Lana sent me a look that gave away she agreed with the giant's statement.

I angrily stabbed my sweet chilli chicken and imagined it was his face.

He had only known me five minutes and he seemed to think he was an expert.

Brennan quietly murmured to Lana "Do you know what they are talking about?"

She shook her head.

The table was too busy talking about the English assignment that we failed to notice Chase standing at the side of the table.

I looked up to find the quarterback with his arms crossed and his glare switching between the two guys sitting down.

I had not forgotten what he said in class, but I did not want to speak about it in front of everyone. Especially in front of the one next to me who looked ready to rip the quarterback's head off.

Stone appeared like he was seconds away from going on a murdering spree. His whole body had tensed. His veins bulged in his hand as he made fists, and his jaw was ticking rapidly.

Nobody welcomed him so I decided to cut the tension by speaking up "Hi, Chase."

"Do you want to go out tonight?" He sent the question my way with a glance in my direction before he eyed the two men sitting at the table.

"I'm going to Lana's house." I replied truthfully before adding "Maybe some other time."

"Can you not cancel?" Chase suggested.

"No." I bit out sternly "I am not going to cancel plans with my best friend."

"Why not?"

I had seen the quarterback and his friend interact, so I knew there was no point going into detail about the laws of friendship.

"Her Mom is making macaroni and it is the best food ever. Italian restaurants have nothing on Lana's mother's macaroni cheese." I declared, "The food trumps everything you are willing to offer."

"I can offer you anything you want, babe." Chase winked with his innuendo.

I felt the whole of my body vibrate as I felt the large chest adjacent to my left side shake violently.

"It is a hard pass." I sarcastically remarked.

"Is this about my poetry?" Chase questioned with no guilt present on his features "It was just a joke with the boys. I didn't even get to finish it."

"What do you mean finish it?" I raised my voice in annoyance "It does not take sparknotes to figure out what you were going to say next."

Brennan seemed entertained by Chase's arrival. His amusement drained however when he saw the reaction of his friend.

Stone looked anything but entertained.

If looks could kill, then Chase would be long gone.

He would be buried six feet under and had his grave pissed on by Stone.

I took a bite of chicken and looked down at my plate to ignore the scowl I was being sent from the man pressed up at my side.

Chase finally took the hint and left to go back to his lunch table.