Page 28 of Steeling Her
“TJ, stop doing that; you’ll get dizzy when you’re already wasted, so that’ll make you extra annoying.” I laugh, leaning on my elbows and looking over at him.
“Awww, I love you too, bro! . . . Alright, I’m done, tired, and wasted. I’m out! Bye, man! See you tomorrow morning!” I nod and say goodbye, and he leaves me alone in my room, stumbling over to his own. Finally, alone with my thoughts.
I slip into the sheets after I discarded my pants on the floor and let them gather around my waist. I put my hands under my head as I lay there and look at the ceiling. Then I remember I have her number and a photo with her. I grab my phone and click on the photo I took with her. She’s staring right at the camera with a beaming smile from laughing so hard. I feel a smile creep onto my face just from the memory. It feels like she’s staring right at me.
“Try not to have a wet dream about me . . . or Carter!” TJ yells through the walls at me. His room is across the way from mine while Ryan’s is next door.
“Fuck off, TJ!” Is the last thing I say before laying back down and drifting off to sleep, thinking about her before I do and listening to TJ laugh across the hallway.
***
Carter
Feeling a pillow pull me out of my dream, I’m immediately greeted by my two roommates grinning down at me. I blink to focus my vision. I rub my eyes to wipe the sleep away.
“Come on! Get dressed! We’re going out for food, and TJ is bringing us. We’re meeting him at the house.” Haley jumps on me with excitement written all over her face. I smile at her and Danielle lying in my bed with me. I throw the covers back and take a quick shower, leaving my hair wet and changing into shorts and a long sleeve top. I see they’re still lying on my bed, glued to their phones.
“Ready?” I ask them. They hop onto the ground and we all leave out the door. As we’re walking, they fill me in on what happened last night; about TJ and Haley flirting like crazy and that Haley was snapping at Maya for asking where Nick was the entire night.
I smile as I remember what happened last night when he came to the door. He was the last person I expected to be at the door. Once we reach the guys’ house, I can see it’s kept quite nicely even for a guy’s house. The lawn had been cut, the white paint was still intact on the sides of the house with ivy lacing up the sides, and the amount of cars owned by the guys surrounded the place.
Haley rings the doorbell twice and we hear movement inside the house. But we’re still waiting for someone to answer. Haley rings it again and we see a body making its way toward us through the frozen panes. The door swings open and we all see TJ standing there in his boxers, with nothing else on. All of our mouths hang open, staring at his abs. Freezing at the sight of him at the door there is nothing but silence between the four of us. Nothing. We’re barely breathing at this point.
Wow. Go Haley!I mentally high-five her and we hear a laugh.
“Eyes up here, ladies.” He points to his face and we all follow, blushing at him. He steps to the side to allow us in. “Just going to get dressed, then we can head out?” He winks at Haley, who grins. I see her cheeks flame up. We all watch him leave and another door opens opposite the one TJ is about to walk in to.
“Nice butt,” Danielle whispers to us.
Nick—in all his naked glory. Well, he’s in his boxers. A very defined six pack and that V line to go along with it is visible. He’s sporting bed hair, and his boxers couldn’t be any tighter, emphasizing his little friend down low. I feel myself blush at the thought that I was even looking there. Now I see why the girls on campus are obsessed with him.
He’s so sexy. Good God, help me!
He has broad shoulders and incredible muscles that emphasize how much gym work he does; even his legs are toned. His body is in such good shape and in proportion.
Once he closes the door, he sees us. Well, only me. I bite on my lip. I look away instantly after being caught checking him out.I glance back at him, and I can see his eyes roaming over me. Why is he looking at me? Making eye contact with each other, we both look away. I see TJ smirking at both of us. I turn on my heel to stand beside Danielle, who is propped up against the wall, eyeing both boys up.
“You want to come with me and the girls for food? I need the soakage.” TJ slaps his skin, making me look up again. I can see both boys displaying their ripped bodies. I see him nod and roll his eyes at his best friend leaning back against his door. Once they leave for showers, Haley spins around on her heel to face both of us.
“Okay, so, I see TJ like that all of the time but my reaction never changes. He looked so hot, oh my God!” she whines, rubbing her temples.
“Both of them looked so hot!” Danielle groans loudly.
“Eww! Danielle, that’s my brother! Don’t ruin the moment.” Haley bangs her head against the wall twice while I laugh, knowing how she feels. I get that a lot from girls about my brothers.
“Speaking of brothers! Carter! You never told me you’re a fucking Steel! Your brothers are like the hottest NFL players at the moment!” Haley’s head whips around and I cover her mouth. She stares at me, dumbfounded as to why I did that.
“Please Haley, not here,” I tell her as I look around, and she simply nods in reply.
“Later?” she asks me while I nod and glare at Danielle, who shoots her hands up in defense.
“Wasn’t me. She saw your family photos in your room when we woke you up this morning. She figured it out herself. She actually knew who your family were . . .” It looks like Danielle is telling the truth.
“I knew I recognized your mom from somewhere . . . Of course, I know who her family are! They’re the biggest influence in the NF—” TJ struts out, fully clothed, interrupting Haley.
“Ready?” We all nod, and I send Haley a pleading look not to bring it up. She nods, wrapping an arm around me. She whispers, “We can talk later.” Watching Nick make his way over to us behind TJ, he saw Haley saying something and sends us a quizzical look. I ignore it while Haley hugs her brother as a greeting.
We all slide into the car, the three of us in the back and the boys up front. I listen to the chatter of the others while I stay silent in the back. I’m not much of a talker anyway. I’m silently panicking about Haley finding out about me. I hope she doesn’t tell anyone. I don’t need people to try be friends with me because of my name. I don’t want to lose either of these girls as friends.
