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We sat around drinking and talking. Bryan tried to impress Peyton, but she seemed more interested in watching the guys on the jet skis pulling tricks. At some point, we moved over to the small firepit. A few more people joined us and before long, we were no longer the outsiders.
“I’m going to take a leak,” I said, standing up. “I’ll grab some more drinks on the way back. Beers all round?” My eyes lingered on the quiet girl buried into her friend’s side.
“Water for me, please.” She finally met my eyes, and fuck, if it wasn’t like a bolt of lightning striking me right in the chest. She was beautiful. Big blue eyes that cut right through you, soft-pink lips, and long brown hair that hung in a loose braid over her shoulder.
“You want to help me?” The words spilled from my lips before I could stop them.
“No, thank you.”
Well, okay then.
Dejection burned through me as Bryan snickered. I flipped him off and made my way across the lawn. Monroe caught my eye, glaring at me, but I ignored him.
“There you are.” Lindsey intercepted me just as I reached the house. “I was hoping you would come say hi to me.” She swayed slightly, clearly buzzed.
“Actually, I’m headed to the bathroom.”
Her eyes darkened. “I could come with you?” She licked her lips suggestively.
“I don’t think so.”
Her expression fell, confusion clouding her eyes. “You don’t want me?”
“I don’t even know you.” I moved around her before things got any more awkward and found the bathroom.
When I was done, I loaded up an ice bucket with some beers and a bottle of water for Lily and made my way back to them. But when I got there, Lindsey and a bunch of other people had settled around the firepit, turning our small intimate gathering into something much bigger. I internally groaned. She wasn’t going to let this thing go, and as I sat down next to Bryan, it felt like walking into the lion’s den.
“Now everyone’s here,” she announced, “I thought we could play seven minutes in heaven.”
A chorus of cheers and some boos rang out around us.
“That’s a kids game,” one of the guys protested.
“Not the way we play it.” She winked at him, grabbing a bottle and moving beside the firepit. “The two people chosen have to go into the boat shed.” Lindsey motioned to the small building at the edge of the water. “Then you have seven minutes to… get to know each other. If you choose not to do it, you have to drink this.” She held out a cup and people started pouring a small bit of their drink into it until it was full.
“That’s disgusting,” one of the girls said.
“Consider it motivation.” Lindsey winked. “Ready?”
It was lame, but it was probably her attempt at getting me in the shed. I hadn’t missed the way she positioned herself dead opposite me.
She placed the bottle on the ground and spun it. “Okay, here we go.” It passed me once, twice, three times, finally landing on Bryan and one of Lindsey’s friends.
“Bryan and Candice.”
“Fuck yeah.” He cheered. “Bring it to daddy.”
Everyone laughed, although some of the girls looked a little green. Candice didn’t look too fazed though as she stood up and said, “No tongue.”
“We’ll see about that.” He grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the shed, to the sound of our laughter.
We all waited, talking amongst ourselves. Lindsey kept looking at me, hunger glittering in her eyes. She wanted me. But she was shit out of luck because I wasn’t interested. I knew girls like her. High maintenance, clingy, and possessive. If I went there, she would think it gave her ownership over me, maybe even my guys, and I wasn’t looking to play games. Not unless it involved shoulder pads, helmets, and the harsh glare of Friday night lights.
“I wonder what they’re doing?” Poppy said.
“Knowing Candice, she’ll be on her knees, giving him the hottest seven minutes of his life.” Lindsey and her other two friends snickered.
Eventually, they reappeared. Bryan was wearing a goofy smile, so I half wondered if she was right. But then I saw the smeared lipstick around his face and chuckled.
