Dirty Rush by Taylor Bell Page A

said, inspecting my new pledge pin.
    â€œThey’re all ugly.” Jack took a bite of his spicy tuna roll.
    â€œIrefuse to wear anything they gave me in that horrendous care package though.”
    â€œNot even those BZ boxer shorts? I think you’d look fine as hell in those.”
    â€œPink is not my color.”
    â€œWell, I’m glad you pledged. Before you decided to join Beta Zeta, I was worried about our prospects as an item.”
    Did he just refer to us as an “item”?
    â€œIt rarely works,” he continued, “when a frat guy and a non-sorority chick get together. Not to put, like, pressure on this or us or whatever, but at least now we can be on the same page about expectations and stuff. The BZ sisters will be a priority in your life, just like my brothers and my house are to me. That’s an almost impossible concept to grasp if you’re on the outside.”
    â€œI can see that.”
    â€œFucking spicy mayo. This shit is awesome.”
    â€œThis place is really nice. Thanks for bringing me here.”
    â€œI love sushi. I’m glad you do too.”
    â€œI used to get it, like, once a week with my dad during high school.”
    â€œWell, next time he’s up visiting maybe we can all go together? I’d love to meet him.”
    I offered up a big smile. Was this guy for real or was this just his game? Maybe I needed to give Jack the benefit of the doubt. The last guy I dated in high school, Mike Feldman, thought sushi was gross and farted every time we went out to eat anywhere. Mike now works at a Brookstone and goesto community college. Not to be judgmental, but I was in a whole new league here with Jack. Maybe Jonah was right and I had gotten hotter over the summer. I definitely felt like my boobs were bigger, but the fact that I was attracting a guy like Jack gave me a sense of confidence that I’d never felt before. My sister Kelly got really sexy all of a sudden during sophomore year of college, so perhaps that was my path and this was my time. If so, I wasn’t complaining.
    â€œSo how was it going to the Beta Zeta house? Was the pledge ceremony cool?”
    â€œTo be honest, it was a bit weird.”
    â€œWhat do you mean?”
    â€œWell, it was my first time meeting the other pledges and they were kinda confused by who I was, and how I knew all the other sisters so well already.”
    â€œOh yeah, I didn’t think about it like that.”
    â€œYeah, so I had to deal with that awkwardness. It was nice of them to streamline the process for me, but I definitely would’ve benefited from having to go through a few of the steps I got to skip. All the other girls who got bids at BZ had already bonded because they were at all the rush events and everything.”
    â€œSo, were they mean?”
    â€œNo. Nothing like that. I mean, I got some looks that were less than friendly, but they had to be on their best behavior because we were all getting our pledge pins.”
    â€œGirls are so catty sometimes. I’ve heard some horror stories. Especially from Beta Pi, those girls are nuts.”
    â€œIt’s whatever. I’m not gonna psych myself out, and overall I’vefelt really welcomed by the older sisters. I know they want me because I’m a legacy, but still. They seem like cool girls.”
    â€œThat’s cool. So, you’re the fifth person in your family to be a BZ?”
    â€œYup.”
    â€œThat’s insane. We’ve only had a ‘three gen’ once in our whole fraternity history. At least at this chapter.”
    â€œI didn’t realize what a big deal it was.”
    â€œIt’s a huge deal. I knew your sister when she went here, but I never knew she was a legacy.”
    â€œYou knew Kelly?”
    â€œEverybody knew her.”
    â€œReally?” I took a long sip of water. “That is so strange for me to think about. It’s weird how you are such a different person