Kissing Booth: Another Take

Chapter 37

Elle's

"I'm still kind of bummed it was just a ploy," he grumbled as he carried my duffle back from the women's locker room. I laughed, rolling my eyes.

"Noah the locker room is disgusting. It smells like old gym socks and athletic gear. It's not exactly the most romantic place."

"I don't know. I thought there could be something there with the bench or the showers."

I rolled my eyes, "You watch too much porn."

He was about to argue when Coach Watkin's voice echoed behind us. "Evans," he said it slowly as if he heard that entire exchanged. We both turned around to find Coach Watkins and Coach Chandler both there and from the smirks on their faces signaling they totally heard it. I blushed profusely and Noah gave a chuckle.

"Coach W-watkins," I stuttered. The mirth in both of their eyes was humiliating. This was the authority on my acceptance to Harvard and he just heard me and Noah talking about... oh god I didn't even want to repeat it.

We walked slowly over to them, Noah dragging me still holding back a chuckle.

"Amazing out there kid," he complimented. "I was just telling Kyle about it since he didn't get to make it," he added. I gave Coach Chandler a gracious smile.

"My quarterback isn't bothering you too much is he?" he smirked at Noah whose turn it was to blush.

"Just the expected amount," I shrugged making both coaches laugh and Noah pinch me playfully.

"Are you guys ready to get fuuu--," Jake's voice boomed down the way before catching himself as he saw were talking to. "Funnel cake?" his voice cracked. "Are you guys ready to get funnel cake?"

I bit my lip trying not to laugh as Noah held back a chuckle. Coach Watkins and Chandler looked at him with their eyebrows up, obviously not buying his pivot.

"I think we've heard enough for the night Jeremy," Noah and Jake's coach said. Coach Watkins gave a wry smile and a nod of agreement. "Elle there's something I want to talk to you about tomorrow. Can you meet me here in the morning? Say 9 AM?" he asked before eyeing the three of us.

"You know what? Make it noon," he added with a knowing look at Jake. I tried my best not to blush at my coach well aware of our under aged drinking we were about to participate in tonight. "Sure no problem Coach," I said quickly.

They both gave us another nod, "Take care of my recruit Flynn," he added with a threat to Noah.

"Of course sir," Noah complied seriously before the walked away.

"You know, too much attention from them is not a good thing Elle," Jake said as we walked back to the dorm to get ready for the night out.

"They might realize how much Flynn is just holding you back," he joked as Noah punched his arm, making me laugh.

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Noah

I seriously hated this game. I had always avoided playing it at parties because it always ended up with a couple playing the game fighting, someone giving away too much information about themselves, and someone using said information to hold over that person's head in the future.

But here we were sitting in a circle, a game of 'Never Have I Ever' underway.

The rest of the party was getting pretty crazy on the other side of the wall we were sitting on. The makeshift dance floor had already started and there was a ton of drinks and drugs getting passed around. The bass from the speakers were going and girls were starting to get sloppy and guys were getting handsy.