Hooked by Love (Bellevue Bullies 3)

She eyes me. “Fine, I’m a princess. But damn it, you better make me a queen.”

I wink. “I got you.” Grinning, she leans across the table, kissing my lips softly. Melting into her kiss, I go to cup her chin, but she pulls away and gets up. I’m confused. “Where you going?”

“To go meet my other boyfriend in the bathroom.”

“Har, har, har.”

She laughs as she heads down the hall to the bathrooms. When she disappears from view, I pull my phone out and open Jude’s text.

Me: Why?

Jude: I need to talk to you.

Me: Okay, well it probably won’t be till tomorrow.

Jude: That’s fine. It’s not a rush.

Me: What’s it about?

Jude: Her.

My face scrunches up. What the hell is going on?

Me: What about her?

Jude: Jace, relax. We’ll talk tomorrow.

I go to text him back, but Avery sits down again and I turn my phone off.

She eyes me playfully. “Texting your girlfriend?”

“Yup, she’s busy, though.”

“Her loss,” she says with a grin before lacing her fingers with mine.

“Very true. Thankfully, I have backup.”

She laughs. “Yeah, whatever.”

I stand up and now she looks confused. “You meeting her in the bathroom?”

“Please, you made me have to pee.”

She chuckles as I disappear into the back, but I don’t have to pee. Dialing Jude’s number, I wait until he answers. “Really, Jace?”

“What’s going on?” For some reason, he has me on edge. Why won’t he just talk to me in front of her?

“I’ll talk to you later. If it was a big deal, I’d talk to you now. Go celebrate with your girl. This is huge for her.”

I roll my eyes. “You got me worried.”

“Don’t be. I don’t even know how I feel about it.”

My eyes widen. “And that’s supposed to make me feel better?”

He laughs. “Go, dude. Call me tomorrow. Alone.”

Blah. “Okay. Love you.”