I sneak another look at Heath. He looks so much like his brother. Not quite as tall as Nathan, but he’s already filled out more than most guys his age, probably from the hockey I know he plays. His hair is darker than Nathan’s, but they have the same bright blue eyes.

“You’re a good brother,” I tell him.

“Yeah, yeah.” He takes the flask back and takes one last drink. “Wait, where’s he sleeping?”

I bite down harder on my bottom lip, and Nathan shakes his head. “Cockblocked by my own brother.”

I press against him. “Tomorrow night, I’ll make it up to you.”

That brings a smile to his lips.

I leave the party a little early and head back to my dorm to give Nathan and Heath some time together.

“What are you guys doing back already?” I ask as I spot Bri and Emily in the living room. They’ve got the couch pushed away from the wall, all but blocking my way into the living room.

“Rearranging,” Sydney answers as she appears from our bedroom.

“We were thinking the TV should go on that wall.” Emily points.

“What happened to your date?”

“It was fine.” She pushes past me and sets our speaker on the coffee table.

“Fine,” Bri mocks. “A ringing endorsement.”

“Can we just focus on the living room?” Sydney looks to me. “Chloe, where should we put the chair? And where’d you put the rug you bought? I couldn’t find it.”

“Under my bed.”

Her eyes light up, and she runs to get it. We try every piece of furniture in every spot before we get it just right and collapse down in exhaustion.

“It’s perfect now.” Emily drops on the couch.

Sydney falls to the other end and Bri sits in the chair.

“What do you think, Chlo?” Sydney asks, and they all look at me.

I jam myself into the small space left in the chair next to Bri. “Feels like home.”

36

CHLOE

“There he is!” Gabby screams and jumps up and down as Zeke takes the court.

He’s easy to spot since Gabby has shown me about a million pictures of them together, but even if she hadn’t, the way he’s looking at her would have clued me in.

Nathan hands me my loaded fries and rings and takes the seat next to me with his hot dog.

Our group is taking up most of an entire row. Zeke got us floor seats behind the team and it’s exciting. I don’t know a lot about the players or teams, but the energy at sporting events feeds my soul.

Nathan and I switch seats two minutes into the game because Gabby is killing my eardrums. The girl can yell, and she’s making sure the entire place knows how proud she is of her man. It’s adorable… from a distance.