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It almost takes a minute for me to realize how different Sally looks tonight. She’s wearing black, close-toed heels and knee-height socks that leave a small amount of thigh visible as it ascends into her checkered skirt. Her legs look almost endless when compared to the rest of her body. A sliver of her stomach is exposed, but it’s met with a skin-tight lace crop top. The area where her tits would be visible is covered with thicker material, but I can see a light-pink bra peeking out.
Sally lets out a breath, her eyes darting around the room. She’s looking everywhere but at me, and her cheeks are burning. Heat hits the nape of my neck, and my eyes meet her face. That doesn’t stop me from noticing the black belt choker around her neck.
A gravelly laugh comes out. She always has something around her throat. Wouldn’t mind my hands being there someday. I bury my hands in my pockets, hoping she doesn’t start wanting me to hold onto her because now I need to make sure I don’t poke through my pants.
She shifts more, twirling a strand of her pink hair around her finger and thumb. Her hair, that’s usually down, is now pulled into a high ponytail with two strands framing her face perfectly.
“Where are your siblings?” I ask.
She deflates, which gives me the info I need. “They’re around.”
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Her voice is soft, and now she’s smiling a closed-lip smile. No teeth or personality behind it. Her dark pink lips hide her true feelings.
A familiar feeling hits me like a baseball bat. A sense of nostalgia resting at the pit of my stomach, causing me to lurch silently.
She has the same fake smile as him.
“Still fighting with Ella?”
“I wouldn’t call it fighting,” she says. “Just dancing around the subject.”
“You’re alone,” I say with a bit more bite than I intended because her being alone at a party like this could be dangerous, even if her sister is mad at her.
She looks around before smiling at me with a bit more teeth this time. “Really? I didn’t notice.”
I let out a laugh. “I’m pretty observant.”
“Mimi stayed home. She wasn’t very excited about a high school party. Leon went to get a drink, and Ella went off somewhere, I don’t know. Now I’m here.”
“Well, I’m glad you’re here,” I say honestly, but something flickers through her eyes like she doesn’t quite believe me.
“Ollie, are you coming back to be my partner?” a cry comes from across the room.
Sally turns her head as we both look at Jade, who is no longer being entertained by Jaxon. Where the fudge did he go? Jade has her arms folded across her chest. The want to walk over there is escaping me, and Jade is getting more irritated by the second.
What Jaxon told me this afternoon rings in my head. She plans on hooking up with me tonight, and here I am, chatting up another girl. The same girl I left to talk to at the bonfire.
“Beer bong!” a frat guy yells before five men run into the kitchen, all of them hollering at the top of their lungs as they cheer their friend on.
Sally flinches, and I instinctually wrap my arms around her shoulders and pull her into my chest. She looks up at me in a slight panic. I hope it’s not because of me holding her but the fact that she was practically pushed into my hold.
“Do you want to talk someplace quieter?”
She nods, and with a swift movement, I take her hand and lead her through the house, not missing the huff that comes from Jade as we walk by.
The party rages on through the house, and every room seems to be occupied. I sure hope the owner’s parents don’t mind all the sex that’s happening here. Though, I doubt they’ll even notice. Looking around, the family has more money than they know what to do with.
We don’t stop wandering through the house until Sally points to a balcony. Our eyes meet, and excitement flickers through hers, which could cause anyone to drop whatever they are doing just to make it happen.
Sally and I end up on the roof of the house with the music of the party still resonating and making the asphalt roof vibrate beneath us.
The street is empty at this time of night, a few streetlights illuminating the dark road ahead. There’s a clear view of the water from here, which most rich houses strive to get. You’d think people might tattle-tale on house parties, but the town would rather the kids mess up a home than trash the beaches more than they already do.
I didn’t miss the fact that Sally continued to hold my hand the whole way here. Now I’m sitting while Sally is dancing around the edge. There’s a subtle amount of glee that puts a hop in her step.
I have to fight the urge to reach for her, but that might scare her. I don’t want to risk making her slip off the roof. She really does like danger.
