Page 4 of One of Them Girls

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Cassi

“Where did you disappear off to last night?” Rebecca, my roommate, asks as soon as I come in from my classes.

“Jared was being an asshole, so I left,” I tell her.

“From what I hear, you have a new boyfriend you left with,” she teases.

“More like some poor sap that got sucked into my drama with Jared.”

“Tell me everything. Jared was pissed when you left. Then Samantha said she saw you leave with that yummy guy from out east.”

I roll my eyes. Of course, Samantha knows about Xavier. She’s always on the hunt for her next great romance. The hotter, the better, and Xavier’s the embodiment of hot as fuck.

“Jared was on my case about dating again. I told him I was seeing someone else. He didn’t believe me and I was just so sick and tired of his bitching, so I told him I was meeting my date at the party. That turned into me walking up to a stranger and pretending he was my date. Thank goodness he was kind enough to play along with it.”

She laughs. “So Mr. Hottie agreed to pretend to be dating you. Maybe heisinterested in dating you.” She wiggles her eyebrows at me.

“He probably thinks I’m crazy or a loser after last night,” I grumble.

I don’t hate the idea of dating Xavier, but after last night, I’m sure he finds me certifiable.

“He left the party with you right?”

“Yeah. He offered to walk me home.”

“See, maybe he was into you.”

“I don’t know, the whole thing was crazy. And I can’t even blame alcohol because I hadn’t even drunk anything.”

She whistles. “You know how to go big, babe.”

“I know, right? Now Jared is going to be hounding me about him, and what can I even say? Pretend I’m still dating him when I’m sure he will turn the other way anytime we meet?”

“I don’t know why you put up with Jared’s bullshit.” Rebecca shakes her head.

My heart pangs. “You know why.”

She rolls her eyes. “I get it, but eventually that conversation needs to happen.”

“I know,” I sigh loudly. “Not yet though. Change of subject, what kind of trouble did you stir up last night?”

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Xavier

I can’t gether out of my head.

Cassandra.

It was refreshing to meet such an honest girl so comfortable with herself. I’m kicking myself for not asking for her number, but I thought that would be creepy.

It’s probably for the best. She has some unresolved issues with the asshole from the party, anyway. Best not to get myself caught up in that drama. Been there, done that.

“Hey man, I saw you leave the party with little Cassandra Davis,” Jack says as he comes back into our shared room.

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