I grabbed my books and followed him towards the door, making the teacher frown.
“And where are you two off to?”
Before I could reply, Jensen raised an eyebrow at him and cocked his head.
“Doesn’t really matter, does it, sir?”
The teacher seemed nervous but glanced at me with annoyance.
“Miss Donovan…”
“Is leaving with me. She’s one of us, and don’t you fucking forget it,” then he basically shooed me from the room as people started gossiping.
Great way to lay low, right?
Once outside, I gave his shoulder a solid punch.
“The fuck was that? You can’t just talk to…”
“Holloway says you’re one of us, so I’ll give you the rundown about how it works around here, okay? Our dads all pay a hell of a lot of money to this school to get them to turn a blind eye on a lot of shit. Lukas’s mom pays a nice chunk as well now he’s here, but that’s just to keep up appearances. You’d know what she can be like when it comes to social standings. Our great, great grandfathers built this school, so we’re basically school royalty or some shit. Lukas’s mom can’t stand the thought of him coming across as lower class, so that’s her reason to throw money around. We could murder someone and it would get swept under the rug. You following?”
“Sure. You guys are the kings and we are your servants,” I snorted, his lip twitching into a sly smirk.
“Servants? I like that, but you’re far from a servant, Rory.”
So full of shit.
“Are you blind? I’m the poor girl who…”
“You’re the girl who managed to get in with the kings. Pretty sure that makes you a queen, babe,” he winked, heading into an empty classroom and plonking down at a desk, waiting for me to do the same before his smile faded. “Now, tell me what the fuck happened after Ty and I left on Saturday.”
I fiddled with my hands for a moment before meeting his serious gaze.
“Caden got the blame for my face. We were in my room and Max and Josie came in. Max went off at him for hurting me, and I’m pretty sure Josie believed it because she asked him to go out and talk to her. I haven’t seen him since.”
“Your dad’s the one who hit you, yeah?”
I gave him a tiny nod, hearing him mutter a curse before he replied.
“He’s probably at his dad’s. His mom sends him there when she doesn’t know what to do with him, which isn’t very often.”
I leaned back in my chair, looking surprised. “His dad’s actually in his life? He’s never mentioned him.”
“No offense, but he’s only known you for a few days, so he wouldn’t have wanted to. His dad’s a touchy subject at the best of times, so for him to tell you, he’d need to know you better. His dad’s a mean son of a bitch when he wants to be, so Caden’s never gotten along with him. He used to beat on Josie when Caden was younger, and he put Caden in the hospital when he was a kid because he tried to protect her. He was best friends with my dad when they were younger, but I’ve always been told to stay away from him. Caden hates him and he has good judgement, so I keep my distance. Tyler’s the same, and Lukas hasn’t even met him. You know, if you want to hang out without Caden on weekends and stuff, you can come see us, yeah? Like Sunday you could have…”
“I was locked in my room until this morning, and besides, I have no way of talking to you guys to find out where you are,” I shrugged, still thinking about Caden’s childhood, but he just rolled his eyes and smiled like a smug fucking asshole.
“Give me your phone.”
“What?”
“Trust me?”
“Fuck no,” I growled, earning an amused chuckle from him.
“Good girl,” then he snatched my phone before I could react.
Fucker.
I went to snatch it back, but he held his other hand out to stop me with a grin.
“Calm down, I’m only putting my number in for you. I’ll put Caden’s and Ty’s in too, in case you need them.”
I was confused at him wanting to spend time with me without Caden, and it put me on edge a little.
From what I’d gathered, the guys didn’t let outsiders in, so why would they want to bring me in to their group?
I relaxed slightly as he handed my phone back, before he pulled his own from his pocket and started texting casually, my voice sounding confused as I spoke.
I wasn’t used to people just being nice, and it felt strange.
“Thanks, Jense.”
Within five minutes, Tyler waltzed into the room with a smirk as he plopped down in a chair in front of us.
“You sure like to make a scene, Jense. Claire’s posse have already spread it around that you and Caden are both banging her.”
I snorted and gave Jensen an overly sweet smile.
“They wish I was fucking them.”
Jensen raised an eyebrow, looking confused as fuck.
“Hang on, you aren’t fucking Holloway?”
“No.”
“Looks that way to me,” he chuckled, not believing me for a second, not that I really blamed him.
“We like to upset my dad. Guess the jokes on us now that he’s actually mad,” I muttered under my breath, but Tyler looked at me sternly, his voice rumbling with anger.
“Doesn’t matter how much you piss him off. No man, especially your own fucking father, should lay a hand on you. Jense texted me about Holloway, and to be honest, he probably swung a punch at your dad and that’s why he’s in trouble. After school we’ll drop you home and I’ll ask Josie myself where he is. No biggie.”
We stayed in the empty room until lunchtime, and by the time we got to the parking lot, Lukas was already there waiting for us.
He seemed surprised to see me with them without Caden, but he didn’t voice it.
Wise boy.
“What’s the afternoon plan, guys?” He asked as Jensen unlocked his car and shrugged.
“Gonna hang out with Rory at Holloway’s for a bit. Might have a swim or something.”
I was too busy checking his fucking car out to be listening.
Why did all these rich fuckers have flashy cars?
He had a similar taste to Caden, and I shamelessly checked the new model black Chevrolet Camaro coupe out, trying hard not to drool.
I felt Lukas’s eyes on me, and I glanced up to find him watching me cautiously.
I sighed. “Did you want to come with us to hang out?”
“You’re cool with that?” He asked with surprise.
Don’t take it to fucking heart, idiot.
“I personally don’t give a fucking shit,” I smiled sweetly, waiting for the other two to jump in the back before I climbed into the passenger seat, hearing Tyler chuckle at Lukas who was scowling at me.
Fuck him.
I ignored him and turned to Jensen as he climbed into the driver’s seat.
“Back to our talk before, why the fuck do people think you’re all kings of the fucking school? I mean, I get it, but how does everyone just follow that rule?”
“Easy. They’re shit scared of us. We’re hot and rich, and we fuck good,” he winked, earning a disgusted swat to the arm from me.
The other two buckled up silently, but once on the road, Lukas leaned forward with a scowl again.