Sixteen Karrie “You dating Ridge is seriously the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” Mina said happily as she danced in the center of the crowd at Delta house. A bubble of laughter left my throat. “That’s happened to you?” She nodded emphatically. “Free booze, hot guys, and unfettered access to Delta parties? This is every co-ed’s wet dream,” she said loudly over the music. I smiled, indicating I’d heard her, but kept dancing rather than shouting back. This wasn’t the best place to have a conversation, and since we’d only been dancing for two songs, I wasn’t ready to stop. I’d had a Captain and Coke when we’d arrived, just to take the edge off of my fear. But, I needn’t have been afraid. It wasn’t like Ridge had made a big announcement, or even introduced me around like I had

