“Hey, asshole.” I scowl my warning and get nothing but that infuriating wink from him, saying, “game on.” I will beat him if he messes with my new female best friend. Jenny has a boyfriend. Okay, maybe she doesn’t seem happy with him, but still. The girl doesn’t need Arrick’s lothario sidekick making moves on her innocent self and messing with her head. Nathan would crush her in so many ways.

He decides he wants to sit opposite us with that and moves to slide in directly ...