Pole Position (4 page)

“Fuck all of you!” Mitch said
, then threw the bloody paper towels at Lance.  “See it’s done bleeding.” He said. 

Since b
oth Lance and Mitch were sophomores they told us they would take us around and show us what buildings our classes were in.  Asher kept apologizing to Mitch until he finally shut her up by kissing her until she was breathless. “At least you didn’t knee me in the nuts, or I’d still be back there crying like a little bitch.” He told her.  I blushed as they stood there hugging each other whispering lord only knows what to each other. 

“You sure do blush easy, but it’s so damn sexy.” Lance leaned down and whispered in my ear.  He grabbed my hand and walked with
me pointing out each building. I had no doubt that I would end up being late for some of the classes until I got use to the layout of the campus.  The four of us walked back to our dorm building, Lance never let go of my hand until we were at our door.  “I’ll see you tomorrow for the first day of training”, he said then leaned down and kissed my cheek.  Asher and Mitch were in a full blown make out session again Lance grabbed Mitch by the shirt, “Good lord I think her tonsils could use a break.” He said then pulled Mitch away.  We watched them walk away, they were both drop dead handsome and obviously being college football players they were nothing but solid muscle. 

Once inside Asher flopped down on the couch and sighed
, “I’m such a slut, aren’t I?”

“Uhh
...I don’t think so unless you’ve screwed him already.” I said jokingly.  She looked at me out the corner of her eye “OH MY GOD ASHER Really?” 

“No, god Chass, give me some credit, I just keep thinking how amazing our first time together will be.” She said as she leaned back against the couch. 

I sat down beside her, “I’m sure it will be amazing, he’s a very handsome guy.  You two have been inseparable since the party.” I told her with a smile. 

“Just promise me Chass that you’ll wait for the right guy, don’t just give up your virginity to the first hot guy that makes you feel all giddy.” She said.  I nodded my head that I understood, I had yet to even feel giddy from kissing a guy though.
We decided to make some lunch then get our bags packed for the first day of school. 

Asher and I had almost all the same classes except for two, we had the same days off though.  She was worried that once we got to college we wouldn’t see each other very often even though we lived together. 

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When we got to our first class the profe
ssor introduced himself then had us all go around and introduce ourselves.  There wasn’t very many in the class maybe twenty-five and only a handful were women.  I introduced myself after Asher, you would think that the class thought we were foreign exchange students when we said we were from Kansas.  Lance was sitting beside me tapping his pen against his notebook as the professor went over the outline of the course. 

The next cl
ass was Anatomy and Physiology 1, I was less than thrilled to be taking this but it was a requirement.  Again, Asher and Lance sat on each side of me, I could feel somebody staring at me though.  I turned and glanced around the room to find Jay staring at me with a sly grin on his face.  I rolled my eyes and turned back to face the front, Lance turned to see who I was looking at. 

“
Is he becoming some kind of super stalker or what?” he asked with a laugh.  I just shrugged my shoulders and took notes on my laptop as the professor went over the course outline.  Before class was over the professor asked us if we had all done the introductions, most of us nodded letting him know we had. 

Jay spoke up
, “I think most of us went through the introductions in the first class but there are some in here we haven’t had a chance to meet yet.” He told the professor.  I rolled my eyes when the professor told us to introduce ourselves.  I so badly wanted to give a fake name just to throw Jay off but instead I just said, “Chass and I’m from Kansas.” I didn’t pay attention to the others as they introduced themselves.  The professor gave us a small homework assignment, we had to write a report about why we chose the Sports Medicine field and what our expectations and goals were.  The entire class groaned and complained as we walked out of the class. 

Next on our schedule was lunch, Asher insisted we go to the cafeteria so she could see Mitch since she wouldn’t get to s
ee him until practice.  Mitch met Lance, Asher and I outside the cafeteria doors, I couldn’t help but ask him how his nose was feeling.  “Nice to see you too Chass, you’re not going to let me live that down are you?” he asked with a laugh.  I shook my head no as we started walking inside, my cell phone rang.  I looked to see that it was my mom, I told the others to go ahead that I would meet them in there as soon as I was done talking to her.   She wanted to make sure that my day was going good, that the dorm was nice and NO boys were living in the dorm.  She started to tear up when I told her that so far everything was great that Asher and I had met a few people, I did however leave out that they were men.  I didn’t want her freaking out that I was going to put “boys before school”, she told me to make sure I called her after practice was over so I could give her full details about my schedule.  “Yes mother, I’m going to hang up so I can go eat lunch with Asher.  If I’m not too tired I will call later.  I love you.”  I told her then we hung up.  Asher had text me while I was talking to mom to let me know where they were sitting
*@ the table on the East side w/all the hunks sitting at i
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I smiled at her text then put my phone in my pocket.  I was just getting ready to open the door when a strong hand blocked me from opening it, I turned to see Jay standing there with a smile.  I rolled my eyes;

“Are you a fucking stalker or what? Because honestly you’re creeping me out asshole.” I told him as I crossed my arms over my chest.  

“STALKER? CREEP? ASSHOLE? You wound me
CHASS
, (he emphasized my name), was I really asking too much to know your name?”  He asked looking down at me.  Then he leaned down, “I fucking know you from somewhere and I will figure out just how I know you.” He told me.  My body tensed up, I shivered at the goose bumps that were now covering my entire body.  He let out a deep rumbly laugh against my neck, “I see you’ve got the same problem I do when we are this close.” Then he pulled the door open and motioned with his free hand for me to go in before him. 

I practically ran from him into the cafeteria to find Asher. W
ith my tray in hand I spotted her in yet another lip lock with Mitch.  Lance watched me walk towards them, when I sat down he asked “Are you okay?  You look kind of pale.” He said. 

I smiled
, “I’m fine, mom just isn’t taking me being four hours away very good, I feel bad to be honest.”  I told him.  Asher pulled away from Mitch and narrowed her eyes at me, I lightly shook my head letting her know I didn’t want to talk about it right now.  We finished our lunch, Lance and Mitch told us they’d see us later as Asher and I walked towards our next class. 

“Okay so spill the beans what was your deal at lunch?  I know it wasn’t your mom.” She told me as she put lip gloss on her lips. 

“That Jay guy, caught me as I was walking into the building, I called him a stalker, a creeper and an asshole.  He didn’t even get pissed, instead he whispered in my ear that he knows me from somewhere and that he’s determined to figure out from where.  Asher I swear when he was that close it felt like my body was instantly on fire but my body was covered in goose bumps.  That’s a bad sign right?” I asked her as we walked up the steps to the next building. 

She grabbed my arm
, “Uhm NO, it’s not…well to me it’s not...Just be cautious around him until he figures out that he doesn’t know you.” 

We sat through Introduction to Psychology and
were again told we needed to write a short essay about what our goals were for taking the Sport Medicine program.  I seriously was considering a degree change after hearing that.  The rest of our class schedule we went separate ways, I did have Lance in one more class.  Needless to say Carey was right beside him practically sitting on his lap so nobody could get near him.  I smiled and gave him a small wave as I found a seat towards the back of the room.  He kept trying to push her desk away from his but she would just give him a pouty look and scoot closer to him. 

The rest of the afternoon flew by thankfully, then Asher and I headed to the football stadium with the rest of the Sport Med students.  I wasn’t sure what to expect besides standing around watching the football team practice.  Did I mention we stayed for three hours though?  In those three hours, we learned how to do a basic wrap for a sprained ankle, knee, or wrist.  One guy managed to dislocate his shoulder so we stood back and watched as the lead trainer put it back in place
, then put a sling with an ice pack on it the last hour. 

After the players left the field, some of our classmates were standing around visiting, the cheerleading squad came out for pra
ctice just as we were leaving. Carey came running up behind us, “Hey, uhm you, HEY” she yelled.  Asher turned around first then me, Carey walked up to me. “I’m only going to warn you one more time, Lance is MINE he’s NOT up for grabs so you need to stay away…Understand?” she asked with one eyebrow raised. 

“You see Carey, he says something totally different, but that is between you two.  I can’t stay away because of the course I’m majoring in Sports Medicine, I have to be available for the players during practice AND games.” I told her nicely. 

She rolled her eyes at me, “Well you better hope I don’t see you sitting with him in class and at lunch again because I’m done ignoring your flirty little advances on him.” She told me then spun around and walked back over to the rest of the cheerleaders. 

On the walk back to the dorms I told Asher that I thought I should cancel the date that Lance and I had planned for Friday night.  “No way, don’t let that little bitch dictate who you can and
cannot date Chass.  Talk to Lance and see if he is being honest about her being an ex.”  She told me.  

I let out a frustrated sigh
, “You would think I’ve never dated a guy before but I’m pretty sure Matt and I dated for close to a year, then there was Jeremy for a few months…”

Asher interrupted me
, “I’d still like to know how in the year that you dated Matt you two didn’t bump uglies, he’s pretty sexy and can smooth talk his way into any woman’s panties.”

“That was part of the problem Asher, he was getting it from Michelle remember?  Plus I just wasn’t ready.” I said wit
h a shrug. Just as we were about to walk into our dorm building Asher’s phone rang, I could tell it was Mitch so I kept walking.  Asher yelled at me, “Mitch is coming to get me I will be home later okay?” I nodded my head and waved over my shoulder.   

I no sooner stepped into the dorm when my cell phone rang with a number that I didn’t know.  I hesitated to answer it but when I did it was Lance calling.  I smiled big when I heard his deep baritone voice say my name. 

“I was going to see if you wanted to go grab something to eat? Or we can just cook something at your place since Mitch and Asher are over here.” He said. 

“I’m ready to relax and watch some TV so why don’t we just order some pizza and have it delivered here.” I told him.  We agreed on what we wanted he said he would be over shortly.  About five minutes later t
here was a knock at the door, “That was fast.” I said to myself. When I opened the door it wasn’t Lance it was Jay. He was wearing blue jeans, black puma shoes, a Summit Racing t-shirt, and a black Summit racing hat.  I groaned and rolled my eyes before asking him why he was at my dorm.

“Can I come in?” he asked with an eye roll. 

I shook my, “No…Now what do you need?” I replied and crossed my arms over my chest. He took two steps pushed me away from the door, slammed the door behind him then spun me around and pinned me against the door with his rock hard body. 

“CHASS” was all he said, cupping my face in his hands he lowered his lips to mine, just before our lips touched
, “Why do I know you but yet I don’t know how I fucking know you?” he asked.  My blood felt like it was on fire, and my breathing was becoming faster as I waited for him to kiss me.  Just as our lips touched there was another knock at the door.  Jay froze with his mouth barely touching mine then lowered it to my ear, “Who the fuck is here?” he asked. 

I couldn’t
help but stutter, “L...La...Lance” I whispered.  Jay growled against my neck then ran his hands down my goose bump covered arms, Lance knocked again, “Chass, it’s me Lance.” He said.  I pushed Jay away, took a deep breath then turned and opened the door. 

Lance cocked his head to the side
, “You okay?” he asked. 

“Yeah I’m fine,
he just stopped by to ask me a question...”

Jay interrupted me
, “I stopped to ask to return a part for me next time she goes back home.” He said to Lance.  There was another knock on the door frame it was the pizza delivery guy, I went to hand him some money when Lance paid and told him to keep the change.  Jay, Lance and I stood there in awkward silence for a few minutes before Jay finally said, “Okay, I’ll uhm let him know that you’ll bring those parts with you whenever you go back.” he said then walked out of the dorm.