hoped.

“I have things to do, Sin. Out of the way,” I say, using my hand to attempt to push his arm out of the way, but it is like an arm of steel or something. I drop my hand and just glare at him until he drops his arm.

“Not without me, you don’t. I wanted to hang out with you today,” he says.

“Oisin knows his way to the roof, so that’s a good idea for him to go with you,” Knox interrupts, and Sin gives me a curious look.

“Why the roof?” Sin asks me.

“I want to see the sun rise,” I lie to him, and I know not one of them believes me in here because of the way they are all smirking as I look between them. The only one that isn’t listening in is Tobias as I can hear his light snoring.