“Uh…. Thanks,” she said, tucking a hair behind her ear. “Oh! I’m sorry. Evan, this is the new girl in Mountain View. Jane, this is Evan.”

“Hi! Nice to meet you.” I smiled, extending my hand.

“You’re the girl from Texas?” He shook my hand, giving me a smile that made me understand why Darcy was so smitten. He was hot and very charismatic.

“Yup, that would be me.” I shrugged, getting used to everyone already knowing about me.

“I can see why Aiden and the guys said you were beautiful. It seems you’ve made quite the impression on them,” he said, glancing at Darcy, who had her eyebrows up.

“Uh…. Yeah, they’ve been great and uh… the house looks amazing.” It was my turn to stumble on my words, still blushing from his earlier comment.

Evan smiled like he knew something I didn’t. “Come on Darce, you don’t need to wait in line.” He held his arm out to her, looking at her like she hung the moon and the stars. She gave him a small smile, looking like he did the same for her. “Come on Texas.” He offered me his other arm, and I took it, liking the nickname. We walked up to the entrance; the bouncer opened the door, not even questioning us. Evan had to be someone important. Did he own the club?

“OG” by DJ Snake played as we walked into the club. It was a lot swankier than I expected. A gorgeous bar was to our right, and we passed an enormous dance floor already half full. Strobe lights skipped to the beat of the music, showcasing a glittery chandelier. Two more bars were on either side of the dance floor.

“Wow! This looks amazing!” Darcy looked in awe and I realized what a small-town girl she was. If we continued being friends, maybe we’d go to Vegas to see some really amazing clubs.

Evan walked us to the bar, flagging down a bartender, who hurried over to us when he saw Evan. “I’m sure you’re used to clubs like this, Texas.” I laughed at Darcy, already picking up Evan’s nickname.

“Not just Dallas. Have you been to Vegas?” Evan leaned over the bar and said something to the bartender.

“Nope, I’ve been dying to go. I’m sure this is really tame.” She swayed her hips to the music, and I watched Evan glanced at her ass as he clenched his jaw.

I raised my brows suggestively at her, eager to ask her about him. She laughed at me, looking over her shoulder to catch Evan staring at her. He looked sheepish as she caught him.