Misadventures of a College Girl (Misadventures, #8)

by Lauren Rowe

So you’re saying the douchey shirt is some sort of secret code? Like, it wards off girls looking for a boyfriend?” “Something like that.” “And here I thought you thought your shirt was nothing but a simple statement of fact.” “Oh, I do. Definitely. Plus—bonus points—it’s funny as hell.” “How can your shirt be a simple statement of fact and funny as hell at the same time? You’re either serious or joking. It can’t be both.” Tyler smiles. “Sure it can.” “I don’t see how.” “If you saw an elephant wearing a T-shirt with the word elephant stamped across it, you’d think that’s pretty damned funny, right?” I can’t help smiling. Ah, so he’s more clever than I gave him credit for. “That depends.” “Aw, come on,” he says, flashing me a snarky look. “Don’t argue with me for the sake of arguing.” “I’m not. An elephant in an elephant T-shirt might be funny and it might not.” “Tell me one scenario where an elephant wearing an elephant T-shirt wouldn’t be fucking hilarious.” I slide my legs underneath me in the chair, taking care not to flash Tyler my undies as I do. I say, “Well, if the elephant was harmed or humiliated while being stuffed into his elephant T-shirt, that wouldn’t be funny. Animal cruelty is never a laughing matter, Tyler Caldwell.” Tyler chuckles. “The elephant wasn’t harmed or humiliated.” “How can you be sure? Elephants are highly intelligent creatures. It’s well known they experience complex emotions.” “I know because he’s a cartoon elephant.” Again, I can’t resist smi...