My heart hammered. “Medical exception.”
He went completely still.
“Excuse me?”
“It means,” he said, tilting his head, “that girls like you take one look at guys like me and start planning their ‘I tamed the bad boy’ Wattpad story. Spoiler alert, sweetheart. I don’t get tamed. And I sure as hell don’t beg.”
My face went hot. “I don’t read Wattpad.” beg for it wattpad
“Hey, counselor,” he said.
He set the briefs down and stood. Again, the height difference. Again, the way he looked at me like I was a puzzle he was deciding whether to solve or smash. My heart hammered
“You know what I think?” he said, stepping closer. “I think you’ve never been inconvenienced a day in your life. I think you’ve got that scholarship because you’re scared. Scared of messing up, scared of letting loose, scared of what happens if you stop being perfect for five seconds.”