Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)

by Chloe Walsh

I hadn’t realized Gibsie had followed me up the path until I heard him let out an earsplitting wolf whistle. “You’re looking well, Claire-Bear!” Curious, I followed his train of vision only to find two familiar-looking blonds huddled under the awning outside the science building. One of said girls was scowling back at us with her middle finger directed toward my best friend. “Watching me train again?” Gibsie called across the courtyard. “You know I love when you do that.” It took me a few seconds to recognize the leggy blond as Hughie Biggs’s baby sister. “What was that?” Claire called back, cupping her ear with her hand. “I can’t hear you.” “Go out with me!” “Get stuffed, Gerard!” “You know you want to,” Gibsie laughed, twiddling his fingers at her in salute. “My little brown-eyed girl.” “Don’t do it, Gerard!” Claire’s face turned bright red. “Don’t you dare sing that—” Gibs cut her off with a verse of Van Morrison. “I hate you, Gerard Gibson!” Claire hissed when he was done serenading her like a demented crow. “And I love you, too,” he said, laughing, before turning his attention to me and stifling a groan. “Jesus Christ,” he groaned so that only I could hear him. “I swear to god, lad, that girl drives me crazy.” “You’re already crazy,” I reminded him. “You don’t need anyone’s help with that.” “Look at her, Johnny,” he groaned, ignoring my jab. “Look at how beautiful that girl is. Christ, it might be that sunshine hair, but I swear she glows.” “Don’t even think about it,...