Page 80 of Saved By A Dark Billionaire
"Oh for fucks sake, get a life, Fran. None of us are interested in you." I snapped at her, sitting up straight.
"Whatever, brillo pad. One of them wanted me enough to sleep with –" Her voice cut off as I punched her in the throat.
There was no taking it back now. I'd punched her on campus, and knew fully well she'd snitch. Her pride was wounded from my punch, but also from seeing how the two men she wanted back in high school wanted me of all people. I needed to correct this, and all I had was a threat I hoped she would take seriously.
"The only thing keeping me from pummeling you to death is the fact we are on campus. I'll leave you with a warning punch, but if you try to get me kicked out of here for it, know I'll hunt you down. You'll need more than a nose job to fix your face once I'm done with you. If you don't believe me, look up Twinkle Toes Underground on YouTube. See how willing you are to take me on after you watch it."
She held her throat as she coughed, unable to speak. There was a deep fury in her eyes, and I knew she'd only bother me more now, but her attention was averted from Leo and Lucas, and that's all that mattered. She walked off as I saw her pull her phone out. I heard the familiar rumble of the underground crowd with Baxter's voice announcing my stage name. She was looking up the video already. I smiled knowing she'd find me more threatening now. Maybe she'll be smart enough to stay away, but I doubt it. Brains were never her strong suit.
"Jesus, Liv," Lucas said with a slight shock, and maybe a slight tone of disapproval. "You could get into a lot of trouble for that."
"She won't," Lucas said, smiling at me like I'd just done the hottest thing. "Thank you, Rose."
"It was my pleasure. I've been wanting to punch her since I met her." I sat back down between them on the bench, picking up where we left off before Fran interrupted. We were talking about Lucas as a child now, but I couldn't tell you how we got to this conversation topic.
"Don't let him fool you, with those tattoos and resting asshole face. He was frightened of his own shadow when he was 10." Leo laughed at Lucas' expense.
"Are you serious?" I asked, amused at the fact.
"Hey, you would have been too after that stupid movie John put on," Lucas defended himself with a slight pout.
"Awe, don't worry, you haven't lost any points in my book. In fact, you gained some," I assured him.
"Sure," he shook his head, not believing me.
I smirked at him, finding his actions quite adorable. I leaned into him, nudging his shoulder with my own. He side-eyed me for a moment, still pouting like a small child. I loved it. He finally turned and looked at me straight on, allowing me to lean in and kiss his warm lips. Lips that always made me hunger for more.
"How about you take me home and then get to work? I am sure you have work you've placed on the back burner to spend time with me." I gave him a knowing look, causing him to sigh.
"How about you come with me to my apartment and hang out while I work instead?" He asked.
"Might as well live together at this point." Leo shook his head, letting out a strained laugh.
I felt bad for being romantic with Lucas beside Leo. It's only been a few days since I've rejected him, and Lucas already accidentally let it slip that we were now in a real relationship. I bit my lip, feeling guilty. Lucas, however, smiled widely.
"What an idea," he said with a hungry look in his eye, which caused my cheeks to flush.
"I was kidding!" Leo scolded Lucas.
"Oh, I know." He didn't take his eyes off me as he spoke. "Let's go, Rose. I have work to do." He held his hand out for me to take, even though I never said yes to coming. It did sound nice to spend more time with him, so I took his hand with a smile.
"Bye, Leo. I'll talk to you later." I gave him an apologetic look as Lucas pulled me away to his car.
I wonder if he'll get his work done with me there?
Lucas' P.O.V.
I decided to play my music this time before I pulled off campus. I wanted her to hear the artist I loved to listen to when I was trying to hype myself up. I played my Marshmello playlist, allowing his songs to play at random. Surprisingly, Rose knew some of them already, which only made me smile more as I drummed along on my steering away. Rescue me began to play and she and I sang along together. This song felt like our song. She rescued me, and according to her I rescued her too. It's not exactly a romantic song, but it feels right for us.
"Good to know we were both feeling upbeat music today," Rose said as we pulled into my parking garage.
"I guess it goes to show how happy we both are feeling," I responded, keeping my eyes on the road until we parked.
"Lucas?" She called me, making me meet her eyes instantly. She bit her lip nervously, driving my curiosity up. I can never tell what she's going to say or ask when she's like this. Her mind works so differently from my own, yet we understand each other so well.
"Yes, my Rose?"
"Were you being serious earlier? With Leo I mean." She flushed a beautiful shade of crimson as she asked. She was still thinking about his comment of us living together. I wasn't being completely serious, but I certainly wasn't opposed to the idea, even if it would be crazy fast. Like ridiculously crazy fast.
