She sets the timer on her phone, and we all huddle together for a group pic. She posts it to her social media, then we all head out.
As we’re walking out of her building, her phone buzzes with a text. She bites back a smile as she stares at the screen.
“Let me guess: Blake is drooling over you?” Anna teases.
Briar blushes and nods. She shows us her phone, and we read his text.
Holy fuck, you look hot
We all giggle as we head down the block and around the corner. We decided to kick off our girls’ night Halloween bar crawl in this neighborhood, since there are a bunch of bars nearby that we can all walk to.
Briar’s phone rings.
“Briar, babe, you can’t leave me hanging like this,” Blake says the second she answers.
She giggles.
“You’re so hot, B. My dick is throbbing just looking at that picture of you.”
Briar’s eyes nearly pop out of her head as we all gasp and hold back laughter.
“Um, Blake, you’re on speaker. Poppy, Anna, and Lucy can hear you,” Briar says.
“Oh, shit.” He lets out an embarrassed laugh. “Sorry, ladies.”
We all burst out laughing and say it’s fine.
“So, um, how much longer till you guys come over?” Blake asks. “I wanna see you in that costume in person.”
Briar bites her lip, still smiling. “We’re just about to start our bar crawl. We’ll be over in an hour or so. How’s setting up for the party going?”
“Good. There are a bunch of people at the house already.”
There’s a muffled sound before Blake starts talking again.
“Nick and Travis wanted me to tell you, Poppy and Anna, that you look hot and they want you to come over ASAP.”
Poppy and Anna chuckle.
“We’re not cutting our girls’ night short. Sorry!” Anna teases.
“You’ll just have to miss us,” Briar says.
“I miss you all the time, B,” Blake says.
Briar’s smile turns giddy. “We’ll be over soon. Promise.”
“Have fun. And be safe. Call or text if you need anything.”
“We will,” Briar says as we reach the front of a crowded bar called DJ’s. The Monster Mash booms from the speaker system. “We’re just about to walk into DJ’s. See you soon. Love you.”
“Love you too, babe.”
Briar hangs up, and we walk inside. I can’t help but smile at how smitten the guys are with their girlfriends. How one photo of them in their costumes drives them wild.
A second later, Leo pops into my head. I wonder if he saw that photo too.
If he did, what did he think of me in my costume? Does he like it? Does he think I look good?