Frat House Confessions

10. Karrie

Ten

Karrie

It felt like the walk of shame, even though I hadn’t done anything to feel ashamed of.

Not that I thought having s*x, one-night stands, or spending the night with a guy you had a mutually beneficial understanding with was anything to be ashamed of. But, walking through Delta that morning after sleeping in Ridge’s room, I’d been very unsettled at the thought of anyone seeing me.

I didn’t want to be seen as a Delta Groupie, or one of Ridge’s randoms.

I wasn’t sure why it mattered to me, but it did.

Luckily, I made it out with only one pledge seeing me, and he’d looked like he was more afraid of me than I was of him.

Feeling surprisingly chipper, considering how much I drank last night, I hopped on my bike and pedaled home, enjoying the feel of the sun on my skin as I navigated the streets.

There were students everywhere. Some headed to class, others piling out of the coffee shop, and I smiled as I realized for the first time since Drake broke up with me, that I was happy and excited to see what the day would bring.

After I locked up my bike, I hurried upstairs and into my apartment, throwing open the door and calling Good morning to Mina.

“What’s so good about it? Where have you been? Are those yesterday’s clothes? Spill!”

I laughed as I turned to look at my best friend, who was eating cereal at the counter.

“Don’t get excited, nothing happened … but I spent the night at Delta,” I told her, feeling an odd thrill at the memory of falling asleep next to Ridge.

“Shut the front door,” Mina cried, doing a little high step in place. “With Ridge?”

“Yes, but like I said, nothing happened. We just hung out, played some beer pong, and then he let me sleep it off in his room,” I told her.

I really wanted to spill all … the makeover, the fake dating, etc… but since Ridge wanted to keep this secret from everyone, including his own brother, I didn’t know how he’d feel about me letting Mina in on it.

“In his bed?” she asked gleefully.

“Yes.”

“With him in it?”

I nodded.

“But nothing happened?” Mina pressed. “No accidental touches or inadvertent kisses? Tell me you at least grazed his dick.”

I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Well, let’s just say I did feel a wakeup call on my ass this morning,” I admitted.

“And? Was it a big wakeup call, or just a little guy?”

“Oh, it was substantial.”

“I knew it. Dude’s big all over, it would be depressing if the girth didn’t match the stature, if you get my drift,” she said wryly.

“He’s not getting complaints in the girth department, I can assure you of that.”

“Mmmmm,” Mina said, shaking her head. “Did you at least wiggle up against it?”

“No, I pretended to be asleep.”

“What a wasted opportunity,” she chided.

“I didn’t want to complicate things,” I told her truthfully, even though I knew we were about to ramp up our makeover game, and with the way Mina was acting, she was going to fall for it hook, line, and sinker.

I needed to talk to Ridge and see if he’d be okay with me telling Mina the truth. I didn’t want to lie to her, especially not when she was so excited about even the possibility of me and Ridge.

“Girl, you got a man that fine, hard and ready to go, you do whatever you can to get yourself some. You could have started your day off with an orgasm. When’s the last time that happened?”

“Um…”

“Exactly. Ridge is hot as f**k, plus, you could throw that s**t in Drake’s face.”

I nodded, since that was the whole reason I agreed to Ridge’s crazy scheme in the first place. Drake had always been jealous, and even though he’d apparently cheated on me repeatedly and moved on, I knew he still wouldn’t like the idea of me moving on with someone else.

Especially Ridge.

“Well, I am seeing Ridge tonight, so we’ll see what happens.”

Mina’s eyes widened and she threw a fist in the air.

“Yes! This is the best news I’ve heard all day. Now, please tell me that you’re finally going to change your clothes and do something with your hair,” she said, curling her lip as she looked me over. “You need to show Ridge that you’re more than sweats and a messy bun.”

“Actually, he’s taking me shopping … for clothes.”

“Seriously? Did he lose a bet or something?”

“It was actually his idea,” I told her.

“It’s because of that shirt, isn’t it? He thinks you’re a poor student with no fashion sense and he’s taking pity on you.”

I slapped her on the arm.

“Ouch.”

“That’s not true,” I argued, even though it probably was.

Mina gave me a look that said, it absolutely is true, and said, “Just promise me you’ll put some effort in so Ridge can see how you look when you’re not sad and depressed Karrie who doesn’t give a shit.”

“I promise,” I told her.

“Good, now promise that you’ll try to get to first base … maybe second.”

“No,” I said with a laugh, “we’re going out as friends.”

“Wear that sundress you have, with the little flowers and tight bodice. Ridge will be begging to round the bases with you.”

“Mina…”

“No, Karrie, you deserve this. You deserve to have some fun after what that f**k did to you and Ridge looks like he’d be an amusement park full of fun.”