Faster (The University of Gatica #2) Read Free

door before I leave.”
    Jani put her arm around him. “I promise to take good care of your little sister.”
    Aileen looked around the room again. “I love the track on the wall. Did you just paint that?”
    Jani nodded. “I painted the other room first and then remembered the coach saying you were leaning toward Stanford or somewhere warm. Didn’t think you’d want to sleep in a room to rub that in. So I moved there and painted the track on this wall. Track seems to be your… your… entity.”
    “Entity?” Brad scratched his head. “You mean, like her entire life? And nothing else?”
    Aileen ignored her annoying brother. “I’m going to put my bed right under it.” She smiled. “It’s awesome.”
    Brad walked around the room, opening the closet door. “This thing’s nearly as big as my room!”
    Aileen came up behind him and peered in. “I don’t have enough clothes to fill this.”
    “Wait till you get all your track gear. It’ll take up half the closet.”
    Brad leaned against the doorframe of the closet. “Wait a minute. You guys get track gear? For free?”
    Jani laughed. “Duh! Of course. We all get a jogging suit and a warm up suit at the beginning of the year. Plus we get a bunch of shirts throughout the year, and of course, a bunch of the meets give you a shirt, even a watch if you win. We also have a couple of competing outfits and a school warm up kit. That stuff has to be handed back in at the end of the year and then you get it again the next year.” She pointed to her feet. “Don’t forget shoes. We get trainers to work out in, plus spikes.”
    “Seriously?” Brad shook his head and looked at Aileen. “I so should have gone out for track.”
    “What sport are you into?” Jani asked him.
    “I played basketball and soccer in high school. I, uh, didn’t really do anything but intramurals in juco. More into the partying scene.” He grinned and leaned toward her. “Which some would consider a sport in and of itself.”
    “Whatever.” Aileen shook her head. Her brother was naturally athletic and probably could have made the juco soccer team or anything he tried out for. He just didn’t have the drive to go out and try out. “I’m going to start bringing in some of my stuff.”
    “Wait!” Jani said as she headed out of the room. “Let me grab my keys and Brad can back his truck up into the drive. He can pull all the way so we can carry everything through the back door. We’ll have it unloaded in twenty minutes!”
    “Ladies, slow down!” Brad motioned with his hands to stop them. “How about we grab a drink and chill for a bit first? We just got here. I’m up for going to grab something to eat in Campus Corner.”
    “We will, after we unload the truck. We don’t have to set everything up now.” Aileen wanted to but wasn’t about to admit that to her brother. She also didn’t want to leave the house until she had showered and changed. With her luck, they would head out and run into Tyler, who wouldn’t even recognize her all greasy and gross.
    Brad threw his hands up in the air. “Fine. Let’s unload. Then eat. Then you can show me the campus. I want to see this football stadium of yours.”
    So did Aileen. Except her reasons were entirely different than her brother’s.
     
     
    After unpacking and setting up her bedroom, Brad drove Jani and Aileen through Campus Corner. Jani picked out an amazing local Mexican food restaurant. As they ate, Aileen tried not to throw up from the flirting between her brother and roommate.
    “You guys are gross,” she told them after lunch as they headed back to the truck. “You two are not allowed to… you know.” She closed her eyes and shook her head.
    Jani laughed and threw her arm around her roommate. “I promise not to sleep with your brother. Rule number one of Roomie Rules. Brothers are like family and are not to be touched. They are scum.”
    “Hey!” Brad unlocked the truck doors. “I’m right here.”
    “Sorry,