Wanting Winter(68)

“Aaron as in Aaron Scott? Colin’s best friend? He is a complete tool. He’s, like, the class clown, no one can really take him seriously.” I try and convince her not to go there. “He is a player.”

“Exactly. He knows what he’s doing and there would be no feelings involved. Just straight A fucking.” I roll my eyes.

“Come on, how many movies and TV shows have we watched that involve no string attached relationships? It doesn’t work.”

“It would only be one night and that’s it. I haven’t even fully decided on Aaron, I was just picking someone at random.” I turn around and look to Aaron and, yeah, he is good looking. Messy brown hair and brown eyes. With him being on the football team, he obviously has a good body, but he’s a joker.

“Do you really want to lose your virginity to someone like him? Shouldn’t your first time be special?”

“Hey, missy, you want to lose your virginity status, too. First times are never what they say in books. If you find Mr. Right, then yeah, it’s a bonus, but we haven’t and we don’t know when we will and like hell I will be a virgin when I find him. Knowing my luck, I’ll be in my twenties and he’ll want to be with a girl who knows what she is doing.” Everything she is saying is exactly how I feel. I was hoping before I graduated high school I would have ended up in some sort of a relationship and lost my virginity to them, even if we did break up. I at least wanted to give it to someone I connected with in some way, but like hell am I going to wait and end up a thirty-something virgin who ends up too scared to have sex because she waited too long. That’s why I made sure I got the implant last year, just in case it ever did happen.

I want to make sure I’m fully prepared.

“Whoever you pick, just make sure he respects you and doesn’t treat you like a blow-up doll.” She sticks out her hand for me to shake.

“Deal.” We shake hands. “So, who are you going to fuck?” I don’t mean to, but my eyes wander back to Colin. His eyes connect with mine and I know this time I’m not seeing things. His gaze stays trained on mine.

“Hello, class.” Mrs. Prepp, the principal’s secretary, walks into class. “Those organizing the talent show or participating, please head to the gym now.” Karen and I stand up, gathering our things.

“Oh, sweet, we get to get out of classes. I guess this isn’t going to be so bad after all,” I hear Aaron say and I turn around just to bang into someone’s hard chest, their hands going to my arms, steadying me.

“You really need to start looking where you’re going, Sasha.” Colin chuckles. His hands are still on me and I notice mine have landed on his chest, and fucking hell it is hard. My dirty mind goes to other things that could be hard.

“Sorry,” I apologize.

“It’s no problem.” I look up to see him smiling down at me and I feel him pulling my body a little closer to his. I swear I can feel every hard muscle of him against me.

“Why are you and Aaron coming? You guys aren’t on the committee.” I feel his thumbs once again stroking my skin, the contact making me break out in goosebumps.

“Since this morning, we were told we are. Guess we’ll be spending more time with each other.” I step back.

“You both are on the committee?” Karen asks.

“Yup, doll face, aren’t you the lucky ones?” Aaron smiles at her and Karen bites her lip. I quickly push her behind me.

“This can’t be right. I’m in charge. Someone would have told me.” My voice raises a little. I worked so hard on this, and with a couple of weeks to go, like hell I am having these guys goof off while the rest of us work our butts off.

“Ask Mr. Atkins, he’s the one forcing this.” Colin pulls his fingers through his thick, dark brown hair, causing his bicep to tense up and I shake my head, forcing my thoughts out of the gutter.

“I will,” is all I manage to say as I storm off to the principal’s office. I’m so pissed off that I want to act like a child and stomp my foot.

They are not going to ruin my show.

I’m still storming down the hall when I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket and I take it out, seeing my mother’s name on the screen. Why is she calling me knowing I’m at school? I hit accept and answer.

“Honey, shouldn’t you be in class?” I roll my eyes.

“If you know that then why are you calling me?”

“Is everything okay?” I hear the concern in her voice.

“I’m pissed off right now that a few asshole jocks are trying to be a part of the talent show that I have worked so hard to prepare and organize.” I huff. I hear feet behind me so I know they are following me.

“Honey, I know you worked so hard on this but maybe…”

I interrupt her. “Mom, you’re supposed to be on my side and hate whoever I hate.”

“Hate is a pretty strong word,” Colin says next to me and I glare at him.

“Honey, who’s that?”

“Nosey much?” I spit at him. “Mom, it’s one of the asshole jocks I was telling you about.” He smiles at me, shaking his head.

“Is he hot?” I stop walking and am pushed forward by Karen bumping into me. I would have fallen on my face if I wasn’t quickly swished up into Colin’s arms.