All Chapters of The Quarterback's Roommate : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Chapter 22 – Party Test (Eli POV)The first real test of our rules came on a Saturday night, two weeks into whatever this was.The football team was throwing a house party off-campus—one of those big, sprawling Victorian places that half the athletes rented together. They’d won their home opener that afternoon, a blowout against some smaller school, and the whole campus was buzzing. Dante had scored twice and thrown for three touchdowns. Campus golden boy, living up to the hype.I’d watched from the stands with a couple of people from my poetry workshop, pretending I was just there for the free popcorn and people-watching. But every time he broke loose for a big play, my chest did this stupid, proud swell.Now the house was packed—music thumping through the walls, red Solo cups everywhere, bodies crammed into every room. I almost didn’t come. Parties weren’t really my scene, and being around Dante in public while pretending we were just roommates felt… risky.But he’d looked at me t