Chapter 9

He sighed and closed his eyes in defeat. “Fine, give me a damn line,” he muttered.

I smiled, thinking of a line he could use. I didn’t want to give him one that was too good; after all, I didn’t actually want her to fall for it. “Okay, how about you say; do you mind if I hang out here until it’s safe back where I farted?” I joked, knowing he wouldn’t ever say that to a girl. He looked at me in disbelief.

Seth and Wayne both burst out laughing. I grinned and shook my head at his gullibility when he’d had a few drinks. “I was kidding. Okay here, say this; do you have sunburn or are you always this hot? That’s an oldie but a goodie.” I shrugged; believe it or not, that corny line had worked for me in the past.

He groaned and looked back over to her nervously. “She’s going to shoot me down.”

“That’s the point, I want her to shoot you down.”

He rolled his eyes. “You owe me for this, Jace.”

He turned and walked off, and we watched as she laughed and shook her he