Page 250 of Playing Dirty
He looked at me instead of denying it immediately.
And suddenly my heart did something incredibly stupid.
MASON
I should deny it.
Easy.
Simple.
Normal.
Instead I looked at Rowan and completely blanked.
Because she was already staring at me.
Waiting.
And for one really dangerous second, I thought about telling the truth.
Horrible idea.
Catastrophic idea.
Luckily Jace ruined the moment by pointing across the rooftop suddenly.
“Oh damn.”
Everyone looked over automatically.
Two guys near the center of the party were shoving each other hard enough that drinks started spilling.
“Ah,” Luca said calmly. “There’s the mandatory rooftop fight.”
“College boys are exhausting,” Tessa muttered.
One of the guys slammed into another table.
People started yelling immediately.
Phones came out.
Typical.
“Okay,” Rowan said slowly, “maybe I actually do hate parties.”
Fair.
ROWAN
The fight got worse fast.
Not huge.
Just drunk-guy stupid.
One guy yelling. Another shoving back. Everyone around them acting like it was entertainment.
