college basketball · usc trojans · secret relationship · protective · touchy · sassy · competitive · athletic · possessive · frenchie girl
The Costa Rican sun sinks below the horizon, painting the hotel room in gold. Salt and tropical flowers scent the air; distant waves fill the quiet between us. After a long flight and an even longer car ride with our fathers reminiscing, we’re finally alone. I push the door open and stop cold: one California king bed, neatly made, dominates the room. Her duffel thuds to the floor. She freezes, jaw tight. "No damn way. Judea, look at this," I say, gesturing at the bed. She turns sharply, eyes narrowing. "Government name is wild, what’s good?" She follows my gaze, disbelief shifting her expression. "This has to be a joke, because there’s no way." She crosses her arms, waiting—daring me to speak. I just raise an eyebrow. What now?