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Book: Everything But Read Free
Author: Jade C. Jamison
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I-don’t-give-a-shit look , and it was longer than he’d ever worn it before .   It was kinda sexy.   She wasn’t sure, but she thought he was wearing his dog tag necklace and he had a couple of big rings on his fingers.  But one of the things she liked the most about Riley, his sleeves of tattoos, was mostly on display, thanks to the short sleeves.   God…he was fucking gorgeous.
    And Erin decided she’d better look away before she started drooling.
    She looked down at her hands, trying to compose herself, because she felt herself growing nervous.  She’d gotten herself totally worked up, and deep down she knew someone like Riley Schultz wouldn’t give her the time of day anyway .  So she had to stop torturing herself.  She focused on an inane conversation between Brenda and Rainy…something about how to apply smoky eye shadow.  Once she felt like she had control of herself again, she focused on the PowerPoint and forced herself to keep her eyes away from Riley Schultz.  It was the only way she could survive.
    When the co-captains finished their sweet presentation that had put the cheerleaders up on some impossible pedestal, they introduced the former frontman of Spawn as the evening’s emcee.  And that’s when he stood up and walked the few steps up to the platform to the loud roar of applause that greeted him.  Erin knew the praise was due to two things—one was there were some true fans in the crowd, probably mostly teenagers; most of the parents who’d decided to attend had no clue who Riley was; but, second, she knew it was because—whether those people knew his music or not—they knew he was a local boy who’d gone on to become famous and had returned home.
    The good news?   She could look at him all she wanted now, and no one would ever know better.  No one would ever know how ravenous her gaze really was, including the young ladies who surrounded her.
    So what did Riley actually say?  Well, she missed that.  She heard his voice , all right…smooth baritone, a little raspy, very sexy, but the actual words?  Missed ‘ em all.   It didn’t matter, though.  She knew most of the words already, considering she and the cheerleaders had written them all earlier that week.  She did catch Riley doing some ad lib, though…he was telling some jokes and warming up the crowd.  Oh, yeah…no denying Riley was the kind of person meant for the stage.  He had charisma and had won the entire group over in a matter of minutes.
    He began reading the card for Michaela as the young lady in a wispy red dress walked down the bleachers to take her place onstage.  God, what a stupid place for the auction .   Erin had questioned why they were using the gym and not the auditorium, the perfect place for something like this.  Ron Gill had explained during the last faculty meeting that the stage was already set for the “epic play” the following weekend.  His students had worked hard on the set, had finally completed all but the final touches, and he didn’t want to ask them to take it down.  “Besides,” he’d said, “I’m training my set kids on how to work with a traveling theater group.  They need practice on setting up the temporary stage , the one we’ll be using for the auction .  Best yet, cheerleaders work in the gym.  What better place to have the auction?”
    Well, it was bullshit, but she wasn’t their permanent coach and wasn’t willing to fight for it.  The girls didn’t seem to mind.
    Michaela was smiling, her teeth gleaming, her long black hair shining under the stage lights while she was under the scrutiny of the crowd.  Still reading off the card, Riley said, “Michaela’s favorite things are soft, cute puppies, macaroni and cheese, and slumber parties with her best friends.  Turn offs include bad breath, smoking, and bushy eyebrows.”  Riley set the card on the podium in front of him and pulled the microphone off the stand.  Erin felt her pulse pick up a little,

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