Page 186 of Knox Academy Omnibus
“Come in!” I yell and Elsie and Jasper both walk into my room.
“I brought you coffee,” Elsie says, handing me her peace offering. “I need you to come to my room and help me pick out an outfit. Kalen invited me to a party. One I presume you were invited to.”
“Okay,” I say and she raises a brow at me. I usually would put up more of a fight, but I can’t exactly explain the note to her in a room where I’m being watched. Speaking of, I look up and flip off the camera with a smile.
Jasper’s eyes follow my hand and his brow crinkles.
“The twins,” I say by way of explanation and he nods.
“Let me shower quickly and we can go.”
Fifteen minutes later I’m done and we head out for breakfast. Walking into the dining hall, I see that Kalen and the twins are at their usual table. Elsie and I gravitate towards them and take our seat. We only sit here when they’re here. It seems weird to sit at their table when they’re not around. We prefer to blend into the background usually.
“Jasper, be a good guard dog and get the girls some breakfast,” Onyx snaps. Ah, it’s good to see he is back to his usual chirpy self. Jasper salutes and goes to get us food.
“I’ll help,” Elsie adds, jumping up and taking off after Jasper. Knowing now that she doesn’t just like girls, I think she has asmall crush on him. I watch until she is far enough away from us and turn my attention back to the guys.
“So, what’s the go with tonight? If it’s an Order thing, why is Elsie invited?”
“Do you really think we could hold a party on the edge of the school and not invite students?” Slate asks. I shrug. God knows what these guys can do and get away with.
“And the fun part is, these idiots think it’s a fancy-dress party. They all get the fake invites to say they are invited and they have to dress accordingly, depending on the theme. They don’t know the end game and most will be too wasted to care,” Kalen adds.
“In case you can’t tell, Kalen came up with this stupid idea,” Onyx snaps, taking a sip of whatever green concoction he is drinking.
“But it works, doesn’t it? I didn’t see you coming up with a better idea, and it’s fun watching everything unfold.”
“Whatever. We need to head out and get some things organised,” Onyx grumps. All three guys stand and Kalen kisses my head before they all walk away.
Jasper and Elsie come back with a tray full of food, and Jasper slides it onto the table before taking his spot against the wall.
“We have so much to do today! We need to go and buy a new outfit, get our hair and nails done...”
“I’ll stop you right there, I’m afraid I won’t be needing any of that.” Her eyes go as wide as saucers.
“Did something happen while I went to get food?”
“It’s not that. Kalen has an outfit for me.”
“Fine, you can come shopping and help me find the perfect outfit.”
I groan. “You said you wanted me to pick an outfit for you from your room.”
“I changed my mind. The dress code is black and I want to look fabulous.”
“You always look fabulous, Els. Don’t try to convince me you don't have at least six sexy black numbers in your wardrobe already.”
“I want something new. Something special.” Her eyes quickly flick to Jasper.
All I want to do is sneak off to Sawyer’s house and snuggle in bed with him and Marshmallow. He’s been sending me updates, and a shirtless Sawyer hugging my puppy does things to my lady parts. Honestly, what could be hotter?
“Can’t you just take Jasper and drop me at Sawyer’s? I want to play with my puppy.” Batting my lashes and pouting may work.
“Fine, but you can’t get out of hanging out with me at the party.”
We finish our breakfast and head out. Thankfully, Jasper agrees to drop me at Sawyer’s as long as he is there and will bring me back to campus later. After a quick text to Sawyer, confirming he’s home, we set off. Elsie is so excited to go shopping and play dress up, she doesn’t even seem to mind that I’m not going with her. Come to think of it, Jasper seems happier about their little shopping expedition than I ever would have been. Huh, go figure.
I spend the day playing with Marshmallow and lying in bed with Sawyer. I avoid telling him about the party, but I suspect he knows what’s going on anyway. I just can’t wait for this to be over soIcan finally figure out what’s going on.
