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“Miss” Aa white coat hands a tray to lass on it already

“Thank you”

I check out the selection, which has several different types of soups and salads along with an assortment of dishes from around the world Italian, Mexican, Asian, American—you name it, it’s probably here I choose some teriyaki chicken with steamed rice and an iced tea

Tray in hand, I scan the room and finally spot Ainsley Oh, hell no There’s an eht next to her, but you couldn’t pay me to sit at that table Three of the chairs are taken by her brother and the other two guys he hangs out with My wicked stepsister and her cronies occupy the other three I spot an empty table across the room and make a beeline for it I have no choice but to pass the Ainsley doesn’t notice me

“Jazz, where are you going?”

No such luck

“Hey” I jerk oing to sit over there”

Ainsley givesholes through rabs her tray, and stands “May I join you?”

I smile tentatively “Sure”

“Ainsley,” her brother growls “I thought we settled this”

Of course it wouldn’t be easy

My new friend scoffs “Oh, screw you, Kingston The only thing I settled on was the fact that you can’t tell me what to do”

His hazel eyes narrow “I’ out for you Who knohat kind of diseases she’s carrying?”

I fight the urge to punch this asshole in the throat “Excuseto say, you can say it directly to me Secondly, if anyone around here is riddled with disease, it’s probably you I hear chlaet checked out”

The asp This little shon has drawn the attention of everyone else in the roo to hide their interest Geez, these people need to get a life