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the door open and go inside, Tucker grabbed my hand and pulled me to face him.
    “ I know I don't really know you, but...”  Looking down, he brushed his thumb over my hand.  “It just pisses me off that he just treated you like that.”
    “ It's fine. I know how he is.  He didn't mean to hurt my feelings.  That's just Nick.”
    Tucker's grasp on my hand tightened and I saw his eyes flicker with anger.  “That's bullshit,” he stated bluntly.  “I haven't known Nick as long as you have, but I know exactly what kind of guy he is.  When you're my girl I'll never treat you like that.” 
    “First of all, you're right, you don't know Nick.” I pulled my hands up on my hips.  “Whatever happened back there is between me and him, and while I appreciate you walking me home, you have no right to judge him.  You're his roommate.  You're supposed to be his friend.”  Why on earth I felt the need to defend Nick's actions, I had no idea.  I guess it's just what I was used to doing.  When I finished, the rest of what Tucker said took center in my mind. “And what the hell do you mean when I'm your girl?”
    “ Exactly what I said.”
    What a conceited asshole.  What could possibly make him think I was even remotely interested in dating him?  “Whatever you say, buddy,” I quipped, rolling my eyes. 
    “You'll see,” he smirked as he grabbed my hand back in his and pulled it to his lips.  I froze at the contact of his mouth on my skin.  He slowly pulled his face up to mine and started to back away.  He took a step back, letting my hand fall, and added with a wicked grin, “Buddy.”
    I watched in disbelief as he turned and headed back toward the party.  Nick's the only guy that had ever left me speechless, and it really pissed me off that Tucker had just managed to do it.  The lack of control I'd just experienced with him was not something I wanted to experience again.  Control was the one thing I had going for me.  I'd been in control of my own life for a long time now, and I didn't need some smug bastard to come along and tell me otherwise.

CHAPTER 3
    The next morning I felt the sunlight beaming in through the window.  Before I opened my eyes, I let the thoughts that had kept me up half the night replay in my mind.  Nick and Tucker took up equal time.  I was tied up in knots over everything that happened with Nick and the unsettling way my night ended with Tucker.  His ocean colored eyes threatened, or was it promised , that I would be his girl.
    “ What are you smiling about?” Smiling?  Why would I be smiling.  I realized that the voice asking the question wasn't in my mind. I opened my eyes to see Nick sitting at the foot of my bed.
    “ What are you doing here?  I can't believe that you have the nerve to show up here after the shit you pulled last night,” I snapped, sitting up quickly.
    “ Whoa, killer.” He laughed, handing me the iced coffee he was holding.  “I'm sorry about blindsiding you like that.  I should have talked it over with you before the party, but I saw an opportunity and I took it.”
    I snatched the drink from him and pulled the straw between my lips as I tried to make sense of what he was saying.  “What are you talking about?”
    “You know.  Roping in the mark.” He took a drink from his coffee cup.  “Might I add, that kiss was very convincing. I knew if he saw you kiss me he'd want you.  Just another entitled rich kid.”
    I placed my hand over my face and squeezed my thumb and forefinger against my temples, willing my mind to decipher Nick's words.  When it finally clicked, I moved my hand down under my eyes and my jaw fell.   Kid was definitely the right word.  I was expecting a middle-aged egomaniac with too much money to know what do with, not a good looking young guy. I had to say the next phrase out loud to convince myself that this wasn't a dream.  I whispered in to my palm, “Tucker's the mark.”
    Nick's chuckled, still oblivious