“I say we blow this party. I’d love to take you home and suck on those pouty pink lips and the ones below,” I stated, before puffing on the cigar.

She swallowed hard. “You will definitely suck on my lips, later.” Ryah winked.

“Don’t change the subject. Tell me what you and Alejandro discussed.”

“Him turning his life upside down to be with the woman he loves.”

Her eyes widened. “That’s a big move. He’d give up his real family for Faith’s?”

“Yup. Love makes people do crazy things.”

She tugged the sleeve of my charcoal gray blazer until her lips met my cheek. “We should know, shouldn’t we.”

I laughed. “Ain’t that the truth.”

Ryah was the only woman I was interested in, but for some reason women still wanted to test their fate.

I remembered Lila, and I were studying recently. She sat beside me to get a better view of my laptop. Lila placed her arm on the back of my chair as she leaned into the laptop, staring at the screen. Her other hand grazed my dick.

“Move your fucking hand right now.”

Her big brown doe eyes widened. “Oh my God. Your cock is huge.” Why my dick became hard under her touch was beyond me. Maybe because she was squeezing it.

“If you don’t want to transfer schools like the last girls who came on to me, I advise you to move your hand. Or, my woman will pay you a visit before you fall asleep tonight. Trust me. You don’t want that,” I warned.

She swallowed hard and drew back her hand. Lila placed her hands in her lap, staring at the computer screen. I think she got the hint.

A few minutes later, we returned to our friends. Levi was sitting across from Faith.

Ryah left my side and scurried over to Levi. “You made it.”

He smirked. “Yeah, I figured it’s one night away from TV and homework.”

Ryah patted his shoulder. “That’s right, one night of fun won’t hurt. Levi, I’d like to introduce you to my boyfriend Rocco.”

“How’s it going?” I nodded, shaking his hand.

“Good. Is this your click?” he asked.

“Yeah, we travel light. We aren’t into having tons of people around. Want a beer?”

“Yeah, domestic please,” Levi yelled over the music.

Ryah smiled up at me. “I’ll grab it.”

It took everything in me not to react. The muscles in my face felt tense. I wanted to tell her hell no. She didn’t need to run off and get a drink for him. And she took off with my cigar. What the fuck?

That woman.

I pulled another chair beside him. Levi wore a black t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. He blended in with the crowd. What young guy didn’t want to drink and party? Most couldn’t wait to go off to college and party.

Ryah and I had partied for years while maintaining good grades. We were used to balancing work and play.

“You really study on Friday nights?” I chuckled.

He shrugged. “Yeah, I’ve always been the loner type.”

If what he said was true, that would explain the clean life. I couldn’t be sure yet. Over time, maybe Levi James would reveal his true self. What the fuck was I talking about? Only if my woman continued to keep him around as her science project, he might be in our lives for the next four years.