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and Caleb made their way around the room to greet all of their guests. I spent the next couple of hours trying to talk to her , but every time I had a clear shot someone stopped me—mostly Andrew trying to figure out how to save his screwed up relationship with Emily. Finally, I got a moment alone and looked over to Caleb, who still hadn’t popped the question. He looked nervous as hell, and I felt a little bad for him. Grabbing two beers from the bar I went over to give him a pep talk.
    I walked up behind him and slapped him on the back before giving him the beer.
    “Hey, man, you look like you’re gonna puke.”
    He turned to look at me before taking a sip of his beer. “Thanks a lot, asshole,” he grumbled.
    Glancing over to where Angie was standing, I noticed that the brunette was standing with her group. I gave myself a mental shake. I needed to focus. “Did you tell any of them your plans?”
    He shook his head. “No, I didn’t even tell Mom and Dad.”
    “I can’t believe you’re ready to take the plunge. Don’t you want to see what else is out there?”
    He turned to look at me. “There will never be anyone like Angie. She is the most incredible woman I have ever met. She stayed with me even at my lowest, and I can’t imagine my life without her.”
    I still didn’t think I would ever find a girl who would love me the way Angie loved Caleb, but I wasn’t sure that I wanted to look for her either.
    I smiled at him. “I know. Just don’t forget it.”
    He clasped me on the shoulder. “I won’t. I better claim the birthday girl for a dance.”
    “Good luck,” I offered with a wink.
    He shook my hand and pulled me into a hug, “Thanks for everything. We would never have made it here without you.”
    That’s for sure. Caleb had almost lost Angie because of his stupid idea about what he deserved. I patted him on the back. “Always, man.”
    My attention turned back to the group around Angie. “Who’s the brunette standing next to Em?” I asked.
    Caleb followed my line of sight before saying, “That’s Lauren, a friend of Angie’s.”
    “I think I may need to go introduce myself—”
    Caleb stopped me. “She’s a friend of Angie’s, please don’t screw around with her. Remember, we all have to live together.”
    Damn it. All I wanted was to bury myself inside this girl and forget the real world for a little while. Maybe I should just ask her to dance and see where it leads , I thought to myself. “All right, I’ll behave myself. But I’m still asking her to dance.”
    Caleb walked over to the DJ and I took the opportunity to go and introduce myself to Lauren. I noticed her watching me. She tried to look away and pretend to be absorbed in the conversation, but I wasn’t fooled. Maybe I was going to get lucky tonight after all.
    I decided to let Emily make the introductions and then ask her to dance, where I’d hit her with the full force of my charm. I walked up and stood next to Emily. “Hey, Em, having fun?”
    She looked over at me with a huge smile on her face. “Absolutely! This night couldn’t have turned out any better.”
    She had no idea how wrong she was. Giving her a pointed look, I turned to glance at Lauren and back to her.
    She seemed flustered but I had a feeling she was doing it on purpose. “Oh, sorry. Josh, this is Lauren Pierce. Lauren, this Josh Walker, Caleb’s roommate and best friend,” Emily said pointing at each of us in turn.
    I gave her my most charming smile before reaching out my hand. “Nice to meet you, Lauren .”
    It took her a few seconds to respond, but when she did her smile lit up her face and my dick stood to attention. “Likewise, Josh .”
    I listened to their conversation continue for a few minutes. They were talking about the class they shared. Apparently, Lauren was taking a history class with Emily and Angie. I knew they were both history majors, but I wasn’t sure about Lauren. If wanted to know more about her, I’d have to get