Just Go by M Dauphin Read Free Book Online

myself sometimes at how put together I actually look. There are plenty of men out there that are good enough for me, I just have to find them.
    I sigh and wash my hands, taking a breath before leaving the bathroom. I keep my eyes down and walk back to our table without looking around. It takes everything I have not to see if he’s in his chair at his table, but I don’t.
    Sitting back down, Gabby leans over to me and smiles.
    “Have fun in there?” she grins and I see her eyes flick towards Adam’s table.
    “Stop. Please,” I whine grabbing my water and downing it in a few gulps.
    “I’m not sure, but it looks like you two went into the same bathroom and came out looking incredibly flustered,” she says, her eyebrows raised and grin plastered on her face.
    “Gab, drop it. Nothing happened.” She doesn’t know he’s the man from last night, and I’d like it to stay that way.
    “Fine, leave a girl hanging,” she huffs and straightens herself in her seat, sipping her drink and looking my way every few seconds.
    The rest of dinner is uneventful. What started out as such a great evening quickly became torture when I realized I couldn’t look straight ahead without seeing him in my peripheral vision. The one time I glanced over at his table, his arm was draped over the back of that woman’s chair. The woman who was so beautiful it was hard for me to look away. Why would he follow me to the bathroom, why would he pursue me like he did when he has someone like that wrapped around his pinky finger?
    “Who’s up for shots?” I hear one of the girls in our group yell and roll my eyes.
    Some of us have grown up and grown out of the ‘go out and get shitfaced every night of the week’ part of college. Others in our group are still getting there. This girl, Magan, I think her name is, is dating Chad. So far tonight, she’s been incredibly annoying. From whining about her new Audi that her parents bought her not having the right color leather, to complaining that her shoes don’t match her dress perfectly. So freaking annoying. I’m not sure what Chad sees in her.
    “Maybe she has a golden pussy,” Gabby leans over and whispers in my ear, reading my thoughts.
    I laugh and shake my head. “Be nice,” I warn.
    “What? You had that look. I can’t stand her either,” she says, then groans and stands. “Alright you youngins’! I’m out. Let’s go, Ann. This bitch needs her beauty sleep before her interviews tomorrow.” She grabs my arm and helps me up as we walk out the front door.
    Her mention of a job hunt makes me nervous of never finding something that I truly enjoy doing. The state of Illinois isn’t the best place to go into education right now and if I don’t end up in a classroom, I’m not sure what I’ll do.
    We sit in silence in the back of the car the whole ride home. Something’s bothering her. She normally wouldn’t have called it a night so early, especially when we already had plans of going out after dinner. Between the two of us, she’s surprisingly the more socially active one. Sure, I have my fair share of nights out, but Gab used to go out every single night of the week. Leaving this early, before the party even starts, makes me think something’s really wrong with her.
    We get back to our apartment and she silently heads straight to her room to change. I follow her in and sit on her bed, waiting for her to finish changing to try and talk to her. I’ve been best friends with Gab for years. Ever since we started college together. She’s always been the free love type of woman, never showing a care in the world of what people think of her exploits. I know she has a past she doesn’t like to talk about, so I’ve never pushed. She has her bad days, but mostly she’s a great person just trying to find herself. The fact that her mood tonight’s been all over the place kind of worries me, though.
    “Hey, doll. You wanna talk?” I say gently as she moves towards her bed to lay