Jamie slipped her feet into a pair of black pumps. Grabbing the thigh-length black trench coat from her computer chair, she carefully slipped it on and belted it tightly at her waist.
She caught a glance of herself in the mirror. She licked her glossy lips and checked her black eyeliner. She was almost ready to leave as she grabbed her keys and wallet and walked quickly out her room.
Nora was sitting on the couch with her new boyfriend Danny, the guy she was all over at the ATO party two weeks ago. They were watching some ridiculous romantic comedy. Nora eyed her outfit. "Going over to Nate's I see."
"Yes," Jamie said, opening the fridge. She bent over to get a bottle of water and almost forgot the outfit she was wearing when she heard Nora's shocked gasp. Standing up quickly, she looked over to see Nora shielding Danny's eyes.
"Girl, that has got to be illegal," Nora hissed.
"What? What am I missing?" Danny asked.
"Nothing," Nora said, removing her hand. "No more questions."
Jamie laughed. "Sorry, Nora. I forgot. Anyway, I'm out."
"I take it we shouldn't expect you back tonight?"
"Mmm, probably not. Later girl," she replied, closing the door.
Nora snuggled closer to Danny on the couch. "I seriously hope she knows what she's getting herself into," she said.
Danny kissed the top of her blond head. "I think Jamie's a big girl, babe."
"Yeah, but Nate's reputation..."
"You warned her, Nora. That's all you can do."
Nora sighed. "I know, Danny. I know. But I just don't think she realizes what she got herself into."
Danny scoffed. "Something tells me that chick is just as devious as Nate."
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Two weeks before...
Nate spooned the frosted wheat cereal into his mouth, crunching soundly. There was nothing better than a bowl of cold cereal after a good night.
And what a hot night it was.
That girl Jamie was something else. She was so incredibly hot, and definitely not like most of the skanks he hooked up with.
"Yo, glad to see you're up and at 'em." Nate turned to see Matt stagger into the kitchen. His usually handsome face was in need of a shave and he was clutching his forehead in his hand.
"Damn, kid you look haggard," Nate said as Matt plopped down in the chair across from him. "Too much keg stand?"
"You could say that." Matt cleared his throat. "I figured you'd be trying to recuperate."
"What are you talkin' about?" Nate asked innocently.
"Are you really going to sit there and act like you don't know what I'm talking about?"
Nate grinned. "Nah. I just wanna hear you say it."
"Harlow you are so full of shit. The whole party saw you with that chick. You guys were practically fucking on the dance floor."
"Yeah, well let's just say it got even better in the bathroom."
Matt smiled, his bloodshot green eyes twinkling. "Jesus, how the hell do you do it man?"
Nate grinned. "What can I say man? The ladies love me. Must be the accent."
"Whatever, dude" Matt laughed. "Yeah, all the ladies are definitely swooning over that redneck accent."
"Redneck accent my ass. Look at that Yankee jealousy rearing its ugly head."
They laughed. "Okay, man. So did you get the digits? That chick was pretty hot."
Nate shook his head. "Nah. She told me I was a smart boy an' could figure it out."
"Smart? So, clearly this chick was delusional. Did you at least get her name? I know, it's a revolutionary concept to you, but when most guys hook up with a chick, they at least get a name."
"I'm not that big of an asshole. Her name is Jamie. I'm gonna try and figure out where she's staying."
"Well man, there's this lovely invention called Facebook. Try there."
"Are you kiddin' me?" Nate crunched the last bit of his cereal. "Facebook is for people with way too much time. Nah, I'm gonna try the old fashioned way."
Matt eyed his frat brother. "Wow, you sure are investing a lot of time into this. Are you sure you aren't pressed already?"
Nate grinned. "Hell no, I'm not pressed. But you saw her, right? Ain't no way in hell I'm passing that up."
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Jamie shuffled into her living room, plopping down on the sofa next to Nora, who was munching on a bagel.
"Morning, sunshine" Nora said cheerfully.
"Hey yourself. Why are you so damn happy?"
"Because I just got off the phone with Danny."
"Danny? Who's Danny?"
Nora stuffed the last bit of bagel into her mouth. "The guy I met last night at the ATO house. He's a brother there."
"Oh," Jamie teased. "Do we like this boy?"
"We do," Nora replied as she gathered her way blond locks into a messy bun. "We talked the entire time at the party. He even walked me home just to be safe."
"How sweet of him," Jamie said, the barest hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"Be a bigger bitch, please" Nora joked. "He was really sweet. He came up to the apartment and we just talked the whole night. I really dig this guy."
Jamie sipped from the cup of tea Nora handed her. "Nora, I'm glad for you. But you always seem to get hung up on guys."
"As opposed to not making any attachments whatsoever. Except for the horizontal ones."
"The only ones that matter," Jamie shot back.
Nora laughed. "I see. So, how was your night? You got back way before I did."
Jamie's mind wandered to the previous night and her bathroom session with Nate. "It was good. I hooked up with this really hot guy."