“Fiona is our ninja. She’s in on all the details,” Austin offered. “So, is your roommate home now, do you think?”

I let myself rummage through my memories of Roberta’s schedule. She seemed to always be in the dorm with her dumb boyfriend. “I honestly don’t know if she even goes to her classes. It’s terrifying.”

“Okay, no problem. We’ll plan on them being there. Let us know what’s yours and we will bag it up and be out in ten minutes. I have another friend coming with their truck. You didn’t have any furniture, did you?”

“Just my TV and my mini fridge.” I thought about how Teddi had gifted me the fridge, personalized with my name and cutesy characters hand-painted on the side.

Tinsley pulled her phone out and held it in front of my chest. “I’ll tell Parker. What’s the room number?”

“408.” This was happening. Austin and his crew of friends were going to help me get my shit.

Tinsley used voice to text to compose a message to Parker. “Do we have to sign in?”

“No. Roberta always makes sure the back stair door is propped open for her boyfriend.”

“Well, that doesn’t sound fucking safe.” Caesar scoffed.

“It’s not. She couldn’t care less.” I shook my head.

Austin reached over and squeezed my knee. “It ends today, okay?”

I felt my body go boneless when I met Austin’s eyes. “Okay.”

When Austin and Fiona started talking about where to park the vehicles, Tinsley whispered in my ear, “I saw that.”

I turned my head toward her.

“The way you react to him. Hell, I think everyone in this car has reacted to him that way at some point.” She twirled my blonde hair around her finger.

“So obvious?” How did this chick read me so quickly? Then I looked back at Austin. He was effortlessly cool and welcoming. Maybe everyone fell in love with him as he made his way around the planet.

“You’re only human.” She laughed a bit and let my hair go, a single spiral lock left as a memento in her fingers’ place.

Austin parked his car next to an old white truck. He got out, then I got out and reached back to help Tinsley extract herself.

“Sorry, I smooshed you in there.” It was the first time I noticed her five-inch heels.

“Oh, you can sit on my lap, sit on my face, whatever you need, baby doll.” My eyes went wide and Tinsley started laughing.

That distinctive laugh caught Austin’s attention. “Behave. She’s not even been with us twenty-four hours, guys.”

Caesar flopped the passenger seat forward and Tinsley and I helped pull him out. Austin had Fiona, the ninja, and Fred didn’t need anyone to help her.

Parker, the driver of the truck, was leaning against it. “We kidnapping a college kid?”