Most Desirable Player (Face-Off Legacy/Campus Kings 7)

“We have to meet Dr. Carter at my house in one hour.”

She narrows her eyes at me but doesn’t speak.

I take another long sip from the mug and then set it on the table in front of me. “I was thinking you could stay with me until Sadie gets back. I’ll make sure my teammates aren’t around much. No parties, no loud noise, nothing that will bother you in any way.”

“Why would I want to stay at your house? I have my own place.”

“Your dorm has a lot of parties that will keep you up when you need to rest. Didn’t you hear the parties down the hall from you last night?”

She shakes her head. “No, I was out cold all night.”

“Well, it was loud. The music didn’t stop until around four o’clock this morning. You’ll be more comfortable at my house.”

She rolls her eyes at me, ignoring me as she drinks her coffee. Between sips, she says, “I’m perfectly fine right here.”

“I could get you a hotel room in the city. Then, you would have someone to wait on you. Would you like that?”

She laughs. “No, not at all. Do I look like the kind of girl who wants servants waiting on me?”

I sigh. “No, but…” I don’t even bother to finish my thought.

A few minutes pass in uncomfortable silence. So, I grab the remote from the coffee table in front of me and click on the television. I flip through Netflix and stop when I see Green Lantern.

“Are you kidding me?”

I glance over at Briana, one eyebrow raised. “What did I do now?”

“Green Lantern? Gross.” Her face twists in disgust. “Except for Batman and Aquaman, you know how I feel about non-Marvel movies.” Briana sets her mug on the table and crawls over to me, swiping the remote from my hand.

“And what’s wrong with non-Marvel movies?” I challenge, even though I know how much she hates them.

“They’re not based on Marvel characters. Duh.” She turns away from me to click a few buttons on the remote. Thor: Ragnarok is now playing on the flat screen.

“I didn’t like the last movie,” I admit.

She scoffs, dropping the remote on the table to lift her coffee. “Why not?”

“I don’t know. Just didn’t care for it. I like the first Thor movie better.”

“Don’t diss my man in my house.” She looks over at me from beneath her dark lashes as she sips from her mug. I swear she’s smirking behind that cup.

“We have to leave soon to meet Dr. Carter.”

“Is this some trick to get me to stay with you?”

I shake my head. “Nope. Doc said he’d meet us at my house, and I didn’t argue with him.”

“Give me a few minutes to get ready.”

Briana disappears into the bathroom.

* * *

Thirty minutes later, Dr. Carter sits next to Briana on a chair in my dining room. I made sure none of my teammates would be around until later. I’m stuck doing Nash’s chores for the next week in exchange for him talking the guys into playing football in the Quad for the afternoon.

Dr. Carter opens the black satchel on the table and removes a lon

g, white instrument. “How are you feeling, Briana?”