Page 49 of Keeping Score

“Yeah. Garrett, stop making snide remarks,” Darius mocks. I’m too flustered by the feeling of him pressed against me to chastise him for being rude to Garrett. The latter stands there scowling at Darius, his face is a mask of fury.

“You’re like a leech. Why don’t you and your band of misfits bugger off, we have plans.” I search my brain for a memory of us making plans and come up blank. We had all agreed to call it a night, so I don’t know what plans Garrett is referring to.

“A leech she doesn’t mind sucking on her.” I gasp as my eyes shoot wide.

“God dammit, I knew that was more than a dance,” Nathan whines, causing me to laugh. Darius pulls back but keeps his hands on my waist. I look around to find it’s only him and Beck here. “Baby cakes, you ever had two men at once?” I choke on my own spit as I hear Beck and Darius cough behind me, trying to mask their laughter. Nathan darts his gaze to the two guys behind me, and when understanding dawns in his eyes, I quickly cut in before he can out my secret to the group.

“Well, I’m beat and going to call it a night,” I announce, forcing a yawn out.

“Dorms are locked, it’s after curfew so you ladies can crash at our house,” Garrett kindly offers. I smile my thanks.

“Nice try, Garrett boy, but they’re coming home with us.” Garrett’s eyes burn with hatred as he stares at Darius. Honestly, I would rather crash at my brother’s house than in a house filled with strange guys that I don’t know. To stop this from getting out of hand, I pull out of Darius’s hold and give Garrett a quick hug and thank him for tonight before I turn to my new BFF, who wraps me in a bear hug.

“Baby cakes, I want all the details, every single one over coffee tomorrow,” he whispers. I giggle as I pull back and shoot him a wink. Nathan darts his gaze over my head, he has zero shame as he checks Darius and Beck out. He whistles between his teeth then lets out a dramatic sigh. “I bet they both have huge ass cocks and know how to use them.” I splutter, so do Cody and Katie.

“Right, so on that note, deuces,” Darius calls out as he grips my hand, and yanks me toward him. He drags me across the road with Beck and the girls following us.

“Scream my name when you come riding his juicy cock, baby girl!” Laughter bursts out of me. I hear the girls laughing hysterically behind us as well at Nathan’s remark.

“You need new friends,” Darius grumbles as we reach Beck’s car. I slip into the backseat with the girls as Beck slips behind the wheel and Darius rides shotgun.

“Oh my God, I love Nathan!” Cody giggles beside me.

“Babes, same!” Katie agrees.

“Hey, he’s mine!” I cut in causing the three of us to break out in another round of laughter. The laughter dies in my throat when Darius leans around his seat and pins me with an angry look.

“Who the fuck is Nathan?” he growls.

Cody snorts. “The guy who wants your cock in his ass.” Katie and I break out into uncontrollable laughter at Cody’s answer. The horrified look on Darius’s face is priceless.

“How much have you three had to drink?” The three of us girls share a look before laughing again. “Leah?” Darius snaps.

“We may have had a few or is it a couple, maybe I don’t know. Nathan kept bringing us fruity yummy drinks,” I answer, which just earns me another look from the broody bastard. “Stop looking at me like that. You’re just pissy because I made new friends and you weren’t invited tonight. Wait, why were you there tonight?” Rather than answering he turns around and faces forward but I’m not having it. Maybe it is the alcohol but I feel reckless and emboldened suddenly. I climb over the console, ignoring Darius’s shouts to sit my ass down. Beck swerves but rights the car.

“Leah, sit the fuck down!” Darius yells. I manage to climb in the front and plant my ass right on his lap, then unclick his seatbelt while he sits there stiff as a board. I pull the belt around both our bodies and clip it back in as I shimmy back against him. I feel his cock twitch in his pants and smirk triumphantly.

“Now that you can’t escape me, tell me why you were there tonight. Don’t lie either because Cody told me she saw you with Corv, Saint and Crue as well.” It takes him a minute to finally relax back into his chair. When he does, he wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me flush against his chest. I rest my head on his shoulder. Suddenly feeling really sleepy, my lids begin to grow heavy, and I feel myself drifting off to sleep.

“Because I didn’t want you to choose Garrett.” I swear I hear him whisper before sleep claims me.

Darius

Beck kills the engine when we pull into our drive. Saint’s jeep is here so they must be home. Corvin refused to hang around the club and wanted to go back to the party. I refused to leave, which pissed him off more. Beck drove the three of them back to get Saint’s car before coming back to get me and the girls. We sit here for a moment saying nothing. Beck checks his rearview mirror and sighs.

“They crashed as well?” I ask.

“Yeah, you want to take her in and I’ll take Katie then come back for Cody?”

“Yeah,” I say tiredly. I unclip my belt ready to get out when Beck’s words stop me.

“She needs to go in the spare room.” It grates on my nerves that he’s telling me what to do with her but I also know he is right.

‘Yeah, I know,” I answer somberly. I push the door open and maneuver Leah so she is laying bride style in my arms. I carefully climb out of the car, making sure she doesn’t hit her head, then turn to see Beck lifting Katie from the car, holding her the same way I hold Leah. We both make our way toward the house, Beck comes to a stop in front of me at the porch steps. I peer around him to see Corv sitting there. He looks to me then drops his gaze to his sister in my arms. He sighs as he runs a hand through his hair.

“Cody in the car?”

“Yeah, she’s out cold,” I answer, taken back that he isn’t yelling at me for holding his sister. He even seems like he’s sobered up. Did they even go back to the party?

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