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Remi

Nine rets…

My nerves were all over the place I had been sick the last few days fro one of my classes I wasn’t in the mood to see anyone, even my boyfriend, but when Ryder asked o

Usually ent to ame since it was above the bar, where I worked, and convenient My bosses, Andy and David, were like big brothers, and made it pretty clear with their dirty looks that they didn’t like him They didn’t have a say what I did after hours from work I didn’t need their approval; I could make my own decisions

Sout back down I stopped once to sit on a bench and catch my breath, the nausea was horrendous and my throat seemed to both dry up fro touchingto be peachy

I checked my minimal makeup in my purse mirror and walked the few blocks to his house off campus The Kappa House was technically in a nicer section of private hoed to keep the house looking so nice with tons of guys living inside it, but the laere manicured and little flower boxes adorned the s in the front You ht think floould e, it softened the exterior and made it blend in sufficiently

Freddy Mac Carron, one of Ryder’s teammates who lived there, opened the door “Girl in the house!” he yelled, closing the door behinda bubbly blonde I didn’t know His hand on her back made the hair on my neck stand up suspiciously until he looked at me and smiled with eyes I felt were only for me

“Red!” The blonde already forgotten brushed past me, and I bounded up the stairs to meet him halfway

“Hey there,” I said leaning in expecting a kiss that didn’t happen

Ryder grabbedthe door and effectively the outside world from us

“I missed you this week,” I murmured into his neck His breath smelled like sour alcohol, and I pushed back on the wave of sickness

“What’s wrong?” he queried more concerned than usual as he held me in his arms He probably didn’t want to catch whatever I had because he didn’t want to et in trouble with his coaches

“Nothing, I’, I think”

“Oh okay” Ryder immediately went to the button on my jeans and undid thehard