"That's not...I didn't mean it like that,” she faltered, trying to maintain her sweet voice which only made me roll my eyes and wish I could gag for added effect.
Braxton turned slightly to look over his shoulder at the girl.
"Oh, my back doesn't meet the requirement? Alright," he sighed, finishing the last of his beer before pulling his wallet out to tip the bartender.
"Hey Jinn. Let's go find Nixon," Braxton suggested, handing a twenty to the bartender.
Then he slid off his stool.
I grinned, turning my attention back to the girls.
"I'll see you ladies later." I winked, hopping off the stool and following Braxton's lead.
We headed to the second floor, chuckling the whole way.
"And you call me a tease," Braxton laughed.
"I'm just playing with them. I meant no harm. You, however, are gonna give women heart palpitations," I replied, meaning my words.
I could only fathom how sexy Braxton's voice would sound while he kissed my neck and whispered sweet words...ugh, I had too much to drink to be thinking like this.
Braxton placed a hand on my shoulder to stop me from going forward, his once happier expression was now a stern look and his lips were a firm line. I followed his gaze, noticing a group of guys in really fancy clothing talking to Nixon.
I looked around for Logan but couldn't spot him on this floor. The vibe and how uncomfortable Nixon looked told me he really wasn't enjoying himself.
I closed my eyes, enhancing my hearing with a bit of magic which was as easy as summoning fire with a snap of my fingers.
"I don't know. He's giving me gay vibes, that's all. I'm not picking on him,” a tall redhead scoffed.
"You’re a strong one though. Can't believe you’re a freshman. If you are gay, where's your boyfriend?" another male with shoulder-length black hair questioned.
"Not here yet," Nixon replied calmly with a blank expression.
"Or invisible,” the redhead laughed, shaking his head; the two other guys joined in. "You do meet our requirement though, but I really doubt you have a 'boyfriend.' Just admit you're here alone. We don't normally allow gays, but I guess if your'partner'is pretty strong we'd let you off the hook."
"Ya. You wouldn’t want to have a tough time on your first day of classes now, would you?" the black haired guy joked, but I could sense the seriousness in his words.
I frowned and shook Braxton's hold from my shoulder and walked straight up to them.
"Jinn," Braxton snarled after me but I ignored him as I approached the group with a smile.
"Nixon. There you are," I greeted.
His eyes went wide at my intrusion and the guys moved apart to look me over. I let go of my hold on my power for a second, wanting to make it known that I wasn't in the playful mood as I moved to stand next to Nixon.
I rested my arm on his shoulder.
"I've been looking for you. I thought I said to meet me down at the bar?" I said softly, leaning in to press a light kiss to his neck. He blushed, turning his head to meet my stare.
"I was there earlier but wanted to check what was going on up here," Nixon replied, playing along.
"No worries. At least I found you. Who are these guys?" I asked, eyeing each of them.
From the way the black haired guy and the third guy who had dark green hair shivered, I knew my eyes had shifted back to their gold coloring.
The redhead stood his ground and smiled at me.
"Is this your boyfriend, Nixon? Everyone's been talking about a good looking freshman with red highlights who managed to pass one of the hardest entrance tests. Not to mention he got all five of the other guys through. Is that you?" he asked.