I’m in complete bliss.
When Delanie pulls on my arm, I open my eyes to see her waving me toward her. “I gotta piss, come on,” she yells over the music.
Rolling my eyes, I go with her, with Mandie trailing behind us. Once in the bathroom, after waiting for what seems like forever, we all hit the stalls and do our business before gathering in front of the sinks to make sure we look good. As I move my hands through my hair, Delanie says, “I had to get you out of there before you started doing him on the floor. You need to tuck your cat in heat back in, Baylor.”
Scoffing, I set her with a look. “The only person that was having sex on the floor was you, Del. You looked like you were a stripper.”
She shrugs. “Hey, Jace likes it.”
“We can tell,” Mandie laughs and I grin.
“Whatever. As I was saying, for two people who are hiding a relationship, you guys suck,” is her answer as she glosses her lips.
I take the tube and slide it against my lips as I shrug. “I’m having fun. No one thinks anything about it.”
“Jace does! I thought they knew?”
I shake my head, panic filling my chest. “You didn’t tell him, did you?”
“No, I just started making out with him! Jeez,” she yells at me before shaking her head. “Warn a girl next time!”
I meet Mandie’s gaze in the mirror and she asks, “Why are you hiding it again?”
“Because my dad,” I explain, and she nods.
“Oh yeah, okay,” she says with a nod. “Makes sense.”
“No, it doesn’t! Wanna know what I think?” Delanie asks, almost slurring, and I shake my head.
“No.”
“Well, I’m gonna tell you anyway,” she says with a grin, leaning on the counter.
“Um, excuse me,” some girl says, but Delanie flashes her a dark look.
“Yeah, excuse you,” she says before looking back at me. “Now, as I was saying, I think you need to be honest with your dad.”
“Duly noted, but won’t happen, and what’s the point?” I ask, shaking my head. “This is probably just a college romance, no need to get him involved.”
They both look at me like I’m stupid. “Do you actually believe the words that just came out of your mouth?” Mandie asks, and I only look back at them.
“I don’t know,” I say, which is a halfway honest answer. I mean, it could last only for college, but I really hope it doesn’t.
Reaching out, Delanie squeezes my hand. “Tell him and stop hiding it. Jayden is dying to show you off.”
“No, he’s not,” I laugh, waving her off.
“Yes, he is,” they both say, and I shake my head.
“Fine,” I say, throwing my hands up. “I’ll get to it. Let me get through the season. I don’t want anything messing up Jayden’s chances in the draft, okay? No reason to poke daddy bear with this.”
Wrapping her arms around my neck, she looks deep into my eyes and shakes her head before saying, “Just be happy, Baylor. That’s all I want.”
“You’re drunk, and I am happy. Just the way everything is,” I say, and she shakes her head.
“If you didn’t keep it a secret, girls wouldn’t flirt with Jayden, because hello, everyone is scared of you.”
I laugh while shrugging. “I trust him, we are good.”