Page 37 of Boys Like You

“Wait, why?” he asks, coming to a stop and causing my arm to outstretch and my body to slam back into his as he pulls me back towards him.

“Because, it was too basic, which means I failed terribly.” He walks me back over to the guys. They’re all talking between themselves, having tuned Rocky and I out.

“JD wants to leave,” he states.

“What?” Mercer says first. Turning to face us both.

“Tell us we heard wrong,” Rory says.

“Come here,” Levi says, though it comes across as a demand. I take a few steps to where he is seated. His long arms stretch out, grabbing my waist, and his legs slide open, again pulling me to step closer. I focus on my breathing. His green eyes with hues of yellow make me weak in the knees. “You’re perfect, JD, no matter what any tests say. We will figure it out, no matter what.” I nod, unable to form a sentence, mesmerised by how he manhandled me and subdued me at the same time. Someone clears their throat as Levi pulls me into his lap, and I manage to look around at all the guys, each staring at me.

“You good now?” I roll my eyes at Mercer’s question. “Don’t roll your eyes at me because you think you’re protected by Levi.” A smirk graces his lips.

“I don’t need Levi to protect me. I could kick your ass.” This causes all five of them to laugh.

“You’re like a bag-size Chihuahua; your bark would be worse than your bite.” I give Mercer the stink eye.

“Well maybe I could take on Maximus, he’s the smallest of you all.” Maximus smiles, picking up his phone.

Maximus:In your dreams

“You don’t want to see the dirty things I do in my dreams.” I wink and again they all stare at me. “What?”

“You can’t say shit like that,” Rocky states, his face serious.

“And why the hell not?” I throw back, waiting for one of them to explain it to me. “You all joke about your dicks, and I make one little sex dream joke—” I cut off mid-sentence, turning my head slightly to look at Levi. Either he has a gun in his pocket or he’s happy to see me.

“That is why you can’t talk like that,” he says with a wink. I jump from his lap in surprise.

“Seriously, have some control over that thing.” He adjusts himself while the others shake their heads.

“We’re teenage boys, they go up at the thought of sex,” Rory says.

“You can all keep your penises…penii, whatever the plural for all your dicks is, in your pants.”

My phone buzzes

Maximus:Penises

“Thank you, Maximus. Penises… Keep them in your pants.”

“I hope all you young men are keeping your appendages in your pants around this young woman.” We all turn to see Principal Turner standing at his office door.

“What do you imagine we do, sir? Stand around and whack her with our cocks all day?”

I glare at Rory. I know he and Mr Turner are not on good terms, but there is no need to be crude.

“You zip your lips and wait out here,” I snap. He looks at me apologetically, and I hear Rocky say ‘Burn’ under his breath.

“If you will come in, JD, the guys can wait outside,” Mr Turner says, gesturing into his office.

“Over my dead body is she going in there alone with her anxiety,” Mercer says, stepping up.

“Fine, one of them can come in with you,” he says resignedly.

“Maximus, let’s go. The rest of you talk too much.”

Maximus follows me into the room, taking a seat beside me when I sit.

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