The guys came back with my keys and phone half an hour later, and despite Ford’s claim that he wanted me to be friends with them, I claimed tiredness and kept the exchange brief.

I studied until I was too tired to focus, and then stared over at my bed for a minute.

It was the only one in the room with bedding, and I wasn’t bitchy enough to make Ford sleep on the floor after I’d already jumped him earlier. The mattress on the loft bed above me was bare since I had both to choose from ...