Broken Bad Boy novel Chapter 26

PERCIE

I locked the door behind me and cleared my throat. Hailey was already frozen in her place to see Lexie with me. Poor girl, she didn’t have a clue. But deep inside, I was glad to see her here, safe.

“Hailey, I’m Lexie. Percie and I have classes together.” She waved her hand while her eyes barely opened. She had to lean into me to keep standing. 

Hailey hadn’t moved a muscle. I must admit that judging by her reactions right now, Lexie was right that Hailey liked me. 

“She hates me,” Lex whispered. Regret was thick in her tone.

“Thought you went to a party.” I opened the conversation since she was still dumbfounded to reply to Lexie.

“I said to think about it, and I thought you’re not interested in Remy’s party,” she said dismissively, glaring at Lexie.

“It’s legit. She hates me,” Lexie whispered again, causing Hailey to glare further.

“I went with Lexie because I thought you would be there with your friends.”

“It’s not my cup of tea, and I have a group study with Megan and Victoria.” She slumped down to the couch. “Looks like you’re busy and bring a company. I don’t wanna waste much of your time.”

I exchanged looks with Lexie, who looked amused in her state. Lexie mouthed the word jealous to me. 

I rolled my eyes. “You sleep in my room. I’ll be on the couch.” 

“No. I’ll be on the couch. That’s your room,” she argued while we walked to my room.

“Take my room. End of discussion.”

“You’re starting a World War III.”

“What?”

She stole a glance at Hailey. “I think you should talk to her, Percie. You have to explain. She thinks that you’re planning on banging me. And I don’t want her to hate, you know. I like Megan.”

“We have rules, and one of them is not to bring any guys or girls into the apartment,” I said dryly. 

Her eyes grew big. “Then why did you bring me here?” 

“Because I’m not going to bang you.”

“But I’m still a girl, and you still have to explain it to her. It’s unhealthy to keep secrets from your roommate, and she clearly misunderstood what she just saw a while ago. And I bet my fifty, Hailey’s in love with you.”

“We are not keeping secrets, and that’s her problem if she thinks I brought you here to sleep with you. And she’s not in love with me. She cares, maybe. Or she’s attracted with me, but so do I.”

“That’s not what I mean, Percie.”

“Then what do you mean?” I grabbed a clean blanket from the closet and a pillow from my bed. 

She grabbed my arm, looking guiltier. “I think I should go home. I’ll call Uber.” 

“No. You’re roofied. And it’s already two in the morning. Stay here, Lexie. Sleep in my bed, and I will crash on the couch.” 

She grabbed the blanket and a pillow from me. “I’m not gonna use your filthy blanket. You might have jerked off in it.”

“Yeah, I might have jerked off a couple of times,” I admitted with a laugh.

“Eww. Can’t you guys just do it in the bathroom?” She wrinkled her nose.