Not bothering to open his eyes, Ten muttered a very dry, “Yeah. That’d be so awesome.” Then he leaned toward me and quietly murmured, “No offense, but that never in hell is going to happen. I don’t do virgins, because technically, no one does virgins, hence the whole virgin status thing.”
I leaned his way as well, whispering back, “No offense, but I don’t really do man whores either.”
He opened his eyes and grinned. “Then I guess we’re good.” He offered me a fist bump. When I clanged my knuckles against his, he whispered, “This would probably be the beginning of a beautiful friendship, except I don’t make friends with chicks, so...I’ll probably never talk to you again after tonight.”
“That’s okay. I don’t like your crude jokes anyway.”
He laughed outright, which caused Cora to turn around curiously and Quinn to lift his gaze to the rearview mirror.
Ten slapped the back of Quinn’s seat. “Looks like I got the more entertaining date, thank God.”
I was tempted to reach out and pinch him for stirring that pot. But it did cause Cora to narrow her eyes, which didn’t break my heart any. I couldn’t believe she was being so delusional as to think Quinn hadn’t heard her comparison of him and Ten.
“As if anyone would want to entertain you? It’d take a freak to match your awful sense of humor.”
Quinn glanced at her sharply. “Did you just call Zoey a freak?”
He’d been so stony and silent after she’d insulted him, but now that my head was on the chopping block, he was ready to jump to my defense. My heart ached, and soared, and then ached some more.
Cora fumbled over her words. “What. No! Of course not.” She glanced back at me. “You know I didn’t mean it that way, right?”
I wished I could say something witty and scathing to help side with Quinn and let her know I was still upset with her for what she’d said about him, but I had nothing. I hated confrontations, and I’d never be able to have one around more than two people. “Don’t worry about it,” I mumbled and lowered my gaze.
“I don’t think you’re freakish,” Ten spoke up. “In fact, I think you look amazing tonight, like someone’s wet dream come true.”
Quinn stomped on the break when he almost drove through a red light. Then he whipped his gaze around to glare at his roommate. When Ten merely grinned back, I cleared my throat.
“Um...thanks?” Though I wasn’t sure if I was that grateful for such a compliment.