Page 28 of Alpha Theo

She’s not wrong.

“You’re a little grumpy for beinginall night,” I fire back.

Her jaw goes slack, like my comment offended her, but I just let out a laugh.

“Isn’t that whatyoudo?” I smirk.

Brooke blows out a breath. “Alright, point taken.”

I glance over at her, raking my eyes up and down her body. I don’t know why I’m so attracted to Brooke- she’s not the type of girl I usually go for, but I’m finding myself more and more drawn to her for some inexplicable reason. Maybe it’s because she’s different. There’s just something about her.

“Seriously, though, what do youdoall night holed up in your room?”

She shrugs again, smoothing her long hair over her shoulders. “Code, mostly.”

I furrow my brow. “So let me get this straight- you work all day, then you go back to the dorms and keep working all night?”

“Yeah, pretty much.” She twirls a strand of blonde hair around her finger.

“Jeez, you’ve gotta get out more, kid. Live a little.”

“I like working,” she says defensively. “I’m lucky to have a job doing what I love.”

I narrow my eyes. “Do you really love it, though, or are you just good at it?”

“Why can’t it be both?” Brooke folds her arms across her chest. It tightens the fabric of her t-shirt around her boobs and I can’t help but steal a glance. I’m constantly wondering what they look like underneath her baggy shirts.

I change lanes, merging onto the highway. Try to stop thinking about her boobs. “I didn’t say it can’t, it’s just easy to enjoy something you’re good at.”

“Is that a bad thing?” she asks, hitting the button to roll up her window as we get on the highway.

I pick up a little speed, passing a slow-moving minivan. “Not necessarily. Just not very exciting.”

Brooke rolls her eyes, her head falling back against the headrest. “Okay, what would beexciting,then?” She uses her fingers to make air quotes around the word ‘exciting’.

I shrug my shoulders. “I dunno. Trying new things. Expanding your horizons. A challenge.”

She cocks a brow. “Achallenge?”

“Sure.” I click the blinker on, thread around another slow driver. “I love a good challenge.”

“As if anything’s a challenge foryou,” Brooke scoffs.

“You are.”

She slowly turns her head in my direction, narrowing her eyes. “What’sthatsupposed to mean?”

I smirk, casting her a sideways glance. “I’ve never had to put in this much effort to get a girl to sleep with me.”

Brooke snorts. “You can try all you want, buddy, it’s not happening.”

“We’ll see about that.” I waggle my eyebrows.

She rolls her eyes, turning away- but not before I see the blush forming on her cheeks.

I grin.She wants me, she just doesn’t know it yet.

“You’re already warming up to me,” I tease. “Admit it.”

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