who?” Her smile is pure seduction. The way she sinks her teeth into her lower lip, her dark hair falling into her eyes. She blinks up at me, working it. Working me hard.
And I’m half falling for it, I swear to God.
“Says me.” My voice is firm. I won’t back down. I can’t sneak around behind Livvy’s back with her best friend. It doesn’t matter that Livvy won’t give me what I want-a relationship. I can’t be disloyal to her like that. I’d feel like I was cheating on her if I messed around with Em.
Stupid, I know. But I can’t help the way I feel.
A sigh escapes her and she tucks her hair behind her ear before she reaches for my face, her fingers drifting across my lips for the briefest moment. A ghost of a touch that makes me go completely still. “We’re going to be alone all summer-just the two of us. She’s leaving us tomorrow and not coming back until school practically starts.” Em hesitates, pouting for a moment. “We’re going to get awfully lonely.”
“You think?” Em is hot-most of the time a hot mess, but there’s something attractive about her messiness. She’s not what I would call stable. She likes to party. Get drunk, get high, it doesn’t really matter. She’s a major flirt and I’ve heard rumors that during the last few months of school, she became somewhat of a BJ queen.
The rumors I heard claimed she was pretty damn good at it, too.
“I know. And I know something else, too.”
“What?” I touch her hip, my fingers sliding just beneath the hem of her shirt. I shouldn’t do this, but her skin is soft. Warm. And she’s letting me touch her, not pulling away, not making a big deal out of it like Livvy would. It’s like she doesn’t even want me to touch her in public.
I could probably feel Em up right here in the middle of the living room and she’d let me.
“You need to know that I’ll always be here for you, Dustin. We could spend the summer together, just you and I, doing whatever you want, and she’ll never have to know.” She rises up on tiptoe and kisses my jaw, her lingering lips soft against my skin. “Just remember that,” she whispers close to my ear.
And then Em’s gone.
“Hey!”
I whirl around to find Livvy standing in front of me, a frown on her pretty face, hands resting on her hips, looking sexy as hell. “What’s up?” I ask, running a shaky hand through my hair. My entire body feels like it’s been electrocuted after what Em said to me. How she touched me.
Did Livvy see?
Damn, I hope not.
She smiles, her entire face lighting up. “You wanna go hang out by the pool?”
“Sure.” She takes my hand, her fingers linking with mine, shocking me. “You want to swim?”
“I didn’t wear a swimsuit,” she tells me as she drags me through the living room and into the kitchen.
“You don’t need one,” I tease and she giggles, shaking her head.
“I’m not going skinny dipping at Tuttle’s house. That’s a setup for disaster.”
She’s right. But just about anything we might want to do tonight could end up a setup for a disaster.
Like it matters.
We’re all gonna do whatever the hell we want anyway.
*
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Chapter 3 - Tuttle
I scan the room from the top of the stairs, mentally counting all the heads I see. There has to be at least fifty people in the living room, maybe closer to seventy-five. Another summer rager at the Tuttle residence, it’s what I’m known for. Throwing epic parties filled with people who want to get
And I’m half falling for it, I swear to God.
“Says me.” My voice is firm. I won’t back down. I can’t sneak around behind Livvy’s back with her best friend. It doesn’t matter that Livvy won’t give me what I want-a relationship. I can’t be disloyal to her like that. I’d feel like I was cheating on her if I messed around with Em.
Stupid, I know. But I can’t help the way I feel.
A sigh escapes her and she tucks her hair behind her ear before she reaches for my face, her fingers drifting across my lips for the briefest moment. A ghost of a touch that makes me go completely still. “We’re going to be alone all summer-just the two of us. She’s leaving us tomorrow and not coming back until school practically starts.” Em hesitates, pouting for a moment. “We’re going to get awfully lonely.”
“You think?” Em is hot-most of the time a hot mess, but there’s something attractive about her messiness. She’s not what I would call stable. She likes to party. Get drunk, get high, it doesn’t really matter. She’s a major flirt and I’ve heard rumors that during the last few months of school, she became somewhat of a BJ queen.
The rumors I heard claimed she was pretty damn good at it, too.
“I know. And I know something else, too.”
“What?” I touch her hip, my fingers sliding just beneath the hem of her shirt. I shouldn’t do this, but her skin is soft. Warm. And she’s letting me touch her, not pulling away, not making a big deal out of it like Livvy would. It’s like she doesn’t even want me to touch her in public.
I could probably feel Em up right here in the middle of the living room and she’d let me.
“You need to know that I’ll always be here for you, Dustin. We could spend the summer together, just you and I, doing whatever you want, and she’ll never have to know.” She rises up on tiptoe and kisses my jaw, her lingering lips soft against my skin. “Just remember that,” she whispers close to my ear.
And then Em’s gone.
“Hey!”
I whirl around to find Livvy standing in front of me, a frown on her pretty face, hands resting on her hips, looking sexy as hell. “What’s up?” I ask, running a shaky hand through my hair. My entire body feels like it’s been electrocuted after what Em said to me. How she touched me.
Did Livvy see?
Damn, I hope not.
She smiles, her entire face lighting up. “You wanna go hang out by the pool?”
“Sure.” She takes my hand, her fingers linking with mine, shocking me. “You want to swim?”
“I didn’t wear a swimsuit,” she tells me as she drags me through the living room and into the kitchen.
“You don’t need one,” I tease and she giggles, shaking her head.
“I’m not going skinny dipping at Tuttle’s house. That’s a setup for disaster.”
She’s right. But just about anything we might want to do tonight could end up a setup for a disaster.
Like it matters.
We’re all gonna do whatever the hell we want anyway.
*
Sigh, Dustin. And Em. And Livvy. What a tangled web they weave! Thank you for reading and if you happen to vote/comment/share with your friends, I’d love you forever! (Seriously, I already love you all so there). Chapter 3 is now UP!!!!
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Chapter 3 - Tuttle
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