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"Well, for future tests, s"

I have to claether hard to relieve the sudden ache there Garrett giveslook and then leans back into his own chair, turning toward Alex "Hey, dudewhat are you and Sutton doing this weekend?"

Alex turns his attention to Garrett "No plans Why?"

"How about the four of us go so back tolike that?"

YeahI' with hi to an a adrenaline on thrilling rides, holding hands while alk alongwatching other wouy Sounds divine

"I'd love to," I tell hirin

"Yeahthat sounds cool," Alex says, and Sutton nods

Garrett turns toward Zack and Gina, "What about you two? Want to go to an amusement park with us?"

"Manthat sounds fun, but Gina's parents will still be here and we need to hang with them"

"Some other time, then," Garrett says

Zack and Gina start talking softly to each other again They look completely in love as Zack holds an arm around her shoulders and nuzzles her every so often Alex and Sutton are totally at ease with each other, laughing over so on his phone

I turn to Garrett and he's facinglike e to e"

"Thanks for inviting me," I tell him with a smile "It was a lot of fun, and because your team was victorious, I enty bucks off Sutton"

"You bet on rin

"I bet on you," I tell him "You've proven to have et the job done"

Garrett's hands reach out to grab me by my waist, and he pulls me over onto his lap When I'm settled with my arms around his neck, he leans in to kissme I wanted to impress you, so I played harder"

"You always i you out there"

"Yeah?" he asks with keen interest "Like how hot?"

"Like you will be a very happy "

Garrett groans and leans in to kiss ently

I push back fro with friends, then we can go I'll still be all hot and bothered later"

He wraps his ars me to him "You're such a tease I'll make you pay"

"Get a room, you two," Alex yells at us, and Garrett and I just swivel our heads his way, shooting hirins

Reluctantly, I crawl off Garrett's lap and sit back down incasually with Garrett and his friends, sexy banter and tons of flirting, the pro sex later on

I'm happy

I can actually put aside my worries

And, yeahthat's because of Garrett

Chapter 17

Garrett

I watch Olivia's ass swaying in front of s up the stairs to her apartment For the past few hours, I've sat in the backseat of Alex's Suburban with her as we all drove back froetaway to Busch Gardens She sat on the driver's side behind Alex and I sat on the passenger side behind Sutton There was a great big divide between us, but what could we doere strapped into place with our seat belts We ended up bridging the divide by holding hands in the center, but it was drivingable to touch Her long, bare legs encased in a pair of tiny shorts and flip-flops were begging to be stroked She earing a purple tank top that curved low over her chest and showed a tantalizing glie

By the time Alex pulled up to her apart a seht inside the doorway