Free Royal Pain in the Ass by Heather Trudy Page B

So, keep your mouth shut around her and Tracy, if you try to make this girl ’ s life harder by opening your big mouth I will have to personally kick your ass.   I hate having to do that, so please, behave. ”
    Tracy hung her head.   “ I had to try. ”
    “ Just don’ t,” Gwen warned.   “ So, what ’ s going on tonight? ”
    “ Harper ’ s band is playing, ” Sam said simply.   Everyone else seemed to know what was going on so I just sat there and figured I ’ d just go with it.  
    We pulled up to a little bar and there weren ’ t many people inside.   Maybe thirty or so and we walked in like we owned the place.   Sam went over to a boy with dark brown hair styled in a Mohawk and bright green eyes   and gave him a hug then proceeded over to a blonde boy gave him a kiss on the cheek and sat next to him.   The boy with dark brown hair came over.
    “ Gwen, ” he pulled her into a hug.   “ How ’ s it going? ”
    “ It all right, how about you? ”
    “I ’ m peachy, who ’ s your friend. ”
    Gwen laughed and smacked him on the back of the head.   “ Subtlety should be your middle name.   And that is Jules. ”
    “Hey, I ’ m Harper, how ’ s it going? ” He flashed me a dazzling smile.
    “It ’ s all good, ” I smiled back.
    “ Ever been here before? ”  I shook my head and I heard Gwen snicker.   “You ’ ve got an American accent. ”
    “ That ’ s because I am an American. ”
    “Interesting,”
    “ Harper!   We ’ re up!” shouted the blonde boy Sam had gone over to.  
    “ I hope you ’ re still here when I get done with my set. ” Harper gave me a wink and I wasn ’ t sure how I was supposed to feel.   He was definitely cute.
    Gwen pulled me over to a table with Sam and Tracy and got us some beers.   “ Oh my god, Harper has the hots for you. ” Tracy smirked.   “ He wants to go home with you tonight. ”
    “ So not happening, ” I shook my head.
    “ Maybe not tonight, but it will.   Trust me,” Tracy added with a look of disgust.   “ That boy can get any girl he wants. ” 
    I knew that look.   Tracy had been one-night-standed and something told me she never got over it.   I ’ ve known lots of Tracy ’ s in my life.   They ’ re over dramatic, thrive off of gossip, and you can ’ t trust them as far as you can throw them.   She kept giving me strange looks during the band ’ s set and I listened to everyone chatting.
    After the band finished playing they all came back over.   Harper squeezed in between Gwen and me.   “So, I ’ d like to introduce you to Lee, ” this was the blonde Sam cozied up to.   “ Tyson, ” who was a tall boy with dark skin and darker hair and surprisingly light eyes.   “ and that ’ s Bryce,” he indicated the fourth member of the band who was a little on the scrawny side and was wearing glasses.
    “Sup,” Lee greeted before paying all of his attention to Sam.   “ Where were we, ” he whispered as he grabbed her hand and led her away.
    Several hours and several drinks later Gwen and I were dancing to some song with a loud bass, Tracy was chatting Tyson up and Bryce had gone home and Harper was drinking at the bar.   At the end we were laughing and spinning and Gwen led me back to the bar and ordered two more shots.  
    “ Damn girl, you know how to hold your own. ” I laughed at Gwen as she handed one to me and we shot them back.
    “ You too. ” Gwen laughed.
    “I ’ m going to interrupt, ” Harper cut in, grabbed my hand and pulled me back to the dance floor.
    “Hey!”
    “ What? ”
    “ Who said I ’ d dance with you? ”
    A coy smile played across his lips.   “ Call it a hunch, ”
    “No,” I shook my head.
    “ One dance? ”
    I sighed.   “ Okay, one dance. ”
    Naturally a slow song would come on.   Harper ’ s hands fell to my waist and mine went around his shoulders with a good six inches between us.  
    “ But no funny business, ” I warned him.
    “ I wouldn