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Loch (The Powers That Be Book 3)(9)

By:Harper Bentley


“Yeah, I am. He needs to go down.”

She reached her palm up and I gave her a high five. “Awesome. You fuckin’ rock, Sim.”

~*~*~*~

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 10:38 p.m.

Me: Hey, so there’s a Kappa Sig party Friday. Wanna go?

I was lying in bed having commenced Campaign Conquer the Cocksucker, or Triple C (Marcy’s chosen title of our operation) and waiting for an answer.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:02 p.m.

Assface (Marcy had decided this was a more appropriate name for him in my phone): Hey! Sounds good. I didn’t get your name today…

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:04 p.m.

Me: Celeste

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:05 p.m.

Assface: I like it. It’s very pretty… like you

What a flirt. I hated that I couldn’t take anything he said to heart though because all he’d been since we’d “met” today was very sweet and I really wished I could believe him.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:05 p.m.

Me: Thank you.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:05 p.m.

Assface: So does this mean I’ll get to see you in a bikini?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:05 p.m.

Me: Well, it is a pool party… does this mean I get to see YOU in a bikini?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:06 p.m.

Assface: First of all, can’t wait to see your gorgeous body in it. Second, how about a mankini? I’ve got a bright yellow one. Would that work?

I snorted out a laugh at that visual.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:06 p.m.

Me: Absolutely. Can’t wait to see your gorgeous body in it

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:06 p.m.

Assface: You like my body, huh?

Well, crap. He had some serious flirting skills. I was still stuck in Flirting 101 and knew I needed to be careful here.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:07 p.m.

Me: It’ll do

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:07 p.m.

Assface: It’ll do…

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:07 p.m.

Me: Yeah, it’ll do

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:07 p.m.

Assface: Baby, I’ll show you what it can do one of these days

Yikes! Be super cold, Simone.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:08 p.m.

Me: Think so, huh?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:08 p.m.

Assface: Know so

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:08 p.m.

Me: Well, you’re not arrogant at all

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:08 p.m.

Assface: Hm. Arrogant? I like to think of myself as having seemly swagger or maybe even inspired insolence

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:09 p.m.

Me: Someone knows their alliteration

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:09 p.m.

Assface: I’m anything if not well educated. So… back to this bikini of yours…

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:09 p.m.

Me: What about it?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:09 p.m.

Assface: Color?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:09 p.m.

Me: Why do you need to know the color?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:10 p.m.

Assface: So I know what color cummerbund to wear to match

I snorted out another laugh. Dang it. I was trying so hard to be indifferent, which I knew was coming off as just plain rude, but this was tricky!

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:10 p.m.

Me: If you must know, it’s royal blue

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:10 p.m.

Assface: Hot. I’ll bet you look amazing in it

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:10 p.m.

Me: Look, I know you’re just trying to be nice, so you can save the flattery

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:11 p.m.

Assface: Truth isn’t flattery, darlin’

“Shit!” I muttered then realized I’d cursed. “Damn it!”

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:11 p.m.

Me: And you’re quite charming too, aren’t you?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:11 p.m.

Assface: I try to be. Is it working?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:12 p.m.

Me: How many girls have you charmed out of their bikini bottoms, Loch?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:12 p.m.

Assface: There’s only one I can think of right now I’d like to do it to

All right. This had to end now because he was getting to me!

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:12 p.m.

Me: I have an early class, so I need to go

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:12 p.m.

Assface: Okay. If I don’t get to talk to you in class Friday, I’ll pick you up at 8?

No! That was when Marcy said Adam was picking her up.

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:12 p.m.

Me: How about 8:30?

Text Message—Weds, Aug. 13, 11:12 p.m.

Assface: Can do. Sweet dreams, beautiful…

How nice was he? Well, this was going to be fun seeing if I could withstand his flirting. Just what had I gotten myself into?