Home > Work > Loud is How I Love You (Hub City, #1)
1 " What about Millie?""Millie?" he says, spinning back around to face me. "Oh yes, Millie Vagaboss. Let's definitely talk about her." His sarcasm really isn't bad for a Midwestern boy."It's none of my business, really," I say as I realize I don't actually want to hear this, most likely."No, no, it's your business, especially since you gave her your blessing to basically dry hump me in the van last night.""What the hell?" I think I feel my nostrils flaring, but I really hope not. "I did?""Yeah, thanks for that," he says. "She told me you said there's nothing going on between us, and you were cool if she hooked up with me, like I'm some guy in your personal boy harem and you're giving me to her as a token of your appreciation.""It was so not like that! Are you kidding me?""She was really drunk," he says. "But that was the gist of it, yeah."Now I'm mad. I have no idea why, since I basically did tell Millie she was free to go for it with Bean."What's wrong?" he says. "Did you really expect to find her hiding in my closet? Were you going to fight for my honor or something?""Stop making fun of me.""Stop giving me to your friends like I'm some kind of manslut. "
― Mercy Brown , Loud is How I Love You (Hub City, #1)
2 " Travis," I whisper, like I'm trying to get his attention in a movie theater. He glances up at me, shifts his eyes to the side to check for supervillains or anyone else I might be wary of hearing me."What?" he whispers back. Then he hands me the syrup."What happened last night ..." I start to say, but I can't continue because I am choking on the awkward."Was really awesome?" He finishes the sentence for me with a crooked smile and I die. Then he lowers his voice to a whisper again. "I thought so, too.""That's not what I was going to say.""Really?" he asks in mock surprise. "Because last night you seemed to think it was pretty awesome. That is, if all the orgasms were any indicator."Now I'm choking on my coffee and ready to hide my own face in my napkin. He's got a verifiable point, though."Wait, you weren't faking it, were you? For my ego's sake?"I shake my head no. No, I wasn't faking it, and no, you are not teasing me about this. No, you are not."Travis, I'm serious.""I'm sorry," he says. "I'm serious, too. Last night really was awesome. "
3 " Are you busy?" I ask."I'm working on a paper. Recall? The phone conversation we had fifteen minutes ago?"I glance up at a clock in the hall, and then back at his smart-ass mouth."It was twenty minutes ago.""I need coffee," he says, and why is he being such an adorable dick, still smiling at me like that? "Want to walk up to Dunkin' Donuts?""What about Millie?" I say."What about her?""Does she want any?""Should we call her and ask?""Isn't she upstairs?""How hard did you hit your head last night? "
