He’s so arrogant.
She’s so self-righteous.
I can’t stand him.
I want her.
He’s a distraction I don’t need.
She’ll say yes eventually because I’m not giving up.
Justine Porter is stuck between a rock and a stripper pole. She lost her law school scholarship, which means she has two choices to keep her life on track: strip for her tuition or tutor the most distractingly sexy guy in her class—the one she’s been turning down for two years straight. It should be an easy choice, but tutoring Ryker Grant could derail her plans to graduate with honors faster than two-for-one night at the Déjà Vu. Then again, topless has never really been her color.
She could take the easy road, just this once . . . but the deal has enough loopholes to trip anyone up.
Who knew they taught bad judgment in law school?
“I’ve got some things I need to say to you, and you’re going
to let me.”
Her brown eyes snap up to mine, surprise clear in them. “Why
should I?”
“Because you’re nothing if not curious, and you want to know
what I have to say.”
She steps backward, and I let my fingertips trail across her
skin before they drop away. Justine adjusts the straps of her backpack on her
shoulders and tucks Chewbacca into a side pocket.
“You know you want to hear the rare sound of me apologizing,
don’t you?”
Justine purses her lips, and all I can think about is the
dreams I had all weekend of her staring down at me from a stage while she
danced and stripped. My own private show. I’m not going to admit how many times
I jacked off to the mental picture. I need the real thing, and I won’t have
another shot if she won’t even give me a chance to talk to her.
I don’t know what changes her mind, but she relaxes her
posture and relents. “Fine. You’ve got five minutes. This better be good.”
It’s not much, but I’ll take it. I lead the way out of the
classroom, slipping out the side door I used to make my unobtrusive entrance.
Or at least, it was unobtrusive until I decided to share my strike-out history
with the entire class at Professor Turner’s invitation.
Glancing behind me, I’m marginally surprised to see Justine
actually following. I head for the third-floor doors to the library, where the
private rooms are. This conversation isn’t for public consumption.
The first private room on the right is empty, so I push the
door open. Justine trails me inside, and I shrug off my backpack and drop it on
one of the four chairs.
She closes the door behind her and leans against it, her arms
crossed over her chest. I’m guessing she wouldn’t stand that way if she
realized how it draws attention to her chest. I force my eyes back to her face.
I’m not about to fuck this up.
“Wow, you must really plan on groveling if you need privacy,”
she says, an eyebrow raised in challenge.
“Maybe I just wanted
to get you alone.”
She rolls her eyes. “And I’m already getting bored.”
“You love to bust my balls, don’t you?”
“I don’t really like to think about your balls, if you want
to know the truth.”
I try on my charming smile, the one that has dropped panties
for years. “I’m calling bullshit on that. You’ve thought about me at least
once.”
She pushes off the door and turns halfway to reach for the
handle. “And if that’s all you wanted to say, then I think we’re done here.”
“Wait.”
I’m shocked when she listens.
Justine rubs her hands over her face, her every move revealing
her frustration. “You ask me out for two years, practically blackmail me into a
kiss, then you blow me off completely, and now you’re all up in my business
again. What the hell do you want from me?”
Her confusion punches me in the gut, making me wish I could
tell her why I wasn’t there the morning I promised to help her move. It wasn’t
for any reason she thinks.
I stride toward her, pressing one palm against the door
beside her head. “I’m not blowing you off, and I haven’t stopped thinking about
that night.”
“Then why—”
I can’t give her the explanation she wants, so I try
something different.
Lowering my head, I catch the next words out of her mouth on
my lips. They’re just as soft as I remember, and I drop my other hand to her
hip, drawing her against me. Her fingers curl into the fabric of my T-shirt,
almost reluctantly, but she’s not pushing me away.
I take her mouth, my tongue diving between her lips to taste
her again—finally, but the pulsing of my dick against the zipper of my jeans
forces me to back off. If I don’t, I’ll be laying her out on the table behind
us, and that’s not what this is about. At least, not all of what this is about.
With her face flushed and her hair messy from my fingers,
Justine shutters her expression. She’s rebuilding her walls brick by brick.
That’s not going to work for me.
“What’s it going to take, Justine?” I remember asking her
the same question at the bar.
Her dark eyes fill with confusion. “What’s what going to
take?” The words come out defensively.
“With you. To get a second chance. I fucked up once, but
doesn’t everyone deserve another shot?”
Justine and Ryker are law students. Ryker is the typical egotistical male and he's set his sights on Justine - the 'average' girl, who has no time or interest in him. But Ryker doesn't back down and thru a twist of fate, gets Justine on board with his plan - meanwhile she has a plan of her own.
There were some scenes that really seemed pointless and dragged on and I felt like it took quite some time to really get to the plot/subplots. This book just didn't seem to have the heart and angst that some of Meghan's others have.
One key event happened and Justine goes on about how she needs to do something, but yet it just falls to the way side. At times there was just too much of nothing going on to really keep up.
I can only give this one 3.5 stars, it wasn't my favorite Meghan March book but that's just me. If you like a decent law drama, this might be for you.
Bad Judgement was another great story by Meghan March! I would give this book a 4 stars and recommend to others. I have read a few books by this author and always look forward to more.. And she didn't disappoint with this one!
Sexy hot college romance with a twist yes please!
Justine and Ryker have known each other for a couple years and Ryker has tried his hardest to catch Justine's attention.. But Justine is all about school.. And Ryker well he is the epitome of playboy... When both find themselves in a situation that will benefit them both what will happen when that situation includes them being together alot?? Oh and there is a little secret Justine is keeping .. What will happen when it gets revealed by a jealous ex?!
Get to one clicking to find out what happens! Looking forward to more from this author in the future!
