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“No reason.” I smile. “See you tomorrow.”
“That you will.” He stalks off down the hall. Anyone else would think nothing is up, but they don’t know my dad like I do.
And he’s lying.
Which means he does know the name Jagger.
But why would he know about anyone living in Sterling Bay?
“Mia?” Annabel says, cutting through my reverie.
“Huh?”
“So I did a thing.”
“You did?” I close the door behind me.
“Yeah. Pass me my bag.”
I pick it up, feeling its weight. “Jesus, what is in here?”
She unzips the bag and pulls out a bottle of vodka mixer.
“What the hell is that?”
“Emergency supplies. I knew you were feeling a little worried about coming home, so I figured…” She shook the bottle. “I have glasses too.”
“Oh my God, who are you and what have you done to my friend?”
“We’re freshmen now, Mia. College students. We should be out partying and hooking up with hot guys. But here we are.”
“So this is what, your attempt at bringing the party to us?”
“Something like that. Are you game?”
Am I?
So much has happened over the last few days, I can’t deny I’m tempted.
“Oh, what the hell. Fill me up.” I grab a plastic cup from her bag. “Just don’t let me get too drunk.”
“At least we’re already in bed if we do.” Annabel cackles, uncapping the bottle and pouring us both a glass.
“To a night of laughter, freedom, and bad decisions. Cheers.”
An hour later, I’m drunk. Not out of control, stomach churning wasted, but that warm and giggly drunk.
“This was a good idea,” I say, draining the last of my drink. “I feel so good.”
“Right? I don’t think we’ve ever done this, you know.”
“Gotten drunk?”
“Not like this, just the two of us.”
“I’m not a very good friend, am I?” I chase the shadows dancing across the ceiling. Billie Eilish blasts out of the docking station, serenading us about ocean-eyed boys that are dangerous for our hearts.
My mind instantly goes to Bexley. The way he kissed me… touched me… the way he made me come so hard I saw stars.
