Page 16 of Call the Shots
JUNE
MOOSE AROUND AND FIND OUT
King helpedme with my storage unit, and I said my tearful, private goodbyes. I went from my adorable blue house with a shining garden, to the athletes’ dorm—Roman Villa. Known as the Dorm of Shame or Whorin’ Villa.
Most of my friends on the football team, King included, lived on the higher floors but with a glance at my paperwork, I grimaced. “Ugh. Is second floor good or bad?”
“I don’t think anybody lives there during the summer. It’s…quieter?” King shrugged, pushing the cart full of my stuff. “When are you moving back to your house?”
“In the fall,” I replied, which wasn’t a lie, I’d do anything to get my house back. But I didn’t want to talk aboutthat. “Give me more news about your girl.”
An instant blush spread across King’s face. I giggled at his expense and giggled even more when he abandoned me on my new floor. “I’m gonna grab some more stuff. I’ll be back.”
“You’re avoiding me teasing you—that won’t happen!”
His sigh was so loud in the elevator, I burst into laughter. It was wonderful to see him finally getting out of his comfort zone. I couldn’t wait to meet her.
I pushed the cart down the hallway. After my house, this was a step down, but I was already attached to a losing hockey team for the summer. This was rock bottom. Seriously, it couldn’t get any worse.I slipped the key into the lock and pushed open the door to?—
A TV blaring with some kind of shooting video game?
The guy sitting on the couch lurched to a standing position, wearing nothing but a pair of moose-print boxers, stamped withMoose Around and Find Out!
I could seeeverything. His wide shoulders, his arms, thick with muscle, the chest hair. The dip of hard, abdominal muscles, and…
My eyes widened as I took in the outline, curved against the fabric. If that was his cock, he gave a new definition to the word—hung.
Bear stared at me, mouth agape. “June?!”
I stumbled back, ditching my cart like a coward. This was a nightmare I needed to wake up from. Racing down the hallway, I whipped out my phone, calling Cleo. I practically saw my ex’s brother’s dick—was it that big?Soft?!
The call went through, and my words jumbled together. “I-went-to-my-dorm-and?—”
“Did you meet your roommate?”
“Roommate?” I sucked in a breath. “It’s Bear! He’s Bear!”
“I didn’t know who they’d put you with.” Cleo sighed. “I tried to get you your own room but there’s so many restrictions on your account?—”
“Restrictions?” There was only one person to blame. “Why does Xavier want me to room with his brother?!”
“Um…I think he just doesn’t want you to have your own dorm.”
The door swung open, Bear hobbling out in a pair of basketball shorts and aNorth Dakotashirt, hurrying to throw it on. “What the fuck?”
“I’m trying to fix this?—”
“Fixwhat?”
I held up my room key. Bear made a strangled noise.
“We’re not rooming together,” I told Cleo. “If I would’ve known I had to live withhim,I wouldn’t have signed anything!”
“Did you do this on purpose?” Bear demanded.
“Did you hear anything I just said?!” I glared at him.
Cleo sighed. “June, this was me pulling favors. You’re welcome to live with Miles and me,off-campus,but it’s a drive.”
