All Chapters of Sapphire (Book #3 of the Jewel Series): Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I wipe the steam from the mirror. It is the last weekend before classes start back up. I grab a towel wrapping it around my waist. I have no idea how long I stand there before someone starts pounding on the door. I shake my head as I open the door. Arlo is standing there with a disgruntled look on his face. I slide past him, heading for my room. I heard him grumble, but I was unsure what he said. I close the door to my room, but that doesn’t stop the loud bass from thumping from the floor below me. I slip on a pair of boxer briefs and then a pair of cargo shorts. I pull a dark green t-shirt over my head before slipping my feet into my trainers. We are meeting Riley and his sister at the pub. Luke and Arlo are the only two that have met her, and from what they have told us, she seems like a good person. Everyone is ready to head out as I walk into the main room. There are ten of us that live in this house. Luke, Arlo, and I decided a month or so ago that we needed to find

As I slowly gain consciousness, I roll over and bury my face into a pillow. By the scent alone, I can tell I am in my bed. I rub the sleep from my eyes as I sit up. Yup, I am in my room. I remember leaning on someone at the pub, but my memory is blurry afterward. I walk into the kitchen to find Riley standing at the cooktop. Riley is a decent cook. I pour myself a cup of coffee as he glances at me over his shoulder. I can fully admit that Riley is hot. I can see why he enamors the girls here. “Where are you off to?” He asks. “I am going to walk around. I need to take some pictures for a class, and I want to find places around here that fit the requirements for the project.” I answer. “Ok, just remember we will have new roommates when you come home, so don’t freak out if you run into someone when you walk in.” Riley tells me. “Ok, I will be back later.” I say. I shut the door behind me as I head for the gym. I decide to get some training in before I go exploring.

My head rests on the tub's back as I soak in my bath. This weekend is damn near over, and now I am expected to attend a barbie at Dylan’s parent’s house. I tried to get out of attending this several times over the last week, but nothing I said convinced them that I wouldn’t be able to come. I climb out of the tub, wrapping a towel around me. I still can’t believe we ran into the guys at the club the other night. Lina had asked me to come over, and after that moment in the kitchen between Dyaln and me, I was more than happy to get the fuck out of the house. A shiver racks my body when I remember his lips on my neck and his hands on my bare skin. His touch left a trail of fire everywhere he touched. I knew something was up when I walked into Lina’s place, and our other friends were there. I was unsurprised when they forced me into a chair and did my hair and make-up. I was surprised when they did light makeup, but when Lina handed me that dress, I damn near had an anxiety attac

These last two weeks have been trying. Lina came over and stayed with me last weekend since the guys had an away game, and I didn’t want to be alone in the house. The guys have the weekend off this weekend, but Riley and Luke have to go out of town for some class project. I am tempted to call Lina and have her stay with me again, but she and Arlo are doing something I care not to know about. She said something about the two of them and a romantic weekend. That leaves me alone in the house with Dylan. I am not sure how this is going to go. Walking to class, I notice Karli wrapped around some tall brunette guy. I haven’t seen him before, but there are numerous people here, and I haven’t been to a few spots on campus, so his classes may be on the opposite side of the campus from mine. I continue to class. “Well that was an interesting class.” Janeyssa comments. “Our professor seemed to be in a bad mood or something.” I state. “What are you doing tonight?” Janessya asks.

Ok, so I didn’t think this idea through. I was waiting for Dylan to be done with practice. I grabbed my bag as I walked out the front door. Dylan texted me. He told me he had a place where we could meet. I knew their practice would be getting over soon. I should have known he would have picked a place close to the beach. The house was stunning. I thought about turning around and leaving when a pair of hands landed on my waist. I let out a scream and jumped. I tried to turn around when I heard familiar laughter. Fucking, Dylan, how dare he scare me like this. I pulled myself from his hands and spun around to face him, which was my first mistake. I felt the words I would say evaporate when I looked at his sinfully sexy face and into those steel-grey eyes locked with mine. He had showered after practice since his hair was darker than usual, and I could see a few tiny beads of water barely hanging on to its strand. My hand twitched to push those damp strands away from his st