Page 96 of How to Win the Girl

Chicks worry what dude’s brother think about them? That’s news to me, no girl I ever dated gave a shit what my brothers thought.

What about your brothers’ girlfriends, did they not care?

Don’t bring them into this LOL they’re the worst.

What do you mean?

Ryann and Posey are…badasses who took both my brothers down a peg. My brothers didn’t stand a chance.

So what you’re saying is, strong female leads seem to run in your family.

What’s a strong female lead?

You know, a take-no-prisoners kind of woman who doesn’t let a man boss her around.

Sounds about right.

Do you consider yourself a strong female lead?

In my own life? Of course.

That’s a cool way of putting it.

I settle into my pillows, shoulders relaxing. Is he giving me a compliment?

Maybe you’re attracted to me because I’m a badass bitch the same way Posey and Ryann are LOL

Maybe.

But maybe I’m attracted to a million other things, too.

My breath hitches, and I sit up in bed, resting against the mattress, staring at that sentence:maybe I’m attracted to a million other things, too.Correct punctuation and all…

Swallowing hard, I press on, daring him to respond honestly.

Oh yeah? Like what?

The three chat bubble dots appear, then disappear, several times in the next few seconds.

I wait, staring at the small screen of my phone, stomach in my throat.

What on earth is he about to say?

I love the sound of your laughter and the freckles on the bridge of your nose, and how you don’t tolerate my nonsense.

My mouth gapes open. Swear to God it does. I haven’t said a word about this mess to anyone—not Stella, not Gabby, certainly not my parents, who have no idea I’m talking to guys and trying to date.

The freckles on my nose?

I touch my nose gingerly, never once considering that a guy might find them attractive, let alone a guy like Drake Colter. Big, tough, and dripping with sweat.

He likes my freckles.

And the sound of my laughter.

I squirm, having no idea what to say back.

Since when do men notice freckles?

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