Charlotte & the Seven Frat Brothers

11

"Thank you." I look up to him.

"For?"

"Saving me back there."

He stops walking. "I can't take all the credit for this. It was Chase. He sent me a message telling me to go look for you; you might be in trouble with Wolf. Now, I see why you would be in trouble. Do you always wear bathing suits like that?"

"No," I pull the robe tighter around my body. "Tessa let me borrow one of hers. I didn't know the bonfire was at the beach. Normally they're in the woods, from what I read online."

"You really don't go out much, huh?"

"Nope and I like it that way."

He starts walking again. "Not gonna lie, Charles, that bathing suit looking real good on you."

A blush creeps up my neck and I know my cheeks are soon going to be crimson red. I glance down at my swimsuit; my curves are what help me out. If I didn't have them or these breasts I would look more normal, as society would put it. I never disliked my body and I never will—I don't like to put it on display. I don't know what to say to him but thank you and even that sounds a little weird to me. No male has complimented me before on my looks.

"So...Chase sent you a text message? Is he here?" I change the subject.

"He is heading here now with Natalia."

"Is that like his girlfriend now?" I ask nonchalantly. It was eating me up inside to know if they were a thing or not. However, I don't want them to know that it is, I think I'm playing it off barely.

"Not too sure. I think he is just using her for the next two months. Well not using her—that's not the right word to say. They are cohabiting for now."

"Huh?"

"He is staying in her dorm until he can come back to the frat house. I thought he would have told you." Miguel shrugs his shoulders. "So now if you were worried that he was sleeping on the campus lawn, he isn't." he laughs.

I don't find the humor in it.

I basically will never understand these guys and their way of thinking when it comes to women. I should have known Chase was going to end up with a female as a housing buddy until then. I just wished it wasn't Natalia or any female for that matter. I should have suggested that he crashed at my parent's pool house—look at me being a lovesick puppy.

"There you two go—holy shit Charles what are you wearing?" We approached the other guys and I wished Darren would have kept his mouth shut.

"Guys," Miguel shields me from everyone's eyes. "Stop staring it makes her uncomfortable."

I peek from behind him. "Does anyone have a jacket or sweater I can wear?" I see there are a bunch of girls over here too. I internally roll my eyes. Wherever these guys are girls are sure to follow. It's starting to get sickening.

They all say no in unison and I don't believe it. I could walk back to my car, but I don't want to chance it and bump into Wolf or any guys that are not my guys.

"I think I have something." I see Chase, sitting on the sand with Natalia on his lap. He taps the side of her thigh, signaling for her to get up. She fakes pouts but moves anyway. I know Miguel told me he was staying with her and it bothered me, but seeing the two together like this was making my blood boil. It's like a slap in the face and I can only be mad at myself. I like him a lot and I don't believe the feeling is mutual. So here I am working myself up over something I have no control over.

"No thanks." I sharply say. "I'm going to go for a swim." I walk away not looking back, but I can hear the commotion. I hear the guys talking. They don't want me to go into the water, they aren't fans of my swimsuit yet they don't want to seem like overbearing brothers, either. Well screw Chase and screw my stupid emotions and this unruly behavior of mine right now.