Free On The Floor (Second Story) by Jennifer LaCross Page B

relationship.”
    “I’ll try that. But you said I can call you, right?”
    “Yes,” I say laughing. “That’s what I’m here for!” I smile.
    “My partner in crime?”
    “Oh shut up!” We start laughing.

Chapter 6
     
     
     
    It’s Friday night and I decide to stay in tonight to work on a huge project due in my Musical Education class. I’m even planning to stay in tomorrow night. Jenna begged and pleaded with me to go out with her tonight. It will be her first night out after Jeff and she’s looking for a girl’s night. You’d think I was her only friend.
    She eventually decided to go dancing at Fairy Tale with Jimmy and Dan. She definitely won’t be having a girl’s night, but at least she’ll be surrounded by men who want to share her make-up and not her bed.
    It’s ten o’clock and I’m finally finished with my presentation board and halfway through my paper. And then I hear music coming from across the hall. Déjà vu. I get out of my chair and walk across the hall. This time I knock on Jake’s door instead of standing and listening like a crazy stalker.
    “Come in!”
    I push the door open and smile at him. “Is this the same song you were working on last week?”
    He looks up at me after making a pencil mark on some sheet music. “Nah, working on something new.” He smiles up at me and runs his hand through his hair. He is in the same place he was in last week as he sits on his bed, but this time he’s shirtless and wearing jeans. “What are you up to tonight?”
    “Just working on a project for one of my classes. You?”
    “Writing this song,” he points to the sheet music. “And some reading for history. Pretty exciting stuff we got going on, huh?” He chuckles as he looks over at me.
    “Yeah, I guess,” I say laughing. “So does your band perform all original stuff?” I've been curious what type of music his band performs since the first night I heard him playing.
    “We do mostly covers. I just started writing my own music, so I’ll usually play a little during a break. We’re still putting together a few original songs, but we’re just all so busy it takes a while.”
    “Cool. What type of music do you guys play?”
    “All different types of rock. We even play a couple of metal songs. We change the arrangements some, but we play them,” he says smiling. “You should come see us some time. We’ve got something in a couple weeks. I’ll get the info from Toby and give it to you.”
    “Sure sounds good!” I smile at his enthusiasm. I can’t wait to see him on stage.
    “Cool! Do you have any plans for tomorrow night? Another date?” he asks fishing.
    “Nope. Nothing exciting. I’ll just be here again doing homework. My classes are crazy this semester. It should be a really exciting Saturday night!” I say sarcastically. “Do you have anything as exciting planned?”
    “Just going out with some friends. We’re planning on going to some of the bars near here. Sort of like a pub crawl, if you will,” he says smiling.
    We both start laughing. “You’re a dork!”
    “You know you like it,” he says winking at me. And the butterflies start.
    “You’re right, I do,” I say, giving him a flirty smile.
    “I might be thinking some very unfriendly like thoughts about you right now.”
    “Oh really?” I think the butterflies have morphed to birds.
    “Mmm… yeah.” He gives the sexiest smile I have ever seen. “It’s pretty hard not to think that way when you come over here in that,” he says pointing at my outfit.
    And that’s when I realize what I am wearing. I have on a pair of tiny boxer shorts and a light grey camisole without a bra. My face turns red. I was so excited to see and hear him play again that I totally forgot what I was wearing.
    He notices my reaction and his expression changes from one of seduction to one of apology. “I didn’t mean to embarrass you. You look great. We’re friends and I made you feel uncomfortable. I didn’t mean