Whisky Melody: Rock Star Romance, New Adult College Romance (Tennessee Romance Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page B

snorted, then laughed. “Fuck, no! Not that kind of molly, not a girl. I mean the drug.”
    “Oh.” Her face turned eight shades of red as she wondered how she could have possibly misunderstood. “I see. How do you know?”
    “Because I caught her at a party last night. I told her it’s stupid, because it is. I mean, I’m no saint, not a good guy, and maybe I’ve got no right to throw stones or whatever, but even I don’t do that kind of shit. I’m no junkie. She got all pissy because I told her how dumb it is and warned her she might end up in jail or kicked out of school if they catch her.”
    Ashley knew he was right about that, but she tried to play druggie’s advocate for a moment. “So you saw her do it once, right? I mean, I’m sure lots of people try stuff, especially in college.”
    “It wasn’t just once. She’s been doing it for weeks. She’s also been skipping class, just wandering around the campus getting high with all the losers, not doing anything she’s supposed to do. I can’t keep dating her if she’s gonna do that. If she gets caught, I could get in trouble, too.”
    “How, unless you’re joining her or getting the stuff for her or—”
    Charlie cleared his throat and cut in, “Logan didn’t tell you, did he?”
    Her impatience and worry hit a zenith. “Tell me what?”
    He shot a foot into the grass and dug it in. “My dad’s not good guy either, Ashley. I guess you know that. I can’t say I blame him, since I pretty much hate him, too. He got into a little trouble for dealing, but he had felony already, and he needed someone to take the rap for him.”
    “Wait. Are you saying you took the blame for something your father did? For a crime he committed?”
    He shrugged. “I was only admitted here because all that is sealed in my juvenile records, but they do know about it.”
    “So you’re sort of on parole, and they’ll kick you out if they think you have anything to do with Kaylee’s, um…problem?”
    “Exactly.”
    “I see,” Ashley said, and she did, even if she didn’t want to. She sighed heavily, furious with Kaylee even more so than before, then peered up at Charlie again. “Look, I’ll talk to her, but I can’t promise she’ll listen. She wasn’t like this before. I don’t know what happened to her.”
    Charlie shrugged. “I’m only telling you because I’m gonna break up with her. I have to. I can’t screw up my only ride.”
    “I can’t either. I’m here on a scholarship, too.”
    She didn’t want to feel sympathy for Charlie, as it was something like feeling sorry for a great white shark after it ate her leg off, but at that moment she couldn’t help it. He really did look pitiful and helpless, sort of like a wet, confused Chihuahua. She blew out an audible breath. “I’ll talk to her, but as for the breakup… Well, that’s your deal, and you’ll have to deal with it. Leave me out of it, okay? I don’t want to have anything else to do with the two of you and your relationship.”
    “Speaking of that, I sorta owe you an apology.”
    “Yeah, for starters.”
    He pursed his lips. “I know I owe you more than one. About that night… It was all my fault. Logan… He pissed me off, and I really did think I felt some kinda vibe from you, but I know that still didn’t give me the right to…do what I did.”
    “Well, at least you’re learning,” she said, her reply rueful and caustic.
    “I’m not a rapist, Ashley.”
    “Only because I defended myself.”
    He ran a hand through his hair. “And I’m glad you did.”
    “I’m sure. Jail sucks, from what I hear.”
    He shook his head. “Not just because of that.”
    “Look, I gotta go.” She turned around and started walking, not at all ready to deal with his apology, sincere as it seemed. She also was not ready to cope with Kaylee doing illegal drugs, but it seemed she had to.
    Her cell phone rang, and she fished it out of her pocket and hit the button. “Hey, Logan.”
    “Hey. I