Chapter 101

Tessa could picture that. “Did you?”

“Yeah, but I’m not sure I would have if other shit hadn’t slowed him down. See, on our last run-through, he was coming off the tower and smoking everyone. I’m hauling ass, trying to catch up, when I see another guy fall from the top of the wall. Trees forgot all about me and the fact we had an unfriendly bet going. He hopped off to help the guy but had to jump to the side at the last minute to avoid landing on him. He broke his ankle.”

“Seriously?”

“Yep. Once he saw me coming over the wall, he remembered what was at stake and he was pissed.”

“What happened then? Did you finish?”

“I was a cocky shit. I had every intention of continuing on and beating Trees so I could collect on our bet…which was nude photos of some poor schmuck’s hot girlfriend.”

“No!” It was both horrifying and funny.

“Oh, yeah. We were eighteen—stupid and horny. And we’d been without sex for weeks.”

“Weeks? I was still a virgin whe