Breakaway (Penalty Kill 1)

“Ok, what would you do if he knocks on your door right now?”

“I would slap him across his gorgeous face.”

Marley laughs. “And then...”

I take a deep breath and fall back on the couch, staring at the ceiling. “Then I would rip his clothes off and ride him to the moon.” Marley and I both laugh at that. “I do feel bad about the stuff I said. Maybe he was telling the truth.”

“We could find out if he was,” she says slyly.

“What do you mean?” I’m scared to find out what she has planned.

“Hear me out. I have a school directory. Sunny isn’t that common of a name and I am sure she goes to RU. Let’s find her and ask her.”

“Are you kidding me? There’s no way that will work.” Marley gets up and heads to my laptop. I follow her. She logs into her RU student account and brings up the directory. She searches for Sunny’s name and within a second, the bottle blonde’s picture pops up. Along with her phone number and address.

“She lives by the frat houses.” Marley points at the screen.

“This is dumb. How do we know if she is even home? She might be at a party or out with Levi.”

“Are you going to put on something other than PJ’s?” She ignores my apprehension and gives me a serious look. I’m not sure if this is the right thing to do. Yes, I’m mad at Levi and I want to apologize, but this has to be some type of invasion of privacy. Well, shit, I’m just going to have to do something reckless for once

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“Fine, I’ll go change.”

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Marley pulls her car into the driveway of Sunny’s home. I’m shaking with nervousness and think of all the ways this is a bad idea. Marley looks extremely calm as she walks up to the door and knocks. A thin, blonde opens the door in a skimpy baby doll nightie.

“What do you want?” The girl stares right at us.

“Hey Sunny, we have a quick question for you?” Marley asks.

“Ugh, what? Hey, aren’t you that girl from this evening?” Sunny points at me. I can feel the jealousy pulsing through me again. This is the type that Levi likes. I push my nervousness down and step in front of her.

“Yes and why was Levi with you?”

“Why do you care?” she sneers.

“Look,” I push my hand through my hair. “Please, just tell me. I won’t say anything to anyone. Promise.”

She looks me up and down. “I can’t believe he likes someone like you. But I guess I do owe him. He has left metwice to go to you. I guess that means he really likes you.” She huffs and looks up to gather her thoughts. She looks back at me. “Levi was with me tonight to play the role of my boyfriend. I may have told my parents we were together.” Just like that my heart jumps into my throat. He was telling me the truth.

“Thank you.” I grab Marley and race to the car.

“See all is okay.” Marley smiles at me.

“I need to find Levi.” I text him quickly and tell him we need to talk right now.

“Well, I’ll take you to his place.”

I stare at my phone like it is going to explode in my hand waiting for Levi to text back. “I don’t know where he lives. We only go to my place.”

“I can fix that too.” Marley picks up her phone and scrolls until she finds the number she is looking for.

“Jere, baby, I need a favor.” After Marley flirts with Jere for a few minutes, she has the address. Levi doesn’t live far from where we are now. Marley pulls out of the driveway and we are off.

I can’t believe this is happening. I’m chasing a guy. I’ve never done this before. But I can feel that this is right. Levi is a decent guy, and I can trust him.