Page 13 of Finding Olivia (Trace + Olivia 1)

tarted bleeding.

Avery squealed, “This is good news! He asked for your number, which means he’s interested. Since you didn’t ask for his, you don’t seem desperate.”

“What if he doesn’t call?” I continued to nibble on my lip.

“Oh, he’ll call,” Avery smirked.

“How’d it go with Luca?” I asked, desperate to steer the conversation away from myself.

“Let me tell you, that man knows what he’s doing,” she fanned herself. “The things he can do with his tongue. Wow.”

“Avery,” I groaned.

“What? It didn’t go that far. Stop imagining dirty things, Olivia,” she laughed.

“Knowing you, I couldn’t imagine it dirty enough,” I eyed her.

“That’s very true,” she conceded. “Hopefully, I’ll be seeing much more of Luca, if you know what I mean.”

I wanted to bang my head against the steering wheel.

How Avery and I had ended up roommates and best friends was beyond me. We were so incredibly different. Sometimes, like now, I wanted to strangle the girl. But I couldn’t imagine not having her as a friend.

“And maybe you can see more of Trace,” she kicked off her heels and then brought her feet up to rest them on the dashboard, “and finally get laid so you’ll stop bitching all the time.”

I rolled my eyes. “Sometimes, I really think you’re a guy.”

“Hey, I have five brothers, so I practically have a dick,” she shrugged.

“It doesn’t mean you should act like you have one,” I reasoned.

“Touché,” she smirked, wiggling her red painted toes.

I parked my car in front of our dorm and grabbed my backpack out of the trunk. “I have to go,” I told her, slinging the heavy bag over my shoulder. “I’ll see you tonight.”

“Later,” she called, heading in the opposite direction for her own class.

My phone vibrated in my back pocket with a text.

I pulled it out and smiled when I saw it was an unknown number.

Is it too soon to ask you out?

I don’t know.I replied.

What if I said I want to see you tonight?

Are you desperate?I asked.

No.

Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend you. I wrote back.

I know. I just wanted to make you sweat a bit. ;)

You’re mean.

No, I’m a guy that you haven’t said yes to seeing again.

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