The Quarterback's Roommate
Then reality slammed back in: the ticking clock on the wall, the weight of midterms, the fact that I had film to watch and sprints to run and a thousand other things that weren’t this soft, dangerous thing blooming between us.
I cleared my throat, reached for the anthology, flipped it open like nothing had happened. “So. Where do we start?”
Eli’s laugh was quiet, almost fond. “We start with you admitting you’re terrible at this class.”
I shot him a look. “Keep talking and the deal’s off.”
“Too late,” he said cheerfully, already pulling out a fresh sheet of notes. “You’re stuck with me now, Cruz.”
Yeah.
I was starting to suspect he was righ.