“I believed you have been speculated to be good. That’s precisely why we’re hanging out later to get to know one another.”

CHAPTER FOUR

Thalia

I’VE LEARNED Rather a lot about Blake tonight. She’s in a long-distance relationship together with her boyfriend, who attends school in California. They’ve been collectively for 2 years. She has a cat named Phoebe. Blake is the oldest of three siblings and has a job on the library beginning subsequent week. She’s additionally fascinated with the actual fact I can converse French.

“How do you say asshole?” she asks, sitting throughout from me on the sofa. Blake’s lengthy crimson hair is pulled up right into a messy bun, and she or he’s carrying a Duke sweatshirt.

“Connard.” I giggle proper as Sebastian and Owen stroll within the door from observe. “Sebastian est un connard,” I say, taking a sip from my glass of wine.

I do know that Bash has no concept what I stated, however primarily based on our final dialog, he assumes it means one thing horrible, capturing me a glare. I smile brightly again to spite him. “Blake, meet my pretty roommate Sebastian. Please don’t confuse us for associates; we’re strictly roommates with no small discuss. However the different man that appears precisely like me, aside from the bush on his face, is my older brother, Owen.”

“Hilarious, Thalia,” Sebastian says, dropping his soccer gear by the door subsequent to Owen’s.

“No social gathering tonight?” Owen teases, providing me a small white flag. I shake my head, grateful he isn’t on the disenchanted stage anymore, whereas Blake appears to be like very confused.

“So I may need thrown a tiny rager final night time, regardless that I didn’t imply to, and so they weren’t too happy with me about it. Don’t thoughts Sebastian’s face; he has one thing completely caught up his ass.”

Blake laughs, and I be part of her as a result of Bash’s face turns as comically crimson as a tomato. Owen can’t assist however chuckle with us as a result of I’m not mistaken. I most likely ought to ease off Sebastian somewhat, however the place’s the enjoyable in that? It’s not like we’re associates, so I’m not obligated to be form. “Owen, you’ll by no means consider who I bumped into immediately.” He appears to be like confused, and I faux to gag. “Amelia. She acted like we have been finest buddies and even requested about you.” Oops, I forgot I wasn’t going to inform him about that. Too late.

“Who’s Amelia?” Blake asks. I open my mouth to talk, however Bash surprisingly beats me.

“His horrible ex-girlfriend. She fucked one of many guys on the swim crew that we have been associates with, and has been a leech you possibly can’t eliminate.”

Effectively, we will not less than agree on one thing. “And he or she tried pretending you guys have been associates? That’s shitty of her,” Blake says bluntly, and I pull my hair over one shoulder to braid it.

“Cool,” Owen says, and I have a look at him in shock.

“What do you imply cool?”

He stares at me with a glance of indifference. “What would you like me to say? Thalia, I haven’t spoken to her in months, nor do I care to.”

I’m puzzled as a result of I anticipated him to chuckle or make enjoyable of her. Sebastian appears to be like relieved. “Good riddance. I by no means preferred her.”

“So are you guys on the soccer crew?” Blake asks, discovering a extra impartial dialog.

Bash shrugs. “Yep, I’m a quarterback, and Owen’s our greatest tight finish.”

Owen smiles, returning to his standard self. “Our greatest?”

“Oh hell, you simply gave him an pointless ego enhance. You’re going to remorse saying that, Sebastian.” I scold, opening my cellphone to scroll by means of my associates’ social media feeds again in France.

“Oh please, with palms and toes like mine, they may as effectively simply skip the draft and signal me to the Panthers already,” Owen gloats, pulling off his observe shirt, and I cringe.

“We even have a visitor; the lounge isn’t your altering room,” Sebastian reminds him, taking a drink of water out of his water bottle. For as soon as, I’ve to agree with him.

Owen flashes a flirtatious smile at Blake. “Do you thoughts?”

I’ve to provide her credit score. Blake handles my brother splendidly. I’m positively conserving her. “It’s your condo. Apart from, I just like the view of my boyfriend higher. He performs soccer at USC.”

“You’ll must excuse my brother; he’s not as delicate as Sebastian along with his appears to be like,” I mumble loud sufficient for her to listen to me however not loud sufficient for both of the fellows to.

I like my brother, however he is aware of he’s good trying. He has no downside utilizing it to his benefit both. That’s the way it was all through highschool, and I don’t doubt with how he’s appearing proper now that Owen is simply as assured in himself as ever. It’s spectacular having an ego that massive, not that I’d ever inform Owen that.

Sebastian’s completely different, although. I don’t know fairly how one can clarify him, and it frustrates the hell out of me. He doesn’t have the cockiness of Owen, however the way in which Sebastian holds himself is alluring. I’m not the one one who has observed. He’s conscious of it however doesn’t act the identical approach Owen does.

Misplaced in my ideas, I need to miss Owen saying the place he was disappearing to, as a result of after I look again up from my cellphone, Sebastian is sitting on the island watching us. He’s staring straight at me as he grabs his cellphone, and I revert my consideration to Blake.

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