wasn’t as interesting to Lexa as Lyssa’s slight blush. Or the way she was actively trying not to look at Kyle. Lexa didn’t know whether she should tease Lyss when they got home or if she should have pity.
“Oh, I have my own car,” Kyle said, “So that won’t be a problem.”
Lyssa turned and gave him a cool stare. Lexa had seen a lot of guys shrink back from that. Kyle just smiled at her. If he knew just what Lyssa was capable of, he’d be terrified. But, as it was now, he just grinned. It was tempting to bring him along, but Lexa couldn’t do it.
“I kinda wanted a girls’ day. Maybe next time?”
Brown eyes darted to Lexa and a thick brow arched. He wasn’t happy, but he wasn’t angry either. One test passed. At least he wasn’t a jerk.
“Girls’ day. Got it. How about tomorrow?”
Missy kicked Lexx under the table, “Of course! Tomorrow sounds great!”
Kyle grinned and leaned over to Lyssa, “See you in class.”
With that, he got up and headed for the door. Tilting her head, Lexa smiled, “Well his backside’s as good as his front.”
“Oh, please, Lexa,” Lyssa sighed.
“Oh no,” Missy said, “It doesn’t get much better than that. I’ve never seen him so interested before.”
“How do I get him uninterested?”
“Are you for real?” Missy stared at Lyss as if she’d lost her mind.
Lexa grinned, “Lyssa believes school is for educational purposes only. That there is enough time for love later.”
“There is,” Lyssa spoke with the usual authoritative tone she used when she didn’t want someone questioning her.
“You’re missing out. Now is the time for fun and exploring.”
“You do too much exploring,” Anna suddenly chimed in. Lexa had forgotten she was there. The girl had been so quiet. When she met Anna’s steady gaze, she didn’t look pissed off anymore. She looked at Lyssa with something in her eyes…Respect, maybe? Lexa wasn’t sure.
“Lyss, how’s the rest of your day?”
“Two more classes and then PE. Seriously, is that still necessary?”
“Maybe not for the queen of working out. You don’t need to go to gym, but a lot of us only get exercise when we go.”
“Don’t worry,” Anna said, “They’ll talk today, make teams, shit like that. Unless their doing archery, then you might go shoot for a little while.”
“You should watch your language,” Lyssa commented automatically.
“What?”
“Sorry, Anna, Lyssa has a strict no swearing policy. If you hear her swear, she’s beyond angry.”
Lyssa turned her gray-blue gaze on Anna, “Sorry. Habit. Every time this one swears, I try to clean up her mouth.”
Anna nodded, Missy giggled, “You really are weird!”
Lyssa smiled, “So everyone tells me.”
Chapter 3
Kyle found teasing Lyssa to be easy. He was in all of her classes. Every time he’d walk in, her eyes would go wide, her cheeks would turn pink and then she’d look away and pretend he wasn’t there. He’d never had a girl react to him that way. Most were eager to flirt. Even her sister seemed the flirtatious type. Not Lyssa. She was sexy as hell but equally serious. She was super smart and she wasn’t afraid to show it, having her hand up for every question the teachers would ask.
Because of his interest in her, girls in the classes seemed to be giving her the cold shoulder. He was going to do something about that when he noticed Lyssa didn’t seem to care. She really was hanging onto that no friends needed policy. He got the distinct impression that the only reason she was heading out for pizza with Lexa and her two friends was for her sister’s sake. For a moment, he pondered crashing “girl’s day.” But soon, he changed his mind. Messing with Lyssa was