“Or find someone else.” Dakota’s icy blue eyes bore into mine. “Come on. Let’s go back out there. Sit with us and forget about Heath for tonight. There are a ton more guys at Valley, and we’re going to introduce you to all of them.”

“The ones out there anyway,” Reagan says with a light laugh.

Not a terrible idea. I’m done being angry and sad about Bryan, and spending my time wondering what college would have been like if he were here. I’m ready to have fun, date, maybe even hook up with someone new. And if that’s not Heath, then there are other people out there.

Heath is at the bar getting another pitcher when we make our way back to the table which makes my transition to sitting next to Reagan and Dakota less awkward. When he spots me down the table, he raises both hands in question, but I just smile at him like it’s nothing.

Reagan and Dakota are true to their word and they casually introduce me to so many guys they start to blur together. I feel like I’m on a covert version of The Bachelorette.

“Okay, point taken. There are a lot of guys at Valley. You don’t need to introduce me to any more.” My gaze flits to Heath across the bar. He’s talking to Maverick but looks up and smiles when he catches me staring.

“Hey, Ginny.” Liam approaches with his hands in his pockets. “Are you going over to Adam’s… I mean, your brother’s after this?”

“Uhh.” I look to Reagan and Dakota, who both nod eagerly. “I think so.”

“Cool, I’ll see you there.”

I watch him walk off and then look to Reagan. “I think I’m going to need more lip gloss.”

She digs into her purse and hands it to me. “Keep it. You may need to reapply many times.”

17

HEATH

I get a ride back to the apartment with Maverick. I’m riding shotgun while Taryn and Adam sit in the backseat sucking face.

“Is that Liam’s truck?” Adam asks as Mav parks and we get out.

“Yeah, I think so,” I answer, looking over the silver F-150. There’s like a million of these trucks and they all look the same, but this one has a Valley University Hockey license plate.

His brows draw together, and he has a weird look on his face as he passes it. Adam isn’t one to care who comes over—it’s one area he’s actually chill about. He’s got the whole, “everyone’s welcome” mentality when it comes to the apartment.

“Something wrong with Liam being here?”

“He asked for permission to ask out my sister.” He makes a little grunt of annoyance and Taryn smiles and pats his arm.

“Ginny?”

Now I’m the one getting the weird look from Adam. “I only have one sister, dude.”

“Right.”