Quarterback Sneak (12 page)

Chapter 7

Three days had passed. Alceo thought she was acting crazy, but Galynn knew better than to think that Jasmine would just let sleeping dogs lie. After all, Galynn had been her roommate for more than a year and had seen the girl go postal on other girls who thought they could just ‘step on her turf and get away with it’.

Alceo was convinced that because Jasmine hadn’t shown up at his room threatening to break down the door with her tiny fists, that everything was fine between Galynn and her soon to be ex-roommate. But, Galynn knew better. With a smile, Alceo had offered to go with her back to her dorm. But what would that look like? It would look like Galynn couldn’t handle her own business. So, with that same smile on his face, Alceo watched as Galynn squared her shoulders and marched from his room with purpose. She was going back to her dorm.

The closer Galynn got to her room, the queasier she began to feel. Jasmine was insane, a crazy person, and here she was marching back over there like there wouldn’t be any consequences. In her mind, she began to think of all the things Jasmine could and possibly did and most likely will do to all her stuff.

Alceo kept telling her that he wanted her in his room, but wasn’t that too much too fast? She loved the thought of being with him all the time but wouldn’t he get sick of her. Or worse yet, would she get sick of him?

As her feet carried her closer and closer to her imminent death, she tired to determine what Jasmine’s next move would be. Sure, she didn’t try to break down Alceo’s door, but that didn’t mean that any of her stuff was where she left it - or that she had anything left for that matter. Galynn’s stomach soured as she thought about the time Jasmine cut a girl’s tires for driving a guy home that Jasmine had made unwelcome advances toward.

Galynn had been sitting at the desk in their room tying to type a paper, her eyes nervously flitting from the clock to her computer screen. She shouldn’t have waited until the last minute, and would have turned the damn thing in on time if Jasmine hadn’t come into the room covered in dirt. When she saw Jasmine’s face, she stopped.

Galynn has asked her roommate what was wrong, and why she was dripping mud all over the place. To her utter horror, Jasmine simply replied, “I cut the bitch’s tires. She won’t be driving anyone home, anymore.” The smile on Jasmine’s face had turned Galynn’s stomach, the girl was nuts. Galynn took solace in the thought that Jasmine was kidding. That was at least until Jasmine began to change her clothes and excitedly tell Galynn about her afternoon.

“What a dumb bitch.” Galynn said nothing. “She thinks she can mess with me? And to think at one point I called her a friend. Well, I made it very clear to her that there would be consequences for her actions.” Jasmine’s clothes were hitting the floor with an audible “plop” as she pulled them off.

“Are you talking about the girl that drove that guy home?”

Jasmine turned to Galynn, eyes burning. “Listen, it wasn’t just some girl that drove some guy home. It was Melissa, one of my best friends. And the guy is Jeff. She knew how much I liked him. I told her so. She knew, and she was driving him around anyway. What nerve? What made her think that I would just overlook this? I mean, besides her being one of my best friends, Melissa, as well as everyone else, knows that all of the top athletes are mine, unless I say otherwise. And with Jeff, I definitely did not say otherwise.”

“Okay,” Galynn said slowly. She didn’t want to make any sudden movements, or say the wrong thing. So, as Galynn was carefully weighting her words, Jasmine turned around to continue changing her clothes. “Well, why are you soaked in mud?”

She heard Jasmine chuckle. “The dumb bitch parked her car in the lower student lot by the Franklin Building. You know how bad it floods down there. If she thought that a little mud was nothing to worry about, wait until she sees her car.”

“Well, okay,” Galynn said cautiously. “But, didn’t anyone see you. I mean I’m sure that she will find out that it was you. You had to walk pretty far with mud all over you.”

“You think I give a shit if she finds out it was me?” Jasmine was shouting now, and Galynn felt more than uncomfortable. “I want that skank to know it was me. I want her and everyone else to know that you can’t just take what’s mine.” Jasmine took a deep breath, said she was going to take a shower and walked about of the room.

Galynn sat staring at the door as it closed behind her. Galynn had told herself she would never get on Jasmine’s bad side - not after that.

Well, it was too late for that, wasn’t it?

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The door was locked when Galynn finally got to her dorm. In the elevator, she was sure she was going to throw up, but she had been smart about this. Well, at least as smart as one could be when dealing with a sociopath. She picked this time to rush over to her room because she knew that Jasmine had class now. Not that that meant Jasmine had actually gone to class, but still. It seemed like the best way to go.

When the elevator doors opened, the hall was quiet. She could hear someone on a cell phone in another room, but that was it. She stood still in the hall, irrationally thinking that Jasmine was going to jump out and attack her. When Jasmine didn’t appear, Galynn smiled.

See, there is no reason for me to be worried. I’m sure that Jasmine has matured and is a perfectly rational adult.

As she said this to herself, she couldn’t help but finger the cell phone that was nestled in the sweatpants Alceo had given her. She didn’t need him to protect her. Nope. She was just going to get some clothes, and then she would be on her way. No harm, no foul.

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The door to her room was locked. That was a good sign. Galynn unlocked the door and pushed her way in, cautiously peeking her head around the door. When the coast was clear, Galynn pushed her way in, and sighed in relief. Jasmine wasn’t home.

She stepped into the room as pushed the door shut behind her and clicked the lock. No surprises. She looked around the room - nothing seemed out of place. It was almost as if Galynn has been here for the last three days. All her stuff was just as she left it. Her notebooks were still open on the desk; her jeans were still in the corner where she’d thrown then in her haste to change for Alceo. Everything seemed just fine. Not wanting to push her luck, she pulled the bag from her shoulder and started grabbing the essentials. She rifled through her drawers, got some shirts and a pair of jeans. Although she knew she wasn’t moving in with Alceo, she just needed enough so that she could get by for a couple more days without coming back. Just a little more time. That’s all she needed to give Jasmine...then Jasmine would see that none of this was a big deal.

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“So, how did it go?” Alceo had a shit-eating grin on his face, and Galynn was trying to not smile as she watched his lips twitch with humor.

“Everything went fine,” she said smiling back.

“Well, I can see that you didn’t come back with any scratches, or patches of hair missing, so I’m going to assume that Jasmine calmed down?”

“She wasn’t even home, smart ass.”

Alceo smiled wider and stood. As he approached Galynn, she couldn’t help but marvel at how big the guy was. “Well then, let’s see what you brought. I hope there are lots of unmentionables in here for me to steal.” Before Galynn could protest, Alceo had her bag on his bed and was rifling through the contents. With her face burning bright, she didn’t even bother to stop him. He would like that too much.

“Oh, this would be perfect for tonight.”

“Will you put my things back you perv? Wait, tonight? What’s tonight?”

“I think we should go out tonight.”

“Where?”

“Well, Will and Marie wanted to go to the movies. Would you like to go?” Galynn felt her stomach tightening. She tried to relax. She could do this.

“Sure,” she said with an uneasy smile on her face. “What’s the movie?” Alceo visibly relaxed.

“Not sure yet. Marie and Will couldn’t agree on what to see, so it’s up to us. If you wanted to go, I told them that we could decide when we got there.”

“Okay. Sounds good to me.” Although she was excited to be going out with him on a date, she was still a little worried about Will and Marie. Galynn knew for a fact that she and Jasmine were friendly, but Marie definitely wasn’t one of the Cunts. She didn’t know if that made her more or less worried.

Alceo stepped up to her and rested his hand on the back of her neck. “There is nothing to worry about. They invited us. Honestly, I think Will wants to find out more about the girl that’s got me holed up in my room and refusing to party.”

“I didn’t realize that I was keeping you away from your friends. That’s not what I wanted at all. Why didn’t you say anything?”

“Because I wanted to be here. I will admit that it’d be nice to rejoin society again though.” Galynn giggled and began to get dressed.

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In the end, she’d settled on one of his sweatshirts and a tight fitting pair of jeans. She left her hair down, her natural unruly curls blowing in the wind. She even added earrings and lip-gloss. No one in this group was trying to impress anyone, so when Galynn and Alceo arrived at the theatre, she was relieved to see that both Will and Marie were dressed down. Marie had on a loose fitting pair of sweatpants and a zip up hoodie with her hair swept up into a messy bun. Will was in a pair of dark blue jeans and his letter jacket.

Galynn felt a little nervous as Alceo pulled her toward the spot where Marie and Will were standing but when their faces lit up at seeing them, Galynn managed to relax a fraction.

“Hi,” Marie said immediately thrusting out her hand.

“Hi.” Galynn was slightly startled, but she wasn’t about to be rude.

“I’m Marie.” 

“Galynn.”

Marie shoved an elbow into Will’s side. “I’m Will,” Will said a little awkwardly.

“Nice to meet you guys.” Galynn smiled.

Alceo clapped Will on the shoulder and nodded his head toward Marie. “So, what are we going to see?”

As a group, they had managed to settle on an action flick. Marie and Galynn hadn’t minded it, and there was no way Alceo and Will were going to sit through a chick flick. Marie grabbed Galynn’s arm as she pulled her toward the concession stand. Galynn looked over her shoulder and saw that Will was whispering in Alceo’s ear conspiratorially.

The girls loaded up on popcorn and candy while the guys hung back watching. Galynn wasn’t happy about the look on Alceo’s face as his best friend continued to whisper in his ear. It made Galynn a little uneasy, but she was sure it was nothing.

Marie nudged Galynn and handed her the drinks while she carried the popcorn toward the theatre. Marie seemed like a nice enough person. She had chatted incessantly to Galynn while they were deciding which snacks to get. Galynn didn’t mind the chatter. In fact, it made her feel normal.

The group stepped into the darkness of the theatre and waited for their eyes to adjust before scanning the seats for an opening large enough for all of them to sit together. They were in luck. The theater was empty.

“We can sit here,” Marie said as she started to move towards an empty row in the middle of the theatre.

“Nope, we are sitting up front.” Before Marie could protest, Will grabbed her arm and dragged her toward the front of the theatre.

“What about their popcorn?” Galynn heard her ask.

The previews for the movie had started, and the theatre darkened further. She didn’t hear Alceo when he came up behind her and pulled her further towards the back of the theatre.

“Why aren’t we sitting with them?” Galynn asked as Alceo moved into the row to choose the seats.

“Trust me, you don’t want to be sitting next to them during a movie.”

“Why not?” Galynn sat down next to Alceo and placed the sodas she was holding into the cup holders in front of her.

“Will isn’t here to watch the movie,” he said with a grin.

“Then what was the point?” Oh, she got it. Well then, that could have been awkward if they were sitting together.
Fooling around? In a movie theatre? Wow.

The pair settled in next to each other. Alceo rested his arm on the back of Galynn’s chair as she snuggled into him. Marie and Will were sitting almost directly in front of them, just about fifteen rows ahead of them. She could see Will whispering into Marie’s ear as he pulled her close. Galynn smiled.

“Thanks,” she said not looking at Alceo.

“For what?”

“Telling them to be nice to me and for inviting me.”

“Obviously I’d invite you,” he said as his hand gripped her shoulder. “You’re my girlfriend. And I didn’t tell them to do anything.”

Galynn doubted that, but she wasn’t going to say anything. She appreciated his gesture and she was genuinely having a good time.

The lights dimmed further as the music got louder. The feature was about to start.

It didn’t take ten minutes into the horrible movie for Galynn to notice that Marie was starting to wiggle as Will leaned over into Marie’s seat. Galynn couldn’t tell what the couple was doing, but she could tell that whatever it was, Marie was liking it. Her head was thrown back as the lights from the screen danced over her face.

Galynn shifted in her seat.

What would it be like to mess around in a movie theatre, with people watching? She guessed it would be a lot like having sex with Alceo after his practice. The possibility of being discovered – it was incredibly arousing.

As the movie progressed, Galynn found herself less interested in the screen, and more captivated by what was going on in front of her. Will was now out of his seat, and presumably on the floor in front of Marie. Now it made sense. He wanted the front row so he would have more room on the floor. Galynn giggled to herself. She could barely see the top of Marie’s head because she was slouched so low in the chair. What she could see though was Marie’s feet resting on the armrests of her chair. In the light of the theatre, Marie’s knees looked bare. Trying to get a better look at what the couple was doing, and trying to not be obvious about it, Galynn leaned forward.

“Curious?” Alceo’s voice had startled her out of the explicit scene in front of her. Galynn’s face heated but she was grateful that in the darkness Alceo couldn’t see it.

“A little,” she admitted. Something about the darkness and the loudness of the movie made her feel a little bolder. Almost like she didn’t have to be herself in this place if she didn’t want to be. “What do you think they’re doing down there?” Her voice was quiet as she kept her eyes riveted on Will and Marie.

Alceo’s hand traveled to the back of her neck where he started kneading her flesh. “Will is probably eating her out.”

Galynn shifted again. This entire situation was entirely arousing. “It’s so naughty.” Galynn whispered. She could feel moisture pooling in her panties.