Free Reckless Together: A Contemporary New Adult College Romance (The Reckless Series) by Gina Robinson Page B

into our room is like approaching Mordor. The sense of gloom is palpable."
    "Sucks for her."
    "Yeah, and me. She may be like this a while."
    Logan made a snap decision. "Pack a bag and come stay with me until it blows over."
    El paused. "Ah, that could be quite a while. In the state she's in it could take days just to get back up to depressed. Are you sure?"
    It hit him that he'd practically asked her to move in. "Pack enough for a few days and we'll play it by ear. I promise I'll be a lot more fun to be around than Bre."
    She laughed. "That shouldn't be hard. I'll hold you to it. Zave and Collin won't mind?"
    "You are way too polite and considerate. They won't care. Do I have to beg you?"
    "Yes, beg, boy, beg. I'd love to hear that." She sounded relieved and happy.  
    "You really want me to beg?"
    "No, just come pick me up."
    "I'll be there in ten."
    He texted El as he pulled up in front of her dorm. She was waiting for him and came bounding out with a playful bounce in her step and a suitcase trailing behind her. He got out and kissed her, finally breaking away to help her hoist her luggage into his trunk.
    "I scheduled my grad school interview today," he said, trying to sound casual, like it was no big deal.
    Her smile made the agony of pretending to believe he could return to the university after the trial and go to grad school almost worth it. When she grabbed his head between her hands and pressed her lips to his again, caressing his mouth, he thought about skipping dinner and taking her straight back to his place.  
    She broke the kiss all too soon. "Do you have anything to eat at your place? I'm starving. I have RDA dollars. I can treat."
    "Dining hall food? You're kidding." He was ribbing her. Some of it wasn't so bad. But after a few weeks in the dorms, the limited choices got old real fast. "I'm taking you out."
    "Great. We can celebrate."
    "What are we celebrating?"
    "Your interview appointment and Jason taking my news that Mom is coming for Mom's Weekend so well and agreeing to stay out of sight."
    Logan was happily surprised. "Yeah, I was relieved he wasn't in a bad mood on my first day back. I knew Jason would be reasonable about it." Logan generally avoided talking about Melissa much, afraid he'd give something away that he shouldn't. "So he's cool with staying away?"
    El shrugged. "I don't know if he's cool. Resigned, maybe. He wants Mom and me to learn to get along, so he had no choice. It's a lost cause. I hope he'll realize that eventually."
    Logan was surprisingly on Jason's side on this one. If El knew all the shit Melissa had been through, she might at least understand why Melissa was the way she was. Not that he ever expected them to be best buds or anything. Melissa had done too much bad crap to El for that.  
    Logan took El to Burger Country, the locally owned fave of students and alums alike. It had been in town forever, since Logan's parents' student days and before. He had a double cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate shake. El had a kid's meal and the world's tiniest dipped ice cream cone, the baby size that came with the meal. Caramel.
    "Are you ever going to grow up and eat adult-size portions?"
    The sparkle in her eyes turned him on. "Take me back to your place and I'll show you how grown up I can be."
    "Let's go."
    He had a hard-on the entire drive home. He grunted the barest greetings to Collin and Zave as he pulled El past them to his room. He was aching with need by the time he got her into his room and shut the door.
    She pulled her T-shirt off over her head, kicked off her shoes, and slid her jeans off as he matched her move for move. He was turned on and breathing hard just staring at her in that lace bra and matching thong panty.
    As she reached behind her back to undo the bra, he couldn't stand still. He took over for her, kissing her neck and unhooking it. He wanted her. He needed her.
    He grabbed her butt. She wrapped her legs around him. He carried her to the bed as she ran her