"Fuck."
Chase looked up from his phone. He had been lost in thought, swiping through guys online. "What's up?"
"Julie cancelled on me again." James leaned back, closed his eyes, and put his head in the grass of the quad. "Third time in a row. If she wants to break up with me I wish she'd just do it already."
Chase looked down at his friend lying next to him. James was here on a scholarship for the swim teamβand he looked the part. A toned body with short, dark hair and just a little bit of scruff since they'd been off for a couple of days. His jawline could slice bread. Chase was also on the swim team, toned, and his blonde hair gave a nice contrast to James' brunette. "I'm sure she's just busy," he said. "You know how chemistry majors are."
James moaned and sat up, resting his head in his hands. "Yeahβbusy getting railed by her lab partner, probably."
"C'mon she wouldn't do that." Chase knew he sounded unconvincing. She would do that and in fact had once beforeβnot that Chase blamed her. Julie was gorgeous and her lab partner, Kyle, was probably the only person in college hotter than James. "Let's go for a swim and get your mind off of it." Chase hopped up and held out his hand for James who let out a heavy sigh and let his friend pull him off the ground.
It was a short walk to the school's pool, but they took their time and enjoyed the weather. "Enough about my miserable love life. How are things with you?" James asked, elbowing Chase. "Going out with that girl again? What was her name . . . Miranda?"
"Nope, definitely won't be seeing her again," Chase said.
"Why not? She was hot as hell."
"Her roommate was hotter, and she caught me in his room after she thought I'd left." Chase could feel his cheeks redden.
James laughed. "You fucking slut. Can't keep it together for one evening?"
"I don't know what to tell you. He came on to me first, to be fair."
"I'm sure he did!" James laughed harder and slapped Chase on the back. "Let's hurry up, I'm going to have to call Julie later."
They got to the pool just as the only other person there left. "Sweet we've got it all to ourselves," Chase said, following James into the change room. They quickly stepped into their swim gear and headed out onto the deck. Chase looked over at James and couldn't help staring at his abs. His eyes drifted down towards James' bulge when he caught himself and snapped his head back up.